Genealogy Thomas » John Abraham Motte (± 1675-1711)

Persoonlijke gegevens John Abraham Motte 

• Hij is geboren rond 1675 in France.
• Hij is overleden op 7 augustus 1711 in Charleston, South Carolina.
• Hij is begraven in Old St. Michael's Church, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina.
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Gezin van John Abraham Motte

Hij is getrouwd met Sarah Maria Hill.

Zij zijn getrouwd in het jaar 1693 te Cork, Ireland.

Kind(eren):

1. Jacob Motte  1700-1770 
2. ??  
3. ??  

Notities over John Abraham Motte

After the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, the Marquis de la Motte left France and went to Holland. He carried with him a large fortune and established himself in so respectable a position that on e of his sons was appointed Governor of Batavia. The second son of the Marquis de la Motte was called the Sieur Jean de la Motte. He was sent by the Dutch government as consul to Dublin, Ireland. There are several records of his family in the Reformed Dutch Church of Dublin. While in Dublin, the Sieur Jean de la Motte Anglicized his name to John Abraham Motte. He came to South Carolina on the "Crown Galley" about 1704, but in 1709, after receiving grants for several plantations, he returned to Dublin for his family and brought them to America. In 1706, Captain John A. Motte was a commissioner of the Church Act. In April, 1710, he was appointed a commissioner of the first public school established in South Carolina. He died in South Carolina 7 August, 1711, and was buried in the west en d of Old St. Michael's Church in Charleston. The church was later burned, and the present St. Michael's was erected on top of his grave.
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