1776 - 1846 (69 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
5. | Elizabeth Bull was born about 1710; and died. Children:
- 2. William Drayton was born on 21 Mar 1732 in Magnolia Plantation, St Andrews Parish, South Carolina; died on 18 May 1790 in South Carolina, USA.
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Generation: 4
12. | John Abraham Motte was born about 1675 in France (son of Marquis de la Motte); died on 7 Aug 1711 in St Michael's Charleston, SC. Notes:
Buried Old St. Phillip's, now St Michael's
Arrived Charleston in "Crown Galley"
Originally "Sieur Jean de la Motte"
Originally "Sieur Jean de la 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 one 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
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 end 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.
John + Sarah Mary Hill. Sarah was born about 1680; died on 11 Feb 1757. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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