- Abraham Lott, the son of Peter and Gertrude Lott, died in 1766. He married lst Claelaesje Langstaet born in 1677. She was the daughter of Derick Stoffelsz Langestraat, who emigrated in 1657 and Catharina Van Leuven his wife. Johanna Havens, widow of Johannis Holsaert, was the 2nd wife of Derick Langestraat, and the one who was a sponsor at Jan Lott's baptism in 1696. Abraham Lott married 2nd Geertje Jandodrlandl, born in Bedford and baptized August 19, 1674 in the Reformed Dutch Church, Brooklyn, Colony of New York. His 3rd marriage was to Sara and his 4th was to Marytie. He was married to all four wives consecutively and all are named in his will.
Abraham Lott lived in Brooklyn after his marriage to Claesie Langstraet because in the Brooklyn Church records on 25 April 1696, Abraham Lott and Claesje Langstraet had Jan Lott. Peter Lott of New York was baptized 31 October 1696 at Jamaica and was also a son of Abraham and Claesje Lott. The records show that Abraham moved to Jamaica where his brother Hendrick lived just before 1696. Isaac Lott, 1704, was a son of Abraham and his 2nd wife Geertje. This appears to be their only child. Abraham Lott must have married his third wife Sara between Isaac's birth in 1704iand Jacob's birth in 1716. Between 1716 and 1718, he had again married for a fourth time, Maria or Marytie, as his last three children were born 1718, 1720 and 1722. The Dutch Reformed Church, Brooklyn, marriages gives 2 August 1699 as the date of Abram Lott's marriage to Geertje Jans Dorlandt.
Abraham Lott, made his will 21 July 1760 stating he was "far advanced in age." It was proved 4 September 1766 and reads as follows: “ In the Name of God, Amen, I, Abraham Lott, of Jamaica, in Queens County, being in perfect health, but far advanced in age, and considering that I have but a short time to continue in this transitory life. I leave to my son, Rem Lott, all my horses, wagons, ploughs, and all my carpenter tools; also all my lands, meadowsand messuages in Jamaica or elsewhere; And he is to provide me a comfortable maintainance during my natural life, and he is to pay to the rest of my children £504. as follows:
To my daughter Charity, now wife of Nicholas Van Arsdalen, of Jamaica, L.I., 72 pounds; to my son Hendrick, 72 pounds; to my son Jacob, 72 pounds, to my son, Isaac, 72 pounds; to my three grandchildren, the children of my deceased son, Abraham, viz: Abraham Motije, and Cornelius, 72 pounds; to my son, John, 72 pounds. Residue and remaining part of sand 504£ to son Peter. All the rest of my estate, I leave to my children. I make my sons, Peter, John and Rem, Executors.
The Lott Family in America by A B Pillips by Traveler;s Book Store Trenton, New Jersey 1942
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