Elizabeth C. MountElizabeth C. Mount was born January 24, 1821 in present day Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. She was the daughter of Samuel Mount (1793 - 1871) and Rebecca Combs (1796 - 1855). Samuel Mount's farm was located east of Miry Run and at the intersection of present day Flock and Edinburg roads. This farm was part of the original 245 acre farm purchased by his grandfather Richard Mount (1734 - 1787) prior to the Revolutionary War. Samuel's father Matthias Mount (1761 - 1837) and his grandfather Richard both served in the Middlesex County Militia during the Revolution.
The Mount's were members of the First Presbyterian Church in Hamilton Square, New Jersey. Elizabeth was the oldest child in a family that included five girls (Elizabeth, Mary, Margaret, Catherine and Sarah) and three boys (John, Thomas and David). Elizabeth's Sampler, which has become a family heirloom, is inscribed "Elizabeth Mount's work done in the 14th year of her age 1835". On January 13, 1841 she married Isaac Rogers (1818 - 1898) whose family's farm was located about one mile east on South Post road near the intersection with the Edinburg road.
Elizabeth and Issac's farm on South Post road is now part of the Mercer County Park. It was located at the site of the present day Athletic Complex in West Windsor Township. Their children were Emaline (born 9/8/1842), Samuel Mount (born 2/27/1845), Mary (born 11/1/1849), Ezekiel (born 7/15/1853) and Rebecca (born 10/2/1858). Elizabeth had a long life, she was born when James Monroe was President and saw the invention of the train, automobile and airplane during her life. She passed away in 1907 at the age of 86. Elizabeth and Isaac are buried in the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Hamilton Square.
Mount Family Ancestry
The Mount family is descended from Gregory Mount (1560 - ??) and Tomsyne Blackbourne (1562 - 1599) of Godmersham Parish in Kent County, England. They were married on October 16, 1587. Kent County is located in the southeastern corner of England and is flanked by the Thames River to the north and the Straights of Dover on the southeast. The family lived just west of Canterbury. Gregory and Tomsyne had five sons (John, Richard, George, Laurence and Gregory). The New Jersey Mount family is descended from their son Richard (1588 - 1640).
Richard married Joan Owre (1590 - 1631) on July 7, 1610 in Boughton Aulph Parish, Kent County, England. They were most likely married in parish All Saints Church which was built in the thirteenth century. Richard and Joan had two daughters (Dorothie and Priscilla) and four sons (Thomas, John, George and Daniell). Their son George (1626 - 1705) was the founder of the American family.
It is not known when George first came to America, however it is believed that he first settled in Rhode Island. He was was one of the "Associates" in the purchase of the Monmouth Tract. In 1667 he was one of the eighteen founders of the Middletown Baptist Church, the first Baptist Church in New Jersey. His name was listed among the first purchasers of lots in Middletown, New Jersey in December of 1667. George was chosen in 1668 and 1669 as one of two Deputies to the General Assembly held at Portland Point.. He also held the positions of Juryman, Town Overseer and Surveyor and appears to have been a Blacksmith. In 1672 George Mount and Benjamin Borden worked together to purchase land from the Indians at Middletown. He and his wife Katherine had three children (Katherine, Richard and Matthias). Their son Richard (1665 - 1723) is Elizabeth's 3rd great grandfather.
Richard married Rebecca Wall around 1687 in Middletown, New Jersey. They had one daughter (Ann) and five sons (Richard, John, George, Humphrey and Matthias). Richard's family moved from Middletown to Cranbury, New Jersey about 1710. Their youngest son Matthias (1706 - 1791) is Elizabeth's 2nd great grandfather.
Matthias married Anne Deboogh (1714 - 1792) lived near Cranbury and had four sons (Richard, Matthias, John and Humphrey) and two daughters ( Rachel and Ann "Hannah"). Family legend suggests that Matthias served in the Revolutionary War as a wagoner transporting supplies. He would have been about 70 years old at the outbreak of the war. Matthias and Anne appear to have been members of the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury and a buried near the church in the Brainerd Cemetery. Their oldest son Richard (1734 - 1787) was Elizabeth's great grandfather and the founder of the Hamilton Township branch of the Mount Family.
The last name of Richard's wife Rebecca is unknown. They settled Nottingham Township (currently Hamilton) about one mile east of Mercerville prior to 1765. Their home was located near the intersection of present day Edinburg and Paxson roads. Richard's 245 acre farm straddled Miry Run. They had two sons (Matthias and Joseph) and six daughters (Elizabeth, Anne, Catherine, Mary, Rebecca and ??). Richard and his oldest son Matthias served in the Middlesex County Militia during the Revolutionary War. At that time the Middlesex County line was a short distance from their home. Richard and Rebecca are buried in the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Hamilton Square. Matthias Mount (1761 - 1837) is Elizabeth's grandfather.
Matthias Mount married Elizabeth Chambers (1761 - 1829) about 1788. He maintained the family farm after his father's death. Unfortunately, the original farm house was destroyed by fire in 1797. Matthias rebuilt the home on the same foundation and it lasted until about 1950 when it was again destroyed by fire. Matthias and Elizabeth had nine children, two daughters (Rebecca and Mary) and seven sons (Richard, Robert, Samuel, John, David, Matthias and Elijah). Matthias and Elizabeth are also buried in the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Their son Samuel is Elizabeth's father.
Descendents
Elizabeth and Isaac's oldest son Samuel "Mount" Rogers (1845 - 1934) married Joanna Updike (1850 - 1934) . They had four daughters (Elizabeth, Annie, Mary and Abby) and one son (Harvey). The Roger's farm was located at the corner of Klockner and George Dye roads in Hamilton Township. They were members of the Hamilton Square Baptist Church. Mount and Joanna moved to a small home near their daughter and son-in-law, Mary and George Tindall, when they retired from farming about 1930. Mary's home is presently showcased as the historical Abbott House in Hamilton Township's Veterans Park. The small home that her parents occupied now contains a Civil War and Native American Museum. Mount and Joanna are buried near the soldiers section of Greenwood Cemetery in Hamilton Township.
Mount and Joanna's oldest daughter Elizabeth "Lizzie" (1871 - 1961) married Edward Clark Hutchinson (1868 - 1952) on December 22, 1892 in Hamilton Square, New Jersey. They rented the farm of W. Cady on the Princeton road (now Robbinsville - Edinburg road) in Washington Township not far from the original homestead and gristmill of James Hutchinson (1755 - 1830). They were active members of the Hamilton Square Baptist Church where Edward was a Trustee. Lizzie and Edward had four sons (Arthur, Franklin, Melville and Samuel Mount) and three daughters (Ethel, Mary and Flora). The Hutchinsons moved to to a farm on Herbert road in Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County in the early 1900's and later purchased a farm on the same road near New Sharon Station. They became active members of the Upper Freehold Baptist Church in Imlaystown. Lizzie and Edward are buried in the Allentown Methodist Church in Alletown, New Jersey.
