01. Jonathan Mote
[1]
was born before 1709 in England. He immigrated to America, with his two brothers, and settled in southeast Pennsylvania (Source: The Mote Family in America). His wife's name may
have been Sarah. He died in 1763 at the
Little River Settlement at Sampson's Fork, Newberry County, S.C. Click here to see some research of Jonathan Mote on Rootsweb as compiled by Beverly Johnson. The
children of Jonathan and Sarah shown on Beverly's page as listed by researcher Corinne Diller are:
1 |
Jonathan Silas Mote(s) II
(Oct 21, 1731; in Prince George Co. VA
- Oct 20, 1815 in Lorens, SC)
 Married Audrey
Orderly Collier (1724-1812) Abt. 1750 Served in the
Revolutionary War as a General. 1.
Jesse Motes
(Oct 21, 1772 in SC - Aug 7, 1827 in SC)

Married Sarah Dendy (1777-1853) - 5 children |
2 |
David Mote (See Below) |
3 |
Andrew Mote
(Abt. 1740 in VA - Abt. 1788) |
4 |
James Mote
(Abt. 1746 in VA - Aft. 1822) |
5 |
Matthew Mote
(Abt. 1749 in Edgecomb Co., NC - Aft. 1812) |
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02. David Mote,
[1]
son
of Jonathan and Sarah was born on March 4, 1733 in Chester County,
PA. He married Dorcas Nichols
(1732-1817)
,
daughter of Jeremiah Nichols.
They had 11 children. The following information on David and his family is referenced from Bevery Johnson's Rootsweb research page available here.
David moved to North Carolina and then to Georgia. He was a member of the Society of Friends. In 1774, at the first monthly meeting at Wrightsborough (in Columbia Co., now McDuffie Co, GA); Joseph Maddock, James Mendenhall, John Stubbs, David Mote, Francis Jones and Joseph Williams were appointed to draw up an address to the Governor of Georgia. David Mote was prominent in the affairs of the Friends, and his name appeared frequently in the records of the meetings. At the age of 71, he with his family, removed to Miami County, OH where he died of gastritis at the age of 83 years, 10 months, at the home of his son John.
The 10 children of David and Dorcas are:
1 |
Margaret Mote (See Below)
 |
2 |
David Mote, Jr.
(Apr 13, 1754 in Wrightsboro, McDuffie, GA - Feb 19, 1778)
age 23
 |
3 |
Rachael Mote
(Aug 30, 1756 in Wrightsboro, GA - Mar, 1829 in Miami,
OH)

Married
(1) Francis V. Jones (1753-1783) on Jul 1, 1775
Married (2) Abiather Davis (1754-1840)
in 1804

Click here
to see Rachael's extended family page |
4 |
Jonathan Mote
(Aug 23, 1758 in Georgia - Apr. 1839 in Miami, OH)

Married
Nancy Ann Hickson
Click here
to see Jonathan's extended family page |
5 |
Mary Mote
(Dec 10, 1760 - Dec 6, 1847 in Miami, OH)

Married Samuel Jones (1755-1836)
Click here
to see Mary's extended family page |
6 |
William Mote
(Mar 28, 1763 in NC - 1830 in Miami, OH)

Married Elizabeth (Betsy) Woodhouse
(1766-) in 1790 They had at least 3 children (source) |
7 |
Jeremiah Mote (Sep 19, 1764 in Columbiana Co.,
GA - Feb 18, 1820 in Honey Creek, IN)
Married Mary Ann Butler (1773-1848)
in 1790 I have 1 DNA match
from this family Click here
to see Jeremiah's extended family page |
8 |
Dr. John Mote (Apr 4, 1767 in GA - Dec 16, 1845 in Miami, OH)
Married Rachel Mote
(1772-1844)
in 1790, a relative. Click here
to see John's extended family page |
9 |
Dorcas Mote
(May 26, 1772 - 1779) age 6-7 |
10 |
Jesse Mote (Jun
4, 1775 in Newberry, SC - Aug 27, 1814
in Miami, OH)  Married Dorcas Paty (1780-1814) in
1799 in SC
Click here to see Jesse's
extended family page |
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03. Margaret Mote,
[1]
daughter of David
and Dorcas was born on February 28, 1753 in Orange County,
NC. She married James Paty, son of James and Sarah Clanton in 1772
in Wrightsboro, Georgia. Margaret died on March 7, 1803 in Newberry,
SC.
I descend from their son Charles
Paty who married Phoebe Pearson. |