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acres to William and Solomon Seal (again his nephews), (Hancock C. Deed Bk. A p.
505).
Amos Lott makes his Will in Leake Co., MS on September11,1843 where he names his “natural” children: Elizabeth Martin, Muntaro Carease Cottingham, and William A. Cottingham of Leake Co. In February 1846, the above two daughters petition the MS State Legislature (29th Session p. 378) to relinquish all claims to “their half brother, William Alfred Cottingham, who died intestate on September 10,1844, without issue and unmarried”. The record said their half brother inherited property from the estate of his natural father, Amos Lott, late of Leake Co., deceased. From this we can determine that Amos died between September 11, 1843 and September 10, 1844. With this we will place his date of death c.1844. His children identified were:
A.	Elizabeth - said to have married E. J. Martin and had a large family.
B.	Muntaro Carease Cottingham
C.	William Alfred Cottingham - said this son often used the “Lott” name, never married, and had no children.
We can also conclude Amos had three children by two different women, apparently not marrying either one. This brings us back to his brother-in-law, James McArthur, when he said Amos had no wife or heirs. We suspect what James was stating that Amos had no legal heirs or wife. In those days if one was not legally married, any children born of this union had no legal rights and this also applied to their mother. It is also possible that after Amos died, the McArthurs in south MS lost contact with or may have never known of Amos' family in Leake Co. Clearly James was mistaken and we can't help to wonder why?
IV.	Elisha Lott - born April 23, 1784 in Wilmington, NC to parents Solomon and Ann Lott based on information found in his family Bible which we have a copy. The “family record” section was copied from a copy on file with the MS State Archives in Jackson, MS. This Bible names many other relatives along with birth, marriage, and death dates. Also at the State Archives is a book, “The Mississippi Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church - 1859 -1860” p. 60-61, where Elisha Lott's obituary was reprinted by his close friend, Philip H. Napier on October 13, 1860. The record gives Elisha's death date as September 17, 1860, and says that he was bom in Wilmington, NC. It also states his parents were “natives of Virginia”, and they “were members of the High Church of England”. It also says Elisha started life in that faith, but converted to the Methodist Church when he was “very young” and later became a very prominent minister in that church traveling throughout the southeast. The importance of these two records cannot be overstated. They are the positive connection to our Solomon and Ann Lott, which has led us to eventually connect the other children of Solomon Lott. The first record we have of Elisha Lott in MS is found in the American State Papers, Vol. 3, p.445 where he is shown as a settler on “Bolochito” Creek (Bogue Chitto Creek) in Hancock Co., MS
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