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- The following paragraphs are from Margaret Haynes' "Items of Family His tory" written 1902;
The Marquis' son, John Abram, who bore the angelized name of Motte, was D utch Consul at Dublin for a while, later chose to become a British subj ect. He was an adventurous person and soon sailed away to Antiqua in t he West Indies, hoping to bring over his family later when he as establ ished. Not progressing as he wished in Antiqua, he agreed, in true pio neer spirit, to go on to Carolina Province in 1704 and take up settleme nt for a very wealthy investor by the name of John Perrie, to remain th ere for ten years as manager of this estate and as compensation to rece ive half of the annual profits.
Motte arrived on a vessel bearing the cheerful name of "Success": and s ecured the plantation "Youghal" in Christ Church Parish, as well as ano ther estate of eight hundred acres near the site of Georgetown.
John Abram Motte sent to Dublin in 1709 for his wife, nine year old son J acob and his two small daughters Sarah and Anna.
The energetic John Abram Motte wore himself out in pioneer activities a nd died two years after the family joined him in Charles Town.
The following paragraphs are from Margaret Haynes' "Items of Family His t ory" written 1902;
The Marquis' son, John Abram, who bore the angelized name of Motte, was D u tch Consul at Dublin for a while, later chose to become a British subj e ct. He was an adventurous person and soon sailed away to Antiqua in t h e West Indies, hoping to bring over his family later when he as establ i shed. Not progressing as he wished in Antiqua, he agreed, in true pio n eer spirit, to go on to Carolina Province in 1704 and take up settleme n t for a very wealthy investor by the name of John Perrie, to remain th e re for ten years as manager of this estate and as compensation to rece i ve half of the annual profits.
Motte arrived on a vessel bearing the cheerful name of "Success": and s e cured the plantation "Youghal" in Christ Church Parish, as well as ano t her estate of eight hundred acres near the site of Georgetown.
John Abram Motte sent to Dublin in 1709 for his wife, nine year old son J a cob and his two small daughters Sarah and Anna.
The energetic John Abram Motte wore himself out in pioneer activities a n d died two years after the family joined him in Charles Town.
The following paragraphs are from Margaret Haynes' "Items of Family His tory" written 1902;
The Marquis' son, John Abram, who bore the angelized name of Motte, was D utch Consul at Dublin for a while, later chose to become a British subj ect. He was an adventurous person and soon sailed away to Antiqua in t he West Indies, hoping to bri ng over his family later when he as establ ished. Not progressing as he wished in Antiqua, he agreed, in true pio neer spirit, to go on to Carolina Province in 1704 and take up settleme nt for a very wealthy investor by the name of John Perrie, t o remain th ere for ten years as manager of this estate and as compensation to rece ive half of the annual profits.
Motte arrived on a vessel bearing the cheerful name of "Success": and s ecured the plantation "Youghal" in Christ Church Parish, as well as ano ther estate of eight hundred acres near the site of Georgetown.
John Abram Motte sent to Dublin in 1709 for his wife, nine year old son J acob and his two small daughters Sarah and Anna.
The energetic John Abram Motte wore himself out in pioneer activities a nd died two years after the family joined him in Charles Town.
The following paragraphs are from Margaret Haynes' "Items of Family His t ory" written 1902;
The Marquis' son, John Abram, who bore the angelized name of Motte, was D u tch Consul at Dublin for a while, later chose to become a British subj e ct. He was an adventurous person and soon sailed away to Antiqua in t h e West Indies, hoping t o bring over his family later when he as establ i shed. Not progressing as he wished in Antiqua, he agreed, in true pio n eer spirit, to go on to Carolina Province in 1704 and take up settleme n t for a very wealthy investor by the name of John P errie, to remain th e re for ten years as manager of this estate and as compensation to rece i ve half of the annual profits.
Motte arrived on a vessel bearing the cheerful name of "Success": and s e cured the plantation "Youghal" in Christ Church Parish, as well as ano t her estate of eight hundred acres near the site of Georgetown.
John Abram Motte sent to Dublin in 1709 for his wife, nine year old son J a cob and his two small daughters Sarah and Anna.
The energetic John Abram Motte wore himself out in pioneer activities a n d died two years after the family joined him in Charles Town.
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1675 - 1711 (36 years)