Richard Mount
1740-1787
My
5th Great
Grandfather
Generation No. 8
54. RICHARD6 MOUNT (MATTHIAS5, RICHARD MOUNT4 SR., GEORGE3 MOUNT, RICHARD2, GREGORY1) was born 1740 in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, and died November 1787 in Nottingham, Burlington County, New Jersey. He married ANN HANNAH DISBROW 1759 in Monmouth County, New Jersey, daughter of HENRY DRISBROW and TRYNTJE HENDTICKSEN. She was born December 24, 1738 in Shrewberry, Monmouth, New Jersey, and died 1835 in Nottingham, Burlington County, New Jersey
The history of Freehold predates Bruce Springsteen by roughly 300 years. First settled in 1650, Freehold is one of the original townships of Monmouth County. It has always been the county seat, and from 1715 to 1801 Freehold was simply called “Monmouth Courthouse”.
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Freehold enjoys a past that is rich in American Revolution History.
Visitors to Freehold can hike, horseback ride or picnic on the
grounds of Monmouth Battlefield, the 18th century landscape of
fields, woods and orchards where one of the largest battles of the
Revolutionary War took place. In was here, on a scorching hot day,
June 28, 1778, that George Washington attacked the British Troops
who were at the time retreating from Philadelphia back to New York.
Other famed participants of the Battle of Monmouth were Benedict
Arnold, Alexander Hamilton, the Marquis de Lafayette and Molly
Pitcher, who took over her husband’s cannon after he was killed by
British gunfire.
A walking tour of downtown Freehold is like a step back in time.
Many of the beautiful buildings along Main Street date back to the
1800’s – even before. The American Hotel, built in 1824, is in the
process of getting a “face life” and will once again be open for
business in the near future. The hotel’s most famous visitor was
Abraham Lincoln, who stopped here on the way to the White House in
1861. The oldest building in Freehold is St. Peter’s Episcopal
Church, built in 1683. Take a stroll through the old cemetery –
you’ll be fascinated by dates going back to the times of the
pilgrims.
No trip to Freehold would be complete without stopping by Freehold Raceway, the nation’s oldest and fastest daytime half-mile harness racing. It was first opened in 1853, and still operates seven days a week, night & day.
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Freehold is a town as diverse at it is old. Quaint Victorian houses
lay steps away from trendy dining spots and antique galleries.
Freehold is a great day or weekend trip for those who love history,
architecture, and of course, food!
THE MOUNT HOMESTEAD: Sharps Avenue begins at Nottingham Way,
Hamilton Square, N.J. and runs north to the Edinburg Road. Had one
traveled that same road more than 200 hears ago he would have seen a
large farm house in almost the same location as the present
dwelling. This was the Mount homestead erected some years prior to
the Revolutionary War. Richard Mount was the first of that name to
own this land. The exact date that he purchased this land is not
known, but in an old paper, executed in 1797, whereby Mary Mount,
daughter, conveyed to her brother Matthias her undivided twelfth
part of the plantation. The original tract was 247 acres. Tradition
states that Richard and his son Matthias were both in the War of the
Revolution, both enlisting as soldiers. The records of the Adjutant
Generals Office show that Richard and Matthias enlisted from
Middlesex County. The original Middlesex County line was then only a
short distance from the Mount Farm. Richard had two sons and eight
daughters.
Calendar of Wills 1786-1790 Volume 36 1787 March 15 Mount, Richard of Nottingham Township, Burlington Co., Adm'rs - Joseph Disbrow and Matthias Mount, both of said place. He served in the American Revolution. He died prior to Mar 14, 1787, the date that the inventory of his estate was made (and attested on Mar 15, 1787.) He married at least two time. (One descendent says three times). Richard
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Mount is the ancestor of the Mount Family of Hamilton Square, New
Jersey. Upon his death, his son, Matthias, along with James Disbrow
were made administrators of his estate and became guardians of his
minor children: Mary, Joseph, Rebecca and Catherine. (Burlington
Co., New Jersey Records).
More About RICHARD
MOUNT:
Burial: Presbyterian Church, Hamilton Square, New Jersey
Richard Mount Birth Record
Marriage Record Richard Mount & Hannah Drisbrow
Revolutionary War Record
Hannah Drisbrow Birth Record
Death Record
Children of RICHARD
MOUNT
and HANNAH
DISBROW
are:
1.
LYDIA7
MOUNT
(JOHN6,
THOMAS5,
MATTHIAS4,
GEORGE3,
RICHARD2,
GREGORY1)
was born August 10, 1760 in Middlesex County, New Jersey,
Died 1813 Anderson, Hamilton, Ohio. She married JOHN
SILVER
October 19, 1780 in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
He was born 1755 in Windsor, Middlesex, New Jersey, and died
December 29, 1826 in Anderson, Hamilton, Ohio.
Children of LYDIA
MOUNT
and JOHN
SILVER
are:
i. ELIAS8
SILVER.
ii. ELIZABETH
SILVER.
iii.
ENOCH
MOUNT
SILVER.
iv. MARGARET
SILVER.
v. MARJERY
SILVER.
vi. SAMUEL
SILVER.
vii.
REBECCA
SILVER,
b. July 07, 1781.
viii.
LYDIA
ANN
SILVER,
b. November 22, 1788.
ix. JOHN
SILVER,
b. September 30, 1795.
x. LUCY
ELLEN
SILVER,
b. 1784, Allentown, Monmouth, New Jersey; d. Allentown, Monmouth,
New Jersey; m. SAMUEL
H.
MOUNT,
1805, Allentown, Monmouth, New Jersey; b. October 18, 1777,
Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey; d. 1838, Allentown,
Monmouth, New Jersey.
More About LUCY
ELLEN
SILVER:
Burial: Presbyterian Cemetery, Allentown, New Jersey
135.
2. MATTHIAS
MOUNT,
b. April 10, 1761, Hamilton Square, Mercer, New Jersey; d. November
20, 1837, Nottingham, Burlington, New Jersey.
Matthias Mount
Birth Record
136.
3. ELIZABETH
KONOVER7
MOUNT
(RICHARD6,
MATTHIAS5,
RICHARD
MOUNT4
SR.,
GEORGE3
MOUNT,
RICHARD2,
GREGORY1)
was born 1765 in Middlesex, New Jersey, and died November 26, 1858
in Mercer, New Jersey. She
married DAVID
CUBBERLY
January 01, 1797 in Middlesex, Monmouth, New Jersey.
He was born January 03, 1756 in Hamilton Square, Burlington,
New Jersey, and died August 06, 1845 in Nottingham,
Burlington County,
New Jersey.
More About DAVID
CUBBERLY:
Burial: Hamilton Square Presbyterian Cemetery
Child of ELIZABETH
MOUNT
and DAVID CUBBERLY & Grandchildren of Richard Mount & Hannah
Drisbrow are
i. JOHN CHAMBERLAIN8 CUBBERLEY, b. May 01,
1805.
4. CATHERINE
MOUNT,
b. 1772, Nottingham, Burlington, New Jersey; d. 1861, Lexington,
South Carolina; m. THOMAS
DERRICK,
1803; b. 1774, Germany; d. 1858, Lexington, South Carolina.
More About THOMAS
DERRICK:
Burial: Derrick Family Cemetery, , Lexington, South Carolina
5. REBECCA
MOUNT,
b. August 28, 1773, Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey; m. JACOB
WARREN,
Madison County, Illinois; b. 1774, Freehold, Monmouth County, New
Jersey.
137.
6.
JOSEPH7
MOUNT
(RICHARD6,
MATTHIAS5,
RICHARD
MOUNT4
SR.,
GEORGE3
MOUNT,
RICHARD2,
GREGORY1)
was born 1775 in Nottingham, Burlington, New Jersey, and died 1859
in Hightstown, New Jersey.
He married HANNAH
ALLEN
1809 in Hightstown, Mercer, New Jersey, daughter of JOHN
ALLEN
and ELIZABETH
MARSH.
She was born 1785 in Mercer, New Jersey, and died 1862 in
Hightstown, New Jersey.
More About JOSEPH
MOUNT:
Burial: Hightstown, New Jersey
More About HANNAH
ALLEN:
Children of JOSEPH
MOUNT
and HANNAH
ALLEN
are:
i. RICHARD8
MOUNT,
b. 1820, Hightstown, New Jersey; d. 1872, Hightstown, New Jersey.
More About RICHARD
MOUNT:
Burial: Hightstown, New Jersey
ii. HIRHAM
MOUNT,
b. 1826, New Jersey.
iii.
ELIZABETH
A.
MOUNT,
b. 1822, New Jersey.
iv. NATHANIEL
MOUNT,
b. 1840, New Jersey.
7.
MARY
MOUNT,
b. 1778, Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey; d. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
138.
8.
ANNE7
MOUNT
(RICHARD6,
MATTHIAS5,
RICHARD
MOUNT4
SR.,
GEORGE3
MOUNT,
RICHARD2,
GREGORY1)
was born 1780 in Nottingham Township, New Jersey, and died February
25, 1838, Hightstown, Mercer,
New Jersey. She married SAMUEL
ELY
Before 1793 in Burlington County, New Jersey.
He was born July 25, 1771 in Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New
Jersey, and died December 18, 1840 in Hightstown, Mercer, New
Jersey.
More About SAMUEL
ELY:
Burial: 1st Baptist Church, Hightstown, Mercer, New Jersey
Children of ANNE
MOUNT
and SAMUEL
ELY
Grandchildren of Richard Mount & Hannah Drisbrow are
i. PHEBE8
ELY,
b. January 22, 1794.
ii. LYDIA
ELY,
b. March 07, 1795.
iii. RICHARD
ELY,
b. June 22, 1796.
iv. JEMIMA
ELY,
b. July 01, 1798.
v. ELIZABETH
ELY,
b. November 19, 1801.
vi. MARY
ELY,
b. March 11, 1804.
vii. ANN
ELY,
b. November 17, 1805.
viii. SAMUEL
ELY,
b. August 29, 1807.
ix. ABIJIAH
ELY,
b. September 22, 1810.