Mott, Jacob

• DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN BIOGRAPHY ARTICLE: Jo-Ann Carr Fellows, “MOTT, JACOB S.,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 5, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–. https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mott_jacob_s_5E.html
• DCB profile notes:
  • Printer, publisher, office holder, bookseller, and stationer; b. c. 1772 on Long Island, N.Y., son of John Mott; d. 7 Jan. 1814 in Saint John, N.B.
  • Jacob S. Mott was a member of the printing fraternity both by family and by profession, and all the records that survive about him relate to that trade. His father was a printer, and in 1780 his sister Amelia married John Ryan, who was to be Jacob’s immediate predecessor as king’s printer of New Brunswick. Before and during the American revolution Mott and his parents were resident on Long Island, a stronghold of loyalism. Although he has been called a loyalist, Jacob was only about 11 when his parents joined the exodus to Nova Scotia in 1783. 
  • In his printing shop on Prince William Street Jacob Mott established the first book and stationery store in Saint John. Although his contribution to journalism in New Brunswick was relatively modest.
• United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=6044
• Find a GRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119457323/jacob-s-mott