The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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Jeremiah Lott was born in 1757 in Soleburg, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the son of Peter Lott, a German immigrant to Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
He enlisted in the Associated Company for the town of Solebury, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on 21 Aug 1775. He participated in most of the significant battles, including Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Paoli, Germantown, Monmouth Courthouse, and Stony Point. On 21 Mar 1779, he enlisted in the newly formed Fourth Regiment of the Continental Light Dragoons. In 1779-80, he was transferred to the southern theatre to support General Greene. He participated in the battle of Eutaw Springs, and served until 1783. In his pension application, he stated he was wounded by a sword in the leg and shoulder, as well as a musket ball to the top of his head.
Jeremiah received a land grant of 100 acres in the Western Reserve (Eastern Ohio) and probably sold it. He settled in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
He and his wife, Elizabeth Laycock, raised several known children:
Bartholomew was born on 18 September 1785 and married Rebecca Petty.
John L. was born on 4 April 1782 and married Catherine [surname unrecorded]. Note: an old DAR application lists his birth year as 1792, which conflicts with his brother Rueben. However, a record of John’s burial at Methodist Episcopal Church in Bloomsbury lists his date of birth as 4 April 1782.
Mary “Polly” was born in about 1786 and married John Brock
James was born in about 1789.
Lavina was born on 25 January 1790 and married Philip Myers.
Reuben Laycott was born on 3 July 1792 and married Margaret Michaels.
Henry was born in about 1796 and married Elizabeth [surname not recorded].
Sarah Mellick was born in 1805 and married Abraham Keiter or Carter.
The Patriot died on 31 August 1822 in Bloomburg, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
Sources:
Snell, James P., History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1881, pages 458, 465.
Revolutionary War Pension file S33380
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