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off. When a person's birthday falls in relation to the date the census is taken, it can easily affect the year of birth. This, in addition to errors, guess work by neighbors can further confuse census records even more.
III.	Amos Lott - bom c.1783 based on the land bounty application filled by James McArthur, Sr. for Amos' time in the Mississippi Militia. This application dated November 18, 1851 in Hancock Co., MS, says that Amos was a second lieutenant for six months in the War of 1812 under Col. George H. Nixon when he was drafted inl813 and was “about 30 years old” at the time. James McArthur clearly states that Amos was dead at the time of the application, had “no widow or children,” “was a brother to his wife” and that Celia was “now living”. This information was confirmed by witness, William Roan. (General Services Adm., File designation BLWT, Rej. 122880 - 1850). r With Amos being one of the middle bom children, it will be assumed he was born in North Carolina as were the rest of his siblings. We find him on a “passport through Georgia” dated January 9,1809 traveling with his brothers Robert and Stephen Lott (Passports Issued by Governors of Georgia 1785 - 1809, p.316). Next we find him in Hancock Co., MS with 400 acres on Bogue Chitto Creek near the Pearl River and adjoining the lands of James McArthur and Stephen Lott. Nearby were the lands of Solomon, John, Ezekiel, Robert, and Jacob Lott. The record states that Amos settled this land first in “October 1810” (American State Papers, Vol. 3, p.8 etc.). He was also given a “Spanish Permit” to this same land on June 5,1810, according to same source.
Next we find him on a 1822 map of Hancock Co. with 264 acres in Section 6, claim #38. This is on the original “plat map” located in the Hancock Co. Courthouse and this section is now located in Pearl River Co. He had other properties in Hancock Co. and paid taxes from 1832 through 1841 (tax records prior to 1832 no longer exist). Then in the census of 1830 Copiah Co., MS, we find Amos Lott listed with one adult and one young boy in his household. In Copiah Co. we find Amos paying property taxes starting in 1826 through 1833. We suspect he moved to Copiah Co. c.1825 but obviously kept his properties in Hancock Co. for a number of years.
On May 19, 1832, as previously cited, Amos Lott sells his 7/8 share of “Section 3 and 30” which was his father’s original land (640 acres) on the Pearl River to Jacob and William Seal (his nephews). The deed stated Amos was a “resident of Copiah Co ” at the time (Hancock Co., MS Deed Bk, B, p.386, re-recorded on January 21,1854). Amos Lott is again found in the Copiah Co. probate records for the estate of James and Robert Everett on January 25, 1834 where he was to “do an appraisal” for the deceased. On January 26 1834, Amos Lott and John Lott were bonded while John Lott was named “Administer” for the estate. What is the connection you may ask? John Lott was married to Ann Everett, and James and Robert Everett were her brothers. Then in the 1840 Leake Co., MS census, we find Amos Lott with one male (age 40-50), one male (30-40), one male (20-30), one male (5-10), one female (20-30), one female (15-20), and one female (under 5).
On May 3, 1841, James and Celia McArthur sell 640 acres located in the fork of Pearl Rive and Bogue Chitto Creek, to Amos Lott for $300. A witness to this transaction was “William A. Lott” - Amos' son! Then on December 17, 1842, Amos sells this 640
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