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married Oct. 4, 1781, Rebecca, daughter of Thomas Smith of
Saratoga, who was born July 31, 1764. His farm was in the
township of Half-Moon, and he was a Supervisor of the town-
ship in 1801, and continuously through 1817, in 1814 being
the Moderator of the Board. He qualified as executor of the
estates of Johanes Eighme and Thomas Smith in 1801, and of
Joseph Fowler in 1803, the Surrogate Records describing him
as "of those people called Quakers." He represented the
district in the Legislatures of 1812, 1817 and 1821. He was
instrumental in the organization of the Baptist Church at
Middletown in 1835, and one of its first deacons.
His wife died Nov. 7, 1831, and he Feb. 21, 1842, or, as his
epitaph reads. Feb. 10, aged 84 ys., 5 ms., 16 ds.
Their children were:
15 i. James,' b. in Dutchess Co., 15. 11. 1783.
16 ii. Thomas Smith, b. April 21, 1786.
iii. Samuel, b. March 23, 1789; d. Dec. 8, 1798.
17 iv. William, b. April 24, 1791.
V. John, b. Dec. 27, 1793; d. June 14, 1796.
vi. Phebe, b. Dec. 16, 1796; m. May 15, 1815, James
Hollister, and d. July 10, 1816.
vii. Annie (twin), b. Dec. 16, 1796; m. May 15, 1815,
Nathan Swetland, and d. May 8, 1823.
viii. Sarah, b. Feb. 9, 1799; m. Sept. i, 1820, David R.
Lawrence, and d. May 17, 1829.
ix. Naomi, b. July 24, 1801; m. Jan. 15, 1822, Joel
Owen, and d. Jan. 7, 1823.
X. Catherine, b. Jan. 4, 1804; m. May 11, 1824, Joel
Owen, and d. Oct. 6, 1824,
18 xi. John, b. May 4, 1806.
5. Jesse^ Mott {James'), was born July r, 1762, about the
time of the removal from Long Island to Dutchess County.
He settled at Dean Corners in Saratoga in the spring of 1783,
and married in the fall of the same year, Oct. 20, 1783, Amy
West, who was born April i, 1767. He was a Justice of the
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