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near Solomon and Elisha Lott, as well as, James McArthur. Then, in the American State Papers Vol. 5 p. 324, we find Nancy Collins as claimant of lands on the “Pearl River” that were once claimed by “Robert Lott” and were settled by Lott in 1808. Collins was no doubt the contributer of this information and was probably mistaken about the “1808” date, for Robert Lott got his “passport” through Georgia on January 6, 1809. Other than “Pearl River”, there is no clear location of this property. This report showed that Nancy Collins was the “present claimant” in 1828. We then find this same Nancy Collins claims land in sections 25-35, Township 9 South, Range 15 West in Hancock Co. “near the Seashore”. This land is located on the Pearl River in the south part of the county where the current day Port and Harbor Facility is located. This report is cited as Report #2, p.9, U.S. Land Office, Augusta, MS and dated November 30, 1836. This source is located at r the USM Library in Hattiesburg, MS. It appears that the property Jarrel got and the property that Collins got are 25+ miles apart on the Pearl River, but both show they are part of “Land Claim #24”. Go figure? With this Robert Lott attempting to settle land in “February 1808”, he would have had to be at least 21 years old or born before 1787.
What is noteworthy is that this “Hancock Co. Robert Lott” seems to disappear from the records shortly after he attempted to settle his land there.
There were two other Robert Lotts in the area at the time. One was Robert Lott, son of John Lott c. 1740 and nephew of our Solomon Lott. This is the Robert Lott that was thought to have been bom in Georgia, married Sarah Tyner, and was murdered by the James Copeland Gang on March 21, 1843 in Marion Co., MS. Although some have speculated, and with good cause, that he was bom in GA. We have no direct evidence to confirm this. We do have his daughter, Elizabeth Lott (Mrs. James A.) McGrew, in the 1880 census of Mobile, Alabama stating that her father was bom in “GA” (8th Ward Mobile Co., AL). She is age 62, a widow and bom in MS. She is living with her son, Ferdinand McGrew, age 28. She is also in the 1860 Perry Co., MS census with husband James McGrew and family. This family is discussed in Wynema McGrow's book, “The James McGrew Family,” 2nd edition, p. 35. The other was Robert Alexander Lott, the son of John Lott c. 1760 and this John Lott was the son of John Lott c. 1740. This Robert A. Lott was bom 1797 in GA. He married Susan C. Behn, lived in Marion Co., MS moved to Jackson Co., FL, then to Washington Co., TX where he lived until his death in 1860. Both are well covered on the John Barron's web site “Descendants of John Lott”.
With Robert Lott, son of our Solomon Lott, bom before 1787, the Robert Alexander Lott is eliminated because he would have been too young and the census shows him bom in GA - our Solomon Lott's children were bom in North Carolina.
The other Robert Lott who was murdered in Marion Co. in 1844 was bom c. 1779 based on an average of his ages as listed in 1820, 1830, and 1840 Marion Co. census'.
This could make him a candidate to be the son of Solomon Lott, but because he was a native of GA, he also has to be eliminated as a son of our Solomon. On John Barron's web site, this Robert Lott is listed as a son of John Lott c. 1740 making him a nephew to our Solomon Lott.
In Marion Co., we find “Robert Lott, Sr.” paying taxes in 1827 and “Robert Lott, Jr.” paying taxes in 1836. We are fairly sure neither of the “Marion Co.” Robert Lotts had a true “Junior” to reach maturity. We feel this is another example where you have two
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