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relatives with the same name distinguishing themselves apart by referring to the older as “Sr.” and the younger as “Jr”. When considering the above, we don't think either is the son of our Solomon Lott.
The Robert Lott, son of our Solomon Lott, seems to have vanished shortly after trying to establish himself in Hancock Co. He could have moved to parts unknown and lost contact with his family or simply died. We will assume he died after 1811 and had no children. This theory fits nicely with old Solomon Lott having nine heirs at the time of his death in 1822.
VI.	John Lott - born c.1787. We would like to thank Hilton W. and Gloria Lott of Niland, C A for the information they found on this John Lott who was a brother to his t ancestor, Arthur Lott. When we first began researching these Lotts, we knew there was a John Lott in this family from the early records, then he seemed to have disappeared. Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Lott we can present the following information.
The earliest record on this John Lott is found in the American State Papers, Vol. 3, p. 33, where he settles land in Hancock Co., MS in “May 1811,” claim #14. His claim was on Reedy Creek and touching the Pearl River, almost bordering the property of his father, Solomon Lott, and several of his brother's land which was also in walking distance. To make this land claim, John would have had to be at least age 21, which would put his year of birth in 1790 or earlier. In the original copy of the Hancock Co. census of 1820, we find John Lott living next to Solomon Lott and Elisha Lott, but John's name has a line scratched through it. It appears the census taker listed him, then was told he moved from the area, then attempted to remove him from the census. On the 1822 plat map of Hancock Co., we find John Lott as owner of 631 acres in Section 4,
Township 6, Range 18 West. This land is almost touching his father's land and was within walking distance to the property of Amos Lott, Stephen Lott, and James McArthur.
John is paying taxes in Hancock Co. in 1824. Then in 1825 - 1834, he is paying taxes in Copiah Co., MS along with several of his brothers. On July 2, 1825, we find John Lott and his brother, Ezekiel Lott, named in the Will of their brother Stephen Lott. This Will is on file in Copiah Co., MS (Journal of Mississippi History, p. 153). On November 28, 1828 in Copiah Co., we find James Everett giving a negro, called Benjamin to “Ann Lott”, his “daughter” and Elisha Lott was the witness.
In the 1830 census of Copiah Co., we find John living there with what appears to be a wife and seven children. He was also living near his brothers Arthur, Amos, and Elisha Lott. In Copiah Co. on January 17, 1834, we find John Lott applying to be administrator for the estates of James and Robert Everett. These were his brother-in-laws, for he married their sister, Ann Everett.
John apparently moved his family to Leake, Co., MS for we find him paying taxes there in 1835 along with brothers, Amos and Arthur Lott. We next find him listed in the 1840 Leake Co. MS census with eight children. Based on Hilton and Gloria Lott's research (The Story of My Lotts, 1988 p. 12) John, along with his brother Amos Lott, bought and sold land there and purchased shares in the now defunct “Mississippi Union Bank” of Leake Co. Hilton Lott notes that this John Lott seems to disappear from the
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