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were posted. Both divisions of the army attacked the
Hessian outposts on the River Road and Pennington Road simultaneously at 8 a.m. after their four-hour march. They then continued into Trenton where the battle continued for over an hour. After the Battle of Trenton, Gen. Washington's army returned
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After the split of the two divisions of the army, Capt. Mott discovered that his priming powder was wet. He was then sent by Gen. Sullivan to ask Gen. Washington for orders since none of the rifles would be capable of being fired. Gen. Washington's emphatic reply was to "tell the
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Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River guarding the baggage wagons and supplies. As part of the foraging war in early 1777, Capt. Mott and his company were in the 1st Hunterdon Regiment under Col. Joseph Phillips. They helped Gen. Dickinson harass the British coming out of
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Justice of the Peace for Hunterdon County in September 1777. For a week in early June 1778, Capt. Mott's company provided bodyguard protection for Gen. Dickinson. They then participated with the General and the rest of his New Jersey militia in harassing the British, who were
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bayonet and penetrate into the town; for the town must be taken and I am resolved to take it". Capt. Mott then continued to guide Gen. Sullivan's
Division down the River Road passing his own house and mills as well as passing Gen. Dickinson's house where some Hessian
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Charles Alexander, on June 7, 1784. Mott and his wife had two sons, Gershom (born 1785) and William (born 1790). Gershom Mott married Phebe Rose Scudder, the granddaughter of guide Amos Scudder, and was the father of Union
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December 24, 1776 which was carried by Capt. John Mott to introduce Mott and offer his service and that of his men as guides. All of the guides except two were in the 1st Hunterdon Militia and all except one lived in
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Relating to the Revolutionary History State of New Jersey Vol V, Newspaper Extracts Relating to New Jersey, Oct 1780 – July 1782. Trenton, N.J.: State Gazette Publishing Co., 1917.
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in June 1780. In March 1781, Capt. Mott was on the Board of Court
Martial of Lt. Col. William Chamberlain along with Col. Joseph Phillips, who was president of the board. In June 1781, Capt. Mott became a
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in June 1777. When the Continental Army left New Jersey in the fall, Capt. Mott's company remained in New Jersey with the rest of the New Jersey militia to help protect that side of the Delaware River.
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Barber, William W.; Howe, Henry. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: containing a general ... Newark, N.J. : B. Olds, 1844; New York : Pub. for the authors, by S. Tuttle, 1844.
314:(now Lawrenceville). On another excursion, David Laning was caught by the British and taken to Trenton on around December 20, 1776. He escaped the next day and brought back valuable information.
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of 1776. On December 1, 1776, their service expired. Soon afterwards, both divisions of the 1st Hunterdon, including Captain Mott and his company, were called out to serve as volunteers.
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soldiers due to their knowledge of the local area. On one of these excursions, Adjutant Elias Phillips captured three British soldiers in his deserted hometown of
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area and purchased two flour or grist mills located along the River Road several miles north of Trenton. He lived near his mills and was a neighbor of
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was read to the militia. Mott and his militia company participated in several skirmishes around the Perth Amboy and
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