When Abram Lott was born in 1726, in Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States, his father, Abraham Abramse Lott, was 27 and his mother, Pieternelletie Van Arsdalen, was 21. He married Jannetje Voorhees in 1746, in Harlingen, Montgomery Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 1 November 1794, in New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 68.
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English: from the Middle English female name Lot(e) (Latinized as Lota), probably a pet form of such names as Allot (from Alice), Amelot or Emelot (from Ameline), Ellot (from Ellen), and Gillota (from Gillian).
English: from Middle English lot(t)e ‘lot, portion’ (Old English hlot), in the sense of an allotted share of land, hence a status name for someone who held such a plot.
German: from a pet form of Ludwig .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAbraham Lott (1726–1794) fled from New York City after the British occupation in 1776 and settled at Beverwyck near Morristown, New Jersey. His house served briefly as GW’s headquarters in 1777. He re …
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