My 7th Great Grand Father
Richard Mount
1665-1723
Generation No. 10
RICHARD
MOUNT4
SR.
(GEORGE3
MOUNT,
RICHARD2,
GREGORY1)
was born 1665 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, and died
January 25, 1722/23 in Cranberry, Middlesex County New Jersey.
He married REBECCA
WALL
1687 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, daughter of WALTER
WALL
and ANN
WALL.
She was born 1665 in Gravesend, Kings, Long Island, New York,
and died 1723 in Cranberry, Middlesex County New Jersey.
Richard married Rebecca Wall around 1687 in Middletown, New Jersey.
They had one daughter (Ann) and five sons (Richard, John, George,
Humphrey and Matthias). Richard's family moved from Middletown to
Cranbury, New Jersey about 1710. Their youngest son Matthias (1706 -
1791) is Elizabeth's 2nd great grandfather.
There have been many questions about the town's name. We do not know
the origin of the Cranberry spelling. The marshy land near the mill
site might have grown cranberries, hence the name. On the 19th
century maps, the name appears as Cranberry and Cranbury Town. In
1857 Rev. Joseph G. Symmes felt the name was incorrectly spelled and
suggested it be changed to Cranbury. In Old English "bury" (burh)
could be spelled bury, bery, or berry. In 1869 the town and brook
were renamed Cranbury. On March 7, 1872 Cranbury Township was
officially crated and organized as a separate political subdivision
of Middlesex County consisting of the village of Cranbury and
outlying areas, which were then parts of South Brunswick and Monroe
Townships.
In 1664 King Charles II of England granted to his brother James, the
Duke of York, a vast domain in North America stretching from New
York to Delaware, including the land which is now New Jersey. In its
earliest days Cranbury was part of the colony of East New Jersey,
which was granted to Sir George Carteret by the Duke of York and
controlled by a board of twenty-four proprietors, who sold the land
in parcels.
One tract, north of Cranberry Brook and west of George's Road (now
Main Street) was sold in 1703 to Philip French who, on April 29,
1734, sold it to Noah Burton. (The 1734 deed of sale is preserved in
the Cranbury History Center. A copy hangs in the Cranbury Museum.)
From Noah Burton the land passed to Samuel Leonard and later to
Peter Wyckoff.
In 1825 fourteen acres of woodland along North Main Street from
Bunker Hill to Plainsboro Road were sold to Robert McChesney. In
1850 Sophia Bunker Heron gave one acre of this land, called the
Heron Tract of Prospect Avenue, for the Bunker Hill School.
Half of the tract of land south of Cranberry Brook was sold by
Thomas Cooper to Sir Gordon in 1683. His son, Robert Gordon, sold to
John Rochead in1720, and Rochead sold four and a half acres of that
tract to Thomas Grubbs in 1736. In 1741 Grubbs conveyed the same
lot, now with a gristmill, to John Collins.
Cranbury is one of the oldest towns in New Jersey. While it is believed that there were settlers in Cranbury as early as 1680, a deed of sale between Josiah Prickett and John Harrison dated March I, 1698 for land "with all improvements" indicates buildings on the land and early settlement. Cranbury celebrated its 300th anniversary in 1997, with a variety of events throughout the year.
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In 1789 Christopher Colles, by order of President George Washington,
mapped the road through Cranberry Town, showing on that map
twenty-five buildings (seven north and eighteen south of the brook);
the 1745 Baptist Church, which moved to Hightstown in 1785; and the
mill site.
In 1686 George Rescarrick secured a "warrant to survey 300 acres to
conduct a house of entertainment for strangers and travelers" on
the Great Post Road at Cranberry Brook and Millstone River. When
Rescarrick died in Cranberry in 1713 he owned among other things "a
silver tankard, one dozen spoons and a cup, also seven slaves." His
tavern had "three rooms on a floor, also a barn, stable and other
outhouses, a large orchard, and about sixty to seventy acres of
woodland."
A Post House to supply horses on George's Road between New York and
Philadelphia was run by John Predmore in 1751. One famous visitor
who changed horses in Cranbury
in 1804 was Aaron Burr when he fled south after his fatal
duel with Alexander Hamilton. On this occasion Aaron had been driven
by Commodore Thomas Truxton.
The present Cranbury Inn area was owned by innkeeper, Richard
Handley, a Colonel of the 3rd Regt. Calvary, N. J. Militia. In 1800
Peter Perrine built his home next to Handley's Tavern. This house
was converted in 1808 by Capt. Timothy Horner, who called it the
United States Hotel. In 1920 the area was renamed the Cranbury Inn.
George Washington In Cranbury,
Cranberry Town during the American Revolution saw armies rest and
pass on, an in the colonial village vital decisions were made. The
focus was the home of Dr. Hezekiah Stites on South Main Street. Here
the Marquis de Lafayette and Colonel Alexander Hamilton quartered on
June 25, 1778, and here General George Washington and his staff
established headquarters on June 26th. In a dispatch send on June
25th, Lafayette reported “the detachment is in a wood covered by
Cranberry Creek and I believe extremely safe.”
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General Washington and his main army arrived at Cranberry Town at 9
a.m. on Friday, June 26th, having marched the night before from
Kingston. During that day Washington issued many orders that shaped
the Battle of Monmouth. After sundown Washington marched his army,
sending his last dispatch from the Stites House at 9:30 p.m.
Churches And Cemeteries Of Cranbury,
In July 1739 James Rochead sold land adjoining the mill property "to
be the use of the Elders and Deacons of the Presbyterian Church."
The community had moved from Old Church in Monroe Township to
Cranberry Town where they then erected the First Presbyterian Church
in 1740. In 1759 an additional 150 acres were purchased for the
Parsonage Plantation. A larger church was constructed in 1788 on the
site of the present building which was built in 1839 and enlarged in
1859. The 1878 Parish House has been renovated several times, the
latest in 1960.
The Second Presbyterian Church of Cranbury was founded in 1838. In
1935 the First and Second Church congregations were joined. The
Second Church sanctuary was razed and a monument erected on the
site. The sexton's house remains as a residence.
The Baptist Church in Cranbury was founded in 1745 with John Hight
(Hightstown) as one of the 17 original members. The first meeting
house was built in 1748 on property occupied later by the Spice
Mill. The church was used for 40 years, then sold to Dr.Stites and
moved. The congregation moved to Hightstown in 1785. The front part
of the church grounds was sold and the burial grounds by 1882 were
neglected and contained only 4 standing headstones.
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Brainerd Cemetery, adjoining the First Presbyterian Church, consists
of 5 acres donated to the church by James Rochead in 1740. 40 graves
date before 1800 and 80 Revolutionary War veterans are buried in the
cemetery.
Westminster Cemetery, burying ground for the Second Presbyterian
Church, was opened in 1837 soon after the start of the church. It
continues to be the burying ground for many families. The lake and
Brainerd Cemetery are named for David Brainerd, missionary to the
Indians in the Cranbury area in 1745-46. He was said to have
preached in Cranbury under a gigantic elm tree near present-day
Bunker Hill.
The oldest Cranbury firm still in operation is A.S. Cole Son & Co.
Founded in 1858 as a combination furniture and undertaking business
it is today a well-known funeral establishment.
Found in the Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, New York and
New Jersey Vol.-4
He resided in Middletown and moved to Cranbury with his family about
1711. It has been said that this move was over an argument with the
elders of the Baptist Church in Middletown, but whatever the reason,
he associated with the Presbyterian Church in Cranbury after this
date. Richard Mount married prior to 1687, Rebecca Wall, as appears
in the court records of that date, at Freehold, New Jersey. Garret
Wall, brother, gave evidence concerning the mare that he gave his
sister, Rebecca, wife of Richard Mount. She was the daughter of
Walter and Anne (...) Wall. Walter Wall and his family came to
Middletown from Gravesend, Long Island, and took up town lot No. 4.
He was a Baptist, being one of the original members of the First
Baptist Church at Middletown, New Jersey. New Jersey
Post-Revolutionary Documents 1787 March 15. Mount, Richard of
Nottingham Township, Burlington County.
More About RICHARD
MOUNT
SR.:
Burial: Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cranbury, Middlesex, New
Jersey
Children of RICHARD
SR.
and REBECCA
WALL
are:
1.
RACHEL5
MOUNT
(RICHARD
MOUNT4
SR.,
GEORGE3
MOUNT,
RICHARD2,
GREGORY1)
was born 1687 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey.
She married EDEN
BURROWES
May 19, 1713 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey.
He was born Abt. 1685 in Jamaica, Long Island City, Queens,
New York, and died June 20, 1731 in Middletown, Monmouth, New
Jersey.
Children of RACHEL
MOUNT
and EDEN
BURROWES
and Grandchildren of Richard Mount & Rebecca Wall Are
i. MARY6
BURROWES,
b. 1710.
ii. REBECCA
BURROWES,
b. 1711.
iii. HANNAH
BURROWES,
b. 1715.
iv. JOHN
BURROWES,
b. 1718.
v. EDWARD
BURROWES,
b. December 21, 1720.
vi. MERCY
BURROWES,
b. 1721.
2. JOHN5
MOUNT
(RICHARD
MOUNT4
SR.,
GEORGE3
MOUNT,
RICHARD2,
GREGORY1)
was born 1689 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, and died March
29, 1772 in Rockingham, North Carolina.
He married MARY
LEE
MOUNT
1714 in Upper Freehold, New Jersey, daughter of MATTHIAS MOUNT and MARY
WALL.
She was born 1694 in Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey,
and died August 04, 1745 in Rockingham, North Carolina.
New Jersey Colonial Documents 1772, March 29. WILL: Mount, John, of
Middletown Township, Monmouth Co., Grandson, Joseph Mount, son of my
son, Matthias, 5 shillings, and no more, as I have given his father
land by deed; Daughters, Catherine, Phoebe and Alice, 40 shillings
to each and a like sum to Cloe, daughter of my son, John.
His will was dated March 9, 1772 and proven August 24, 1773 (New
Jersey wills Book K, page 453).
May 23, 1760: ... John Mount of Middletown, yeoman, conveyed land to
James Grover, Yeoman, of the same place, in the settlement of a
dispute, beginning at a point in land that formerly belonged to
Safety Grover, now deceased ... thence to George Mount's line.
Witnessed by John Stillwell, Joseph Mount, and John Anderson
(judge).
More About JOHN
MOUNT:
Children of JOHN
MOUNT
and MARY
MOUNT
Grandchildren of
Richard Mount & Rebecca Wall Are
i. JOHN6
MOUNT,
b. 1709, Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey; d. September 27,
1779, New York City, New York; m. (1) ELIZABETH
CUMMINS,
February 08, 1747/48, Monmouth, New Jersey; b. 1709, Middletown,
Monmouth County, New Jersey; d. December 04, 1749, Middletown,
Monmouth County, New Jersey; m. (2) MARY,
1750, Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey; b. 1721, Middletown,
Monmouth County, New Jersey; d. August 02, 1808.
He served for a time as master of a schooner in the British service
during the American Revolution. He was a Loyalist and was shot in
New York City, after his capture in September 1779. He died without
a will. He owned 200 acres of land about 3 miles from Middletown on
the Shrewsbury River which was confiscated after the Revolution.
July 2, 1772: John Mount of Middletown, boatman, and Mary, his wife
sold 100 acres of land at Naversink, adjoining Safety Grover and
George Mount, to Thomas Stevenson of New York City, for 300 pounds.
John Mount was the master of British schooner in the American
Revolution.
ii. PHEBE
MOUNT,
b. 1713, Middletown ,Monmouth, New Jersey; d. December 03, 1790,
Middletown ,Monmouth, New Jersey; m. SILAS
TILTON,
November 03, 1739, Monmouth County, New Jersey; b. 1713; d. 1790.
iii. ALICE
MOUNT,
b. 1715, Middletown ,Monmouth, New Jersey; d. 1809, Middletown,
Monmouth, New Jersey; m. JOHN
ANDERSON,
July 23, 1746, Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey; b. 1715,
Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey; d. Aft. 1746, Middletown,
Monmouth, New Jersey.
iv. MATTHIAS
MOUNT,
b. 1716, Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey; d. March 29, 1772,
Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey; m. ANN, 1739, Middletown,
Monmouth County, New Jersey; b. 1708, Middletown, Monmouth County,
New Jersey.
March 29. WILL: Mount, John, of Middletown Township, Monmouth Co.,
Grandson, Joseph Mount, son of my son, Matthias, 5 shillings, and no
more, as I have given his father land by deed; Daughters, Catherine,
Phoebe and Alice, 40 shillings to each and a like sum to Cloe,
daughter of my son, John.
v. KATHERINE
MOUNT,
b. 1720, Middletown ,Monmouth, New Jersey; m. JOSEPH TILTON, June 13, 1739,
Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey; b. 1713, New Jersey.
The Tiltons were Loyalist and moved to St. John in New Brunswick,
Canada after the Revolution.
3. RICHARD
MOUNT5
LT.
(RICHARD
MOUNT4
SR.,
GEORGE3
MOUNT,
RICHARD2,
GREGORY1)
was born 1690 in Middletown, Monmouth County New Jersey, and died
July 22, 1777 in Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey.
He married (1) REBECCA
COX
1716 in Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
She was born 1691 in Middletown, Monmouth County New Jersey,
and died 1777 in Cranberry, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
He married (2) MARY
RACHEL
COX
1725 in Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
She was born 1705 in Middletown, Monmouth County New Jersey.
He married (3) ELIZABETH
SEABROOK
1746 in Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
She was born 1711 in Middletown, Monmouth County New Jersey,
and died March 16, 1791.
1715: *Richard Mount was a Lieutenant on the Muster Roll of the
Militia for Middlesex County, New Jersey.
1723, Deed Book F2, page 274 (recorded 10 July 1744): Richard Mount,
Sr., of Middlesex County and Rebecca, his wife, conveyed to Humphrey
Mount, yeoman, 200 acres on the south side of Cranbury Brook
adjoining his brother, Richard Mount, land for 200 pounds, witnessed
by Matthias Mount, who acknowledged the deed, May 15, 1774, and
Joseph Britton, Matthias Mount was his son, while Joseph Britton was
his son-in-law
February 4, 1725: Richard Mount bought land from Thomas Humphries,
attorney and agent for the heirs of William Dockwra, 1000 acres on
Rocky Brook ,beginning at the mouth of Brenthall's Brook, at
Millstone River.
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March 31, 1725: Richard Mount conveyed 200 acres of land at
Cranbury, deeded to him by his father, Richard, Sr., on March 12,
1711, to Stephen Warne, yeoman, This deed was signed by mark by both
Richard and his wife, Rebecca.
1731: Richard Mount, Jr., of Upper Freehold, New Jersey was taxed on
400 acres of land in Middlesex County. March 8, 1736: Richard Mount,
Jr., of Upper Freehold, New Jersey, conveyed 160 acres in Upper
Freehold Township to John Morford.
1750 Nov11, Richard Mount, gentlemen of Upper Freehold, conveyed to
his son Thomas Mount, blacksmith, 198 acres in Upper Freehold.
Witnesses: Michael and Mary Mount.
1756 Nov. 19, Richard Mount Yeoman, of Upper Freehold, conveyed to
Michael Mount, of the same place, land beginning at Rocky Brook, at
the lower corner of the land formerly granted by said Richard Mount
to John Morford, down brook to lands patented to Walter Benthall,
thence Easterly to a corner of Thomas Mount's land, conveyed to said
Richard Mount by the heirs of William Docwra, deceased.
Acknowledged by Richard Mount Feb. 1, 1760.
Recorded Dec. 23, 1805, Freehold Deeds.
1758 - Richard Mount was taxed in Upper Freehold, on 690 Acres.
Abstract of Will of Richard Mount, 1691 - 1777
Richard Mount married (1) Rebecca Unknown, (2) Rachel Cox and (3)
Elizabeth Seabrook. He was the father of Thomas Mount (1) and the
grandfather of Richard, William, Samuel, John and Hezekiah Mount.
Richard Mount of Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New
Jersey. Wife Elizabeth (Seabrook) Mount to have 150 lbs and the
goods she brought when I married her. I have in his lifetime given
to my oldest son Thomas a reasonable share. To Richard Mount, the
eldest son of the said Richard (does he mean Thomas? who died in
1777), deceased, 5 shillings. Sons, Michael and Samuel, all my lands
except hereafter devised. Samuel's part is to be for him during his
life, and after his death, to his son Richard. Grandsons James
Mount, Jesse Mount, William Mount and Ezekiel Mount, sons of my son,
Ezekiel, deceased, the land where I dwell, which is bounded in part
by lands that lately belonged to William Vaughan Deceased, which
land was designed for me by my son Ezekiel, deceased. Daughter in
law, Rebecca Mount, if she be my son Ezekiel's widow, may enjoy the
said land till the said William is 21. My eldest daughter, Rebecca
Bates, widow, 50 lbs. Daughter Marcy, wide of David Stout, 100 lbs
in trust, to be held by my son, Ezekiel, and he pay the interest,
but if she be left a widow to have the principle. If she die, then
40 lbs is to be paid to her son, Samuel Vaughan and other 60 lbs to
the rest of her children. Daughter Patience, the wife of Robert
Gordon 100 lbs which is to be in the hands of my son-in-law Peter
Sexton, and he is to pay her the interest but if she die then to be
paid to her 3 daughters. To the children of my late daughter, the
wide of Peter Sexton, deceased, 100 lbs to be in the said Peter's
hands which he is to give to his children as they come of age.
youngest daughter, Rebecca, 100 lbs to be paid to her husband, James
Sexton. Wife, Elizabeth, eldest daughter Rebecca Bates, son Michael,
son Samuel, daughter Mercy Stout, Rebecca Sexton, the residue.
Executors - son Michael, my sons-in-law, Peter Sexton and James
Sexton and my friend Thomas Farr. Witnesses - Christopher Morris,
Hugh Gaston, Daniel Gaston, Proved August 11, 1777.
Inventory of 2,228 lbs.
Children of RICHARD LT. and REBECCA COX Grandchildren of Richard Mount & Rebecca Wall Are
i.
Massey
MOUNT,
b. 1716, Upper Freehold, Monmouth County New Jersey; d. 1755, Upper
Freehold, Monmouth County New Jersey; m. (1) DAVID
STOUT;
b. Abt. 1727; m. (2) WILLIAM
VAUGHN,
1732, Upper Freehold, Monmouth County New Jersey; b. 1714, Upper
Freehold, New Jersey; d. October 09, 1767, Upper Freehold, Monmouth
County New Jersey.
Notes for WILLIAM
VAUGHN:
His will stated that He was a resident of Freehold, NJ and named his
wife, Massie Vaughn, along with his friends, Thomas Morphet, Thomas
Farr, and Peter Secton executors. William and Ezekiel Mount were two
of the witness.
On Apr 10, 1777, these executors, Thomas Morford of Middlesex Co.,
Thomas Farr and Peter Sexton of Upper Freehold and Mercy Stout of
Hunterdon County, conveyed to William Mount of Upper Freehold, part
of the 200 acres which Michael Mount purchased from his father,
Richard Mount on Nov 19, 1756 and which William Vaughan purchased
Apr 1, 1757. William Vaughan ordered this property disposed of in
the event of the remarriage of his wife Mercy (sic. Massey). She
married (2) David Stout of Hunterdon County, NJ.
Jul 5, 1760: William Vaughan, yeoman, and Mercy, his wife of Upper
Freehold, yeoman, sold land, conveyed to him by Michael Mount on Mar
31, 1757, to Thomas Mount, yeoman.
ii. THOMAS
MOUNT,
b. 1717, Upper Freehold, Monmouth County New Jersey; d. April 27,
1777, Upper Freehold, Monmouth County New Jersey; m. MARY PATTERSON, 1740, New Jersey;
b. Abt. 1720, New Jersey.
Thomas was a private in the American Revolution, THOMAS MOUNT, son
of Richard Mount , resided at Upper Freehold.
1750 Nov11, Richard Mount, gentlemen of Upper Freehold, conveyed to
his son Thomas Mount, blacksmith, 198 acres in Upper Freehold.
Witnesses: Michael and Mary Mount
1777, April 17. He made his will; proved April 27, 1777, in which he
calls himself blacksmith, and mentions his wife, Mary , and sons,
Richard , Hezekiah , John , Samuel and William . He gave, by will,
to his two sons, Richard and Hezekiah Mount , equally, the tract of
land whereon he lately dwelt, and which he had purchased April 7,
1771.
1795, May 1. Richard Mount, one of the two sons, joined by Lydia ,
his wife, sold, for £1,794 gold, these lands, which are described as
in Windsor , to Samuel Ely , of Windsor township
Will of Thomas Mount, 1717 - 1771
Thomas married (1) Mary Unknown and (2) Mary Patterson. His five
children, Richard, William, John, Samuel and Hezekiah were all born
to his first wife.
Thomas Mount of Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New
Jersey. Wife Mary to have use of lands and moveable's. Son Richard
to have 1/2 my land on the southwest side of Rocky Brook where he
now lives. Son Hezekiah the other 1/2 on southwest side of Rocky
Brook where he lives. Son, John, plantation where he lives. Son
Samuel, plantation where he lives. Son William, my homestead.
Executors - friend, Thomas Morford, and my sons Richard and William.
Witnesses - Joseph Hutchinson, John Vaughn, Nathaniel Randolph.
Proved April 27, 1777.
iii. MICHAEL
MOUNT,
b. 1720, Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey; d. February 04, 1805,
Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey; m. MARY
FOREMAN,
1754, Upper Freehold, New Jersey; b. 1734, Trenton, Mercer, New
Jersey; d. September 02, 1809, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Michael Mount, son of Richard Mount, married Mary, daughter of
Ezekiel and Elizabeth (Seabrook) Forman, born 1734; died Sept. 2,
1809. Both of their wills are recorded at Freehold, New Jersey 1757.
1756 Nov. 19, Richard Mount Yeoman, of Upper Freehold, conveyed to
Michael Mount, of the same place, land beginning at Rocky Brook, at
the lower corner of the land formerly granted by said Richard Mount
to John Morford, down brook to lands patented to Walter Benthall,
thence Easterly to a corner of Thomas Mount's land, conveyed to said
Richard Mount by the heirs of William Docwra, deceased.
Acknowledged by Richard Mount Feb. 1, 1760.
Recorded Dec. 23, 1805, Freehold Deeds.
April 1, 1757 Michael Mount, of Upper Freehold, yeoman, and Mary,
his wife, son of Richard Mount, conveyed land to William Vaughn, of
the same place, gentleman.
1768, Jan. 25. Michael Mount corrected the deed, at which time
Vaughn was dead. William Vaughn and Mercy, his wife, conveyed this
land, July 5, 1760, to Thomas Mount.
More About MICHAEL
MOUNT:
Burial: Imlaystown, , New Jersey
Notes for MARY
FOREMAN:
She was the daughter of Ezekiel and Elizabeth (Seabrook ) Forman.
NOTE: after the death of Ezekiel Forman, her father, Mary's mother,
Elizabeth (Seabrook) Forman, married Richard Mount, the father of
Michael. Mary Forman had the following brothers and sisters, Samuel
Forman b. Thomas Forman, who went to Kentucky, Aaron Forman d.
Hannah Forman, Elizabeth Forman
iv. MOSES
MOUNT,
b. 1721, Monmouth, New Jersey; d. July 23, 1748, Shrewsbury,
Monmouth, New Jersey; m. LYDIA
BILLS,
May 15, 1739, Monmouth County, New Jersey; b. 1721, Shrewsbury,
Monmouth, New Jersey; d. 1748.
I believe Moses to be a son of Richard. He has a son who was aid to
General George Washington.
There is little doubt, if any, that the line belongs to
George Mount's family, for, the quote by Paul Mount, in the Newark
New Jersey News, " the late Samuel Mount mentions his note on the
Mount family, that his mother, both of who's parents were Mounts,
and different decedents of George Mount, referred to Moses Mount,
the son, who kept the Hotel at Mounts corner, now West Freehold, as
having been a distant relative, but said she did not like to
acknowledge it. Pretty
hard on Moses, but as he been an aid of General Washington's, we can
afford to feel charitable to him.
Moses Mount was a lover of fast horses and a great rider of
fast horses."
Calendar Wills of New Jersey 1670-1760, Page 350, Shrewsbury,
Monmouth County, New Jersey
v. PATIENCE
MOUNT,
b. 1722, Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey; d. Aft. 1760,
Monmouth, New Jersey; m. ROBERT
GORDON,
December 18, 1742, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey; b. 1718, Upper
Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey; d. 1778, Monmouth, New Jersey.
Patience Mount, daughter of Richard Mount, had a license to marry
Robert Gordon, dated Dec. 18, 1742.
1778, Apr. 2. Letters of administration were issued to Patience
Gordon, on the estate of her late husband, Robert Gordon, deceased.
She was referred to in the will of her father, Richard Mount, who
likewise alludes to her three daughters.
vi. SAMUEL
MOUNT,
b. 1724, Upper Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey; d. August 07,
1801, Upper Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey; m. FRANCES COOK, June 20,
1755, Monmouth County, New Jersey; b. September 16, 1731, Freehold,
Monmouth County, New Jersey; d. September 16, 1806, Upper Freehold,
Monmouth, New Jersey.
They lived first at Upper Freehold, New Jersey, but moved about 1772 to the Mohawk Valley of New York where he received a land grant on the Jersey field Patent. This was a block of land which was established in 1772 for settlement and upon which many from New Jersey came to live. From "Frontiersmen of New York", page 554 (published in 1882), it is stated that this patent was granted Apr 12, 1770.
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Samuel's land was just north of Salisbury, New York.
account of the people of that area and in particular that of Samuel
Mount's family in the early days of the American Revolution.
This
work describes the In this account, the scalping of the two young
sons of Samuel by the Indians for the reward paid by the British is
told. it states that as the hostilities began, during the
Revolution, the settlers, left the "Valley" one by one, leaving
Samuel Mount and his family alone. Since the Mounts had always
treated the Indians kindly, they had no fear of them. However, with
the equivalent of 8 dollars a head for American scalps, the Indians
began to raid the isolated families still left in the area. On one
occasion, Samuel took his family to the nearby town of Salisbury,
apparently to the mill, and left three of his sons at home, alone
with a young black boy. Of these sons, Richard Aaron and Timothy
were left in the barn with a young Black man, to thrash peas while
Samuel, Jr., was in a far field with his chores. Two Indians
approached the barn and asked for milk to drink. According to the
young black boy, Richard and Timothy told them, truthfully, that
they had none. Using this as an excuse, the two Indians took out
their tomahawks scalped the two young sons of Samuel. The Black
youth was spared as the British only paid for white scalps. The
details of the Indian incident were written into a novel, "Drums
Along the Mohawk". by Alexander Edmondson, and in the late 1940
period was made into a movie. After the death of the two young sons,
Samuel moved his family to Trenton, New Jersey.
May 30, 1801: Samuel Mount made his will which was proven Sept 7,
1801 at Trenton, New Jersey
(Will book 39, page 484)
Will of Samuel Mount : ~1724 - 1801
Samuel Mount was the son of Richard and Rebecca (Unknown) Mount. He
was the uncle of the Richard Mount who married Lydia Dey/Dye. Samuel
was born about 1724 in Middlesex County, New Jersey and moved with
his family to the Mohawk Valley, New York. After the death of his
sons Richard Aaron and Timothy at the hands of the Mohawk Indians,
Samuel and his family returned to Middlesex County, New Jersey. In
the name of God, Amen.
In the name of god Amen the thirtieth day of May Eighteen hundred
and one I Samuel Mount of the township of Upper Freehold and County
of Monmouth and State of New Jersey being in good health and of
perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto god therefore calling
to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed
for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and
testament and I desire it to be received by all as such.
Item: I give to my beloved wife Frances Mount all my household
furniture of every kind excepting too beds and bedding for the same
during her life.
Item: I then give unto my well beloved son Michael Mount all my
personal property of every kind and the too beds and bedding
included above. xxxxx that I may die possessed of and at the death
of my wife then Michael Mount to have all she dies possessed of that
she don't chose to dispose of herself in any other way. And I do
constitute my aforesaid son Michael Mount the sole executor of this
my last will and testament in witness thereof I do hen unto set my
hand and seal the day and year above written.
Signed, published & delivered by the above named Samuel Mount ....
as his last will and testament in the presence of witnesses:
Peter Barclay
Brent Schork
Joseph XXXX
Signed by Samuel Mount.
A true and perfect inventory of all and xxxx the goods and chattles
of the personal estate of Samuel Mount late of the Township of Upper
Freehold in the County of Monmouth. Made by John Dey and Brent
Schonk.
His wearing apparel $ 40.
19 horned cattle $26.
Hay in the barn and in Racks $168
6 sheep one xxxxxxx 9 hogs $20
3 horses $240.
Hay in the Rack and barn and lumber in the barn $40.75
a Wagon Hay xxxx harrows $43.00
Corn in the crib and xxxx hogs - 17 - $81.75
5 hogshead 1 xxxxx one copper kittle $ 8.00
Kittles, pots xxxx tongues and xxxxx$ 20.25
cobard and China ware and silver tea spoons and xxxx $15.00
one xxxxxx and other dishes $ 5.00
a negro woman $ 146.
xxxxware grind stone xxxx $ 9.50
17 chairs and xxxx 2 tables $15.25
looking glass desk & guns & chest, baskets old barrel $16.50
book case and bottles $41.00
4 beds and bedding - $120.
one bond & mortgage for one
More About SAMUEL
MOUNT:
Burial: Hightstown, New Jersey
Children of RICHARD LT. and MARY COX are:
vii. EZEKIEL
MOUNT,
b. 1731, Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey; d. January 28, 1773,
Monmouth County, New Jersey; m. REBECCA
COX,
August 01, 1748, Monmouth County, New Jersey; b. 1734, Middletown,
Monmouth County, New Jersey; d. October 10, 1796, Monmouth, New
Jersey.
New Jersey Colonial Documents List: Will of Ezekiel Mount, dated
March 9, 1773 lists wife as Rebecca. Ezekiel Mount and his immediate
family all resided in Upper Freehold. He was one of the constituent
members of the Yellow Meeting House, a Baptist Church in this area.
It has been stated by many descendents that Ezekiel was the eldest
child of Richard and Rachel (Cox) Mount.
Ezekiel Mount and his immediate family, a. resident in Upper
Freehold, and the farm devised to his sons. James, Jesse, William
and Ezekiel, by their Grandfather", Richard Mount, was sold to them
to Ezekiel Mount, Jr., Mach. 26, 1813.
Calendar of Wills,1796-1800 volume 38 page 260 1796 October 10.
Mount, Rebecca, of Monmouth County., will of Daughters, Permelia
Vaughn, Rebecca Chamberlain, Elizabeth Ely, Mary Chamberlain and
Rachel Chamberlain, an equal division of personal.
Executor -son-in-law John Chamberlain Proved December 27, 1796.
Administration was granted to Rebecca Mount, et al, March 9, 1773.
viii. REBECCA
MOUNT,
b. 1731, Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey; d. 1808; m. JAMES SEXTON,
Abt. 1758, New Jersey; b. 1728, New Jersey; d. 1784, Freehold, New
Jersey.
1784, August 20, Upper Freehold Twsp., Monmouth, New Jersey, will of: Executor to be Guardian of my children. Wife Rebecca (Mount) use of all estate to bring up the children, till son, Peter, is 21. Eldest son, Peter, to have 3 shares of my estate, and son James 3 shares, and rest to daughters, Rachel (Sexton) Cox; Rebecca Sexton; Ann Sexton; and Patience Sexton.
Executors - Wife, Rebecca, my brother, Peter Sexton, and friend, Samuel Sexton.
Witnesses - John Stevens, Benjamin Vanschoik., Proved 30 Oct. 1784.
1784, October 16 Inventory, 303 lbs., made by Daniel Sexton and William Emley.
Her will on Record at Freehold, written 6-24-1806, proved 7-28-1808
4. ANN
MOUNT,
b. 1693, Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey; d. March 09, 1765, Upper
Freehold, New Jersey; m. JOSEPH
BRITTON,
April 05, 1714, Dutch Church, New York City; b. 1695, Freehold,
Monmouth, New Jersey.
5. GEORGE5
MOUNT
(RICHARD
MOUNT4
SR.,
GEORGE3
MOUNT,
RICHARD2,
GREGORY1)
was born 1695 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, and died May 17,
1769 in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey,.
He married SARAH
VAUGH
1716 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey.
She was born 1695 in Upper Freehold, New Jersey, and died in
Upper Freehold, New Jersey.
George was a constable for Piscataqua, New Jersey, where he was a
defendant and plaintiff in law suits in 1715, 1716 and 1718 as
appears in the court records of Middlesex County at New Brunswick.
1723 Dec. 23, Mount, George of Lower Freehold, Monmouth County,
December 23, 1733: He was residing in Freehold, when he bought 20
acres of land in Freehold as well as a tract near Coles Creek, in
the same place, from John Estill of Freehold. May 23, 1760: George
Mount had land adjoining some which John Mount of Middletown
conveyed to James Grover in the settling of a dispute.
Calendar of Wills - 1761-1770. His will signed by his mark, was
Dated May 16, 1769, Proved April 2, 1770.
More About GEORGE
MOUNT:
Burial: Upper Freehold, New Jersey
More About SARAH
VAUGH:
Burial: Upper Freehold, New Jersey
Children of GEORGE
MOUNT
and SARAH
VAUGH
Grandchildren of Richard Mount & Rebecca Wall Are
i. REBECCA6
MOUNT,
b. 1715, Middleton, Monmouth County, New Jersey; d. July 22, 1777,
Middleton, Monmouth County, New Jersey; m. BATES,
Abt. 1735; b. 1721, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey; d. Middletown,
Monmouth, New Jersey.
ii. HANNAH
MOUNT,
b. 1721, Lower, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey; d. 1787, New Jersey;
m. JOHN
WETHERELL,
July 1745, Monmouth, New Jersey; b. 1725.
iii. JOHN
MOUNT,
b. 1722, Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey; d. 1797, Halifax,
Virginia; m. (1) SUSSANAH
LEE,
Abt. 1740, Lundberg, Virginia; b. 1723, Virginia; m. (2) SUSANNA
MATTHEWS,
October 11, 1746, Lunenburg, Virginia; b. 1721, Lundberg, Virginia;
d. 1803, Halifax, Virginia.
His brother Francis was the administrator of his father's will.
Apparently this Thomas and his brother John had both moved to
Lunenburg Co., Va. long before their father's death.
iv. FRANCIS
M.
MOUNT,
b. 1723, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey; d. Aft. 1773; m. (1) ANN
REYNOLDS,
January 04, 1758, Monmouth County, New Jersey; b. 1724, Freehold,
Monmouth, New Jersey; d. 1764; m. (2) ELIZABETH
REED,
February 08, 1764, Monmouth County, New Jersey; b. Abt. 1740,
Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey.
v. THOMAS
MOUNT,
b. Abt. 1724, Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey; d. Virginia.
His brother Francis was the administrator of his father's will.
Apparently this Thomas and his brother John had both moved to
Lunenburg Co., Va. long before their father's death
6. HUMPHREY5
MOUNT
(RICHARD
MOUNT4
SR.,
GEORGE3
MOUNT,
RICHARD2,
GREGORY1)
was born 1698 in Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, and died
August 20, 1761 in Perth Amboy, Cranbury, New Jersey.
He married (1) ANN
BITTON
1724 in Upper Freehold Twp, Monmouth, New Jersey.
She was born 1703 in Tenant Church, Cranbury, New Jersey, and
died in Upper Freehold, New Jersey.
He married (2) ANN
NESBIT
1724 in Upper Freehold, New Jersey.
She was born 1703 in New Jersey, and died in Perth Amboy,
Cranbury, New Jersey.
1715: Humphrey Mount was listed as a private on the Muster Rolls.
January 25, 1723: Richard Mount, Sr., of Middlesex County, New
Jersey and Rebecca, his wife, conveyed to Humphrey Mount, yeoman,
200 acres on the south side of Cranberry Creek, adjoining Richard
Mount, Jr., for 200 pounds.
1751 Humphrey Mount bought of Robert Lettis Hooper, land, which Apr.
7,1755, be sold to Nesbit Mount and acknowledged the same, Aug. 20,
1761, which he called himself of Perth Amboy, Yeoman.
Cranbury at this date, was spoken of as in the City of Perth
Amboy.
Humphrey Mount died after August 20, 1761, the date of a deposition
for a land deed in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
More About HUMPHREY
MOUNT:
Burial: Perth Amboy, Cranbury, New Jersey
More About ANN
BITTON:
Burial: Upper Freehold, New Jersey
More About ANN
NESBIT:
Burial: Perth Amboy, Cranbury, New Jersey
Ann Nesbitt , wife of Humphrey Mount, Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey 1695 Ann Nesbitt, Wife of Humphrey Mount, Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey 6-23-1792
Ann Briton
Second Wife of Humphrey Mount, Upper Freehold, New Jersey
1710
Humphrey
Mount & Ann Britton, Upper Freehold, New Jersey
1740
Children of HUMPHREY
MOUNT
and ANN
BITTON
and Grandchildren of Richard Mount & Rebecca Wall Are
i. BRITTON6
MOUNT,
b. May 1731, Cranbury, New Jersey; d. Bef. 1790; m. MRS. BRITTON MOUNT, 1765,
Monmouth, New Jersey; b. 1732, New Jersey; d. Bef. 1790.
ii. DORCAS
MOUNT,
b. May 05, 1734, Tenant, Monmouth, New Jersey; m. HARRISON D. NEWSUM.
iii. MARY
MOUNT,
b. June 07, 1736, Cranbury, Middlesex, New Jersey; d. 1778; m. JOHN
DEY;
b. 1723, Middlesex, Monmouth, New Jersey; d. April 17, 1823,
Lawrence Twp.,Washington County, Ohio.
iv. WILLIAM
MOUNT,
b. May 14, 1739, Monmouth County, New Jersey; d. 1812, Monmouth, New
Jersey; m. ANNE
PERRINE,
August 31, 1761, Middlesex, Monmouth, New Jersey; b. 1740, Monmouth
County, New Jersey.
Will of William Mount : 1739 - 1811
William Mount was the son of Humphrey Mount and Ann Britton. He was
the third cousin of Richard, William, Samuel, John and Hezekiah
Mount of Cranbury, New Jersey. He married Ann Perrine.
I William Mount of the Township of South Amboy the County of
Middlesex and State of New Jersey being in a declining state of
health but of sound disposing mind do for the setting of my temporal
affairs make this my last will and testament.
First, I recommend my soul to God who gave it and my body to be
intered in a plain & decent matter at the discretion of my Executor
herein named.
Item: My will is that all my just debts and funeral expenses be
first paid by my Executor and as soon as convenient after my disease
and all the residue of by estate xxxxx of what it may I dispose of
as follows - that it be equally divided between my wife Ann and
daughter Hannah & my two sons James and William Mont Eacdh and equal
share and I do hereby constitute nominate and appoint my son James
Mount to be executor of this my last will and testament hereby
revoking all former wills by me made and declaring this only to be
my last ---in the presence of --- dated this twenty sixth day of
April eighteen hundred an eleven --- 1811
Signed by
Robert Montgomery
Wilson Applegate
Andrew Applegate
Signed by William Mount.
Inventory of William Mount's Estate
A true an defect Inventory of all and singular the goods and Charles
rights and credits Late of William Mount of the township of South
Amboy in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey deceased -
made by us whose names are hereunto subscribed this 22 day of
January --- 1812
His purse $63.50
his apparel $15.00 A due bill from William Johnson and son payable
the first of April next for $53.32
Sundries in the front room $16.
1 case of drawers 6 dollars 3 tables & stands $5.00
12 Winsor chairs $ 14 6 Rush bottoms 2 doll $ 16.
sundries in the cupboard $ 5.0
Tea Kettles and looking glass $ 3.
Sundries in the back room -- 2 beds and bedding & $50 2 chest $ 2 --
$52
2 beds and bedding -- $ 50.
saddle and bridle $ 3 wheels $ 12.
sundries $ 3.
12 Horned cattle and 3 calves $ 135.
2 gray horses 2 colts $ 100
12 sheep 10 hogs $ 54.
rye in barn and oats $ 45
hay and poultry $ 32
Framing Utensils
Wagon 2 ploughs and harrow $ 47.5
Harness shovels spades $ 23.
corn and potatoes $50 shelves and grind stone $ 55.
whiskey $ 18 meat $ 30 casks $ 15 $64
pots and kettles $ 5. shoves and tongs $8.
sundries $ 16
Total of $888.87
appraised by in this day and year above
Robert Montgomery
Child of HUMPHREY
MOUNT
and ANN
NESBIT
and Grandchildren of Richard Mount & Rebecca Wall Are
v. NESBIT6
MOUNT,
b. 1728, Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey; d. April 04, 1760,
Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey; m. MARY
HAY,
August 09, 1744, Middlesex County, New Jersey; b. 1723, Cranbury,
Middlesex County, New Jersey.
Will of Nesbit Mount, 1728 - 1760
Nesbit Mount was the son of Humphrey and Ann Nesbit Mount of
Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey. He married Mary Hay and they
had three children - Ann, Mary and Humphrey.
Wife Mary and John Thompson were named the executors of Nesbit's
will. Children are spoken of but names are not given. Witnesses -
John Thomson, Jr., Stephen Warne and Cornelius Tomson. Proved April
17, 1760.
April 7, 1755: Humphrey Mount, of Perth Amboy, deeded land to Nesbit
Mount for a nominal fee. This land adjoined his own, this tract of
land was purchased by Humphrey in 1751 from Robert Lettis Hooper.
Jun 25, 1757: Nesbit Mount made his will which was proven, April 4,
1760. In his will, he refers to his home as in Cranbury and to
"...my children, males and females not yet 20, (he did not name
them) ... " His wife and John Thompson to be executors
7. MATTHIAS
MOUNT,
b. July 1706, Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey; d. April 07,
1791, Cranberry, Middlesex County, New Jersey; m. ANNE DEBOUGH, 1727,
Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey; b. 1714, Mamaroneck, Livingston,
New York; d. June 23, 1792, Cranberry, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
Matthias Mount b. 1706, Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey,
occupation Wagon driver in Militia, married Anne Debough , born
About 1714, Mamaroneck, Long Island, New York, (daughter of
Frederick Debough and Johanna Hannah Van Hook d. 23 June 1792,
Windsor Twp., Middlesex County, New Jersey, buried: Cranbury Yard,
Cranbury, New Jersey. Matthias died 7 April 1791, Near Cranbury, New
Jersey, buried: Cranbury Yard (1st Presbyterian Church). Anne Debogh
may be his 2nd wife, first wife unknown. If so, child Thomas may not
be Anne's own. Matthias was a wagon driver in the Middlesex County,
New Jersey Militia during American Revolution Said to have died "in
his 85th year." Anne: Son Thomas may be step son from Matthias's
other marriage.
Is this the Matthias that was made guardian of Catherine on Nov. 8,
1787? of Burlington Co., Ward. Daughter of Richard Mount of said
Co., deceased. Said ward makes choice of her brother, Mathias Mount,
as ger Guardian. Ruling Elder from Jul, 1744 to Apr 7, 1791.
Cemetery Plot : Row 29 place 7.
1745: Matthias resided at Freehold, where he sold land to one
Hankins and wife, and moved to Middlesex County. Oct 24,
1755: JEDIAH Stout, of Windsor, yeoman, conveyed land to Matthias
Mount, of the same place, in the presence of Thomas Mount and
Stephen Warne.
Mar 10, 1756: Executor of Frederick Debogh's will. In the will of
Frederick Debogh, of Freehold, mentions: wife, Hannah; son, van Hook
Debough; daughter, Hannah, cut off and her share left to her
daughter, Mary van Hook (NOTE: Mary van Hook, married Jacobus
Volkertzsen and they moved to Halifax County Virginia in 1740; later
to Orange County, NC where he received a land grant from Lord
Granville) and her grandson, Frederick Brown; daughters: Frances and
Sarah, unmarried; and son, Solomon. It was this Solomon de Boogh who
moved to Halifax County, VA and died in Orange County NC as seen
from Orange Co., NC Wills. Executors: his wife, Hannah, son,
Lawrence Debough, and son-in-law, Matthias Mount
Aug 15, 1771: Matthias Mount, as executor, advertised the sale of
the property of the late Frederick Debow, in Lower Freehold, about
five miles from the Monmouth Courthouse, on Sept 27, 1771.
Oct 5, 1771: Matthias Mount, of Windsor, Middlesex Co., only
surviving executor of Frederick Debow, late of Freehold, conveyed
land to Matthias Rue.
Mar 25, 1783: Matthias Mount, Sr. and Anne, his wife, conveyed to
their son, Humphrey, 220 acres of land, the west end of their
plantation, in Windsor TWP, Middlesex Co., for 400 pounds. At the
same time, they conveyed the east end of their plantation, 220
acres, to their son, John.
More About MATTHIAS
MOUNT:
Burial: Cranbury Yard, Cranbury, New Jersey
More About ANNE
DEBOUGH:
Burial: Cranberry Yard, Cranberry, New Jersey
Matthias Mount Birth Record Marriage Matthias Mount & Anne Debough Death Record Cranbury Yard Cemetery Record Land Records Revolutionary War Records 1777 Muster Roll 1st Presbyterian Church Records
Ann Debough Birth Record Death Record Cemetery Records
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