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     Hannah Mount married Wiliam Maddux.¹
Hannah Mount was born on 2 December 1760 at Amwell Township, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, USA.^2,1
Hannah Mount died on 25 September 1845 at Middleburg, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA, at age 84.¹
Hannah Mount was buried after 25 September 1845 at Middleburg Baptist Church Cemetery, Middleburg, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA; from Find A Grave:
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     Mary Mount was born in 1763.¹ She was born on 17 March 1763 at Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, USA.² She married John Peybol(d)t Barnett Sr. in 1793.^2,3

Mary Mount died in 1861.¹
Mary Mount died on 21 April 1861 at Wood Co., West Virginia, USA.²
Mary Mount was buried after 27 April 1861 at Barnett Cemetery, Wood Co., West Virginia, USA; from Find A Grave:
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1. B. info from Camille Ammerman says 10 Mar 1763.
2. Alvaro F. Gibbens published the Gibbens-Butcher Genealogy i n 1894 in Parkersburg, WVA. pg. 47 he states, "Polly Clayton Mo unt was Mary Barnett's mother and " Indian blood flowed in her v eins equal to that of the lovely Pocahontas, the chieftain's dau ghter."⁴

     John Clayton Mount was born in 1765.² He was born on 10 March 1765; Bible record.³ He married Lydia Jennings on 28 December 1792.

John Clayton Mount died in 1848.²
John Clayton Mount died on 4 February 1848 at Oldham or Shelby Co., Kentucky, USA.³
John Clayton Mount was buried after 4 February 1848 at Mont Cemetery, La Grange, Oldham Co., Kentucky, USA; from Find A Grave:
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1. 20 Mar 1765 is one birth date. Source unknown.

2. Bible records state death as 4 Feb 1843.

3. Margaret Lail Hopkins, "Index to the Tithables of Loudoun C o., VA 1758-1786"
1783-1786.⁴

     Matthias Mount was born on 11 March 1767 at Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA.^1,2 He married Elizabeth Stevenson on 11 January 1791 at Woodford Co., Kentucky, USA.³
Matthias Mount married Ann Elliott in 1805.²

Matthias Mount died on 25 January 1848 at Washington Co., Indiana, USA, at age 80.^1,2
Matthias Mount was buried after 25 January 1848 at Mount Cemetery, Little York, Washington Co., Indiana, USA; from Find A Grave:
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1. Family story: Thomas reportedly took Matthias to the top o f a hill in NJ from which they could see the battle of Trenton . Matthias's two older brothers were both engaged with their re spective army units during this battle. (from Brent Mount 1996.)

2. Margaret Lail Hopkins, "Index to the Tithables of Loudoun Co ., VA, 1758-1786
Shelburne Parish, 1784-1786

3. 1810 KY census - Henry Co. - index - p.356

4. Entered land 30 May 1816, 160 acres, S.W. quandrant (Bogardu s notes, Scott Co. Library)

5. Records of Washington County, IN
Part 1 - County Commissioners Records
1817-1823
Part 2 - Civil Cases of 1814
Misc. Probate Records 1818-1821

1818
p.19 - Mathias Mount and Jonathan Carter appointed overseers of
the poor in Gibson Township.
p. 22 - Mathias Mount to settle with overseers of the poor in Gi bson Township.
1820(?)
p. 34 - Matthias Mount relieved from tax on 160 acres of land fo r 1820.
1821
p. 40 - 14 Feb 1821, William Garrett and Mathias Mount appointe d overseers
of the poor in Gibson Township.
1822
p. 49 - 12 Feb 1822, Mathias Mount appointed superintendent of s ection 16:
3 North 5 East
1823
p. 56 - List of names on petit juries for 1823:
Matthias Mount

5. Washington County, Indiana
Commisioners Book "B"
Feb 9, 1824 - Mar 5, 1839

p 11 - Appointed Supertendent of School
Section 16: Matthias Mount for 3N, 5E
p 29 - Monday, 7 Jan 1828
Fence Viewers:...and Matthias Mount in Gibson
Township
p 29 - 5 Jan 1829
Fence Viewers:...Mathias Mount and William Garrett for
Gibson Township
p 45 - Taxes refunded: Matthias Mount poll tax for 1827-28
He being overage.
p 48 - Monday, 3 May 1830
List of fines: Matthias Mount $1.50 for assault and swearing!⁴

     Amos Mount was born on 12 March 1769; Bible record. He was born on 12 March 1769 at Amwell, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, USA; Bible record.^2,1 He married Asenath/Ayseneth Ramsey on 8 April 1799 at Scott Co., Kentucky, USA.^3,1

Amos Mount died on 3 January 1836 at Jefferson Co., Indiana, USA, at age 66.¹
Amos Mount was buried after 3 January 1836 at Greenbriar Cemetery, Hanover, Jefferson Co., Indiana, USA; from Find A Grave:
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1. Listed in Scott Co., KY records as Amos Mounts.

2. Louden Co., VA - Index to the Tithables of Loudon Co., 1758- 1786 by Hopkins
1786 - Shelburne Parish, area west of Goose Creek

3. 1810 census of KY , Shelby Co.- Index- p. 218.⁴

     William Mount was born in 1771.¹ He was born on 22 April 1771 at New Jersey, USA.
William Mount died in 1816 at Prince William Co., Virginia, USA.
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1. Will witnessed by Wahington J. Washington, William Green an d William Tyler. In it he hames his wife, Sarah and requests t hat if any of his sons should become "an industrious, carefull a nd managing man", then at that time the estate could be taken ou t of the hands of the administrator and given to that son.

2. Will does not mention children by name.

3. Jan 6, 1817: Sarah Mount, widow of the deceased William Mou nt, revoked all claims to any provisions of her late husband's w ill in favor of her children.

4. 1822: James Mount made administrator of the estate of Will iam Mount, deceased.

5. 1827: Thomas C. Mount made administrator of the estate of W illiam Mount, deceased.

6. 6 Jul 1827: Mary Mount, daughter of the late William Moun t applied to Thomas C. Mount , her brother, as adminstrator of t he estate, for funds to make a trip to the healing waters of Mis sissippi for her failing health. Mary died in 1827.²

     Jaspar Mount died at Johnson Co., Illinois, USA. He was born in 1773.¹ He was born on 21 March 1773 at Virginia, USA. He married Elizabeth Withers on 1 October 1796 at Virginia, USA.

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     Thomas Mount Jr. was born in 1776.² He was born on 29 March 1776 at Amwell Township, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, USA.¹ He married Elizabeth Nancy Robinson on 7 August 1800 at Virginia, USA,
; SAR Application says m. 9 Aug 1800.¹
Thomas Mount Jr. died on 19 April 1818 at Shelby Co., Kentucky, USA.¹
Thomas Mount Jr. died in 1835 at Shelby Co., Kentucky, USA.
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1. Info on Thomas Jr.'s line from Laura Swindler Gill and Bren t Mount.³

     Letitia Mount was born in 1778.¹ She was born on 14 March 1778 at New Jersey, USA; Bible record. She married Jonathan Swindler on 17 March 1796 at Prince William Co., Virginia, USA.

Letitia Mount died on 1 January 1868 at Montgomery Co., Indiana, USA.
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1. Sue Foy reports birthdate as 13 Sep 1777.
2. Laura Swindler Gill reports birthdate a 5 Apr 1778.²

     Rhoda Mount was born on 29 July 1780. She married James Beatty on 17 February 1798.

Rhoda Mount died on 19 January 1851 at Shelby Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 70.
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     Matthias Mount was born in 1706 at Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA; SAR Application says b. Middlesex Co., NJ.⁴ He married Anne DebowDeboogh, daughter of Frederick Debow and Johanna Van Hook, circa 1727 at Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA.^5,6,4

Matthias Mount died on 7 April 1791 at Cranbury, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA.^1,4
Matthias Mount was buried after 7 April 1791 at Brainerd Cemetery, Cranbury Township, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA; from Find A Grave:
     He was farmer.⁶ EDV-6.

.⁷ He is mentioned in the Land Transaction of Rebecca Wall and Richard Mount Sr. on 25 January 1723 at Cranberry Creek, Cranbury Township, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA;
from Find A Grave: "Recording of signatures on 25 Jan. 1723 deed from Richard and Rebecca Mount to their son Humphrey Mount, for land on Cr anberry Brook (in Cranbury, Middlesex co., NJ). Rebecca is not named as a grantor at the start of the deed, but had to give he consent to its sale acording to law. The relevant text reads: "In Witness whereof he the sd. richard Mount and Rebecca his Wife as a tetemony of her consent have hereunto sett their hand and seals..." Note, again, that this is a recording of the signatures by mark, and not Richard's and Rebecca's actual marks. This is the last known documentation of Rebevva (Wall) Mount.
     "Source: New Jersey State Archives - Secretary of State's Deeds, East Jersey Book F-2, p. 274-7."
(mage attached.)⁸

     Anne DebowDeboogh was born circa 1714 at Mamaroneck, Long Island, New York, USA; SAR Application says b. South Cranbury, NJ.^1,2 She married Matthias Mount, son of Richard Mount Sr. and Rebecca Wall, circa 1727 at Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA.^3,1,4

Anne DebowDeboogh died on 23 June 1792 at Windsor Twsp., Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA.¹
Anne DebowDeboogh was buried after 23 June 1792 at Brainerd Cemetery, Cranbury Township, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA; from Find A Grave:
     EDV-6. Anne DebowDeboogh was also known as Ann Disbrow.^2,6

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     Richard Mount married Lydia Mary Mendenhall, daughter of Aaron Mendenhall Sr. and Rose Pierson,
; her 2nd husband his 1st wife.⁵ Richard Mount was born in 1740 at Freehold, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA; Mount Family USA All Generations tree says b. 1740.^6,7 He married Anne Hannah Debough/Disbrow, daughter of Henry Disbrow and Tryntje Hendticksen, in 1759 at New Jersey, USA.^8,9,10

Richard Mount died in November 1787 at Nottingham, Burlington Co. (now Mercer Co.), New Jersey, USA.^6,11,1
Richard Mount was buried after November 1787 at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Hamilton Square, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA; From Find A Grave:
     He was Served in American Revolution.¹

; From Lee: Memorial of Mercer Co., NJ V1 (p. 262): [quote] George Mount, of Rhode Island, who removed to Middletown, Monmouth county, New Jersey, in 1665, supposed to be of French origin. In religious faith and profession he was of the Presbyterian church. He was a deputy to the first general assembly held at Portland Point, in 1668. He died in 1705. He married a lady named Katherine, by whom were born these children: Matthias, Richard, and Catherine, with possibly others. The son Matthias died in 1695, leaving issue.

The descendants of ancestor George Mount settled to a great extent in Monmouth and Middlesex counties, New Jersey. One named Richard came to Nottingham township, Burlington county, now Hamilton township, Mercer county, and settled on a large farm one mile east of Mercerville, previous to 1765. Both he and his son Matthias served in the Revolutionary war, and the state records display the names of Richard and Matthias Mount. Richard died in 1787, leaving two sons and eight daughters. His eldest son Matthias became the owner of the homestead and much land in other parts. He married Elizabeth Chambers, and died in 1837, having had seven sons and two daughters. His son Elijah was the father of Edward P. Mount.

Elijah Mount, son of Matthias and Elizabeth (Chambers) Mount, was bom in 1802, and died in 1858. By occupation he was a farmer. He received his education in the country schools. Like his parents, he too was of the Presbyterian faith. Politically he was a Federalist and Whig. He married Sarah Schenck, widow of Elias Vannest, a descendant of the numerous family of Schencks of New Jersey, born in 1803, and died at Hamilton Square, 1877.

Edward P. Mount, son of Elijah and Sarah (Schenck) Mount, was born near Newtown, New Jersey, October 14, 1835. and became a prominent figure in the war of the rebellion. He enlisted in the Seventy-first Regiment of New York Volunteers, April, 1861, and took part in the first battle of Bull Run ; mustered out August 2,

1861, then raised a company for the Sixty-first Regiment, and participated in the battles of Yorktown, Fair Oaks, Peach Orchard, Savage Station, White Oak Swamp, Glendale, and Malvern Hill. He was mustered out again August 1, 1862, on surgeon's certificate that change of climate would only save his life. After recovering he raised Company C, of the Second New Jersey Regiment (cavalry), was mustered in the third time September 9, 1863, and was in the battles of Fairfax, Virginia; luka, Mississippi; Jackson, Mississippi ; Aberdeen, Mississippi ; West Point, Mississippi; Okalona, Mississippi; Lagrange, Tennessee ; Jackson, Tennessee ; Abbeville, Mississippi ; Tallahatchee River Tupelo, Egypt Station, and was finally mustered out October 2, 1865.

In politics Mr. Mount is a lifelong Republican. Among the official positions he has held may be named tax-collector of Hamilton township, which office he held for five years, and the office of county treasurer for Mercer county, being the present incumbent. He attends the Presbyterian church, and is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Mr. Mount was united in marriage January 2, 1883, to Annie Elizabeth Wilkes, daughter of Joseph and Mary A. Wilkes. Mrs. Mount is a collateral descendant of John Paul Jones, (through her mother) the famous sea fighter, from his niece Polly Jones, who came to Virginia whence some of the family removed to New Jersey. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Mount are: Sarah Wilkes, born 1883, educated at the Model School at Trenton, New Jersey, and Broad
Street Conservatory of Music, Philadelphia. Bessie May, born 1888, educated at the Trenton high school. Edward Wilkes. Norman Howard.

JOSEPH S. MOUNT, an influential and prosperous farmer and general business man of Hamilton township, Mercer county. New Jersey, is a representative of one of the old families in the state, whose genealogical history will be found in the sketch of Edward P. Mount, immediately preceding this. Joseph S. Mount was actively engaged in military service during the Civil war, and has taken a leading and spirited part in the public affairs of the county, having held, with great benefit to the interests of the county, a number of public offices.

Elijah Mount, father of Joseph S. Mount, married Sarah Schenck, and had children: i. William B., bom August 15, 1829, unmarried. 2. Joseph S., see forward. 3. Elizabeth, born November 25, 1833 ; -married Reuben Norris and had children: Eliza. Sadie, married William Cubberly and had children: Ernest and Norris. James C, married Sadie Pierce and had children: James, Eugene, Elizabeth, Mount, and Benjamin. 4. Edward P., born October 14, 183s, married Annie E. Wilkes, and had children: Sarah Wilkes, Bessie May, Edward Wilkes, and Norman Howard. 5. Harrison, bom November 26, 1836, married, and has one child:
Sadie. 6. Caroline P., bom May 29, 1839, married Lisle Pierson and had children: William and Edward P. 7. Ridgeway C, born February 18, 1841, married Kate • 8. Samuel, bom October 19, 1843, married Cordelia Cub-
berly.

Joseph S. Mount, second son and child of Elijah and Sarah (Schenck) Mount, was bom on the old homestead in Hamilton township, Mercer county, New Jersey, November 29, 1831. His education was obtained in the public schools of the district, and he soon commenced to assist in the cultivation of the home farm. This consisted of two hundred and thirty-five acres which had been acquired by Matthias Mount, and which had originally been purchased from Daniel Chambers. Upon the death of the father of Joseph S. Mount, the farm was divided and sold — seventy-two acres at the north end being purchased by Joel Taylor, and Joseph S. and his Brother William. purchasing one hundred and sixty acres at the south end of the property. They sold seventy-one acres of this to Wilson Miller, who resold it to Edwin Davis, the father of Henry Davis, John Davis and Edwin Davis, Jr. The Mount farm now ( 1906) consists of eighty-three acres of the original land, with the addition of eighty-eight acres bought from the Cubberly property on the north side of Main road. Mr. Mount is a man of great energy and enterprise. In addition to attending to the cultivation of his farm in a model manner, he has for many years been engaged in general mercantile business, which he has made very profitable. He has also taken an active interest in all matters pertaining to the welfare and im
provement of the township in every direction.

Among the offices he has held may be mentioned : Assessor for four years; freeholder for four years ; and sheriff of the county from 1875 until 1878. His political affiliations are with the Republican party. His military career is one which
deserves to be recorded. Upon the nine months' call being issued in 1861, Mr. Mount enlisted as a private in the Twenty-first New Jersey volunteers, and was elected captain of Company E, by popular vote. He was attached to the Army of the Potomac, Third Brigade, Sixth Corps, and participated in a number of important battles. He is a member of Hamilton Grange, and of Hamilton Lodge, No. 97, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, since 1856. His father was a charter member of the last named lodge.

Upon the occasion of the seventy-fifth birthday of Mr. Mount, which was celebrated at his own home by a large number of invited guests, he was the recipient of a number of valuable gifts, among which may be mentioned : A handsome leather tufted chair and couch, a goldheaded cane, and a veteran's jewel on behalf of the Odd Fellows, he having been a member of the order for fifty years. This was presented by Rev. J. W. Lissenden who, in connection with his speech of presentation, read the following poem composed by Joseph H. West:

ODD FELLOWS' OFFERING.

We knew thee in young manhood's days

Ere later trials had come;
Brothers and sisters, too, there were

Around a father's home.

And when the Nation called for men.

Rank treason to subdue.
We saw thee lead away a band

Of sturdy Boys in Blue.

And when the people did to thee

A high position give.
We gave the grip and hailed thee as

The county's chief executive.

And when bereavement bowed thy head

Along with other cares,
We came to sympathize with thee

And drop some silent tears.

Thy seventy-fifth birthday is here

And we, a happy band,
Now ask the Lord to keep thee in

The hollow of His hand.

Mr. Mount married, September 18, 1864, Maria
Jaques, daughter of Samuel R. and Catherine
(Spragg) Jaques, who had childten: i. Re-
becca, married Isaac Golding and had children:
Cora, married William Swan and had children:
Edward and Walter; George; Howard; Elmer,
married. 2. Julia, married Jacob Moore, had
one child: Carrie. 3. Maria, married Joseph
S. Mount, as previously mentioned. 4. Clemen-
tine, married Samuel Sproul. The children of
Mr. and Mrs. Mount are: i. Sarah, married
George H. Hughes, has one child: Joseph M.
2. Ridgeway C, unmarried. 3. Olive, married
Morton V. Morgan, has one child: Qara M.
4. William B., married Anna Dilatush, has one
child: Ridgeway. 5. Walter E., married Ella
B. Yard, has one child. [end quote]¹³

; from Mount Family USA All Generations tree: "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 decendent says three times). RichardMount 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)."^14,15

Richard Mount began military service circa 1776 at Revolutionary War, New Jersey, USA, New Jersey militia.¹²

     Matthias Mount Jr. was buried at Cranbury Yard, First Presbyterian Church, Cranbury Township, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA.² He married Margaret (?)³
Matthias Mount Jr. was born in 1735.^2,4
Matthias Mount Jr. died on 21 December 1807.⁴
Matthias Mount Jr. was buried after 21 December 1807 at Brainerd Cemetery, Cranbury Township, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA; from Find A Grave:

     Rachel Mount was born in 1745.¹

     John Mount was born on 12 April 1743.^2,3 He married Hanna Freeman in 1764
;
His 1st wife.⁴ John Mount married Ann Toms on 10 June 1792
;
His 2nd wife.³
John Mount died in 1824.³
John Mount was buried in 1824 at Burial location unknown ; from Find A Grave:

     Humphrey Mount married Abigail Baylis.³
Humphrey Mount was born in 1746.^4,5
Humphrey Mount died on 27 September 1801.⁵
Humphrey Mount was buried after 27 September 1801 at Brainerd Cemetery, Cranbury Township, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA; from Find A Grave:

     Hannah (Ann) Mount was born on 11 February 1748/49 at Hightstown, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA.^3,4,5 She married William Perrine circa 1762
; According to his FAG memorial, heir first child listed, Ann, was born 14 Sept. 1763.⁶
Hannah (Ann) Mount died on 8 April 1824 at South Amboy, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA, at age 75.^4,5
Hannah (Ann) Mount was buried after 8 April 1824 at Brainerd Cemetery, Cranbury Township, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA; from Find A Grave:

     Richard Mount Sr. was born circa 1665 at Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA.^3,1,4 He married Rebecca Wall, daughter of Walter Wall and Annetje (Ann) (?), in 1687 at Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA.^1,5,6,7

Richard Mount Sr. was buried after 25 January 1723 at Burial location unknown, Cranbury, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1665, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
     DEATH     1723 (aged 57–58), Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
     20 Mar 2015: Richard is known to have been alive in January 1723, when he and his wife sold land to their son Humphrey. He is thought to have been a resident of Cranbury at the end of his life. No known cemetery.
     Family Members
     Parents
      George Mount 1626–1705
      Katherine Browne Borden Mount 1635–1705
     Spouses
      Rebecca Wall Mount 1656–1706 (m. 1687)
     Siblings
      Matthias Mount 1650–1695
     Children:
      Richard Mount 1691–1777
      Matthias Mount (____ - 1791)*
      George Mount (1692 - 1772)*
     Burial: Brainerd Cemetery Cranbury Middlesex County New Jersey, USA
     Created by: Sue McDuffe:)
     Added: 23 Feb 2010
     Find A Grave Memorial 48619905.^1,4
Richard Mount Sr. died after 25 January 1723 at Cranbury, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA; SAR Application says d. 23 Jan, but he signed a land transaction that date.^3,1,8,4
     EDV-7.

; from Mount Family USA All Generations tree: "Found in the Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, New York and New Jersey Vol.-4He 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 ofNottingham Township, Burlington County.
13 April 1698: George Mount conveyed 185 acres of land in Middletown to his son, Richard Mount. Since his son, Richard, is not mentioned to receive anything in the will of George Mount, his father, in 1702, it is believed that this gift cut him off as an heir-at-law.
March 17, 1703: Middletown Deed Book I, page 342: Richard Mount as heir of George Mount, to Richard Marsh, 8-9 acres at Poplar Field. This was part of the George Mount patent of 20 June 1677, lying next to land formerly owned by John Throckmorton.
March 28, 1703: Richard Mount of Middletown was referred to as son and heir to George Mount, now deceased. He made his mark to documents rather than a signature. March 13, 1710: Richard Mount sold land to Eden "Burroues" of Jamaica, Long Island, New York. Eden Burroughs had a wife, Rachel, who may have been a daughter of Richard and Rebecca (Wall) Mount.
June 5, 1710, Deed Book B2, page 422: 500 plus 40 acres from John Harrison in Cranbury lying between Cranbury Brook and Millstone Brook, next to Thomas Morford. This same deed was recorded again in Deed Book C2, page 516, Febuary 19, 1719. On the back of the second deed is an addendum: Richard Mount made a deed to Joseph Dennis for 200 acres of this parcel for 5 schillings.
March 12, 1711, Deed Book B2, page 421: Richard Mount of Middlesex County, yeoman, conveyed "...to my son, Richard Mount, Jr. of the same place, 200 acres at Cranbury, adjoining Thomas Morford and bounded on the west by land intended for my son, George Mount and his wife, Rebecca.
March 3, 1717, Deed Book C2, page 475: Richard Mount and Rachel, his wife, made a conveyance to Joseph Dennis, Cooper for 200 acres (See Deed Book C2, page 516, Feb 19, 1719, addendum on reverse side). Jan 5,
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."⁹
Richard Mount Sr. and Rebecca Wall were mentioned in a land transaction on 25 January 1723 at Cranberry Creek, Cranbury Township, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA,
Memo:
from Find A Grave: "Recording of signatures on 25 Jan. 1723 deed from Richard and Rebecca Mount to their son Humphrey Mount, for land on Cr anberry Brook (in Cranbury, Middlesex co., NJ). Rebecca is not named as a grantor at the start of the deed, but had to give he consent to its sale acording to law. The relevant text reads: "In Witness whereof he the sd. richard Mount and Rebecca his Wife as a tetemony of her consent have hereunto sett their hand and seals..." Note, again, that this is a recording of the signatures by mark, and not Richard's and Rebecca's actual marks. This is the last known documentation of Rebevva (Wall) Mount.
     "Source: New Jersey State Archives - Secretary of State's Deeds, East Jersey Book F-2, p. 274-7."
(mage attached.)¹⁰

     Rebecca Wall was born circa 1656 at Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA; Other sources say b. 1665.⁴ She married Richard Mount Sr., son of George Mount and Katherine Bowne (?), in 1687 at Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA.^5,1,6,4

Rebecca Wall was buried after 25 January 1723 at Brainerd Cemetery, Cranbury, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA; From Find A Grave:
Rebecca Wall died after 25 January 1723 at Cranbury, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA.¹
     EDV-7.

.⁷
Rebecca Wall and Richard Mount Sr. were mentioned in a land transaction on 25 January 1723 at Cranberry Creek, Cranbury Township, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA,
Memo:
from Find A Grave: "Recording of signatures on 25 Jan. 1723 deed from Richard and Rebecca Mount to their son Humphrey Mount, for land on Cr anberry Brook (in Cranbury, Middlesex co., NJ). Rebecca is not named as a grantor at the start of the deed, but had to give he consent to its sale acording to law. The relevant text reads: "In Witness whereof he the sd. richard Mount and Rebecca his Wife as a tetemony of her consent have hereunto sett their hand and seals..." Note, again, that this is a recording of the signatures by mark, and not Richard's and Rebecca's actual marks. This is the last known documentation of Rebevva (Wall) Mount.
     "Source: New Jersey State Archives - Secretary of State's Deeds, East Jersey Book F-2, p. 274-7."
(mage attached.)⁸

     George Mount was born circa 1625 at Canterbury, co. Kent, England.^4,5 He was born on 18 March 1626 at Boughton Aluph, Ashford Borough, co. Kent, England.^1,6 He was baptized on 18 March 1627 at Boughton Aluph, Ashford Borough, co. Kent, England;
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     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
Original data: Frank Watt Tyler. The Tyler Collection. Canterbury, Kent, England: The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies.
     Description: Extractions of baptism, marriage, and burial information from parish registers in East Kent, England are available in this database. The information was recorded by Frank Watt Tyler and includes baptisms/christenings, burials, marriages, and tombstone inscriptions.^7,1 He married Katherine Bowne (?) in 1662 at Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA,
; GAV: Marriage record for George Mount (b England 1626) and Katherine Borden m. 1662 in RI on Ancestry.com at http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=worldmarr_ga&MS_AdvCB=1&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=2&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsfn=katherine&gsfn_x=1&gsln=borden&gsln_x=1&cpxt=0&catBucket=rp&uidh=v51&cp=0&pcat=34&fh=1&h=126008&recoff=3+4
Source Citation: Source number: 2414.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MLC.
Source Information: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.^{4,5,8,9,10,11}
George Mount was buried in August 1705 at Middletown Baptist Churchyard Cemetery, Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA; from Find A Grave:
George Mount died before 31 August 1705 at Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA; Date of probate.^1,6

His estate was probated on 31 August 1705 at Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA.⁶

      ; From Lee: Memorial of Mercer Co., NJ V1 (p. 262): [quote] George Mount, of Rhode Island, who removed to Middletown, Monmouth county, New Jersey, in 1665, supposed to be of French origin. In religious faith and profession he was of the Presbyterian church. He was a deputy to the first general assembly held at Portland Point, in 1668. He died in 1705. He married a lady named Katherine, by whom were born these children: Matthias, Richard, and Catherine, with possibly others. The son Matthias died in 1695, leaving issue.

The descendants of ancestor George Mount settled to a great extent in Monmouth and Middlesex counties, New Jersey. One named Richard came to Nottingham township, Burlington county, now Hamilton township, Mercer county, and settled on a large farm one mile east of Mercerville, previous to 1765. Both he and his son Matthias served in the Revolutionary war, and the state records display the names of Richard and Matthias Mount. Richard died in 1787, leaving two sons and eight daughters. His eldest son Matthias became the owner of the homestead and much land in other parts. He married Elizabeth Chambers, and died in 1837, having had seven sons and two daughters. His son Elijah was the father of Edward P. Mount.

Elijah Mount, son of Matthias and Elizabeth (Chambers) Mount, was bom in 1802, and died in 1858. By occupation he was a farmer. He received his education in the country schools. Like his parents, he too was of the Presbyterian faith. Politically he was a Federalist and Whig. He married Sarah Schenck, widow of Elias Vannest, a descendant of the numerous family of Schencks of New Jersey, born in 1803, and died at Hamilton Square, 1877.

Edward P. Mount, son of Elijah and Sarah (Schenck) Mount, was born near Newtown, New Jersey, October 14, 1835. and became a prominent figure in the war of the rebellion. He enlisted in the Seventy-first Regiment of New York Volunteers, April, 1861, and took part in the first battle of Bull Run ; mustered out August 2,

1861, then raised a company for the Sixty-first Regiment, and participated in the battles of Yorktown, Fair Oaks, Peach Orchard, Savage Station, White Oak Swamp, Glendale, and Malvern Hill. He was mustered out again August 1, 1862, on surgeon's certificate that change of climate would only save his life. After recovering he raised Company C, of the Second New Jersey Regiment (cavalry), was mustered in the third time September 9, 1863, and was in the battles of Fairfax, Virginia; luka, Mississippi; Jackson, Mississippi ; Aberdeen, Mississippi ; West Point, Mississippi; Okalona, Mississippi; Lagrange, Tennessee ; Jackson, Tennessee ; Abbeville, Mississippi ; Tallahatchee River Tupelo, Egypt Station, and was finally mustered out October 2, 1865.

In politics Mr. Mount is a lifelong Republican. Among the official positions he has held may be named tax-collector of Hamilton township, which office he held for five years, and the office of county treasurer for Mercer county, being the present incumbent. He attends the Presbyterian church, and is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Mr. Mount was united in marriage January 2, 1883, to Annie Elizabeth Wilkes, daughter of Joseph and Mary A. Wilkes. Mrs. Mount is a collateral descendant of John Paul Jones, (through her mother) the famous sea fighter, from his niece Polly Jones, who came to Virginia whence some of the family removed to New Jersey. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Mount are: Sarah Wilkes, born 1883, educated at the Model School at Trenton, New Jersey, and Broad
Street Conservatory of Music, Philadelphia. Bessie May, born 1888, educated at the Trenton high school. Edward Wilkes. Norman Howard.

JOSEPH S. MOUNT, an influential and prosperous farmer and general business man of Hamilton township, Mercer county. New Jersey, is a representative of one of the old families in the state, whose genealogical history will be found in the sketch of Edward P. Mount, immediately preceding this. Joseph S. Mount was actively engaged in military service during the Civil war, and has taken a leading and spirited part in the public affairs of the county, having held, with great benefit to the interests of the county, a number of public offices.

Elijah Mount, father of Joseph S. Mount, married Sarah Schenck, and had children: i. William B., bom August 15, 1829, unmarried. 2. Joseph S., see forward. 3. Elizabeth, born November 25, 1833 ; -married Reuben Norris and had children: Eliza. Sadie, married William Cubberly and had children: Ernest and Norris. James C, married Sadie Pierce and had children: James, Eugene, Elizabeth, Mount, and Benjamin. 4. Edward P., born October 14, 183s, married Annie E. Wilkes, and had children: Sarah Wilkes, Bessie May, Edward Wilkes, and Norman Howard. 5. Harrison, bom November 26, 1836, married, and has one child:
Sadie. 6. Caroline P., bom May 29, 1839, married Lisle Pierson and had children: William and Edward P. 7. Ridgeway C, born February 18, 1841, married Kate • 8. Samuel, bom October 19, 1843, married Cordelia Cub-
berly.

Joseph S. Mount, second son and child of Elijah and Sarah (Schenck) Mount, was bom on the old homestead in Hamilton township, Mercer county, New Jersey, November 29, 1831. His education was obtained in the public schools of the district, and he soon commenced to assist in the cultivation of the home farm. This consisted of two hundred and thirty-five acres which had been acquired by Matthias Mount, and which had originally been purchased from Daniel Chambers. Upon the death of the father of Joseph S. Mount, the farm was divided and sold — seventy-two acres at the north end being purchased by Joel Taylor, and Joseph S. and his Brother William. purchasing one hundred and sixty acres at the south end of the property. They sold seventy-one acres of this to Wilson Miller, who resold it to Edwin Davis, the father of Henry Davis, John Davis and Edwin Davis, Jr. The Mount farm now ( 1906) consists of eighty-three acres of the original land, with the addition of eighty-eight acres bought from the Cubberly property on the north side of Main road. Mr. Mount is a man of great energy and enterprise. In addition to attending to the cultivation of his farm in a model manner, he has for many years been engaged in general mercantile business, which he has made very profitable. He has also taken an active interest in all matters pertaining to the welfare and im
provement of the township in every direction.

Among the offices he has held may be mentioned : Assessor for four years; freeholder for four years ; and sheriff of the county from 1875 until 1878. His political affiliations are with the Republican party. His military career is one which
deserves to be recorded. Upon the nine months' call being issued in 1861, Mr. Mount enlisted as a private in the Twenty-first New Jersey volunteers, and was elected captain of Company E, by popular vote. He was attached to the Army of the Potomac, Third Brigade, Sixth Corps, and participated in a number of important battles. He is a member of Hamilton Grange, and of Hamilton Lodge, No. 97, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, since 1856. His father was a charter member of the last named lodge.

Upon the occasion of the seventy-fifth birthday of Mr. Mount, which was celebrated at his own home by a large number of invited guests, he was the recipient of a number of valuable gifts, among which may be mentioned : A handsome leather tufted chair and couch, a goldheaded cane, and a veteran's jewel on behalf of the Odd Fellows, he having been a member of the order for fifty years. This was presented by Rev. J. W. Lissenden who, in connection with his speech of presentation, read the following poem composed by Joseph H. West:

ODD FELLOWS' OFFERING.

We knew thee in young manhood's days

Ere later trials had come;
Brothers and sisters, too, there were

Around a father's home.

And when the Nation called for men.

Rank treason to subdue.
We saw thee lead away a band

Of sturdy Boys in Blue.

And when the people did to thee

A high position give.
We gave the grip and hailed thee as

The county's chief executive.

And when bereavement bowed thy head

Along with other cares,
We came to sympathize with thee

And drop some silent tears.

Thy seventy-fifth birthday is here

And we, a happy band,
Now ask the Lord to keep thee in

The hollow of His hand.

Mr. Mount married, September 18, 1864, Maria
Jaques, daughter of Samuel R. and Catherine
(Spragg) Jaques, who had childten: i. Re-
becca, married Isaac Golding and had children:
Cora, married William Swan and had children:
Edward and Walter; George; Howard; Elmer,
married. 2. Julia, married Jacob Moore, had
one child: Carrie. 3. Maria, married Joseph
S. Mount, as previously mentioned. 4. Clemen-
tine, married Samuel Sproul. The children of
Mr. and Mrs. Mount are: i. Sarah, married
George H. Hughes, has one child: Joseph M.
2. Ridgeway C, unmarried. 3. Olive, married
Morton V. Morgan, has one child: Qara M.
4. William B., married Anna Dilatush, has one
child: Ridgeway. 5. Walter E., married Ella
B. Yard, has one child. [end quote]¹³ EDV8.

; Mount, George b ca 1635 Eng, d 1705, NJ; m ca 1663 RI, Katherine Borden
SERVICE: Charter member First Baptist Church Middletown, NJ 1665, member First Assembly/Portland Point 1668; MA & NJ
CHILDREN:
1. Katherine b 1663/64
2. Richard
*3. Matthias b ca 1668; m Mary Wall
# 10522 Billie Ralph Hyer Cardin.¹⁴

Reference: (an unknown value.)¹⁵ He was Baptist.^5,16 He was Blacksmith.⁵

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Monmouth Patent Granted taken from "THIS OLD MONMOUTH OF OURS."
By William Horner
Originally published by
Moreau Brothers of Freehold, NJ 1932
Reprinted in 1974

Monmouth Patent Granted
When the ensign of the Netherlands was hauled down in supine surrender at the fort in New Amsterdam and in its place the hoisted British flag was boldly flung to flaunt its bravery to the breeze, the Dutch grip on the Jersies was broken, save for one final convulsive effort, and her fair field were laid open to English settlers and to English settlement.
The Monmouth Patent
Captain John Bowne and his associates had, as has already been told, anticipated the British conquest of New Netherland, and had negotiated with the Indians for the lands of their desire. They had even made the beginnings of a settlement near the site of the present village of Middletown. Now, they proceeded to obtain from the Royal Governor, Colonel Richar Nicholls, confirmation and sanction of their purchases from the Indians and authority for the carrying out of the plans and purposes whereby they aspired and hoped to plant for themselves and for their children and their children's children the seeds of a commonwealth whose foundations should be laid in honor and built upon in that ordered freedom of conscience and of action that would know no limits save only those properly imposed by common consent, voices through representatives chosen by ballot.
On their petition Letters Patent were issued (April 8, 1665) by Governor Nicholls granting these lands and this authority to the twelve men ever after to be known as the patentees of Monmouth: William Goulding (Golden), Samuel Spicer, Richard Gibbons, Richard Stout, James Grover, John Bowne, John Tilton, Nathanial Sylvester, William Reape, Walter Clark, Nichols Davis, and, Obediah Holmes.
Sanctions and Limitations
By these Letters Patent, the Patentees and their Associates were bound to settle on the lands granted them, within three years of the date of the Patent, at least one-hundred families. By them they were granted, Liberty of Conscience and of Worship, the right to build villages at places of their own selection, and the authority to erect Courts for the trial of Small Causes, criminal jurisdiction being, for the time, withheld. By them they were empowered, moreover, to elect by majority vote five or seven other persons to act with them, with full power and authority to make prudential Laws and Constitutions.
Territory Covered by Patent
The extent and boundaries of the tract comprehended in the Monmouth, or Nicholls, Patent are somewhat vague and uncertain -- its western side not being described with sufficient exactitude to permit its true courses to be definitively determined. The reason for this is probably that the Patentees themselves had no very clear ideas on the subject. It was not until a dozen years later (1676) that the line, ever since marking the western borders of Monmouth, was run from Little-Egg-Harbor toward the Delaware. Roughly speaking, the grant, or Patent, may be said to have comprised the present Monmouth and Ocean counties, with segments of Mercer and Middlesex.
The patent leaves some doubt, also, as to whether the Reverend Obadiah Holmes and John Tilton, Sr., were of the original Patentees, or whether John Tilton, Jr., and Obadiah Holmes, Jr., are intended.
The Monmouth Patent Voided The Patent itself was almost at once set aside in favor of the grant to Berkly and Carteret, which had, in fact, been executed at a date earlier than that on which Colonel Nicholls had signed the Monmouth Patent. It is in this Berkely and Carteret conveyance that the name Nova Cesarea, or New Jersey, is first used. Futile legal processes to sustain the Monmouth and other simila Patents were at once set on foot, and some of the cases arising under these were still pending in the courts at the outbreak of the Revolution.
The Lords Proprietors did, however, so far recognize some equity as accuring to the Monmouth Patentees under their patent that they granted tracts of 500 acres to each of the Twelve, in recognition of or as compensation for their claims.
(What is known as the Schenck-Couvenhoven burying-ground is located on the five-hundred-acre allotment so made to Captain John Bowne. In early days this was considered the choicest bit of farmland in Monmouth.)
The Actual Settlement
Under the terms of their patent the grantees were bound to settle on the territory covered by it, within the space of three years, one-hundred or more families - in Town or Village, the houses of which were to be not too far distant from each other to preclude mutual support and protection. In compliance with there conditions the families of John Bowne, Richard Stout, James Grover, and Richard Gibbons, aldready there, were soon added to by numbers of their associates and by others seeking homes in the new "Development." Land- speculators, too, put in appearance and were very much in evidence - making use of tricks and devices, still current with us, that were already hoary with age in the day of Abraham.
Formal Organization of Monmouth
Under the headship of Captain John Bowne the little community at once set about organizing itself. The near-by lands were surveyed, under the supervision of James Grover, and were mapped-out (Dec. 30, 1667) into town-lots, out-lots, and salt-meadow lots. Three townships were erected - Middletown, largely settled by Batpists, Portland, also largely Baptist, and Shrewsbury, in which the Friends, or Quakers, predominated. Of these townships, Portland lapsed after a few years. Villages were planned and plotted at Middletown, Portland Point, Pot-a-peek, and Shrewsbury. Additional lands were bought from the Indians, both by the Patentees and by individual purchasers. Church, mill, school-house, and jail were provided for, township officers were selected, and a House of Deputies or General Assembly, chosen, of which Captian John Bown was the first Speaker.
In 1667 Richard Richardson was appointed Recorder in General; William Goulding (Golden),John Bowne, John Tilton, James Grover, Richard Stout, Samuel Spicer, and Richard Gibbons, Custodians of the moneys of the three townships - Portland, Middletown, and Shrewsbury; and, on Dec.12th of the same year the following officials were elected:
For Middletown - Richard Gibbons, Constable; Jonathan Holmes and William Lawrence, Overseers; and Stephen Arnold and James Ashton, Deputies.
For Portland - Henry Percy and Richard Richardson, Overseers; James Bowne, Deputy.
For Shrewsbury - Peter Parker, Constable; Christopher Allmy and Edward Edward Pattison, Overseers; Eliakim Wardell and Bartholomew West, Deputies.
The Deputies, together with the Patentees, made up the House of Assembly, sometimes called the House of Deputies, and sometimes the General Court - a House that under the astute and vigorous leadership of John Bowne, Richard Hartshorne, and others, stood ever between the covetous greed of the Proprietors and rapacious Royal Governors and the toiling masses, these would exploit to their own aggrandizement. They used as their chief weapon the control of the Assembly over money-bills and taxation - a weapon which has since been recognized as the only sure protection against tyrants and tyranny.
The Overseers may, perhaps, be regarded as corresponding in a measure to the Freeholders of a later day, or or to the Supervisors of sister states.
While the earlier archives of our people have not been preserved, and information concerning the activities of their first few years is obtainable only through more or less imperfect copies of the older records, and through extracts from them and from incidental references and ancient traditions; yet it is probably true that nothing of really vital or fundamental value has been lost and that material exists, which, if brought together, would make possible the drawing of a picture of the times, true, vivid, absorbing, that would even include many of the lesser details and nuances that give life and color to history.
It would appear that the financial basis of the colonization rested on the sale of shares in the enterprise, some of which shares remained with the Twelve Proprietors, some went to actual settlers, and some went to friends and well-wishers of the undertaking, in Rhode Island, Long Island, and elsewhere; while still others went to those who were "willing to take a chance" - for there were speculators then, as now. The chief source of income was, of course, through the sales of land to actual settlers, or those who bought to sell again as the values of land should be enhanced.
The Men Who Came To Monmouth
From the limitations and conditions contained in the Monmouth Patent, and for other reasons, the period between 1665 and 1670 may be considered as marking the first wave of early settlement, and the settlers coming within our first lustre as being the Founders of Monmouth.
Among the actors in this living drama, this moving-picture, we may find side by side, the wise and simple men who sought but the shelter and protection of their own vine and fig-tree, with the privilege of rearing families in the fear of God; adventurers pure and simple; rovers who stayed not long in any place, but ever pressed-on in quest of fabled Isles of Blessedness; and, too, those who came to stay, but, discouraged by the hardships of pioneer life or the querulous complaints of their women-kind, soon returned whence they came, those who came simply as speculators and flitted away when they had sold out at a profit; and those who came but for a season, only to perfect their land-titles by a "window-dressing" show of at least a hundred families within the alloted time, for, while the Monmouth Patent was still in litigation its terms must be complied with. Some of these early settlers maintained residences in the places of their former habitation as well as in Monmouth - and were counted as residents of both places. There were others, too, floaters and men of lesser breed.
Many of those who were most vitally interested in the success of the Monmouth settlement and most active in bringing it about, including seven out of the Twelve Patentees, never came to our county at all (though the children or other members of the families of some of them did). or came in the sloops that were constantly plying between our own waters and those of Eastern ports, for brief visits of inspection and encouragement.
All these, such as they were, became our ancestors - lineal or constructive. For this reason a brief glance at each of thse various individuals, concerning whom we have knowledge, may serve to take them out of the class of meaningless items in a list of names and make them stand out as living entities - whose blood flows in our veins, whose influence in forming and shaping our community in its nonage still bears fruit among us and is indelibly stamped upon our civic and political institutions - men whose deeds and memories deserve to be held in pride and honor.
These were:
The Tweleve Patentees, who have been already named;
The first Lot owners of Middletown: - John Ruckman, Edward Tartt, John Wilson, Walter Wall, John Smith, Richard Stout, Richard Gibbons, Thomas Cos, Jonathon Holmes, George Mount, William Cheeseman, Anthony Page, Samuel Holman, William Laiton (Layton, Lawton), William Compton, James Grover, Stephen Arnold, Samuel Spicer, John Stout, Obadiah Holmes, Benjamin Devell, Job Throckmorton, James Aston, John Throckmorton, John Bowne, Benjamin Borden, Edward Smith, William Lawrence, David Edsell, Robert James, Thomas Whitlock, Richard Sadler, and, James Grover.
The first Lot owners at Portland Point (Atlantic Highlands) - John Horabin, James Bowne, Richard Richardson, Randall Huet, Sr., Henry Percy, John Bird, Randall Huet, Jr., William Bowne, and, William Shackerly.
The Township men, or Middletown and Shrewsbury;
The original share holders and first subsequent purchasers;
The not inconsiderable number of "first settlers" who can be classed with none of these.
Included among all these were the Associates of the Patentees - William Bowne, Thomas Whitlock, John Wilson, John Ruckman, Walter Wall, John Smith, Richard Richardson, John Horabin, James Bowne, Jonathan Holmes, Christopher Allmy, Eliakim Wardell, Bartholomew West, John Haunce, James Ashton, Edward Pattison, William Shaddock, Thomas Winterton, Edward Tartt, Benjamn Burden, Richard Lippencott, and, Nicholas Brown.
In 1668 the citizens of Monmouth were called upon to take the oath of Allegiance to the British Crown. In the same year Luke Watson and Samuel Moore were appointed Collectors of Rates.
In 1668 James Bowne was made County Clerk, and Richard Stout, Jonathan Holmes, Edward Smith, and John Bowne were the Overseers.
At a meeting of the Court, or General Assembly, held at Portland Point, Nov. 2, 1669, the following were present: James Ashton, Constable; Richard Stout, James Grover, John Bowne, and James Bowne, Patentees; Jonathan Holmes and Edward Smith, Deputies.
(James Bowne and William Bowne, his father, of Newasink Neck, had been appointed as Acting Patentees, in place of John Tilton and Samuel Spicer, of Gravesend, and it is as such substitutes that their names sometimes appear among the Patentees. John Ruckman seems to have been added to the Acting Patentees a little later.)
At a subsequent meeting of the Assembly, at Portland Point, Dec. 28, 1669, there were present: John Bowne, James Grover, Richard Gibbons, Richard Stout, WIlliam Bowne, and John Ruckman, Patentees; James Bowne, Jonathan Homes, Edward Smith, Richard Lippencott, and John Haunce, Deputies and Overseers; and, James Ashton, Constable.
(The office of Constable was one of much greater importance and dignity, as well as of greater scope in power and authority, in Colonial times than it is to-day. The same may be said of the Office of Justice of the Peace - to be a Member of the Quorum was, in early days, a very high honor indeed.)¹⁷

George Mount left a will on 16 February 1702/3 at Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA; Will abstract seen on Find A Grave (attached):
     "1702-3 Feb. 16. Mount, George, of Midletown; will of. Wife Katherine. Daughter Katherine. Grandsons - Mathias and Thomas, both under age. Land on Newsand or NOrth River. Personal Property. The wife Executrix. Witnesses - Richard Hartshorne, Leremiah Stilwell and Joseph Cox. Proved August 31, 1705. Lib 1, p. 208, and Monmouth Wills
     "1705 Sept. 18. Inventory of the personal estate, L21.12.0; made by Richard Stout and James Cox."⁶

     Katherine Bowne (?) was born in 1638 at Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA; Other dates: 1641, 1635.^1,2 She married George Mount, son of Richard Mount and Joan Owre, in 1662 at Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA,
; GAV: Marriage record for George Mount (b England 1626) and Katherine Borden m. 1662 in RI on Ancestry.com at http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=worldmarr_ga&MS_AdvCB=1&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=2&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsfn=katherine&gsfn_x=1&gsln=borden&gsln_x=1&cpxt=0&catBucket=rp&uidh=v51&cp=0&pcat=34&fh=1&h=126008&recoff=3+4
Source Citation: Source number: 2414.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MLC.
Source Information: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.^3,4,5,1,6,2
Katherine Bowne (?) died in 1705 at Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA.¹
Katherine Bowne (?) was buried in 1705 at Middletown Baptist Churchyard Cemetery, Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA; from Find A Grave:
     EDV-8.

; NB: Her maiden name may not be BORDEN. See note on Burial tag.⁸

Reference: (an unknown value.)^3,4
In George Mount's will dated 16 February 1702/3 at Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA, Katherine Bowne (?) was named as executor; Will abstract seen on Find A Grave (attached):
     "1702-3 Feb. 16. Mount, George, of Midletown; will of. Wife Katherine. Daughter Katherine. Grandsons - Mathias and Thomas, both under age. Land on Newsand or NOrth River. Personal Property. The wife Executrix. Witnesses - Richard Hartshorne, Leremiah Stilwell and Joseph Cox. Proved August 31, 1705. Lib 1, p. 208, and Monmouth Wills
     "1705 Sept. 18. Inventory of the personal estate, L21.12.0; made by Richard Stout and James Cox."⁹

     Matthias Mount was born in 1650 at Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA.² He married Mary Wall, daughter of Walter Wall and Annetje (Ann) (?), in 1681 at Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA.^3,2

Matthias Mount was buried in 1695 at Middletown Baptist Churchyard Cemetery, Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA; from Find A Grave:
Matthias Mount died in 1695 at Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA.²
     Reference: (an unknown value.)⁵

     Katherine Mount was born circa 1663 at Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA.^3,1
Katherine Mount died in 1702 at Cranbury, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA.¹
      .⁴
In George Mount's will dated 16 February 1702/3 at Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA, Katherine Mount was named as an heir; Will abstract seen on Find A Grave (attached):
     "1702-3 Feb. 16. Mount, George, of Midletown; will of. Wife Katherine. Daughter Katherine. Grandsons - Mathias and Thomas, both under age. Land on Newsand or NOrth River. Personal Property. The wife Executrix. Witnesses - Richard Hartshorne, Leremiah Stilwell and Joseph Cox. Proved August 31, 1705. Lib 1, p. 208, and Monmouth Wills
     "1705 Sept. 18. Inventory of the personal estate, L21.12.0; made by Richard Stout and James Cox."⁵

     Frederick Debow was born before 12 September 1682.¹ He married Johanna Van Hook, daughter of Lawrence Van Hoeck and Johanna Hendricks Smith, on 8 June 1712 at New York, New York, USA.¹

Frederick Debow died on 19 December 1757 at Freehold, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA.¹
      .² EDV-7. Frederick Debow was also known as Frederick Deboogh.³ Frederick Debow was also known as Frederick Debough.³

     Johanna Van Hook was born before 11 June 1693 at New York, New York, USA.¹ She married Frederick Debow, son of Solomon Deboogh and Anna Barentsen Bradt, on 8 June 1712 at New York, New York, USA.²

     EDV-7.

     Solomon Deboogh married Anna Barentsen Bradt, daughter of Barent Albertszen Bradt and Susanna Dirckse Mayor.
Solomon Deboogh was born in 1660 at New Amsterdam.¹
Solomon Deboogh died in 1753 at New York, New York, USA.¹
     EDV-8.

.²

     Anna Barentsen Bradt married Solomon Deboogh, son of Capt. Frederick Hendricks Deboogh and Elizabeth Solomon Goewey.
Anna Barentsen Bradt was born between 1655 and 1665.¹
Anna Barentsen Bradt died between 1750 and 1765.¹
     EDV-8.

     Van Hook Debow was born at Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA.¹
Van Hook Debow died after 1759 at Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA.²