John Mott (captain)
| John Mott | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 18, 1734 Middletown Township, New Jersey |
| Died | January 31, 1804 (aged 69) |
| Buried | Trenton, New Jersey |
| Allegiance |
 United States |
| Service/branch | Militia |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 1st Hunterdon Militia Regiment |
| Commands held | Company |
| Battles/wars |
Battle of Trenton Battle of Somerset Court House Battle of Short Hills Battle of Monmouth Battle of Springfield |
| Relations | Gersham Mott (Son) and William Mott (Son) |
| Other work | Justice of the Peace, Hunterdon County |
John Mott (June 18, 1734 – January 31, 1804) was a Captain in the 1st Hunterdon Regiment of the New Jersey militia during the American Revolutionary War. He served as a guide to General George Washington and the Continental Army during their march down along the Delaware River prior to the Battle of Trenton.
Captain Mott was born in Middletown Township Province of New Jersey. He was the son of William Mott of Middletown and Margaret Hartshorne. His father was a member of the New Jersey State Assembly from 1743 to 1754. John Mott had two brothers, Gershom and Asher, and a sister, Sarah. John Mott moved to the Trenton 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 General Philemon Dickinson, a militia officer. David Laning, another guide at the Battle of Trenton, was a cooper who lived nearby and worked at one of Mott's mills. In March 1776, John Mott, along with other members of the New Jersey militia, were on the Committee of Correspondence for Trenton.
During the Revolutionary War, John Mott was a member of the 1st Regiment of the Hunterdon County Militia, which was under the command of Colonel Isaac Smith. In June 1776, two companies of the 1st Hunterdon Militia were detached to become part of General Nathaniel Heard's Brigade. John Mott replaced Robert Hoops as a Captain of one of the companies that remained under Col. Isaac Smith in General Philemon Dickinson's Brigade. Captain Mott's company was at Perth Amboy, New Jersey in July 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was read to the militia. Mott and his militia company participated in several skirmishes around the Perth Amboy and Elizabethtown area throughout the summer and early fall of 1776. This included a raid on Staten Island led by Adjutant Elias Phillips (a guide at the Battle of Trenton) that resulted in several British prisoners being captured.
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