Person:Joseph Mounts (2)

Watchers
Joseph Mounts, Jr.
b.Abt 1735
m. 1728
  1. Rachel Grissel MountsAbt 1730 - Abt 1761
  2. Providence Mounts1731 - 1784
  3. William MountsEst 1733 - Bef 1778
  4. Joseph Mounts, Jr.Abt 1735 - 1797
m. Bef 1764
  1. Asa MountsBef 1764 - 1803
Facts and Events
Name Joseph Mounts, Jr.
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1735
Marriage Bef 1764 to Eleanor _____
Death? 1797 Alleghany County, Maryland

Will of Joseph Mounts

  • 1797, Nov. 3, Md., Allegany Co., will of Joseph Mountz, wife Eleanor, children, Jesse, Providence (an idiot), Asa, Hannah Cresap, Mary Stallcup, Elizabeth Mountz, granddaughter Sarah Mountz; executors wife and son Jesse. witnesses, Evan Gwynn, James Clark, R. Ferris.
  • 1799, April 9, Md., Allegany Co., estate of Joseph Mountz, payments to 16 people mentions Sina Mountz under age. (Inventories, Liber A, pages 69-71.) (Sina was a nick-name for Sarah.)


Acquisition of Land in Frederick County, VA

  • 1755, Aug. 29, Va., Frederick Co., deed, Joseph Mounts Sr., to Joseph Mounts Jr., 100 acres, L.50, south side of Cohongo, adj. Thomas Swearingen, James Forman; witnesses, James Forman, Providence Mounts, John J Connel. (4: 73-74.)


Records of Joseph Mounts, Jr.

  • 1769, Md., Frederick Co. debt books, 102, Joseph Mountz, Sugar Bottom 304 acres.

(Maryland State Archives, film #SR7997; alphabetical)

  • 1771, Jan. 11, Md., date of will of Richard Percival of North Branch in Fredk. Co., executors, Joseph Mounts, wife Mary Percival; witness, Daniel Cresap. proved 20 Feb. 1771. (38: 278.)
  • 1772, Md., Frederick Co. debt books, 110, Providence Mountz, part Dispute 100 acres. 114, Joseph Mountz, Sugar Bottom 304 acres. (Maryland State Archives, film #SR7998; alphabetical)
  • 1779, March 26, Md., Washington Co., on behalf of David Ross deposition by Joseph Mounts re: Bucks Lodge on Potomac; deposition by Andrew House re: cabin on White Oak Pine in Allegany Mtns., near Pa. line. (Deed Book B, pages 264-268.)
  • 1783, Md., Washington Co., upper Old Town, tax, Joseph Mountz, Sugar Bottom, 258 acres woods, 8 acres meadow, 40 acres arable, 16 horse, 17 cows, 5 slaves. (WMG 9: 25.)
  • 1795, April 27, Md., Allegany Co. court, Robert, Jemima, Lydia, & Lewis, Negroes vs- Joseph Mounts, for freedom. (WMG 6: 35.)