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• Hij is geboren op 30 augustus 1718 in Jamaica, Long Island, NY.
• Hij is overleden op 14 mei 1800 in Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., KY, hij was toen 81 jaar oud.
• Een kind van Dirck DeMott en Styntie Haff
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 25 november 2007.

Gezin van Laurens DeMott

Hij is getrouwd met Dorothe Vanderbeek.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 25 april 1749 te Somerset Co., NJ, hij was toen 30 jaar oud.

Kind(eren):

1. Dorothy DeMott  1750-???? 
2. Sarah DeMott  1751-1840
3. Derrick DeMott  1753-???? 
4. Laurens DeMott  1755-1837 
5. Peter DeMott  1756-1834 
6. Martha DeMott  1757-???? 
7. Deborah DeMott  1763-1855 
8. Abraham DeMott  1766-1837 
9. Johannes DeMott  1769-1811 
10. Mary DeMott  1771-1835 

Notities over Laurens DeMott

Lawrence a son or Richard DeMott came to New Jersey with his parents on 25 Apr 1749 he was married to Dorothe, the daughter of Rem and Dorothe Vanderbeek They moved to Mercer County, Kentucky, about 1790 or 1792 bringing most of their family with them, except for his son Richard and his daughter Sarah who were both married and settled.
Lawrence DeMott was a Revolutionary Soldier. He died in Mercer County. Served as Private, Captain Conrad Ten Eycks Company, Colonial Abraham Quick´s 2nd Regiment, Somerset Co. New Jersey Militia 1776. Private Captain John Sebring´s Co. Colonel Frederick Frelinghuysen´s 1st Regiment, Somerset Co. New Jersey Militia, 1778. Private, Captain Sebring´s Co. Colonel Frelinghuysen 1st Regiment, Somerset Co. New Jersey Militia, 1780 and served under command of Colonel Silvanus Seely. Ref: New Jersey Adjuntant Gereral´s Office, Trenton New Jersey.
It is not known when Lawrence DeMotte and his family left New Jersey. They may have lived for a time in Conewago, Pa., as the name DeMotte appears among the names of the Colonists there. The deed to their land in Mercer county KY. is dated 1794. In his Western home, Lawrence DeMotte continued his regligious activities. He was a signer of petition dated November 2, 1795, the Classis of the Reformed Dutch Church at New Brunswick, N.Y., a preacher in Mercer County, KY. at the Head of Salt River. His call for help was heeded and when Peter LaBagh was sent to Kentucky to Organize the Dutch settlers, and form a Church, Lawrence DeMotte was one of its members. He helped in the establishing of one of the first churches in Kentucky - "The Old Mud Meeting House."
When Lawrence (Laurens) DeMotte moved to Kentucky he acquired a large tract of land at Cove Spring. about half way between Danville and Harrsisburg, in Mercer County. This estate was owned in common until the early part of the year 1800, when it was divided, after which some of the sons sold their shares and located in other states.
His Will was made out 9 August 1798 and probated May 1799.
WILL: In the name of God, Amen, the ninth day of August in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundren and N inety Eight, I Lawrence DeMott, Senr. of Mercer County nad State of Kentucky, being weak in body but of perfect and sound mind and memory, thanks to God for his mercies and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament. that is to say my wordly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless e in this life I give, devise and sipose of in the manner and from following--Impremise it to my will and I do order that in the first place all my just debts and funeral charges be paid and satisfied. Item it will and I do order that Martha Buice, my daughter, shall have One Hundred and Thirty acres of land lying and being in the County of Mercer and State fo Kentucky on Harrods Run, it being the same I purchased of Daniel Bulger and David Shepherd and the same where on she now lives to have the same to her during her life, that is if her daughter, Rachel deMott shall live until she arrives at the age of Eighteen years that then the said Rachel shall enter, possess and enjoy the one half of the aforesaid land to be laid off on the end that I purchased of David Shepherd and that at the death of my said daughter, Martha, the whole of the said Land shall be sold and the money arising for the said sale shall be divided in the following, if the said Rachel or her Issue if any living at that time, shall be entitled to and receive the one half of the money arising from said sale, and the children of my daughter, Martha Buice, if any she has by her husband Nicholas Buice, shall be entitled to and receive the other half, but in case of failure of Issue on the part of Nicholas ´Buice or the death of said Rachel without Issue the whole shall be divided amongst my children to wit: Lawrence Demott, Peter Demott, Abraham Demott, John Demott, Mary Banta, and Deborah Van Nuys and their heirs or such of them as then be, but with their deducition, first there shall be paid unto my grandson, Lawrence Demot, son of my son, Derrick Demott, the sum of One Hundred pounds current money of Kentucdky, but in case there should be failure of Issue only by one of the above parties To wit, my daughter, Martha, or my granddaughter, Rachel, in that case the part which shall be left by such failure shall be paid and divided in the following manner, that is to say my grandson Lawrence Demott as above shall receive the sum of One Hundred pounds as above specified and the remainder shall be equally divided between two of my sons, Lawrence and John -- Item I will that my daughter Mary Banta shall have One Hundred and seventy-five acres of land whereon she now lives in said county and state being the same I purchased of Mr. _____ Cull and Cluyde and Alexander Buchannen, to have and to hold the same to her, her Heirs and assigns forever.
Item: I will that Deborah Van Nuys, my daughter , shall have One hundred and twenty-four acres of land whereon she now lives being parto of a tract I purchased of Mr. Thomas Maddison and which was laid off of her some time past, to have and to hold the same unto her the said Deborah van Nuyes her Heirs and assigns forever.
Item II: it is my will that Sarah Hall, my daughter, and Derrick, my son, be paid them as a Legacy by Lawerence Demott and John Demott out of their share of the Estate, the sum of Three Dollars each wehen demanded they having had their shares before this will was made.
Item: It is my will and I do hereby appoint my sons, Lawrence Demott, Peter Demott, Abraham Demott, and John Demott, Executors of this my last will and testament, and I do hereby order that no sale be made of my property what that I possess at my death but that each and all of the persons I have given the property in my lifetime shall be vested in each of the different Leggatties and I do here by revoke, disannual and disallow all other former wills and testaments and Executors by me in any ways willed and named before this time.
Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament, in witness wereof I have here unto set my Hand and seal the day and year above written.
Signed , Sealed, and delivered in presence of Thomas Freeman -- Cornelias A. VanArsdalen, Peter VanNest (his mark) Lawrence Demott, Sen. (seal) Mercer Sct. May County Court, 1799

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