Histories

The following is an excerpt from a letter to Bob Mottice (Frances Dieringer's son) from Lorena Holshoy dated 1-23-1993:

"Steve Shonk, who is doing research on the family trees of the Zoarites, has discovered two facts about the early Holzhey (Holshoy) family. One is that Frederick Holzhey arrived in the U.S. with the Separatists on the ship "Vaterlandsliebe" on 8-16-1817 which docked in Philadelphia harbor. He is listed among the passengers along with his wife and 2 children.

The following history is from a pamphlet entitled "Brief Historical Sketch of the Dieringer Family" by John Wiest and H.J. Dieringer. It traces the family back to a location in what is now the area of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The date of this writing is uncertain. Grant Mottice's wife, Frances, was the daughter of Andrew Dieringer the great-great-grandson of Christoph Dieringer identified below.

This Coat-of-Arms comes from an inquiry to a professional genealogist in 1974 by Robert N. Mottice. These are the attached comments:

"The coat-of-arms illustrated [ . . .] was drawn by a heraldic artist based upon information about the Mottice surname and its association with heraldry. In the language of the ancient heralds, the arms are described as follows: "Quartered: 1st, or; the letter "M" sa.; 2nd and 3rd, az.; a serpent nowed ver.; 4th, chequy or and sa. Charged with a small inner shield arg."

 Robert N. Mottice, who died in 2003 at the age of 87, was the son of Grant Mottice and Frances Dieringer.  This autobiography of his is a compilation of a historical account of his childhood that he wrote while a student at Glenville State College, and personal memoirs he wrote late in life for his 4 grandsons.  It was originally recorded on audio tape in 1997.

Oliver James Farber married Mariah Kimmel. Linden Tree was her home.

"DEVIL'S HEADQUARTERS"

Garnett E. Mottice         Dr. KcKinnon               May 28, 1942

This is a transcript of a letter held by Charles Mottice of California. It is written by John Creighton Mottice, but not the same John Creighton Mottice who was the father of Grant Mottice. The author of this letter traces his lineage back to Peter Mottice and his second wife, Mary Sibert. Peter Mottice's first wife, Pheby, died sometime in the 1820s and it is through her that Grant Mottice and his father John Creighton Mottice trace their lineage.

Charles K. Mottice

5326 Ashby Street NW, Canton, OH 44708

216-477-4652

MOTTICE FAMILY TREE

PETER MOTTICE was born in 1793, somewhere in Pennsylvania. When he was quite small, he was brought by his parents into the Northwest Territory. His pioneering parents founded a home and raised their family: how large a family is not known.

Compiled by: Charles Darwin Mottice

GREAT, GREAT GRANDFATHER PETER MOTTICE (1772-1855)

IT WOULD BE PRESUMPTUOUS TO SAY THAT THIS HISTORY IS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT ACCURATE. THE STORY HAS BEEN TOLD MANY TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF TWO HUNDRED YEARS.  MUCH OF THE HISTORY HAS BEEN VERIFIED THRU RECORDS FROM STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS.  MUSEUMS FROM VARIOUS STATES HAVE BEEN MOST HELPFUL IN COPIES OF DOCUMENTS.

CHARLES DARWIN MOTTICE 12735 AKRICH STREET REDDING, CALIF. 96003

JAN 11, 1995

TIME 7:0'CLOCK EVENING TEMPERATURE 45 F WEATHER: RAINING LIKE HELL

HELLO JAY,

WELL IT IS GOOD TO KNOW YOU EVEN IF IT IS IN A LETTER.