Rebecca (Brewton) Motte (1737-1815)

Mrs Rebecca (Brewton) Motte

In 1758, she married her husband. In 1775, when her brother and all his family were lost at sea, she inherited both the Miles Brewton House in Charleston and his plantation on the Congaree River, Mount Joseph. Her brother having been one of the wealthiest men in South Carolina, he was now very wealthy. She was the mother of three children. Her middle daughter, Frances, built the Middleton-Pinckney House.

Parents

Col. Robert Brewton

of Charleston, South Carolina

1699-1759

Mary (Griffith) Brewton

Mrs Mary (Griffith) Loughton, Brewton

1699-1761

Spouse

Jacob Motte II

of Charleston, South Carolina

1729-1780

Children

Elizabeth (Motte) Pinckney

Mrs Elizabeth (Motte) Pinckney

1762-1794

Frances (Motte) Pinckney

Mrs Frances (Motte) Middleton, Pinckney

1763-1843

Mary Brewton (Motte) Alston

Mrs Mary Brewton (Motte) Alston

1769-1838

Associated Houses

Miles Brewton House

27 King Street, Charleston, South Carolina