The material and information covers a period of 445 years dating
back to 1560 in a town called Kent , England . Today we know Kent as
London , England . I have over 1 Million Birth, Death and Marriage
records in my data base. Almost all
the Mount families in the United States are direct decedents George
Mount, the Emigrant from England (1625). George also founded the
First Baptist church in Middletown , New Jersey , which is now
worldwide. He was the reigning elder for over 50 years.
When you read about some of our relatives you find out things like Colonel Timothy Brinley Mount was General George Washington's aid and most trusted soldier. Joseph Mount served as a Private, 21st Regiment, New Jersey volunteers and later elected to Captain of Company E, 21st Regiment, New Jersey volunteers. During the Civil war his commanding officer was Colonel Gillian Van Houten, my mother’s great grandfather. Gillian was captured and died in prison of his wounds in Fredericksburg , Virginia . My Great Grandmother, Elizabeth Howland and Franklyn Delano Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States were cousins. George Mount born 1625 in England was one of the early pioneers in New Jersey . He and Benjamin Borden purchased land from the Indians in Upper Freehold, Monmouth County New Jersey.
My Grandfather George W. Mount was born at Sea Bright, moving to
Rumson when he was a boy. One of his first jobs was in Zobel's
bicycle shop at Sea Bright Later he became an automobile mechanic,
growing up with the development of the electric and gas-fired
vehicles. When he was in his twenties he moved to New York to
continue his work in the automobile trade. In one of the Vanderbilt
cup aces on Long Island he rode as a mechanic for Louie Disbrow.
I researched Louie Drisbrow and went back 5 generations. His
Ancestor John D. Drisbrow, was born 9-9-1757 in South Amboy,
Middlesex, New Jersey. He had 7 children one of who is Nicholas
Morgan Drisbrow. Nicholas Morgan Drisbrow had a sister, Hannah
Drisbrow who Married a Richard Mount (1740-1787). Richard Mount is
Georges Great Great Grandfather who fought in the American
Revolution.
It would appear as though the Mount's and the Drisbrow family
watched out for one another., even though 200 years in time had
passed. That's quite a dedication to family. I now wonder if my
grandfather knew about his Great Great Great Grandfather Richard and
his Great Great Great Grandmother Hanna.
In the early days of the American Revolution Samuel Mount's family
in this account, the scalping of the two young sons of Samuel by the
Indians for the reward paid by the British is told. It states that
as the hostilities began, during the Revolution, the settlers, left
the Valley one by one, leaving Samuel Mount and his family alone.
However, with the equivalent of 8 dollars a head for American
scalps, the Indians began to raid the isolated families still left
in the area. Of these sons, Richard and Timothy were left in the
barn with a young Black man, to thrash peas while Samuel, Jr., was
in a far field. Two Indians approached the barn and asked for milk
to drink. Richard and Timothy told them, that they had none. Using
this as an excuse, the two Indians took out their tomahawks scalped
the two young sons of Samuel. The details of the Indian incident
were written into a novel, "Drums along the Mohawk" by Alexander
Edmondson and in the late 1940's.
Samuel's land
was just north of Salisbury, New York. This work describes the
account of the people of that area and in particular that of Samuel
Mount's family in the early days of the American Revolution."
The Mount Family Coat of Arms from, Kent, England, as mentioned in
“Burkes Peerage,” is described as follows:
Arms:
Argent, on a mount vert, a lion rampart, azure, Ducally crowned or,
between two Roses Gules, barbed and seeded ppr.
Crest:
Upon a mount vert a fox salient supported by a ragged staff erect,
sable.
Motto:
Pruder et Constanter.
Explanation of colors and Symbols
Argent,
white or silver signifies peace and security.
Vert or Green,
Signifies hope, joy and sometimes loyalty in love.
Gukes or red,
denotes military fortitude and magnanimity.
It is als the “Martyr’s Colour.”
Or, yellow or gold,
denotes generosity and
elevation of the mind.
The Mount,
in heraldry, means the representation of a mound or elevation
covered with grass, occupying the bottom or base of the shield.
The Lion,
has always held high place in heraldry as the emblem of deathless
courage, Guillim speaking of
the lion says “It is a
lively image of a good soldier who must be valet of courage, strong
of body and politic in council and a foe to fear.
It is the emblem of St. Mark”.
The Fox,
in heraldry, denotes one that will use all that he may possess of
sagacity, wit or wisdom in his own defense.
The first Permanent Settlement
The first member of the Mount family to make permanent settlement in
America was the Emigrant George Mount from England .
He landed in Boston , Massachusetts about the year 1660.
Protestantism originated in England about the year 1600
A.D. and members of the different religious sects opposed the
prevailing practices and customs of the time.
Charles I was overthrown by Cromwell and the immigration to
America reached its heights after from 1620 to 1660, all seeking
religious freedom. George
Mount, one of the emigrants, was a Baptist, and as such his presence
was looked upon with disfavor by the Puritans of
Massachusetts Bay Colony, and as a result of that persecution, he
went to Rhode Island and joined the Roger Williams Colony, where he
was closely associated with the Borden's, a Quaker family.
In 1664 the Territory of New York , including New Jersey ,
was seized by William Nichols from the Dutch.
As Governor of New York he desired that all unoccupied land
be taken up by the English, and in 1665 upon his invitation George
Mount joined by Benjamin Borden went to New Jersey where they bought
land from the Indians, and settled in Middletown , Monmouth County .
Excerpts from the public Records
The following excerpts from the records of “Old Town Book of
Middletown” shows that George Mount entered at once actively into
the civil and official life of the new settlement.
(Punctuation and spelling as in the original).
On pages 1 and 2:
“George Mount drew lots of land recently surveyed, No.10 (town lot)
and no. 19 (Out Lot ).”
“ January 4,1668 (Ear mark of cattle) George Mount had his mark left
ear the top cropt offe”.
“April 22,1668 George Mount and Jonathan Hulms were this day by the
pluralities of votes chosen Deputies to act in the General Assembly
to be held at Portland Point”
“ July 20,1669 , William Lawrence: Daniel Estall : George Mount and
Richard Gibbons were chosen deputies for the present year according
to the order: to assist the constable and overseer.”
Religious Affiliation
The Mounts were originally Baptists in religious belief and
affiliation, George Mount was one of the 18 charter members, and
organizers of the First Baptist Church established in the state of
New Jersey , at Middletown , Monmouth County in 1665.
In an old history of the early settlements and churches of
New Jersey now in the State Archives, it is related that Richard
Mount was executed from Heights town Baptist Church charged with non
attendance and keeping bad company, and that he later joined the
Presbyterian Church.
There had been an unbroken line of Baptists in the Mount Family
extending from the days of Roger Williams in Rhode Island , and the
organization of the First Baptist Church at Middletown , New Jersey
, to the present. Others
have affiliated with Methodist, Christian, Episcopal and the Latter
Day Saints (Mormon) churches.
Some of the original Mount Family descendents still reside in
Monmouth, Middlesex, and Mercer Counties , New Jersey .
Some settled at an early date in Virginia , Kentucky ,
Tennessee , Indiana , and there are also prominent members of the
family residing in Arkansas , Missouri , Texas , Louisiana ,
Mississippi and on the Pacific coast, all of whom had their origin
in New Jersey .
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