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The Stark County Library in Canton, OH has a land sale record on microfilm of Peter Mottice's sale of property in 1812 to a Henry Funk. There are a few interesting aspects about this document: |
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Peter Mottice was a founding elder of the Presbyterian Church in Waynesburg, Oh. The congregation was formed in 1821, and many of the old church records, or session records, still exist. Some of these make reference to Peter and his family, along with his descendants who were church members. The very first page is the record of the organization of the congregation and lists the founding members. Here is a transcript of that page: |
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Pheby Mottice is a mystery woman, largely because we do not know her maiden name. If we only had that information we could track down a lot more about her. I conclude that she was born about 1774 and died about 1823, and I explain below how I came up with that hypothesis. What we know is mostly inferred, and the only reference to her name is in the historical session records of the Waynesburg Presbyterian Church. On August 31, 1821, the congregation of Waynesburg Presbyterian was formed with Peter being one of the founding elders and "Pheby his wife" was named. |
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