The following is the military service record for Jean-Marie Motice of the French Soissonnais Regiment fighting on the American side during the Revolutionary War.
Jean-Marie Motice is believed by some family historians to be the father of Peter Mottice, who is the earliest definitive Mottice ancestor. Jean-Marie Motice is listed as being discharged in 1783, however, which conflicts with some family history accounts that claim he was killed at the Battle of Trenton.
A more likely explanation is given by Lynn Mottice who maintains that Jean-Marie is Peter's brother.
Jean-Marie Motice
No listed date of birth, no listed place of origin
Department listed as ??
Combat unit -- Soussonnais
Additional information: Company of hunters of the captain of Baudre. Congedie on September
6, 1783.
Source of information: CFG p244 (French Combatants of the American war 1778-1783, published
by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1903)
