Windmuller-Heynen Family Tree

Adam Mott is first heard of in 1645 when he was of New York. In 1657 he was in Hempstead where he resided until death.

The second wife of Adam Mott was the daughter of Ann, the wife of John Richbell of Mamaroneck, probably by a previous husband whose name was Redmond. She married not long prior to Nov. 5, 1691, Robert Hubs, and was living as late as 1698, as his wife.

There is a release given by John Okeson, in 1703 (who had meantime married the youngest daughter by the second wife--i.e., Elizabeth) of his interest in the estate which Adam Mott "did give to his six youngest children which he had by his last wife Elizabeth.

Note:
The following is a section of a family history compiled by Herbert
Armstrong Poole between 1905 & 1960, transcribed by AAA Maitland 1998.
Subject numbers are HAP's originals.
HAP's page divisions are shown: after subject page numbers are complete
document page numbers in brackets and issue dates.
The original text had generations indented in turn: here, generation
numbers are added to each individual: the children of the title subject
are "1/--".

                        Subject 282.   P1 (266) 1950                           ADAM MOTT     The following is from "Adam and Anne Mott", by Thomas C.

Cornell, Yonkers, 1890: from "The Descendants of Adam Mott", by Edward
Doubleday Harris, 1906, which corrects many mistakes in Thomas C.
Cornell's work: and from "The Jones Family of Long Island", by John
Henry Jones, N.Y., 1907.
Adam Mott was born in Essex, England, about 1620, as his will,
dated March 12/1681-2, proved April 8/1690, described himself as about
sixty years old, and a yeoman. The inventory of his estate was
œ182.9.6. He was probably the Adam Mott who came to America in 1638 in
the ship "Bevis", a taylor who had relatives in Providence, R.I. with
whom he tarried a while, but later went to New York, about 1646, as on
April 25/1646, the Dutch government of the New Netherlands, granted him
twenty five morgens (about 50 acres) of land at Newtown Creek, now
Bushwick, L.I. He moved to Hempstead about 1656. On March 17/1657,
Adam was chosen a townsman of Hempstead. At that time, and for long
after, the neck of land in the northern part of the town between
Hempstead Harbor on the east, and Cow Bay (now Manhasset Bay) on the
west, was a common pasture for the cattle of the town and hence was
called Cow Neck. It was enclosed by a fence about three miles long,
from the head of the harbor, now Roslyn, to the head of Cow Bay, now
Manhasset. Inside this fence to the Sound, was about five miles in
length from north to south, and from two to three miles in width, about
8000 acres, Adam Mott's descendants have been living in Cow Neck for
more than two centuries. In 1657, public notice was given that all who
wished their calves kept by the keeper, should give in their number to
Adam Mott before April 24/1657. The fence consisted of 526 panels or
gates and was maintained by sixty contributors, whose "right of
pasture" was proportioned to the panels or gates which each maintained.
Adam Mott at that time had 5 oxen, 2 milch cows, 2 calves, and 20 acres
of allotted meadow.
In the absence of any bell, it was in those days, custom to
call people to town meetings or to church by beating a drum, and in
1659, Adam Mott was paid by the town of Hempstead, six shillings for
beating the drum for four days. On April 22/1665, Adam was commissioned
Lieutenant, in the Hempstead Militia. On January 28/1670, he purchased
land from Henry Disbrowe at Madnan's Neck, now Great Neck, formerly the
property of Captain John Seaman, where he settled soon after, and grew
tobacco with great success. On October 11/1685, the assessment list of
155 names of Hempstead residents, included those of Adam senior, œ390:
Adam junior, and various amounts for the latter's sons James, John and
Joseph. The last record of Adam Mott was dated March 26/1685. His
father Adam and his mother Anne were also living in Hempstead, but
beyond that, nothing is known about them.
Adam Mott, known as junior, married at New Amsterdam, on July
28/1647, Jane Hulet (Hewlett), daughter of Lewis Hewlett of Buckingham,
England, the marriage record bearing the words "neither previously
married". Dates of Jane's birth and death are not known. The Jones
genealogy states that she was probably a sister of George Hewlett, who
family tradition states, was the first of his name in America, and who
was a Judge of the Court under Cromwell's Commonwealth, who refused
allegiance to Charles II, and fled to America with his four sons. They
settled at Merrick, L.I.
Adam Mott married, 2nd, probably in 1667, Elizabeth Richbell,
daughter of John and Ann (Parsons) Richbell, who first lived in Oyster
Bay and later an original patentee of Mamaroneck in 1662. Edward D.
Harris says that Elizabeth was the daughter of Ann Richbell's first
husband, a Mr. Redman. After Adam's death, Elizabeth married, not long
before

                        subject 282  P2  (267)

November 5/1691, Robert Hubbs, and was living as his wife in 1698, the
date of the Hempstead Census. The order given below of Adam's children
may not be correct, birth records of only the first two being known:
the others are estimated.

MOTT FAMILY

In 1646 Geo. Keift granted land at Green Point, L. I. to Adam Mott, married July 28, 1647, Adam Maet jm uyt Graefschaps Esseck

en Jenne Hulet jd uyt Graefschap Buckingham
from Dutch Church Records.
Adam and Jane settled in Hempstead in 1656, Jane d. and he m. 2d 1667, Elisabeth Richbell, dau. of John and Ann.

Children of ADAM1 MOTT and Jane:

Adam2 b. and baptized 1649, in Dutch Church,
N. Y. m. 1678 Mary Stillwell.
Jacobus2 b. 1651, "(Rebecca Cornell one of the
sponsors m. George Woolsey) m. 1607, Mary
Richbell.
Grace2 b. 1656, m. Jonathan Rock Smith.
Elisabeth2 b. 1655, m. John Kissam.
Henry2 b. 1657, m. Hannah, 3 children he d. 1681.
John2 b. 1659, m. 1688, Sarah Seaman, dau. of
Capt. John.
Joseph2 1661, m.
Gershom2 b. 1653, m. a Bowne, dau. of John and
Lydia had son Charles.
2d wife Elisabeth Richbell had:

Richbell2 b. 1668, m. 1696, Oct. 14, Elisabeth had:

Richbell b. 1768, m.(Adam1) and 2d wife Elisabeth Richbell.
Elisabeth Thorne.
Mary Ann2 b. 1670.
Adam2 b. 1672. m. 1731, Phebe Willets, dau. of
Richard and Abigail (Powell) he d. 1738.
William2 b. 1674, m. 1704, Hannah Ferris (dau. of
John and Mary) d. 1759, he d. Jan. 20, 1740.
Charles b. 1676, m. he d. 1740.