Capt. Henry LOTT [Parents] ¹ was born ² in 1707 in of Newton, L.I., New York, United States. He died ³ on 21 Dec 1784 in Moreland, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States. Henry married Catherine KROESON after 25 Nov 1747. There were other parents.

Other marriages:

, Mercy

It is believed that Henry Lott, married a second time, a Catharine (Kroesen) Jones, widow, through the courtesy of Mr. Orville Corson, Middletown, Ohio, we give the following letter to him, from Mr. Frank K. Swain, Fonthill, Doylestown, Pa. : -

"you ask would it have been possible that Henry Lott's first wife was a Kroesen? I cannot answer this - Mercy is not a Krewson name. Ac­cording to your book Mercy died Nov. 25, 1747, and I found Benjamin Jones died Dec. ?, 1748.

“This left Henry Lott, widower and Catharine Kroeson Jones, widow, free to marry, which they did, because in a petition of the Jones heirs, in Feb. 26, 1785, speaking of their father's estate, say: 'And whereas the said Catherine Jones, widow of the Testator having again intermarried with a certain Henry Lott, afterwards died without making any last will and testament. ' etc.

“They were asking to have the farm disposed of and the money divided among the Jones children. This could not have been done before the death of Catharine Krewson Jones Lott. Several of her Jones children were already dead and I feel sure the petition was made directly after her death say about Jan. 1785, so as to settle this long drawn out estate (77 years) which she had the use of as long as she lived.

“If she married again she had the right to choose one of Benjamin Jones' farms as her own. As no mention is made of the 250 acres she received from her father Derrick, she must have chosen that tract and disposed of it soon after her marriage with Henry Lott, as her niece Elizabeth Kroeson and husband John Vanartsdalen owned it as early as 1756. Henry Lott was a witness to several Kroeson wills and deeds. If Catharine Jones Lott died say 1785, and Henry Lott died Dec. 21, 1784, the whole thing knits together. Why he did not mention her in his will I cannot see. She was rich herself and that may be the reason, or she could have died first of course.”

(Signed) Frank K. Swain

Capt. Henry Lott, was a Captain of “Associated Companies, Bucks County, 1756,” also served as Captain of the Fourth Associated Company, Northampton twp., Bucks county, Pa., in the Revolutionary War. His will reads as follows:- 1784. Dec. 1. (Just 20 days before his death, he made his will, proved Jan. 10, 1785, and recorded in the Will Book I:16, Norristown, Montgomery county, Pa.) His residence is given as Moorland (meaning Moreland). Five shillings were conveyed to each of the children of his son Peter and his daughter Mary. The remainder was divided equally among his other children: Stephen, Henry, Zepheniah, Leonard, and Letitia Carter. Daughter Letitia's share was to be held in trust, she to receive the interest and after her death her share was to be given to her daughter Prudy, wife of Daniel Courson. The Executors were: Zephaniah Lott, Stephen Lott, and Daniel Corsen.

Wit: John Hogeland John Hogeland Jr
Derrick Hogeland

Res:- Bedminster, Northampton and Moreland, Bucks county, Pa.

Catherine KROESON ¹ was born about 1696. She died on 9 Oct 1785 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States. Catherine married Capt. Henry LOTT after 25 Nov 1747.

Other marriages:

JONES, Benjamin

Benjamin JONES was born on 16 Mar 1683 in Wales, United Kingdom. He died on 11 Nov 1748 in Abington, Montgomery Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. He was buried in 1748 in Abington Cemetery, Abington, Montgomery, Pennsylvania,. Benjamin married ¹ Catherine KROESON on 12 Oct 1717 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Catherine KROESON ¹ was born about 1696. She died on 9 Oct 1785 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States. Catherine married ² Benjamin JONES on 12 Oct 1717 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Other marriages:

LOTT, Henry

Samuel PAYSON was born ^{1, 2} on 7 Nov 1641 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He died on 24 Nov 1721. Samuel married ³ Prudence LINCOLN on 31 Mar 1677 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Samuel was also known as Sam Payson.

Other marriages:

WISWALL, Mary

Prudence LINCOLN was born about 1648 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Prudence married ¹ Samuel PAYSON on 31 Mar 1677 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Robert GODBOLD [Parents] was born about 1510 in of Fressingfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. He was buried on 29 Jan 1569/1570 in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Robert married Mrs Robert GODBOLD.

Mrs Robert GODBOLD was born about 1514 in of Fressingfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Robert married Robert GODBOLD.

Given name may be Faith

Nathaniel HOLMES was born ^{1, 2} on 1 Feb 1639 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He died ³ on 12 Feb 1712 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Nathaniel married ⁴ Patience TOPLIFF on 27 Jan 1667 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Other marriages:

WISWALL, Sarah

Patience TOPLIFF was born ¹ in Jul 1644 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America. She died ² on 11 Mar 1697 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America. She was buried ³ in 1697 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America. Patience married ⁴ Nathaniel HOLMES on 27 Jan 1667 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Elisha FOSTER was christened on 24 Aug 1653 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. He died on 16 Oct 1682 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. He was buried in Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Elisha married Sarah PAYSON on 10 Apr 1678 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Sarah PAYSON was christened ¹ on 16 Jul 1648 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. She died ² on 21 Jun 1714 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Sarah married Elisha FOSTER on 10 Apr 1678 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Other marriages:

WISWALL, Ebenezer

Timothy COOPER was born ¹ in 1651 in Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He died ² in Dec 1731 in Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America. He was buried in Dec 1731 in Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America. Timothy married ³ Sarah MORSE on 2 Jun 1669 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Sarah MORSE was born ¹ on 2 Jun 1649 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. She died ² in 1711 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Sarah married ³ Timothy COOPER on 2 Jun 1669 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Other marriages:

PATTEN, Nathaniel

Josiah CLARK was born in 1649 in . He died on 27 Sep 1691 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Josiah married ¹ Mercy BOYNTON on 14 Dec 1670 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Mercy BOYNTON was born ¹ on 5 Oct 1651 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. She died on 22 Dec 1730 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Mercy married ² Josiah CLARK on 14 Dec 1670 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Other marriages:

HOVEY, John
GOODHUE, Joseph

Joseph GOODHUE was born in 1639 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He died on 21 Sep 1697 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He was buried in 1697 in Essex, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Joseph married ¹ Mercy BOYNTON on 4 Jul 1692 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Mercy BOYNTON was born ¹ on 5 Oct 1651 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. She died on 22 Dec 1730 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Mercy married ² Joseph GOODHUE on 4 Jul 1692 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Other marriages:

HOVEY, John
CLARK, Josiah

Samuel GIBSON was born ¹ on 28 Oct 1644 in of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Samuel married ^{2, 3} Elizabeth STEDMAN on 14 Jun 1679 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Other marriages:

PEMBERTON, Sarah

Son of John Gibson:

JOHN GIBSON
ORIGIN: Unknown.
MIGRATION: 1634.
FIRST RESIDENCE: Cambridge.

CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Admission to Cambridge church prior to 17 May 1637 implied by freemanship. In the list of Cambridge church members compiled in January 1658/9 are "John Gibson & Rebecca his wife both members in full communion. Their children: Rebeccah, now joined in full communion with the church at Watertowne, Mary, Martha, John, Samuel," the last four listed as "baptized in this church" [CaChR 14].
FREEMAN: 17 May 1637 [MBCR 1:373].
OFFICES: Cambridge fenceviewer, 9 March 1662/3, 26 March 1666 [CaTR 143, 161]. Field driver, 15 March 1676/7, 11 March 1677/8 [CaTR 233, 239].
EDUCATION: Signed his deeds.
ESTATE: On 4 August 1634, "John Gibson" was granted six acres in the West End in Cambridge [CaTR 9]. Received a proportional share of one in the undivided meadow, 20 August 1635 [CaTR 13]. In the 8 February 1635/6 list of "those men who have houses in the town at this present, " "John Gibson" is credited with one house in the West End [CaTR 19].

In the Cambridge land inventory on 10 October 1635, "John Gibson" held one parcel: "in West End one house with planting ground about six acres" [CaBOP 35]. In the 1639 land inventory, "John Gibson" held one parcel: "in the new lots next Manotomie three acres of planting ground," and had bought of Edward Elmer "in the West End three acres of land" [CaBOP 55, 62]. In the 6 September 1642 land inventory, "John Gibson" held two parcels: "in West End one dwelling house with nine acres land"; and "in the Fresh Pond Meadow five acres" [CaBOP 95].

By 1642, John Gibson had sold to Nathaniel Sparrowhawk five acres in the Fresh Pond Meadow [CaBOP 124].

In 1648, "Jno. Gibson" was granted sixty acres "on the rocks on the north side the river," and, by 9 October 1648, had sold this land to Thomas Danforth [CaBOP 135, 138]. In the Shawsheen grant of 4 June 1652, "John Gibson" received Lot #52, eighty acres [CaTR 98].

On 30 November 1668, "John Gibson Senior of Cambridge" deeded to "John Gibson Junior his son the westerly end of or part of his now dwelling house with the chimney thereto appertaining ..., also three acres of land being part of the lot adjoining thereto," provided the father and son work in equal partnership all the land of the father, "and at the decease of the said John Gibson Senior all the said lands with all the houses & buildings thereon to be & remain to the said John Gibson Junior," with further provisions for maintenance if the grantor's wife outlives him [MLR 3:330].

On 26 May 1679, "John Gibson Senior of Cambridge ..., yeoman," sold to "Edm[ond] Angier of the same place, woollendraper, ... one parcel of land" in Cambridge "on the south side of Charles River, & containeth by estimation three acres"; acknowledged by "Joanna my wife" [MLR 7:352]. On 15 April 1687, "John Gibson of Cambridge" sold to "Deacon Walter Hastin of the aforesaid town ..., tanner, ... a small parcel of land containing one acre & a half ... in Cambridge West Field in the Great Swamp" [MLR 10:68].

BIRTH: about 1601 (deposed in 1688 "aged about 87" [Hutchinson 1:312]).
DEATH: In or after 1688 [Hutchinson 1:312]. (Secondary sources say he died in 1694, but the evidence for this has not been found.)
MARRIAGE: (1) By about 1634 Rebecca _____. She died at Roxbury on 1 December 1661 [RChR 177].
(2) Cambridge 24 July 1662 Joanna (_____) Prentice, widow of Henry Prentice [Wyman 773].
CHILDREN:
With first wife
i  REBECCA GIBSON, b. say 1634; m. Cambridge 22 June 1654 Charles Stearns.
ii  MARY GIBSON, b. Cambridge [blank] March 1637 [NEHGR 4:56]; m. Roxbury 3 April 1655 John Ruggles.
iii  MARTHA GIBSON, b. Cambridge [blank] April 1639 [NEHGR 4:56]; m. Roxbury 3 November 1657 Jacob Newell.
iv  JOHN GIBSON, b. about 1641 (d. Cambridge 15 October 1679 aged 48 years) [sic]; m. Cambridge 9 December 1668 Rebecca Errington.
v  SAMUEL GIBSON, b. 28 October 1644; m. (1) Cambridge 30 October 1668 Sarah Pemberton; m. (2) Cambridge 14 June 1679 Elizabeth Stedman.

COMMENTS: On 8 May 1637, it was "agreed with John Gibson to keep 100 cows at our direction all this summer" [CaTR 28]. On 11 December 1648, it was "granted by the townsmen to John Gibson the use and profit of the weir and weir land for two years ensuing, upon condition, that he serve the town with fish, at ninepence per thousand, and if he afford help for loading them to be allowed ten pence per 1000" [CaTR 78].

The year of birth of son John would be about 1631 based on the age at death on his tombstone as published, but this must be incorrect. The list of church members of January 1658/9, when describing a family, enters the children in birth order, and for this family John is placed between Martha and Samuel, strongly suggesting that the age at death has been misread, and should be 38 rather than 48. This is consistent with his date of marriage.

In 1659 various members of the family of John Gibson accused Winifred and Mary Holman, wife and daughter of WILLIAM HOLMAN , of witchcraft, but there is no record of a trial resulting from these charges. Early in 1660, Winifred and Mary charged John Gibson Senior and his wife, Rebecca (Gibson) Stearns, and John Gibson Junior with defamation. Winifred was unsuccessful in her suits against the first three, but Mary Holman won her suit against John Gibson Junior. This defamation suit generated many documents, some of them long and detailed, which are very revealing about the characters involved and about daily life in Cambridge at the time [Parker-Ruggles 237-54; Witchhunting 134-46].

BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE: In 1900 Mehitable Calef Coppenhagen Wilson compiled a genealogy of John Gibson and his descendants [Gibson Gen 1-11, 19-23].

Elizabeth STEDMAN ¹ died in 1680 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Elizabeth married ^{2, 3} Samuel GIBSON on 14 Jun 1679 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.