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EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876
By John Carroll Power

These biographies were submitted by a researcher and evidently abstracted from the 1876 History of Sangamon County, IL. Errors could occur, so one should always verify the correctness by obtaining copies of vitals and performing all necessary research to document what is contained herein.



MOTT, JAMES, was born Nov. 27, 1803, in Kent county, England, and came to America in 1821, landing in New York. He went to Sacketts Harbor, learned cabinet making, and was married there, Jan. 9, 1830, to Amanda M. Brown, who was born March 18, 1813, at Woodstock, Vermont. They had three children; two died there, and they moved, in 1834, to Cleveland, Ohio. They went from there to St. Louis by water, thence to Jacksonville, Ill., in a wagon, and after visiting some relatives in Cass county, came to Springfield, arriving Jan. 1, 1836, where one child was born, and in 1838 moved to Menard county, near Petersburg, thence to Athens, Feb. 20, 1843, where twelve children were born, nine of whom died under five years of age. Of the other five--

JAMES W., born July 19, 1833, at Sacketts Harbor, N. Y., partly brought up in Springfield, was married near Athens, April 18, 1856, to Millie J. Hurt, who died June 24, 1857. J. W. Mott was married May 15, 1859, to Mrs. Mary A. Holland, whose maiden name was England. They had eight children, ALLEN, EDGAR, AGNES, MARGARET, JAMES, CHARLES, MILAM and EUGENE. Mrs. Mott died Nov. 19, 1872, and J. W. Mott resides in Athens, Sangamon county, Ill.--1874.

GEORGE E., born July 25, 1836, in Springfield, was married there April 19, 1865, to Eliza P. Smith, a native of the same place. They have three children, WILLIAM R., HARRY W. and LAURA E., and live at 635, north 5th street, Springfield.

HARRIET EMMA, born July 12, 1843, in Athens, married David A. England. See his name.

MARY A., born in Athens, married James M. England. See his name.

HENRY W., born August, 1847, in Athens, is now--July, 1876--clerk of the Matteson House, Chicago, Illinois.

James Mott died Sept. 24, 1873. His widow lives at Athens, Meuard county, Illinois. Mr. Mott was associate Judge of Menard county one term of four years.



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