1651 James Mott, son of Adam Mott, was baptized, in the Dutch Church, New Amsterdam, Oct. 15, 1651; witnesses: Brian Nuijting, Carel Verbrugge and Rebecca Cornel. [1]
1670 James Mott married, first, by license dated Sept. 5, 1670, Mary Redman, daughter of Ann Parsons Redman Richbell, who probably died before 1700, the date of her mother's will. [2]
James Mott married second Elizabeth, who outlived him. [3]
1678 At a town meeting in Hempstead, "To Jeames Mott all the Comon Medow betwen the bech fut : and Nathaniell Pearsalls lot for 00.3. .6" [4]
1679 February 18. James Mott, of Hempstead, was arrested, and imprisoned in New York, for selling liquor to the Indians, and on the 21st, he petitioned to be forgiven.
1679 James Mott was on a list of names above the words: "Att A Generall Towne Meetting helld att hempsted y'e 24 of June : 1679 itt was Voatted and Agreed apon tthatt those persons above named shall have libertty". [5]
1684 On 8 August, James Mott, and his wife, Mary, received about thirty acres of land from her mother, Ann Richbell, lying in the East Neck, Mamaroneck. [6]
1690 On 10 February, James Mott was commissioned a Justice, in Westchester County. [7]
1690 On 14 July, James Mott of mamaranock of west Chester County, New Jork, sold land at hungry harbor to Joseph Mott. [8]
1700 James Mott, of Mamaroneck was commissioned Captain of a company of foot militia. [9]
1683 On 11 October, James Mott was named on a rates list for Hempstead with 1 heads, 14 [acres or morgens?] land and meadows, 4 oxen, 3 cows, 2 hogs, 0 sheep, and 1 horse. [10]
1692 On 26 January, Joseph Mott sold, to Adam Mott, "a sartaine parsell of meddo Lying in two parsells at Rockaway at a parsell of meddo Called hungry harbor being mentioned to mee ye sd Joseph mott in a deed of Conveyance from my brother Jeams [Jacob?] mott which tow parsells of meddo fully as mentioned in ye sd deed of sale with Every part and parsell thereof with one quarter part of one Lott of meddo at ye greet neck Estward which was Laid oute to Richard Gildersleeve sener and Richard Gildersleeve Juner then Called though now both Desesed all which meddo with Every part and parsell thereof I ye sd Joseph mott do by these presence fuly freely and absolutely give grant bargin sell alinate and macke over from mee my heires or asisjnes iinto my sd brother adom mott". [11]
"I, James Mott do give and grant to Margaret Disbow and her three sons, Henery, John and Benjamin, all belonging to Momoronack, to them and their famylies forever the Liberty of burying their dead, whether Father or Mother, husband or wife, brother or sister, son or daughter, in a certain place of Land Laying near the Salt Meadow, where Mr. John Richbell and his wife's Mother, and my wife Mary Mott, was buried in my home lot or feild adjoining to my house, written by William palmer, Clerk, of Momoroneck, by order of Capt. James Mott." [12]
1698 James Mott's children, as per Census of this date, were: Grace, James, Phebe, Martha; also Elizabeth. [13]
1702 James Mott was a Vestryman of Rye Church. [14]
1707 November 23. James Mott died, intestate, and letters of administration were granted to his widow, Elizabeth. [15]
[1] John E. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, Vol. 4 (1916), 74, [InternetArchive].
[2] John E. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, Vol. 4 (1916), 74, [InternetArchive].
[3] John E. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, Vol. 4 (1916), 74, [InternetArchive].
[4] Benjamin D. Hicks, Records of the Towns of North and South Hempstead Long Island N.Y., Vol. 1 (1896), 319, [InternetArchive], [HathiTrust].
[5] Benjamin D. Hicks, Records of the Towns of North and South Hempstead Long Island N.Y., Vol. 1 (1896), 324, of 324-25, [InternetArchive], [HathiTrust].
[6] John E. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, Vol. 4 (1916), 74, [InternetArchive].
[7] John E. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, Vol. 4 (1916), 74, [InternetArchive].
[8] Benjamin D. Hicks, Records of the Towns of North and South Hempstead Long Island N.Y., Vol. 2 (1897), 47, [InternetArchive].
[9] John E. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, Vol. 4 (1916), 74, [InternetArchive].
[10] Christopher Morgan and Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. 2 (1850), 524, [HathiTrust], [HathiTrust].
[11] Benjamin D. Hicks, Records of the Towns of North and South Hempstead Long Island N.Y., Vol. 2 (1897), 54, [InternetArchive].
[12] John E. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, Vol. 4 (1916), 75, citing Vol. i. Town Records, p. 71, as quoted by Scharf, in Vol. i, p. 861, History of Westchester, [InternetArchive].
[13] John E. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, Vol. 4 (1916), 75, [InternetArchive].
[14] John E. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, Vol. 4 (1916), 75, [InternetArchive].
[15] John E. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, Vol. 4 (1916), 75, [InternetArchive].