1.   BENJAMIN MOTT was born about 18 Jan 1801 in England.  He emigrated
to the United States, as did his brother JOHN MOTT, about 1825 or 1826 and
appears in Hounsfield by 1830.  It is likely that Benjamin was married twice. 
His first marriage would have taken place in England prior to his emigration 
to the United States.  The family moved to Philadelphia N.Y. about 1853.
He died on 12 Aug 1888 in Philadelphia, Jefferson County, NY, and is buried 
at Sandy Hollow Cemetery.

He married(2)

SUSAN WILDER who was born about 1810, possibly in Pennsylvania. She died
on 8 Sep 1891 in Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., and is buried at Sandy Hollow
Cemetery.

Children from his first marriage, MOTT:
 
+   3     i   WILLIAM MOTT.

    4    ii   SARAH MOTT married JOSEPH FIRTH.

Children with SUSAN WILDER:

+   5   iii   SYLVESTER B. MOTT.

    6    iv   CORDELLIA MOTT.

    7     v   MARIA (MARTHA) A. MOTT married (---) ALLEN.

+   8    vi   JANE J. MOTT.

+   9   vii   THEODORE C. MOTT.

+  10  viii   JAMES M MOTT.

   11    ix   EMILY A. MOTT married (---) LEE.

+  12     x   MARY MOTT.

3.   WILLIAM MOTT was born on 5 Mar 1824 in England.  He immigrated with
his father at the age of 1 year, and appears to have settled in Belleville 
about 1862, where he was the proprietor of a grist mill in 1890.  He died on 
8 Jan 1899 in Belleville, Jefferson County NY, and is buried at Adams, 
Jefferson County.

He  married (1) before 1868

ALMA MELISSA RAY who was born about 1830 in Russell, St. Lawrence Co.,
NY, and died on 17 Jul 1870 in Belleville.

Children, MOTT:

   13     i   MARY ROYELLA MOTT married (---) COLLINS.

He married (2) on 13 Oct 1870

CHARLOTTE GILMAN who was born about 1832 and died on 11 Nov 1871 in
Belleville.

He married (3) on 6 May 1872 in Philadelphia, Jefferson County

NANCY ABIGAIL PHELPS, who was the daughter of Ransome and Laura
PHELPS.  She was born on 16 Oct 1838 in Connecticut, and died on 
24 Feb 1919 in Watertown.

Children, MOTT:

   14    i    WILLIAM K. MOTT married E. ESTELLA JONES 
                    
                    

5.  SYLVESTER B. MOTT was born about 1830 in Hounsfield, Jefferson
County. He moved to Langehorne, Bucks Co., PA toward the latter part of the
century. 


He married

SARAH (---)

Children, MOTT:          

   15    i   WILLIAM MOTT 

    
8.   JANE J. MOTT was born about 1837 in Watertown, and died about 1907 in
Philadelphia, Jefferson County.

She married 

JAMES B. McLENNON.

Children, McLENNON:

+  16     i   EDWARD DUNCAN McLENNON.

   17    ii   WILLIAM McLENNON.

   18   iii   MARGARET ADELE McLENNON married CHARLES GILDERSLEEVE.

For further information, contact: Fred R. Mott

If you have additional information about this family, please contact:
Nancy Dixon

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