- Peter Lott, a common ancestor of the Lott family in America, was a French Huguenot who emigrated with his brother Bartholomew or Bartlet to America in 1652. They came from a point near the Lotte river which today is called Ruinerwold, Drenthe, Netherlands and settled in July 28, 1653 on land they purchased in Flatbush, Kings county, New York. He married Gertrude Lamberts, who died in 1704. He and Gertrude were both members of the Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church in 1677. The name Lott, spelled differently even by Peter, was Loot, Lodt, Loti, Lot or Loth. In 25 January 1662 Peter and his brother obtained a “Patent” for 24 Morgens of land in Flatbush, which he sold March 22, 1674, to Jan Cornelise Boomgaert. His name appears on Governor Dongan's Patent of Flatbush in 1685, of which town he was a Magistrate in 1656, and in 1673, and where he took Oath of Allegiance 1687. From a map on file in the Office of the Secretary of State in Albany, New York, made by "Ja. Cortelyou, sworn surveyor," filed Aug. 8, 1681, of six farms in Flatbush, it appears that "Pieter Lott" owned a farm on the west side of the "highway to the ferry" south of Dominie Polhemius‘s double lot and north of that of "Klyn Dirk". Edward Griffen conveyed this land to "Bartel Lot and Peter Loot.” Peter signed his name "Peter Lot" and "Peter Lodt."
The known child born to Peter was Engelbart who died 30 April 1730 in Flatbush, Long Island and married Cornelia de la Noy daughter of Abraham de la Noy on 27 October 1678. His second child Catrina, married Douwe Jansen on 22 September 1687. He died prior to 1755 and was the son of Jan Jansen and Adrienna Van Ditmarsen. Peter's child Abraham had four wives; the 1st was Claesje Langestraet; 2nd Geertje Jans Dorlandt, baptised 19 August 1674; 3rd Sara, and 4th Marytie. Hendrick, born 10 May 1654, died 1728 and married Catrina do Witt, baptized 17 May 1654, She reportedly died in 1734 and was the daughter of Peter Jansen de Witt. In 1721, his son Peter died in Hopewell, New Jersey and was married to Nishe. John or the name Johannes per land deed is the last known child.
From a map on file in the Office of the Secretary of State in Albany, New York made by Ja Cortelyou, sworn surveyor, filed 8 August 1681 of six farms in Flatbush, it appears that "Pieter Lott" owned a farm on the west side of the "highway to the ferry" south of Dominie Polhemius‘s double lot. This is the land that Edward Griffen conveyed to Bartel Lot and Peter Loot in Flatbush. In this document Peter signed his name Peter Lot and Peter Lodt.
The Lott Family in America by A V Phillips, Traveler's Book Store, Trenton, New Jersey 1942
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