John Mott (abt. 1571 - 1657)

Born about 14 Oct 1571 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Johanna (Hollis) Mott — married 20 Jan 1593 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Husband of Elizabeth (UNKNOWN) Mott — married 1596 in Walden, Essex, England

Descendants

Died 1657 at about age 85 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

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Biography

John Mott was born in England.

Baptism and Parents

One of the earliest Saffron Walden, Essex, England, records^[1] is the burial of this John Mott's father, John Mott 17 October 1580. There is a note that he was also known as John Walhed. So a search was made of the surname Walhed and its spelling variants. There is a reference to another John Mott alias Waylehead who married 1624. Also a similarly named family of children (Adam, James, Sara, John) who were baptized Walhedd and then married as Mott at the appropriate time. All this confirms that the Walhead entries were for the Mott family.

The John Mott/Walhead buried in 1580 was probably the same John Walhed who married Agnes Tailor. :7 May 1569. They had children including our subject.

• John Walhoode s/o John bpt. 14 Oct 1571 in Saffron Waldon.

1st Marriage and Children

29 January 1592/3 John Walhed married Johane Hollis. Children of John Walhead were baptized. Four of them subsequently married as "Mott."

1. 10 Feb 1593/4 bpt Adam Walhead s/o John. :28 Oct 1616 mar Addam Mott Elizabeth Ord/Creel
2. 18 Jan 1595/6 bpt James Walhedd s/o John :29 Nov 1619 mar Jeames Wallheade and Grace Thurgarr. :27 Nov 1626 bur Grace w/o James :24 Aug 1638 mar James Mott and Mary Richwell
3. 9 Apr 1598 bpt Elizabeth Walhed d/o John
4. 24 Feb 1599/1600 bpt Sara Walhed d/o John :21 Sep 1620 mar Sara Wallheade and John Smith
5. 14 Mar 1601/2 bpt Marie Walhedd d/o John
6. 19 Feb 1603/4 bpt John Walheade³ s/o John :16 Nov 1624 mar Johes Mott alias Waylehead (occupation Scissor) and Maria Brawlerde recorded at Newport : St Mary the Virgin and John Wallheade and Marie Brawlerd recorded at Saffron Walden. St Mary the Virgin
7. 19 Jan 1605/6 bpt Ann Walheade d/o John

Other Marriages

On 4 Oct 1609 John Wallhead married Em Rynold which means that Johane died previously to this.

There are other unplaced burials for the "wife of John" and another daughter. It cannot be determined positively that these records belong to this John.

• 2 Jan 1610/11 bur. Elizabeth Mott w/o John. Are Em and Elizabeth the same?
• 2 Jan 1616/7 bur. Ann Mott daughter of John
• 4 May 1619 bur. Katherine Mott w/o John Was Katherine a younger wife and the mother of Ann?

“Ould” John Mott

Austin in his Rhode Island Genealogical Dictionary missed the presence of John Mott, the father of Adam Mott and he assigned the early records to John Mott, Adams’ son.^[2] This was later corrected in two articles in The American Genealogist.^[3][4]

John Mott and Adam Mott were admitted, 1 Oct 1638, as inhabitants of “Aqueedneck, having submitted themselves to the Government that is or shall be established, according to the word of God therein.”^[5][3]

John Mott’s land is mentioned in the 9th mo of 1639^[6] and then again, May 1644, Goodman Mott, Lt. Samford, and Goodman Bourden, or any two of them were requested, by the town of Portsmouth, to “accommodate Adam mott at the upper end of his fathers lott and Samuell wilson at ye upper end of his owne.”^[7][3] The same group of three men were to cut the lot of Henry Knowles shorter.^[8]

Beginning 29 Aug 1644 and continuing until John’s death, the town began providing for olde John Mott. Each year (1644, 1648-1657) someone in town agreed, for a fee, to provide food, lodging, washing, etc. at the town’s expense. For instance in 1649, “Adam mott having offered a Cowe for ever and 5 bushels of Corne by the yeare so longe as the ould man shall live, towards his mayntenance that so he might be dischardged from any further chardge: the towne every man that was free therto; settinge downe what Corne thay would give for this present yeare made up that 5 bushels 40 bushels and so it was Concluded that mr William Balston should have the 40 bushels of Corne, and the use of the aforenamed Cowe this present yeare for which mr Balstone undertake to keep ould father mott this present yeare and alowe him house rome dyate lodging and washinge.”^[9] The 1656 entry specifically states the relationship between Adam and John. “John Teft ... to keep John mott this yeare for dyat lodging washing and looking to besyde the Cowe and the corne that the ould mans son adam is ingaged to give.”^[10][11][3]

In 1652, besides a caretaker “it is further agreed that there shalbe a stone house built for the more Comfortabl beinge of ould John mott in the winter for the effectinge there of the townes men doe here promise that upon the Call of the overseers aforesayed, thay will Come in and helpe forward the worke”^[12][3]

Two years later, 23 Jan 1654. “It is agreed that the towne wilbee at the Charge to pay ould John motts passage to the Barbades Iland and back againe if he Cannot be received there, if he live to it, if the Shipp owners will carrie him.”^[13][3] There is nothing further in the record concerning this. Was there family in the Barbadoes?

John died between 8 June 1657 (“Mr Baulston is to speak to goodman Teift for keeping Ould mott for the year ensuing and pay him out of the treasury.”)^[14] and 6 Jan 1657/8 (“Treasurer to pay goodman Teift what is due to him for keepinge ould mott , with what other just demaunds is due to the sayd Teift about ould mott”)^[15]

Mott/Walhead Saffron Walden Records 1550-1640

^[1] (Mott italicized)

7 May 1569 mar John Walhed and Agnes Tailor

14 Oct 1571 bpt John Walhoode s/o John

26 Dec 1574 bpt Agnes Walhedd d/o John

17 Oct 1580 bur. John Walhed alias Mott

29 Jan 1592/3 John Walhed m. Johane Hollis

26 Jan 1593/4 Agnes Walhed m. Michael Boynton

10 Feb 1593/4 bpt Adam Walhead s/o John

18 Jan 1595/6 bpt James Walhedd s/o John

9 Apr 1598 bpt Elizabeth Walhed d/o John

24 Feb 1599/1600 bpt Sara Walhed d/o John

14 Mar 1601/2 bpt Marie Walhedd d/o John

19 Feb 1603/4 John Walheade s/o John

19 Jan 1605/6 bpt Ann Walheade d/o John

4 Oct 1609 mar John Wallhead and Em Rynold

29 Nov 1619 mar Jeames Wallheade and Grace Thurgarr

21 Sep 1620 mar Sara Wallheade and John Smith

16 Nov 1624 mar Johes Mott alias Waylehead (occupation Scissor) and Maria Brawlerde recorded at Newport : St Mary the Virgin and John Wallheade and Marie Brawlerd recorded at Saffron Walden. St Mary the Virgin

17 Oct 1580 bur. John Mott alis Walhed

14 Jun 1600 bur. Agnes Mott res. Almeshouse

2 Jan 1610/11 bur Elizabeth Mott w/o John

28 Oct 1616 mar Addam Mott Elizabeth Ord/Creel

2 Jan 1616/7 bur. Ann Mott d/o John

18 Jun 1617 bur "a man childe" Mott s/o Adam

6 Sep 1618 bpt John Mott s/o Adam

4 May 1619 bur. Katherine Mott w/o John

21 Jan 1620/1 bpt. Adam Mott, s/o Jeames

31 May 1623 bpt Henry Mott s/o James

29 Sep 1625 bpt Eliz d/o John & Mary

25 Nov 1626 bur George Mott s/o James

27 Nov 1626 bur Grace w/o James

24 Aug 1638 mar James Mott and Mary Richwell

Likely Family Units

• I. 7 May 1569 mar John Walhed¹ and Agnes Tailor :17 Oct 1580 bur. John Walhed alias Mott :17 Oct 1580 bur. John Mott alis Walhed. An Agnes Mott (res. Almeshouse) was buried 14 Jun 1600
  • A. 14 Oct 1571 bpt John Walhoode² s/o John¹ :29 Jan 1592/3 John Walhed m. Johane Hollis  : - ? 4 Oct 1609 mar John Wallhead and Em Rynold (I suppose this could be a different John )
    • 1. 10 Feb 1593/4 bpt Adam Walhead s/o John :28 Oct 1616 mar Addam Mott Elizabeth Ord/Creel
      • a. 18 Jun 1617 bur "a man childe" Mott s/o Adam
      • b. 6 Sep 1618 bpt John Mott s/o Adam
    • 2. 18 Jan 1595/6 bpt James Walhedd s/o John :29 Nov 1619 mar Jeames Wallheade and Grace Thurgarr. :27 Nov 1626 bur Grace w/o James :24 Aug 1638 mar James Mott and Mary Richwell
      • a. 21 Jan 1620/1 bpt. Adam Mott, s/o Jeames
      • b. 31 May 1623 bpt Henry Mott s/o James
      • c. 25 Nov 1626 bur George Mott s/o James
    • 3. 9 Apr 1598 bpt Elizabeth Walhed d/o John
    • 4. 24 Feb 1599/1600 bpt Sara Walhed d/o John :21 Sep 1620 mar Sara Wallheade and John Smith
    • 5. 14 Mar 1601/2 bpt Marie Walhedd d/o John
    • 6. 19 Feb 1603/4 bpt John Walheade³ s/o John :16 Nov 1624 mar Johes Mott alias Waylehead (occupation Scissor) and Maria Brawlerde recorded at Newport : St Mary the Virgin and John Wallheade and Marie Brawlerd recorded at Saffron Walden. St Mary the Virgin
      • a. 29 Sep 1625 bpt Eliz d/o John & Mary
    • 7. 19 Jan 1605/6 bpt Ann Walheade d/o John
  • B. Agnes 26 Dec 1574 bpt Agnes Walhedd d/o John :26 Jan 1593/4 Agnes Walhed m. Michael Boynton

Unplaced:

2 Jan 1610/11 bur Elizabeth Mott w/o John

2 Jan 1616/7 bur. Ann Mott d/o John

4 May 1619 bur. Katherine Mott w/o John

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Note that all the parish dates (unless) otherwise cited are from www.freereg.org which are searchable transcriptions of the parish registers. In this case Saffron Walden. The said dates can be searched there.
2. ↑ Austin, John Osborne. Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690 : With Many Families Carried to the Fourth Generation. (Albany: J. Munsell Sons, 1887) p. 344.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} "Additions and Corrections to Austin’s Genealogical Dictionary." The American Genealogist 20:227-228 (1943)
4. ↑ Moriarty, G. Andrews. "Additions and Corrections to Austin’s Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island." The American Genealogist 35:107-108. (1959) Contains Saffron Waldon items.
5. ↑ Bartlett, John Russell (ed.). Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England. Volume I 1636-1663 (Providence : A. C. Greene and Brothers, state printers, 1856) https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod p. 91
6. ↑ Portsmouth (R.I.); Perry, Amos, (ed); Brigham, Clarence S. (ed) The early records of the town of Portsmouth. (Providence, R.I., E. L. Freeman & Sons, state printers, 1901) https://archive.org/details/earlyrecordsofto02port p. 5
7. ↑ Portsmouth p. 28
8. ↑ Portsmouth p. 29
9. ↑ Portsmouth p. 40
10. ↑ Portsmouth p. 72
11. ↑ Portsmouth pp 30, 39, 40, 46, 57, 58, 60, 61, 63, 66, 72 76, 82.
12. ↑ Portsmouth p. 58
13. ↑ Portsmouth p. 66
14. ↑ Portsmouth p. 76
15. ↑ Portsmouth p. 82

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• Links to article TAG 35: p. 107, p. 108

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