Rebecca Brewton Motte
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Rebecca Brewton Motte was a prominent South Carolina Revolutionary War patriot and plantation owner known for her support of the American cause, including famously aiding in the recapture of a British-held fort on her property.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rebecca Brewton Motte canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8167967 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rebecca Brewton Motte Context triple: [Motte family, hasNotableMember, Rebecca Brewton Motte]
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A.
Magnolia Breeland
Magnolia Breeland is a character from the TV series "Hart of Dixie," known as Lemon Breeland's younger sister and a member of the prominent Breeland family in Bluebell, Alabama.
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B.
Marguerite Byrd
Marguerite Byrd is best known as the first wife of singer, actor, and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte.
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C.
Lucy Harris
Lucy Harris is a tragic, working-class woman and love interest in the musical "Jekyll & Hyde," whose relationship with Dr. Jekyll and his alter ego Hyde highlights the story’s themes of duality and moral corruption.
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D.
Susannah Hart Shelby
Susannah Hart Shelby was the wife of Isaac Shelby, the first governor of Kentucky, and a member of the prominent Hart family of early American pioneers.
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E.
Vantine Jefferson
Vantine Jefferson is a central female character in the 1932 romantic drama film "Red Dust," portrayed by Jean Harlow as a witty and provocative plantation guest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rebecca Brewton Motte Target entity description: Rebecca Brewton Motte was a prominent South Carolina Revolutionary War patriot and plantation owner known for her support of the American cause, including famously aiding in the recapture of a British-held fort on her property.
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A.
Magnolia Breeland
Magnolia Breeland is a character from the TV series "Hart of Dixie," known as Lemon Breeland's younger sister and a member of the prominent Breeland family in Bluebell, Alabama.
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B.
Marguerite Byrd
Marguerite Byrd is best known as the first wife of singer, actor, and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte.
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C.
Lucy Harris
Lucy Harris is a tragic, working-class woman and love interest in the musical "Jekyll & Hyde," whose relationship with Dr. Jekyll and his alter ego Hyde highlights the story’s themes of duality and moral corruption.
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D.
Susannah Hart Shelby
Susannah Hart Shelby was the wife of Isaac Shelby, the first governor of Kentucky, and a member of the prominent Hart family of early American pioneers.
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E.
Vantine Jefferson
Vantine Jefferson is a central female character in the 1932 romantic drama film "Red Dust," portrayed by Jean Harlow as a witty and provocative plantation guest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War patriot
ⓘ
person ⓘ plantation owner ⓘ |
| birthName | Rebecca Brewton ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Colony of South Carolina
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linked to:
Province of Carolina
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Motte ⓘ |
| father | Robert Brewton ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Rebecca ⓘ |
| knownFor | Willingness to sacrifice her property for the Patriot cause ⓘ |
| mother | Mary Loughton Brewton ⓘ |
| movement |
American Revolution
ⓘ
linked to:
American Revolutionary War
|
| notableEvent | Aiding in the recapture of a British-held fort on her property ⓘ |
| notableFor | Patriotic actions during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| notableWork | Support for the American cause in the Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| owned | South Carolina rice plantations ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Charleston, South Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
Charleston
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| placeOfDeath | South Carolina ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot (American Revolution) ⓘ |
| region | South Carolina ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestantism
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linked to:
Protestant Christianity
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| residence |
Charleston, South Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
Charleston
South Carolina plantations ⓘ |
| sibling | Miles Brewton ⓘ |
| spouse | Jacob Motte ⓘ |
| supported |
American independence
ⓘ
Continental forces ⓘ |
| timePeriod | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rebecca Brewton Motte Description of subject: Rebecca Brewton Motte was a prominent South Carolina Revolutionary War patriot and plantation owner known for her support of the American cause, including famously aiding in the recapture of a British-held fort on her property.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.