Born about 1770.
Buried 18 May 1837
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Father
Isaac Mott by tradition was born in about 1720 at Smarden, Kent. There is no record of his birth though circumstances place him as the son of Jonah Mott and Maria Austen. The 1720 date comes from his membership of the Smarden Meeting house in 1741. His second marriage in 1761 gives his age as 35, which would mean a birth date of about 1726.
In his will, Isaac gave his occupation as mercer. The role of Baptist preacher was not a professional appointment and it was necessary for preachers to earn a living in another occupation. Cranbrook was important in the cloth trade of southern England and the Harmans were successful cloth merchants in the town. This set Isaac up in his business which provided sufficient income to provide for and educate a large family.
Isaac married again two years after Elizabeth's death. He was still in Chichester but his new wife, Sarah Chatfield, was from a prominent Ditchling Baptist family. Sarah's grandfather, Robert Chatfield, was instrumental in building the first Meeting House in Ditchling. Sarah was 23 at their marriage in 1761 and Isaac was about 20 years older. In 1764 Isaac was invited to minister in Ditchling "by the request of Michael Chatfield and Thomas Wood". Michael Chatfield was Sarah's uncle and Thomas Wood his son-in-law, married to his daughter Lucy. They remained in Ditchling for about ten years. Isaac and Sarah had six children. Nothing is known about two of them, Chatfield and Joseph. A daughter, Sarah, was buried in Ditchling in January 1786.
Buried 18 May 1837
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Father
Isaac Mott by tradition was born in about 1720 at Smarden, Kent. There is no record of his birth though circumstances place him as the son of Jonah Mott and Maria Austen. The 1720 date comes from his membership of the Smarden Meeting house in 1741. His second marriage in 1761 gives his age as 35, which would mean a birth date of about 1726.
In his will, Isaac gave his occupation as mercer. The role of Baptist preacher was not a professional appointment and it was necessary for preachers to earn a living in another occupation. Cranbrook was important in the cloth trade of southern England and the Harmans were successful cloth merchants in the town. This set Isaac up in his business which provided sufficient income to provide for and educate a large family.
Isaac married again two years after Elizabeth's death. He was still in Chichester but his new wife, Sarah Chatfield, was from a prominent Ditchling Baptist family. Sarah's grandfather, Robert Chatfield, was instrumental in building the first Meeting House in Ditchling. Sarah was 23 at their marriage in 1761 and Isaac was about 20 years older. In 1764 Isaac was invited to minister in Ditchling "by the request of Michael Chatfield and Thomas Wood". Michael Chatfield was Sarah's uncle and Thomas Wood his son-in-law, married to his daughter Lucy. They remained in Ditchling for about ten years. Isaac and Sarah had six children. Nothing is known about two of them, Chatfield and Joseph. A daughter, Sarah, was buried in Ditchling in January 1786.
Born about 1770.
Buried 18 May 1837
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Father
Isaac Mott by tradition was born in about 1720 at Smarden, Kent. There is no record of his birth though circumstances place him as the son of Jonah Mott and Maria Austen. The 1720 date comes from his membership of the Smarden Meeting house in 1741. His second marriage in 1761 gives his age as 35, which would mean a birth date of about 1726.
In his will, Isaac gave his occupation as mercer. The role of Baptist preacher was not a professional appointment and it was necessary for preachers to earn a living in another occupation. Cranbrook was important in the cloth trade of southern England and the Harmans were successful cloth merchants in the town. This set Isaac up in his business which provided sufficient income to provide for and educate a large family.
Isaac married again two years after Elizabeth's death. He was still in Chichester but his new wife, Sarah Chatfield, was from a prominent Ditchling Baptist family. Sarah's grandfather, Robert Chatfield, was instrumental in building the first Meeting House in Ditchling. Sarah was 23 at their marriage in 1761 and Isaac was about 20 years older. In 1764 Isaac was invited to minister in Ditchling "by the request of Michael Chatfield and Thomas Wood". Michael Chatfield was Sarah's uncle and Thomas Wood his son-in-law, married to his daughter Lucy. They remained in Ditchling for about ten years. Isaac and Sarah had six children. Nothing is known about two of them, Chatfield and Joseph. A daughter, Sarah, was buried in Ditchling in January 1786.
Buried 18 May 1837
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Father
Isaac Mott by tradition was born in about 1720 at Smarden, Kent. There is no record of his birth though circumstances place him as the son of Jonah Mott and Maria Austen. The 1720 date comes from his membership of the Smarden Meeting house in 1741. His second marriage in 1761 gives his age as 35, which would mean a birth date of about 1726.
In his will, Isaac gave his occupation as mercer. The role of Baptist preacher was not a professional appointment and it was necessary for preachers to earn a living in another occupation. Cranbrook was important in the cloth trade of southern England and the Harmans were successful cloth merchants in the town. This set Isaac up in his business which provided sufficient income to provide for and educate a large family.
Isaac married again two years after Elizabeth's death. He was still in Chichester but his new wife, Sarah Chatfield, was from a prominent Ditchling Baptist family. Sarah's grandfather, Robert Chatfield, was instrumental in building the first Meeting House in Ditchling. Sarah was 23 at their marriage in 1761 and Isaac was about 20 years older. In 1764 Isaac was invited to minister in Ditchling "by the request of Michael Chatfield and Thomas Wood". Michael Chatfield was Sarah's uncle and Thomas Wood his son-in-law, married to his daughter Lucy. They remained in Ditchling for about ten years. Isaac and Sarah had six children. Nothing is known about two of them, Chatfield and Joseph. A daughter, Sarah, was buried in Ditchling in January 1786.
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