Gershom Mott (1696 - 1758)

Born 30 May 1696 in Cow Neck (Kakint), Queens or New Hempsted, New York

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Descendants

Died 9 Dec 1758 at age 62 in New Hempstead, Orange Co., New York

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Biography

Gershom Mott b: 30 MAY 1696 Hempstead NY d: 09 DEC 1758.

Gershom, the second son of Charles Mott, was also a settler at Kakiat, with his wife Ruth Seaman. He died bef. March 1759 date of probate of his will. Issue:

1. Solomon
2. Gershom
3. Mary or Moley, the wife of Peter Lott,
4. Elizabeth, the wife of a Clark,
5. Charles
6. Benjamin, all of whom were alive in 1758.

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Will, Abstract of

7 April 1758- MOTT, Gershom, of New Hempsted, Orange Co., yeoman. Wife Ruth, sons Solomon, Gershom, Charles, Benjamin, daughters Moley aka Mary, wife of Peter Lott, and Elizabeth Clark, grandson Gershom Lott, Real and personal estate (a bible). Executors son Benjamin and Jacob Halsted. Witnesses Joseph Seaman, Caleb Seaman and Gershom Rose, farmers. Probate 2 March 1759. ^[2]

1759 Will

Greshom Mott of New Hempsted in Orange County, New York, yeoman

Wife: Ruth

Eldest Son: Solomon Mott

Son: Gershom Mott

Daughter: Moley Lott

Grandson: Gershom Lott, son of Peter & Moley Lott

Daughter: Elizabeth Clark

Son: Charles Mott

Son: Benjamin Mott

Names a Catherine Telarnbery - possibly bond servant???

Executors: Son Benjamin Mott and Jacob Halsted

Witn: Joseph Seaman, Caleb Seaman, Gershom Ross

Will written: 7th August 1758

Will proved: 2nd March 1759

1. Rev. John Moore of Newtown, Long Island, and Some of his Descendants, compiled by James W. Moore, Lafayette College, printed for the publisher by the Chemical Publishing Company, Haston, Pennsylvania, MCMII,pages 283-287, Potts-Mott-Emley genealogy.

2. The Potts Family in Great Britain and America by Thomas Marshall Potts, 2901, pages 59-80.

Albany, New York Wills

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Sources

1. ↑ Harris, Edward Doubleday "The Descendants of Adam Mott of Hempstead, Long Island, NY" [Lancaster, PA: The New Era Printing Co., 1906] Revised Edition, p. 6
2. ↑ Calendar of NY Wills.

Acknowledgements

• Updates to this profile by Beryl Meehan 25 July 2017.