My
4th Great
Grandfather
Matthias Mount
1761-1837
Generation No. 7
135.
MATTHIAS7
MOUNT
(RICHARD6,
MATTHIAS5,
RICHARD
MOUNT4
SR.,
GEORGE3
MOUNT,
RICHARD2,
GREGORY1)
was born April 10, 1761 in Hamilton Square, Mercer, New Jersey, and
died November 20, 1837 in Nottingham, Burlington, New Jersey.
He married ELIZABETH
CHAMBERS
1788 in Nottingham, Burlington, New Jersey, daughter of ROBERT
CHAMBERS
and ELIZABETH
HAMMEL.
She was born December 14, 1761 in Nottingham, Burlington, New
Jersey, and died January 12, 1829 in Nottingham, Burlington, New
Jersey.
The original Mount Homestead was destroyed by fire in 1797 and
Matthias built a new house on the old foundation. This house
weathered the storms of almost one hundred and fifty years, and was
also destroyed by fire. Matthias had nine children. He is buried in
the Presbyterian graveyard at Hamilton Square. He was a prominent
member of that church and one of the most influential residents of
the Twp.
All of the old homestead excepting that part north of Miry Run, was willed to his son Matthias, Born 1801. The man was one of the popular men of his days, kind and generous to a fault. His door was never locked and no one ever asked a reasonable favor in vain. He died in the old house where he was born, in 1870. The farm was then sold at a public sale and his son Jasper got the old house and the land south of the road, and his son Enoch got the part north of the road. Jasper died in 1902 in the old house where his father and grandfather had died before him. He was a veteran of the civil war, and he inherited a generous disposition from his father. The farm remained in the family until 1910 where it was sold to the present owner Mr. Schwab who erected the present dwelling.
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Mathias Mount served as private in the Middlesex County, New Jersey
militia, under Colonel John Neilson. He served as a Pvt. during the
American Revolution. He was a Pvt. in Capt. Samuel Stout's Co., 3rd
Regt. Middlesex Co., New Jersey Militia. age at death: 76 years, 7
months and 10 days. His estate was near Hamilton Square and
contained 1000 acres. Document # 14514C @ Burlington County.
Will of Matthias Mount 1761-1837
I Matthias Mount of the Township of Nottingham in the County of
Burlington and of the state of New Jersey; Being of sound mind and
memory, Thanks be to almighty God for the same, do make this my last
Will and Testament in the following manner. First I will that all my
just debts and Funeral charges be paid as soon as may be after my
decease, by my son Matthias Mount.
Second I bequeath and give to my son Richard Mount a certain piece
of land at the West End of my Woodland lying in the Middlesex
running from a stake in a line of Richard Mounts crops to a stake in
a line of Enoch Robbins, I give and bequeath to my son Richard all
that part from said stakes to the to the lot being the Northerly end
of the woodland.
I give and bequeath to my son Robert Mount in the following manner
that is to say that he shall have the use of the following described
tract of land during his lifetime; and after his death to be equally
divided among his heirs.
That is the track of land called the Barren tract adjourning
lands of David Hutchinson.
Also is my will that a certain note that I hold against my
son Robert shall be given up to him at my decease.
I give and bequeath to my daughter Rebecca Combs a certain house and
lot of land at Nottingham Square that I bought from David Chambers
adjourning lands of William Sinclair and Benjamin Nelson together.
I also give to her my daughter Rebecca Combs A bed and
bedding. The bedding to consist of four full blankets four sheets
four pillow cases, and one bedspread together with a certain chest ,
all of which I give to her heirs for ever.
I give and bequeath to my son Samuel Mount all that tract of land
that is called Hughes tract, where he now lives.
Also the Nelson lot and
Meadow up to the road that leaded to Lane town, the run to be the
line, also a piece of Wood lane lying in Middlesex between lands of
Richard Mount and Enoch Robbins, lying between the stakes above
described and the line taking all the wood lane from the said stake
to post, line belonging to me to him his heirs and
adjourning forever.
I give and bequeath to my son Matthias Mount all the homes feed of
farm lying on the south side of Muddy Brook and
all the meadows on the north side of the said brook and
likewise all the upland to my sons line as it runs down to said road
together with my lot of land in East Windsor in the place
called Megriillen adjourning land of Jonathan Brown, Samuel Brown
and others, and all my moveable estate I give to my son Matthias
Mount excepting those articles which I gave to my daughters.
I also bequeath to my son Matthias Mount
all my notes, bills, bonds, and mortgages.
I give and bequeath to my son Elijah Mount that farm which I
purchased from David Chambers adjourning lands of David Cubberly,
Israel Taylor and others.
Also a lot of meadow land adjourning the said farm that I
purchased from the furmans.
I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Jewell certain house and lot
of land at the same town adjourning lands on the west James Coleman
and others together with the sum of one house and dollars besides
what I hold a receipt for one half of the one thousand dollars to be
paid in one year. After
my death my other half in two years.
I also give her my bed and bedding, the bedding to consist of
four full blankets, pillow cases and one bead spread.
All which I give to her, her Heirs forever.
And should my children decease before their legacies become
due and having Heirs they shall be equally divided among their
Heirs.
And it is also my will that the cider mill, shall remain in the
place where it now stands and that all my children shall have the
privilege of making cider and each one be part of the experience of
keeping the same in repair.
I make and constitute my sons Richard Mount, and Matthias Mount my
executors of my last will and testament
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More About MATTHIAS
MOUNT:
Burial: Presbyterian Church, Hamilton Square, New Jersey
More About ELIZABETH
CHAMBERS:
Burial: Presbyterian Church, Hamilton Square, New Jersey
Matthias Mount Birth Record
Marriage Records, Matthias Mount & Elizabeth Chambers
Revolutionary War Records
Elizabeth Chambers Birth Record
Death Record
1st Presbyterian Church, Hamilton Square Cemetery Records
Children of MATTHIAS
MOUNT
and ELIZABETH
CHAMBERS
are:
392. 1. RICHARD C.8 MOUNT (MATTHIAS7, RICHARD6, MATTHIAS5, RICHARD MOUNT4 SR., GEORGE3 MOUNT, RICHARD2, GREGORY1) was born November 19, 1789 in Nottingham Twp., Burlington County, New Jersey, and died June 23, 1864 in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. He married THEODISIA ALLEN 1811 in New Jersey, daughter of THOMAS ALLEN. She was born December 29, 1791 in Hamilton Square, Burlington, New Jersey, and died August 13, 1855 in Dutch Neck, West Windsor Twp, New Jersey.
They resided in West Windsor from 1830 until 1860, where he was a farmer. He was residing on Pennington Street in Trenton, New Jersey at the time of his death. Richard was a deacon of the Penns Neck Baptist Church.
1837-Received from his father Matthias Mount a certain piece of land
at the West End of my Woodland lying in the Middlesex running from a
stake in a line of Richard Mounts crops to a stake in a line of
Enoch Robbins, I give and bequeath to my son Richard all that part
from said stakes to the to the lot being the Northerly end of the
woodland.
More About RICHARD
C.
MOUNT:
Burial: Penns Neck Baptist Cemetery, West Windsor Twp, New Jersey
More About THEODISIA
ALLEN:
Burial: Penns Neck Baptist Cemetery, West Windsor Twp, New Jersey
Children of RICHARD MOUNT and THEODISIA ALLEN Are
i. MATTHIAS
A.9
MOUNT,
b. November 23, 1815, Nottingham, Burlington, New Jersey; d.
February 27, 1855, West Windsor, Mercer, New Jersey; m. MARY RUE; b. 1811, New
Jersey; d. February 05, 1872, West Windsor, Mercer, New Jersey.
More About MATTHIAS
A.
MOUNT:
Burial: Penns Neck Baptist Church Cemetery, West Windsor Twp. New
Jersey
More About MARY
RUE:
Burial: Penns Neck Baptist Cemetery, West Windsor Twp, New Jersey
ii. THOMAS
A.
MOUNT,
b. July 23, 1817, Nottingham, Burlington, New Jersey; d. October 24,
1862, West Windsor , Mercer, New Jersey; m. JANE
L.
HANKINSON,
June 06, 1841, New Jersey; b. 1817, New Jersey.
iii. DAVID
C.
MOUNT
was
born June 20, 1823 in New Jersey, and died August 18, 1885 in West
Windsor, Mercer, New Jersey.
He married GERTRUDE
ANN
BOWNE
December 28, 1849 in Baptist Church of Hamilton Square, New Jersey.
She was born April 04, 1830 in New Jersey, and died June 19,
1876 in West Windsor Twp, New Jersey.
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More About DAVID
C.
MOUNT:
Burial: Presbyterian Church, Hamilton Square, New Jersey
More About GERTRUDE
ANN
BOWNE:
Burial: Penns Neck Baptist, West Windsor Twp, New Jersey
iv. MARY
A.
MOUNT,
b. April 15, 1824, Nottingham, Burlington, New Jersey; m. JOHN V. TERHUNE,
January 11, 1853, New Jersey; b. December 09, 1815, Somerset County,
New Jersey.
v. ELIZABETH
C.9
MOUNT
was born October 26, 1826 in Nottingham, Burlington, New Jersey, and
died Bef. 1900 in Ohio, West Virginia.
She married JOHN
W.
FIELDER
1849 in Clarksville, Lawrence Township, New Jersey.
He was born May 1826 in New Jersey, and died Aft. 1900 in
Ohio, West Virginia.
Notes for ELIZABETH
C.
MOUNT:
She was a twin with Kezia.
vi. KEZA
A.
MOUNT,
b. October 26, 1826, Nottingham, Burlington, New Jersey; d. 1864,
New Jersey; m. JOSEPH
RUE,
December 07, 1836, New Jersey; b. 1826, New Jersey.
vii. VINCENT
W.
MOUNT,
b. October 26, 1828, Nottingham, Burlington, New Jersey; d. 1910,
West Windsor, New Jersey; m. SUSAN
BOWNE,
January 07, 1858, Mercer County, New Jersey; b. 1835, New Jersey; d.
1896, Mercer, Trenton, New Jersey.
More About VINCENT
W.
MOUNT:
Burial: Penns Neck Baptist Church Cemetery, West Windsor, New Jersey
393.
2.
ROBERT
CHAMBERS8
was
born May 24, 1791 in Nottingham Twisp New Jersey, and died September
26, 1875 in Hamilton Square, Mercer, New Jersey.
He married (1) ELIZABETH
STARKER,
daughter of GEORGE
STARKER
and ELIZABETH
NEIGHBOR.
She was born 1815 in Union, Hunterdon, New Jersey, and died
Aft. 1880 in Franklin, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
He married (2) ELIZABETH
A.
COMBS
Abt. 1814 in Hamilton Twp, Mercer, New Jersey.
She was born Abt. 1794 in Nottingham, Hamilton Square,
New Jersey, and died May 1884 in Hamilton, Mercer County, New
Jersey.
His son Abraham is listed in the 1850 Census living at Lebanon
Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Lebanon, Hunterdon County is 46 miles
from Hamilton Square, home of Robert Mount, Father of Abraham.
Abrahams mother Elizabeth Starker is found in the 1860 census lining
in Union, Hunterdon, New Jersey. Abraham Passed away In Easton
Pennsylvania, which is 15 miles from Lebanon, Hunterdon County, New
Jersey. Based on the Will of Matthias Mount, father of Robert Mount,
he left all his children houses and land, except Robert which was to
skip him and be left to his Heirs. At the time Abraham was born
Elizabeth was 20 years of age and not married. Robert was 44 and had
6 children by Elizabeth Combs. Robert outlived all his brother and
sisters with the exception of Richard. Richard was the first born
and one of the executors of their father Matthias Mounts estate.
Robert Chambers Mount Birth Record
Land Records, Robert Chambers Mount, Son of Matthias Mount and and
Elizabeth
Robert
Chambers Mount 1791-1875, Son of Matthias Mount 1761 1830 Census
1840
Census
1850 Census
1860 Census
1870 Census
Cemetery Records
Elizabeth Starker Birth Record
Elizabeth
Starker 1815-1880 1850 Census
1860 Census
1870 Census
1880 Census
Children of Robert Chambers Mount & Elizabeth Starker are:
i
ABRAHAM9
MOUNT
(ROBERT
CHAMBERS8,
MATTHIAS7,
RICHARD6,
MATTHIAS5,
RICHARD
MOUNT4
SR.,
GEORGE3
MOUNT,
RICHARD2,
GREGORY1)
was born September 17, 1835 in Tannersville, Pennsylvania, and died
September 01, 1915 in 335 Bunkerhill, Easton, Pennsylvania.
He married MARY
ALLEN
Abt. 1852 in Pennsylvania, daughter of JAMES ALLEN and MARGARET HOOVER.
She was born January 09, 1835 in New Jersey, and died April
12, 1914 in 335 Bunkerhill, Easton, Pennsylvania.
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Abraham is listed in the 1850 Census living at
Lebanon Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Lebanon, Hunterdon
County is 46 miles from Hamilton Square, home of Robert Mount,
Father of Abraham.
Abrahams mother Elizabeth Starker is found in the 1860 census lining
in Union, Hunterdon, New Jersey. Abraham Passed away In Easton
Pennsylvania, which is 15 miles from Lebanon, Hunterdon County, New
Jersey. Based on the Will of Matthias Mount, father of Robert Mount,
he left all his children houses and land, except Robert which was to
skip him and be left to his Heirs. At the time Abraham was born
Elizabeth was 20 years of age and not married. Robert was 44 and had
6 children by Elizabeth Combs. Robert outlived all his brother and
sisters with the exception of Richard. Richard was the first born
and one of the executors of their father Matthias Mounts estate.
Obitz- He lived in Monroe County late residing in Hunterdon County,
New Jersey, moving to Easton about 35 Years ago.
He was a blacksmith by trade and for many years worked in the
department for the Seitz brewing company until advancing years
obligated him to retire from active work.
For the past 12 years he has resided with his daughter, at
whose home he died. Mr.
Mount served as a soldier enlisting In company E 31St. Infantry
regiment New Jersey. His
wife preceded him in death about 18 months ago.
He is survived by the following children, Robert, Theodore,
John, Abram Jr, Milton and Newton Mount.
Mrs William Petersville, Mrs Mary Meller, Mrs S. S. Horn, Mrs S. A. Jacoby, besides several
stepchildren, a number of grand children and great grandchildren.
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More About ABRAHAM
MOUNT:
Burial: Easton Heights Cemetery, (Section#3, Plot#23, S-1/2 N.E.
Quarter) 410 N. 10th St. Easton, Pennsylvania (610-252-1521)
More About MARY
ALLEN:
Burial: Easton Heights Cemetery, (Section#3, Plot#23, S-1/2 N.E. Quarter) 410 N. 10th St. Easton, Pennsylvania (610-252-1521)
Children of Robert Chambers Mount & Elizabeth Combs & grandchildren of Matthias Mount & Elizabeth Combs are:
i. STEPHEN9
MOUNT,
b. April 1815, Hamilton Square, New Jersey; d. July 18, 1815,
Hamilton Square, New Jersey.
More About STEPHEN
MOUNT:
Burial: Presbyterian Church, Hamilton Square, New Jersey
ii. JOHN
S.
MOUNT,
b. February 24, 1821, Hamilton Square, New Jersey; d. March 06,
1824, Hamilton Square, New Jersey.
More About JOHN
S.
MOUNT:
Burial: Presbyterian Church, Hamilton Square, New Jersey
904.
iii. RICHARD9
MOUNT
(ROBERT
CHAMBERS8,
MATTHIAS7,
RICHARD6,
MATTHIAS5,
RICHARD
MOUNT4
SR.,
GEORGE3
MOUNT,
RICHARD2,
GREGORY1)
was born 1826 in Hamilton Square, New Jersey, and died Aft. 1860.
He married CATHERINE
LUDLOW
May 09, 1853 in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey.
She was born 1835 in New Jersey, and died Aft. 1860.
905.
iv. LOUISA
MALVERNA9
MOUNT
(ROBERT
CHAMBERS8,
MATTHIAS7,
RICHARD6,
MATTHIAS5,
RICHARD
MOUNT4
SR.,
GEORGE3
MOUNT,
RICHARD2,
GREGORY1)
was born May 10, 1831 in Hamilton Square, New Jersey, and died
November 04, 1895 in Mercer County, New Jersey.
She married MAHLON
HAMMELL
May 31, 1854. He was
born 1801 in Hamilton Square, Mercer, New Jersey, and died April 16,
1879 in Mercer County, New Jersey.
Louisa
Malvernia Mount and Mahlon Hammell 1860 Census
1880 Census
906. v. JANE E.9 MOUNT (ROBERT CHAMBERS8, MATTHIAS7, RICHARD6, MATTHIAS5, RICHARD MOUNT4 SR., GEORGE3 MOUNT, RICHARD2, GREGORY1) was born 1837 in Hamilton, Mercer, New Jersey, and died Aft. 1910 in Middlesex, New Jersey. She married CONRAD.
Jane E. Mount 1880 Census
394.
3.
REBECA8
MOUNT
(MATTHIAS7,
RICHARD6,
MATTHIAS5,
RICHARD
MOUNT4
SR.,
GEORGE3
MOUNT,
RICHARD2,
GREGORY1)
was born August 02, 1792 in Nottingham, Burlington County, New
Jersey, and died April 04, 1864 in East Windsor, Mercer County, New
Jersey. She married THOMAS
COMBS
1811 in New Jersey. He
was born August 02, 1792 in Windsor, Middlesex, New Jersey, and died
May 07, 1860 in East Windsor, Mercer County, New Jersey.
1837-Recieved from her father Matthias Mount, I give and bequeath to my daughter Rebecca Combs a certain house and lot of land at Nottingham Square that I bought from David Chambers adjourning lands of William Sinclair and Benjamin Nelson together. I also give to her my daughter Rebecca Combs A bed and bedding. The bedding to consist of four full blankets four sheets four pillow cases, and one bedspread together with a certain chest , all of which I give to her heirs for ever.
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More About REBECA
MOUNT:
Burial: First Presbyterian, Hamilton Square, New Jersey
More About THOMAS
COMBS:
Burial: First Presbyterian, Hamilton Square, New Jersey
Children of REBECA MOUNT and THOMAS COMBS are:
i. ELIZABETH
M.9
COMBS,
b. December 30, 1811.
ii. RACHEL
RUE
COMBS,
b. 1815.
iii. THEDONIA
M.
COMBS,
b. 1818.
iv. ABIGAIL
COMBS,
b. 1825.
v. MATHIAS
M.COMBS,
b. November 07, 1826.
vi. HANNAH
R.
COMBS,
b. May 08, 1829.
vii. ALFRED
A.
COMBS,
b. December 13, 1832.
viii. MARY
REBECCA
COMBS,
b. 1837.
395.
4. SAMUEL8
MOUNT
(MATTHIAS7,
RICHARD6,
MATTHIAS5,
RICHARD
MOUNT4
SR.,
GEORGE3
MOUNT,
RICHARD2,
GREGORY1)
was born December 06, 1793 in Nottingham, New Jersey, and died May
09, 1871 in Hamilton Square, New Jersey.
He married REBECA
COMBS
January 13, 1819 in Middlesex, New Jersey, daughter of JOHN COMBS and MARY
ASHTON.
She was born 1796 in Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey,
and died May 28, 1855 in Hamilton Square, New Jersey.
More About SAMUEL
MOUNT:
Burial: Hamilton Square Presbyterian Church
More About REBECA
COMBS:
Burial: Hamilton Square Presbyterian Church
Samuel Mount Birth Record
Rebecca Combs, Wife of Samuel Mount, Nottingham, Burlington County, New Jersey 12-16-1796 Death Record 4-4-1864
More
information can be found on Samuel Mount & Rebecca Combs in
Generation-8
5. DAVID
MOUNT,
b. August 09, 1795, Hamilton square New Jersey; d. September 15,
1797, Hamilton square New Jersey.
More About DAVID
MOUNT:
Burial: Presbyterian Church, Hamilton Square, New Jersey
6. ELIZABETH
MOUNT,
b. June 17, 1797, Hamilton square New Jersey; d. September 01, 1797,
Hamilton square New Jersey.
More About ELIZABETH
MOUNT:
Burial: Presbyterian Church, Hamilton Square, New Jersey
7.
DAVID
C.
MOUNT,
b. July 02, 1798, Nottingham., Burlington County, New Jersey; d.
September 08, 1820, Nottingham., Burlington County, New Jersey.
8.
JOHN
MOUNT,
b. January 20, 1800, Nottingham , Burlington County, New Jersey; d.
April 08, 1817, Nottingham , Burlington County, New Jersey.
More About JOHN
MOUNT:
Burial: Presbyterian Church, Hamilton Square, New Jersey
396.
9.
MATTHIAS8
MOUNT
(MATTHIAS7,
RICHARD6,
MATTHIAS5,
RICHARD
MOUNT4
SR.,
GEORGE3
MOUNT,
RICHARD2,
GREGORY1)
was born December 19, 1801 in Nottingham Twp., Burlington County,
New Jersey, and died May 05, 1871 in Trenton, Mercer County, New
Jersey. He married PHEBE RODGERS
September 16, 1837 in New Jersey, daughter of EZEKIEL RODGERS
and PHEOBE
RIDGEWAY.
She was born 1802 in Nottingham, Hamilton Square, New Jersey,
and died February 10, 1878 in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey.
All of the old homestead excepting that part north of Miry Run, was
willed to his son Matthias, Born 1801. The man was one of the
popular men of his days, kind and generous to a fault. His door was
never locked and no one ever asked a reasonable favor in vain.
He died in the old house where he was born, in 1870.
The farm was then sold at a public sale and his son Jasper
got the old house and the land south of the road, and his son Enoch
got the part north of the road.
Jasper died in 1902 in the old house where his father and
grandfather had died before him.
He was a veteran of the civil war, and he inherited a
generous disposition from his father.
The farm remained in the family until 1910 where it was sold
to the present owner Mr. Schwab who erected the present dwelling.
1837-Received from his father Matthias Mount, I give and bequeath to
my son Matthias Mount all the homes feed of farm lying on the south
side of Muddy Brook and all the meadows on the north side of the
said brook and likewise all the upland to my sons line as it runs
down to said road
together with my lot of land in East Windsor in the place called
Megriillen adjourning land of Jonathan Brown, Samuel Brown and
others, and all my moveable estate I give to my son Matthias Mount
excepting those articles which I gave to my daughters.
I also bequeath to my son Matthias Mount
all my notes, bills, bonds, and mortgages.
More About MATTHIAS
MOUNT:
Burial: Presbyterian Church, Hamilton Square, New Jersey
Children of MATTHIAS MOUNT and PHEBE RODGERS & Grandchildren of Matthias Mount and Elizabeth Combs are
i. ENOCH9
MOUNT,
b. October 1837, Mercer County, New Jersey; d. 1907, Hamilton
Square, Mercer, New Jersey; m. AARON,
Abt. 1882, New Jersey; b. August 1858, New Jersey.
The farm was then sold at a public sale and his son Jasper got the
old house and the land south of the road, and his son Enoch got the
part north of the road.
Jasper died in 1902 in the old house where his father and
grandfather had died before him.
He was a veteran of the civil war, and he inherited a
generous disposition from his father.
The farm remained in the family until 1910 where it was sold
to the present owner Mr. Schwab who erected the present dwelling.
More About ENOCH
MOUNT:
Burial: Hamilton Square Baptist Church Cemetery
ii. JASPER
MOUNT,
b. April 1838, Mercer County, New Jersey; d. 1902, Mercer County,
New Jersey; m. MARY
J. Mount,
Abt. 1870, Mercer County, New Jersey; b. September 1847, Mercer
County, New Jersey; d. Aft. 1910, Mercer County, New Jersey.
He was a veteran of the Civil War.
The farm was then sold at a public sale and his son Jasper got the
old house and the land south of the road, and his son Enoch got the
part north of the road.
Jasper died in 1902 in the old house where his father and
grandfather had died before him.
He was a veteran of the civil war, and he inherited a
generous disposition from his father.
The farm remained in the family until 1910 where it was sold
to the present owner Mr. Schwab who erected the present dwelling.
iii. JANE
A.
MOUNT,
b. 1842, Mercer County, New Jersey.
iv. MARY
J.
MOUNT,
b. May 11, 1845, Mercer County, New Jersey; d. January 15, 1923,
Hamilton Square, New Jersey; m. WILLIAM
FAGANS,
Abt. 1868, Hamilton Square Presbyterian Church; b. February 03,
1839; d. September 26, 1911, Hamilton Square, New Jersey.
More About MARY
J.
MOUNT:
Burial: Hamilton Square Presbyterian Church
More About WILLIAM
FAGANS:
Burial: Hamilton Square Presbyterian Church
v. MARGARET
H.
MOUNT,
b. 1846, Mercer County, New Jersey; d. 1900, Mercer, County, New
Jersey; m. LISCOMB
TINDALL,
Abt. 1865, New Jersey; b. Abt. 1842, New Jersey; d. Aft. 1920,
Mercer, County, New Jersey.
397.
10. ELIJAH8
MOUNT
(MATTHIAS7,
RICHARD6,
MATTHIAS5,
RICHARD
MOUNT4
SR.,
GEORGE3
MOUNT,
RICHARD2,
GREGORY1)
was born April 17, 1803 in Hamilton Square, Mercer, New Jersey, and
died February 20, 1857 in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey.
He married SARAH
SCHENCK
1825 in Middlesex County, New Jersey, daughter of JOHN SCHENCK and ELIZABETH
THOMAS.
She was born March 01, 1801 in Nottingham, Hamilton Square,
Mercer, New Jersey, and died March 18, 1878 in Hamilton Square, New
Jersey.
Elijah Mount, son of Matthias and Elizabeth (Chambers) Mount, was
born in 1802, and died in 1858. By occupation he was a farmer. He
received his education in the country schools. Like his parents, he
too was of the Presbyterian faith. Politically he was a Federalist
and Whig. He married Sarah Schenck, widow of Elias Vannest, a
descendant of the numerous family of Schencks of New Jersey, born in
1803, and died at Hamilton Square, 1877.
1837-Recieved from his father Matthias Mount, I give and bequeath to
my son Elijah Mount that farm which I purchased from David Chambers
adjourning lands of David Cubberly, Israel Taylor and others.
Also a lot of meadow land adjourning the said farm that I
purchased from the furmans.
Notes for SARAH
SCHENCK:
Her age at death: 77 years. She was the widow of Elias van Nest. In
1878, she was living in Hamilton Square and bequeathed portraits of
herself and Elijah Mount to Elizabeth Norris. Sarah Schenck married
(1) Elias van Nest, by whom she had: a. Matilda van Nest, married
George Cubberly b. John van Nest
Children of ELIJAH MOUNT and SARAH SCHENCK & Grandchildren of Matthias Mount & Elizabeth Combs are
i. WILLIAM
B.9
MOUNT,
b. August 15, 1829, Mercer County, New Jersey; d. June 24, 1877.
More About WILLIAM
B.
MOUNT:
Burial: He never married
ii. JOSEPH
S.
MOUNT
(CAPTAIN),
b. November 29, 1831, Hamilton Square, Mercer, New Jersey; d.
October 18, 1914, Hamilton Square, Mercer, New Jersey; m. MARIA JAQUES, September 18, 1864,
Hamilton Square, Mercer, New Jersey; b. January 1835, New Jersey; d.
Aft. 1910, Hamilton Square, Mercer, New Jersey.
Joseph Mount served as a Private 21st Regiment, New Jersey
volunteers and later elected to Captain of Company E, 21st Regiment,
New Jersey Volunteers during the Civil War. His commanding officer
was Colonel Gillian Van Houten, my mother's great grandfather.
Gillian was captured and died in prison of his wounds in
Fredericksburg, Virginia. After Colonel Van Houten's death Captain
Joseph Mount was the commanding officer of the 21sh infantry,
Volunteers of New Jersey.
He held the offices of Assessor, Freeholder, and Sheriff (1875-1878)
of Mercer County.
Joseph S. Mount, second son and child of Elijah and Sarah (Schenck)
Mount, was born on the old homestead in Hamilton township, Mercer
county, New Jersey, November 29, 1831. His education was obtained in
the public schools of the district, and he soon commenced to assist
in the cultivation of the home farm. This consisted of two hundred
and thirty-five acres which had been acquired by Matthias Mount, and
which had originally been purchased from Daniel Chambers. Upon the
death of the father of Joseph S. Mount, the farm was divided and
sold--seventy-two acres at the north end being purchased by Joel
Taylor, and Joseph S. and his Brother William purchasing one hundred
and sixty acres at the south end of the property. They sold
seventy-one acres of this to Wilson Miller, who resold it to Edwin
Davis, the father of Henry Davis, John Davis and Edwin Davis, Jr.
The Mount farm now (1906) consists of eighty-three acres of the
original land, with the addition of eighty-eight acres bought from
the Cubberly property on the north side of Main road. Mr. Mount is a
man of great energy and enterprise. In addition to attending to the
cultivation of his farm in a model manner, he has for many years
been engaged in general mercantile business, which he has made very
profitable. He has also taken an active interest in all matters
pertaining to the welfare and improvement of the township in every
direction. Among the offices he has held may be mentioned: Assessor
for four years; freeholder for four years; and sheriff of the county
from 1875 until 1878. His political affiliations are with the
Republican party. His military career is one which deserves to be
recorded. Upon the nine months' call being issued in 1861, Mr. Mount
enlisted as a private in the Twenty-first New Jersey volunteers, and
was elected captain of Company E, by popular vote. He was attached
to the Army of the Potomac, Third Brigade, Sixth Corps, and
participated in a number of important battles. He is a member of
Hamilton Grange, and of Hamilton Lodge, No. 97, Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, since 1856. His father was a charter member of the last
named lodge.
Upon the occasion of the seventy-fifth birthday of Mr. Mount, which
was celebrated at his own home by a large number of invited guests,
he was the recipient of a number of valuable gifts, among which may
be mentioned: A handsome leather tufted chair and couch, a gold
headed cane, and a veteran's jewel on behalf of the Odd Fellows, he
having been a member of the order for fifty years. This was
presented by Rev. J. W. Lissenden who, in connection with his speech
of presentation, read the following poem composed by Joseph H. West:
Mr. Mount married, September 18, 1864, Maria Jacques, daughter of
Samuel R. and Catherine (Spragg) Jacques, who had children: 1.
Rebecca, married Isaac Golding and had children: Cora, married
William Swan and had children: Edward and Walter; George; Howard;
Elmer, married. 2. Julia, married Jacob Moore, had one child:
Carrie. 3. Maria, married Joseph S. Mount, as previously mentioned.
4. Clementine, married Samuel Sproul. The children of Mr. and Mrs.
Mount are: 1. Sarah, married George H. Hughes, has one child: Joseph
M. 2. Ridgeway C., unmarried. 3. Olive, married Morton V. Morgan,
has one child: Clara M. 4. William B., married Anna Dilatush, has
one child: Ridgeway. 5. Walter E., married Ella B. Yard, has one
child.
Joseph S. Mount, Enlistment1861 Joseph S. Mount (Captain) Muster Roll Grandson of Matthias Mount Joseph S. Mount (Captain Company E, 21st Regiment
iii. SARAH
ELEZABETH
MOUNT,
b. November 25, 1833; m. RUBEN
NORRIS,
February 06, 1856, New Jersey; b. Abt. 1830.
iv. EDWARD
PAINTER
MOUNT
(CAPTAIN),
b. October 14, 1835, Newton, New Jersey; d. February 05, 1912,
Hamilton, Mercer County, New Jersey; m. (1) ARRIE;
b. 1858, New Jersey; m. (2) ELIZABETH
M.
WILKS,
January 02, 1883, New Jersey; b. 1840, Hunterdon, New Jersey; d.
Bef. 1900, Hamilton, Mercer County, New Jersey.
Edward P. Mount was a Captain in the Civil War.
Edward P. Mount, son of Elijah and Sarah (Schenck) Mount, was born
near Newtown, New Jersey, October 14, 1835, and became a prominent
figure in the war of the rebellion. He enlisted in the Seventy-first
Regiment of New York Volunteers, April, 1861, and took part in the
first battle of Bull Run; mustered out August 2, 1861, then raised a
company for the Sixty-first Regiment, and participated in the
battles of Yorktown, Fair Oaks, Peach Orchard, Savage Station, White
Oak Swamp, Glendale, and Malvern Hill. He was mustered out again
August 1, 1862, on surgeon's certificate that change of climate
would only save his life. After recovering he raised Company C, of
the Second New Jersey Regiment (cavalry), was mustered in the third
time September 9, 1863, and was in the battles of Fairfax, Virginia;
Iuka, Mississippi; Jackson, Mississippi; Aberdeen, Mississippi; West
Point, Mississippi; Okolona, Mississippi; Lagrange, Tennessee;
Jackson, Tennessee; Abbeville, Mississippi; Tallahatchie River
Tupelo, Egypt Station, and was finally mustered out October 2, 1865.
In politics Mr. Mount is a lifelong Republican. Among the official
positions he has held may be named tax-collector of Hamilton
township, which office he held for five years, and the office of
county treasurer for Mercer county, being the present incumbent. He
attends the Presbyterian church, and is a member of the Grand Army
of the Republic.
EDWARD PAINTER MOUNT, the present efficient and trustworthy
treasurer of Mercer county, New Jersey, naturally finds place in a
genealogical record of this character. The first to represent the
family in the United States was George Mount, of Rhode Island, who
removed to Middletown, Monmouth county, New Jersey, in 1665,
supposed to be of French origin. In religious faith and profession
he was of the Presbyterian church. He was a deputy to the first
general assembly held at Portland Point, in 1668. He died in 1705.
He married a lady named Katherine, by whom were born these children:
Matthias, Richard, and Catherine, with possibly others. The son
Matthias died in 1695, leaving issue.
The descendants of ancestor George Mount settled to a great extent
in Monmouth and Middlesex counties, New Jersey. One named Richard
came to Nottingham township, Burlington county, now Hamilton
township, Mercer county, and settled on a large farm one mile east
of Mercerville, previous to 1765. Both he and his son Matthias
served in the Revolutionary war, and the state records display the
names of Richard and Matthias Mount. Richard died in 1787, leaving
two sons and eight daughters. His eldest son Matthias became the
owner of the homestead and much land in other parts. He married
Elizabeth Chambers, and died in 1837, having had seven sons and two
daughters. His son Elijah was the father of Edward P. Mount.
Mr. Mount was united in marriage January 2, 1883, to Annie Elizabeth
Wilkes, daughter of Joseph and Mary A. Wilkes. Mrs. Mount is a
collateral descendant of John Paul Jones, (through her mother) the
famous sea fighter, from his niece Polly Jones, who came to Virginia
whence some of the family removed to New Jersey. The children born
to Mr. and Mrs. Mount are: Sarah Wilkes, born 1883, educated at the
Model School at Trenton, New Jersey, and Broad Street Conservatory
of Music, Philadelphia. Bessie May, born 1888, educated at the
Trenton high school. Edward Wilkes. Norman Howard.
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Mercer County, New Jersey
More About ELIZABETH
M.
WILKS:
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Mercer County, New Jersey
v. HARRISON
PEARSON
MOUNT,
b. November 26, 1836, New Jersey; m.
UNKNOWN.
vi. CAROLINE
P.
MOUNT,
b. August 29, 1839, New Jersey; d. March 29, 1879, Hamilton Square,
New Jersey; m. WILLIAM
LESLIE
PIERSON;
b. July 20, 1840, New Jersey; d. October 06, 1876, Hamilton Square,
New Jersey.
More About CAROLINE
P.
MOUNT:
Burial: First Presbyterian Church Cemetery of Hamilton Square, New
Jersey
More About WILLIAM
LESLIE
PIERSON:
Burial: First Presbyterian Church Cemetery of Hamilton Square, New
Jerse
vii. RIDGEWAY
C.
MOUNT,
b. February 18, 1841, Mercer County, New Jersey; d. September 15,
1885, 7 Barnes St., Trenton, New Jersey; m. KATHERINE;
b. 1848, New Jersey.
viii. SAMUEL
J.
MOUNT,
b. October 19, 1843, Mercer County, New Jersey; d. May 07, 1907,
Mercer County, New Jersey; m. CORDELIA
CUBBERLY,
1865, Mercer County, New Jersey; b. July1841, East Windsor,
Mercer County, New Jersey; d. 9-6-1906, Mercer County, New Jersey.
398.
11.
MARY8
MOUNT
(MATTHIAS7,
RICHARD6,
MATTHIAS5,
RICHARD
MOUNT4
SR.,
GEORGE3
MOUNT,
RICHARD2,
GREGORY1)
was born January 25, 1804 in Nottingham, Burlington County, New
Jersey, and died January 14, 1894 in 162 Mercer St. Princeton,
Mercer County, New Jersey.
She married ELISHA
JEWELL
April 05, 1826. He was
born December 19, 1800 in Penns Neck,
New Jersey, and died January 09, 1873 in West Windsor, New
Jersey.
1837-Received for her father Matthias Mount, I give and bequeath to
my daughter Mary Jewell certain house and lot of land at the same
town adjourning lands on the west James Coleman and others together
with the sum of one house and dollars besides what I hold a receipt
for one half of the one thousand dollars to be paid in one year.
After my death my other half in two years.
I also give her my bed and bedding, the bedding to consist of
four full blankets, pillow cases and one bead spread.
All which I give to her, her Heirs forever.
And should my children decease before their legacies become
due and having Heirs they shall be equally divided among their
Heirs.
More About MARY
MOUNT:
Burial: First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cranbury, New Jersey
More About ELISHA
JEWELL:
Burial: First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cranbury, New Jersey
Children of ELISHA
JEWELL
and MARY
MOUNT
are:
i. ELIZABETH2
JEWELL,
b. 1827.
ii. JOHN
SCHENCK
JEWELL,
b. 1828.
iii.
KENNETH
JEWELL,
b. 1831.
iv. EDWARD
JEWELL,
b. October 08, 1833.
v. EMILY
JEWELL,
b. 1837.
vi. WILLIAM
D.
JEWELL,
b. 1840.
vii.
SARAH
JEWELL,
b. 1842.
viii. MARTHA JEWELL, b. 1844.