Jackson Family Genealogy Table of Contents Conflicting Data Index
Graham Johnson has noted the following area of conflicting data. This was first posted in the forum April 2007, but has been transferred to this page because the forum has been closed.
"The web site shows that William Mott
(1709-1786) married Elizabeth Valentine. He is identified as
RIN #2869, 4th generation of descendants of Robert Jackson. The source
for the information is Mary Bunker's Long Island Genealogies
(published in 1895) which I have found frequently to be
incorrect. Bunker agrees with page 222 of Adam and Anne Mott:
Their Ancestors and their Descendants by Thomas C. Cornell
(published in 1890). The Cornell book on the previous page has
an errata as it had originally shown that William's father had
married Hannah Seaman while there is good evidence that he had
married Hannah Ferris. I have copies of both books.
"It appears to me that there is more convincing evidence that
William Mott (1709-1786) married Elizabeth Allen rather than
Elizabeth Valentine. The support for this is Hinshaw's
The
Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy reflecting the records of
Westbury Monthly Meeting (page 430) It states that William Mott,
s/o William and Hannah, Great Neck, was born 6 mo (Aug) 1709, d
3-23-1786; m 6 mo (Aug) 18, 1742, Elizabeth Allen, dt Henry &
Mary, b 2 mo (Apr) 28, 1724, d 1780.
Earlier on the same page it states the William Mott Sr, s/o Adam
& Elizabeth, Great Neck, b. 20 Jan. 1674 d 6 mo (Aug) 31 1740 m
2 mo (Apr) 12 1705 Hannah Ferris, dt John & Mary (Jackson) b
5-3-1679 and d 6-24-1759, and their children included William b
6 mo 6 1709 and d 3-23- 1786.
"Maybe William Mott married both an Elizabeth Allen and an
Elizabeth Valentine. Maybe Elizabeth Allen had married a Mr.
Valentine before marrying William Mott and she was the widow
Valentine when she married William Mott. William Mott had a son
William who was born 8 March 1743 -- about 7 months after Hinshaw shows that William Mott and Elizabeth Allen were
married.
"Have others reconciled the apparent discrepancies?"
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Graham Johnson:
Researching LI families: Jackson, Hicks, Post, Doughty, Willis,
Rushmore, Willets, Kirby, Mott, Seaman, Titus, & Brower
Janie: Mr. Johnson makes a convincing case for William
Mott's wife being Elizabeth Allen. So as of Sep 2008, I am
changing his wife to be Elizabeth Allen instead of Elizabeth
Valentine. Any further information about William Mott to
help resolve this will be appreciated. This also give a
corrected d/o/d for William Mott.
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