Abraham Pieterse LOTT

                   HISTORICAL INFORMATION:
    Historical and research information included in notes.

(From The Lott Family in America by A.V. Phillips, Edwards Brothers, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1942) 	
Abraham Lott, son of Peter and Gertrude Lott, died in 1766. Married 1st CLAESJE LANGSTRAET, born 1672, daughter of Derick Stoffelsz Langestraat, who emigrated in 1657 and Catharina Van Lieuwin (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 1696.
Abraham Lott married 2nd GEERTJE JANS DORLANDT. (In printed works this date is given as Aug. 2, 1696, but there must be a mistake in transcribing the Church Records.) She was born in Bedford, baptized Aug. 19, 1674, Reformed Dutch Church, Brooklyn, N.Y. Married 3d, SARA; and married 4th MARYTIE. Had issue by all four wives, the dates run consecutively, and all are named in his will.
Credit is due Mr. Austin C. Graybeal, of Des Moines, Iowa, for having worked out this puzzle of the various Abraham Lotts. Quoting his letter to me of April 3, 1941: -
"Abraham Lott lived in Brooklyn after his marriage to Claesie Langstraet, for here on the Brooklyn Church records we find the following, April 25, 1696, Abraham Lott, Claesje Lanstraet had Jan Lott. Sponsors Dirk Langstraet and Johanna Havens (his wife). Peter Lott of New York bapt. Oct. 31, 1697, at Jamaica, was a son of Abraham and Claesje Lott. The records show that Abraham moved to Jamaica where his brother Hendrick lived just before the last date.
"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 1704, and Jacob's birth 1716. Between 1716 and 1718, he had again married for a fourth time,Maria or Marytie, as his last three children were born 1718-20-22.
"The Dutch Reformed Church, Brooklyn, marriages gives Aug. 2, 1695, as the date of Abram Lott's marriage to Geertje Jans Dorlandt. This date is what is wrong, many errors appear in the copies of the early records. If it read 1699, everything would check."
Abraham Lott made his will July 21, 1760, stating he was "far advanced in age." It was proved Sept. 4, 1766, and reads in abstract as follows:-
"1760. July 21. 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, meadows, and messuages in Jamaica or elsewhere; And he is to provide me a comfortable maintenaince 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 Arsladen 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 said 504£ to son Peter. All the rest of my estate, I leave to my children. I make my sons, Peter, John and Rem, Executors.
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