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 1596 - Bef 1661 (64 years)
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| Name |
Adam MOTT [1] |
| Born |
12 Aug 1596 |
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
Jun 1617 |
Saffron Walden, Essex, England [2] |
| Occupation |
Between 1635 and 1661 [2] |
| Tailor in England, and Farmer in Rhode Island Colony |
| Immigration |
2 Jul 1635 [2] |
| via ship ?Defence? |
| Residence |
Oct 1635 |
Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America [2] |
| Arrival |
8 Oct 1635 |
Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America [2] |
| Religion |
1636 [2] |
| Puritan in England, converted to Quaker in Rhode Island Colony |
| Freeman |
25 May 1636 |
Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America [2] |
| Admitted as a Freeman |
| Property |
25 May 1636 |
Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America [2] |
| MilitaryService |
1642 |
Portsmouth, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America [2] |
| Portsmouth Militia |
| Occupation |
1642 |
Portsmouth, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America [2] |
| Town Security |
| Elected |
27 May 1644 |
Newport, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America [2] |
| Elected Clerk for the General Court at Newport |
| FamilySearch ID |
LRYF-MJN |
| Buried |
1661 |
Portsmouth Friends Churchyard, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island [1] |
| Will |
2 Apr 1661 |
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America [2] |
| Will Dated |
| Died |
Bef 12 Aug 1661 |
Portsmouth, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America [1] |
| Probate |
12 Aug 1661 |
Portsmouth, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America [2] |
| Person ID |
I594772631 |
Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
14 Apr 2024 |
| Father |
John MOTT, II, b. 15 Sep 1575, Saffron Walden, Essex, England , d. Aft 3 Jul 1656, Rhode Island, British Colonial America (Age 80 years) |
| Mother |
Johanna Elizabeth HOLLIS, b. Abt 1566, Saffron Walden, Essex, England , d. Bef 2 Jan 1610, Saffron Walden, Essex, England (Age ~ 44 years) |
| Married |
20 Jan 1593 |
Saffron Walden, Essex, England [3] |
| Family ID |
F536730143 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Sarah JENNINGS, b. 1604, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England , d. Aft 31 Aug 1661, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America (Age 57 years) |
| Married |
11 May 1635 |
Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, England [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. Jacob MOTT, b. Abt 1636, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America , d. 15 Nov 1711, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America (Age ~ 75 years) |
| | 2. Gershom MOTT, b. Abt 1638, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, British Colonial America , d. 9 Mar 1697, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, British Colonial America (Age ~ 59 years) |
| | 3. Eleazer MOTT, b. 1640, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America , d. 1661, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America (Age 21 years) |
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| Last Modified |
14 Apr 2024 |
| Family ID |
F536730127 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Elizabeth CREEL, b. 1600, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England , d. 1632, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England (Age 32 years) |
| Married |
England [2] |
| Alt. Marriage |
11 May 1635 |
Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, England [4] |
| Children |
| | 1. MOTT, b. 18 Jun 1617, Saffron Waldon, Essex, England , d. 18 Jun 1617, Saffron, Waldon, Essex, England (Age 0 years) |
| | 2. John MOTT, b. 6 Sep 1618, Saffron Walden, Essex, England , d. 2 Apr 1661, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America (Age 42 years) |
| | 3. Adam MOTT, Jr, b. Abt 1623, Saffron Walden, Essex, England , d. 5 Apr 1693, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, British Colonial America (Age ~ 70 years) |
| | 4. Jonathan MOTT, b. 6 Sep 1626, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England , d. 2 Apr 1661, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, British Colonial America (Age 34 years) |
| | 5. Elizabeth MOTT, b. 5 May 1629, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England , d. 2 Sep 1694, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America (Age 65 years) |
| | 6. Mary MOTT, b. 1632, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England , d. Nov 1632, Cambridgeshire, England (Age 0 years) |
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| Last Modified |
14 Apr 2024 |
| Family ID |
F536730144 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Adam Mott was born in Cambridge, England, on 12 August 1596 to John Mott and Elizabeth Hollis.
He [Adam] married1 Elizabeth Creel on 28 October 1616. They had four children: John (1618), Adam (1623), Jonathan (1626), and Elizabeth (1629) who married Edward Thurston in Rhode Island.
1632 - 1635 July
[Spouse1] Elizabeth died in 1632, and Adam married [Spouse2] Sarah Jennings Lott on 11 May 1635. Sarah had a daughter from her previous marriage to Engelbert Pieters Lott. Her [dtr's] name was Mary Lott (b. 1630). Adam, his wife Sarah, and their five children boarded the ship Defence [Defiance] in London in July [1635] for the voyage to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in New England. Those listed above are on the passenger list for the ship.
Before embarking, Adam "brought testimony from the Justices of [the] Peace, and minister in Cambridge, of his conformity to and discipline of the Church of England". In all likelihood, Adam, a tailor, also had all of his wealth -- we have no idea how much that may have been.
Taking a moment here: the planning for this move had to have begun long before Adam married Mary [Sarah]. To cut his ties to England he would have to liquidate all his property and convert it to gold or currency. There was probably no business to sell, and whether or not he owned his home is unknown. There may have been little or no wealth. But, there was not such thing as having his English bank wire his whatever funds there may have been to his American bank. One would assume that Mary [Sarah] was aware of Adam's plans when they were married [on 11 May 1635].
1635 Oct 8 - 1636 May 25
Arriving in Boston after a three-month voyage on 8 Oct 1635, with [we believe] all the family having survived, Adam set up residence in Roxbury where he is recorded as a Freeman on 25 May 1636 [Freeman = Landowner]. Roxbury was one of the first settlements in the Colony and "It was said that the best people settled in Roxbury. They were people of substance, many of them farmers, none being 'of the poorer sort."
Adam and Sarah were members of the 'First Church' at Roxbury. The denomination is not known but most certainly Puritan. Adam later removed his family to Hingham, MA where he received a Land Grant. How he acquired the property in Roxbury or the Hingham Land Grant is unknown; nor is his occupation known; historically he was a tailor by trade.
What is known: Adam moved to Massachusetts with evidence of conformity with the Anglican Church of England. The Pilgrims left England in 1620 and settled in Plymouth because they were unhappy with the lax practices of the Church of England. The Puritans arrived in Massachusetts Bay (Boston) and Puritanism became the official religion of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
They began civil trials, rendering punishments to those who did not comply/conform with their religious laws. In the same month Adam & his family landed in Boston, 'Roger Williams' was convicted in Civil Court of failure to conform to religious laws and was ordered to leave the colony [and the Church].
? 1636 Roger Williams
By the summer of 1636 [Roger] Williams had relocated to Narragansett Bay and purchased Aquidneck Island from the Narragansett Indians for some colored beads. The Indians used colored seashells as currency, so colored beads were just another denomination of currency. Williams had good relations with the Narragansetts, and he and the Indians welcomed new settlers to the island.
1638
By 1638 Adam Mott moved his family to the island [Aquidneck] and was one of the first settlers who signed the compact of government.
Adam and Sarah had 3 more sons during their early years in Massachusetts and Rhode Island: Eleazer, Gersham, and Jacob.
? 1638-1667 Colonial Records
The colonial records indicate the following entries for Adam and his family:
1638 - Adam Mott is granted one of the thirteen lots on the west side of the spring for building.
1638 - January 2. Adam Mott is present at a general meeting of the Body for Town of Portsmouth.
1638 - Adam and John Mott are listed among the persons "admitted to be Inhabytants of the Island now called Aqueedneck." [Previously, Rhode Island was known by its Indian name: Aquidneck Island. On maps both names were listed, until Aquidneck Island was dropped in 1930.]
1640 - April 26. Adam Mott given on loan one yearling goat.
1640 - Adam Mott among those asking "to be reunited to this body" [in the General Court in the town of Newport].
1640 - Adam Mott and others "are chosen to the service of laying out the Lands for the Towne of Portsmouth."
1641 - March 16. Adam Mott in list for "the Court of Freemen, with the officers, as they were elected on the 16th of March, 1641."
1642 - March 17, Adam Mott is elected as clerk for the General Court at Newport, 1644, May 27. Adam Mott mentioned as having a "lower lott" [land]
1644 - "It is further ordered, that Mr. Baulston shall have nine pound a yeare for John Mott's washing and diett"
1653 - May 17, Jonathan Mott is listed as a Freeman of Portsmouth.
1655 - Adam Mott, Sr., and Adam Mott, Jr., listed as Freemen of Portsmouth.
1659 - Adam Motts' home was used as a Friends Meetinghouse.
1667 - 6 May, Adam Mott serving on the Grand Jury of "The Genrl Court of Tryalls " held at Newport.
? Amsterdam, New Netherland 1646-1648
In addition to the Rhode Island colonial records, Adam is recorded as having visited the Dutch community of New Amsterdam on numerous occasions:
23 Aug 1646 -"Patent. Adam Mott; 25 morgens land on the west side of Mespachtes Kill."
14 Aug 1647 - "Appeared before us, Cornelius Tienhoven, Secretary in New Netherlands, Adam Mott, as attorney of Mr. Richard Smith, who acknowledged that he received from William Thomassen, skipper, on the Falconer, the sum 85 Guilders, for which sum William Thomassen aforesaid remained bail on the 14th of August, 1647. And will in behalf of John Wilcox and Isaac Allerton, appear for the note of hand signed by John Wilcox. Wherefore Adam Mott discharged William Thomassen aforsaid of his bailment for John Wilcox, and promises that he will not molest him in any manner on this account. In truth whereof the discharge was signed by Adam Mott, John Rodenhurgh, Jacob Kipp, as witnesses, last of August, 1648, in New Netherlands."
17 Jul 1648 - "Adam Mott; I intreat you to receive ___ Guilders of skipper Witt, for the use of your loving friend; Richard Smith."
30 Sep 1647 - "Declarations: William Cock and Adam Mott, that George Homs' wife called Robert Butler's wife a w---e."
31 Aug 1648 - "Receipt Adam Mott, agent of Richard Smith, for 85 guilders paid by William Tomassen, skipper."
31 Aug 1648 - "It seems indubitable that besides the two men of this name in Portsmouth, R.I., there was another with precisely the same name at Manhattan Which one of the three is alluded to here, and in the later references, must be left to the judgment of the reader. The close connection with Richard Smith shown by the entries in Vol. III , July 17, and Aug. 31, 1648 , suggests the presence in New York, for a time, of the younger Adam of Portsmouth."
[The colony of New Netherlands was established by the Dutch West India Company in 1624. The successful Dutch settlement on the southern tip of Manhattan Island was later christened New Amsterdam, the capital of New Netherlands. In 1664 'Nieuw Amsterdam', alias Fort Orange, came under British control and was renamed Albany, after the Duke of Albany, who organized the Dutch surrender of New Amsterdam.]
? 1661 Will & Probate
Adam Mott wrote his will on 2 April 1661 and named his 6 children:
1) John, who was also on 1635 passenger list to America
2) Adam, who was also on 1635 passenger list to America
3) Elizabeth, who was also on 1635 passenger list to America
4) Jacob, b. Colonies; not on the 1635 passenger list; son of second wife Sarah Lott, born in America
5) Gearsham, not on the 1635 passenger list; son of second wife Sarah Lott, born in America
6) Eleazar, not on the 1635 passenger list; son of second wife Sarah Lott; born in America
His will was witnessed and recorded on 2 Apr 1661, and inventory posted 12 Aug 1661. He died between the two dates. Adam was 65 years of age.
Sarah died just five months later [5 month from Adam's death = Jan 1662]. The inventory of the estate was valued at ?371.
? Children Not Listed in Will
Adam had a son, Jonathan, on the 1635 passenger list. Jonathan was not named in Adam's will and may have been deceased by April 1661.
? Mary, daughter of Sarah Lott and 1st husband, Engelbert Lott.
Mary, who was listed as 4 yrs old on the 1635 passenger list, daughter of Sarah Lott [second wife of Adam] and her first husband, [Engelbret/Engelbert/Jeremy Lott].
? Son, Adam Mott [Jr] married Mary Lott, his stepsister.
Note: The Long Island Motts are considered to be a different group, although possibly related.
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This narrative composed by Ed Erdmann on 12/11/2020. I incorporated the narratives here before me but unsigned. I thank the writers for their work. Please feel free to make changes and additions. Leave your name and the date you made the changes here so we can communicate. Thank you.
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- [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 14 Apr 2024), entry for Sarah Jennings, person ID 9MC6-DXH. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 14 Apr 2024), entry for Adam Mott, person ID LRYF-MJN. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 14 Apr 2024), entry for John Mott, person ID KZDR-B1N. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 14 Apr 2024), entry for Elizabeth Creel, person ID LTSD-YTG. (Reliability: 3).
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