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same date, “John Lott” attempted to patent 300 acres in Edgecombe Co., north of Contentnea Creek (Grant voided, No. 079). Same date, November 27, 1744 we have “Solomon Joyner” attempting to Patent 200 acres “adjoining John Lott” (Col. Records Vol. 4, p. 710). This is important because it is the first reference to a link between our John Lott c.1720 and his brother-in-law, Solomon Joyner.
We feel comfortable that the John Lott that received 600 acres in 1742 is our John Lott c. 1700 because of the number of acres given due to the larger size of his family. The other John Lott who applied for the 300 acres in 1744 had to be the one bom c.1720 due to the smaller amount of acres requested.
This John Lott c.1720 is probably our Solomon Lott’s father with Solomon bom c.1738 (as will be explained later) shortly before the family moved from Virginia to Edgecombe Co., NC in 1739. This could also explain why John Lott c. 1720 applied for 300 acres in 1744 - 100 for him, 100 for his wife, and 100 for his son (Solomon). If this assumption is accurate, then John Lott c.1740 would have his year of birth pushed back to c. 1745 and a different sibling(s) would fill that gap between 1738 and 1745.
John Lott c.1720 was only around 19 years old when the family moved from Virginia. Even though he was married to Elizabeth Joyner (to be explained later) and had at least one child at that time, he was not of legal age (21) to receive a Land Grant. That can explain why it was not until 1744 that he and his brother-in-law first applied for land next to each other in Edgecombe Co., NC at the same time. John c. 1720 apparently felt close enough to his brother-in-law, Solomon Joyner, that he named his first son after him - our Solomon Lott! Most, if not all of John Lott’s c. 1720 children were apparently bom after moving into Edgecombe Co. NC.
The next key date is November 15, 1748 when John Lott sells to John Johnson 200 acres on the south side of Tosneot Swamp adjoining “Mill Branch”, all houses, etc. (Edgecombe Co., NC, Deed Book 3, p. 285). Then on February 23, 1749, John and his wife, Elizabeth Lott, planters “of Tosneot in the County of Edgecombe” sold to Mr. Nathaniel Hickman “of Tar River for 120 pounds of current Virginia money, one going Water Mill with 640 acres of land north of Tosneot Swamp” (Edgecombe Co., NC Deed Book 3, p. 332). This appears to be the same John Lott c. 1700 that received this same land by patent on March 22, 1742. In the above 1749 deed, John names his wife for the first time as “Elizabeth”. We are certain that John Lott of c.1700 married an “Elizabeth”, but not the Elizabeth Joyner that was married to his son, John Lott of c. 1720. We say this because of the proximity of ages as will be discussed later. We also suspect she died before 1764 (see 150 acre Land Patent dated Apr. 3, 1764 ) because he states he was in St. George Parish, GA for six years and was with one son (no wife mentioned). Later, while in what is now Alabama, a record indicates he had a second wife.
We also see “Elizabeth Lott” on May 1,1750 with husband “John Lott” c.1700 now in “Duplin Co., NC” selling property to Thomas Robins. This deed is recorded in the Edgecombe Co. Courthouse. Also of note is “John Lott, Jr.” witnessing this transaction. With this, we can assume the family has moved from Edgecombe Co., NC to Duplin Co., NC around the year 1749. It should be noted that in 1750 Duplin Co. was created out of New Hanover Co. NC. As late as 1754, John Lott c. 1700 was selling the last of his
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