Married NISHE (Dutch for Ann, Anna or Hannah, and more frequently spelled Neatje, Natje, Annatje, etc.).
1698. Hempstead, L.I., both Peter and his wife Nishe Lott, appear in the Census Records. As Peter was married at this tIme, and head of a family, he very evidently was not the Peter, born 1682, nor the one born 1690, as claimed by numerous authorities. In 1703, he was a resident of Newtown, L.I.., and in 1708, purchased land in Maidenhead, N.J., at which time he may have moved there. His records are as follows:-
1703/4 March 3. Peter Lott of Newtown and Nisie his wife of the one part and Nicholas Berrien of the same place of the other part sd Peter Lott and his wife for and in consideration of the sum of 700 pounds have given granted and sold unto Nicholas Berrien all that certain messuage and tenement house land situate and being at Newtown containing 105 acres bounded south east by a land or way that leads to the salt meadow southwest by the land which did formerly belong to Cornelius Berrien. deceased northwest by the land of Jonathan Hazard and north east by flushing Bay together with a certain point or neck of land which Joins to the aforesaid bay and the salt meadow containIng 12 acres together with 70 acres of salt meadow bounded northerly by the sd point or neck and the meadow of Jonathan Hazard easterly by flushing Creeke southerly by the Meadow of Cornelius Berrien and westerly by the above granted land. (Q.C. Deeds 82:27)
Wit: Robert Breck Peter Lott
Richard Edsall Niesie Lott
John Buys
1708. May 25. Peter Lott purchased from Standeland, property in Maidenhead, N.J.
1715. Nay 30. Peter Lott sold property to Brearley, in Maidenhead, N.J.
1720. Dec. 11. Peter Lot made his will. “In the Name of God Amen. I, Peter Lot of Hopewell, in the county of Hunterdon and in the province of New Jersey, Yeoman, being sick and weak In body tho of sound mind and memory, thanks be given to God, Therefore calling to mind the mortality or my body and the shortness and uncertainty of human life Do make and this my last Will and Testament viz:
My will is that my lands and Tenaments both here and at Burlington be sold by my Executors and my debts paid out of same. And I give and bequeath unto Nishe my dearly beloved wife one Third part to her and her heirs and assigns forever. Item: I give and bequeath unto my five cliiidren all the remainder of my estate goods chattels to go equally (except six shillings which I give my son Peter more than to the rest), Moreover my will is that my Dearly beloved wife aforesaid, and my loving sons Peter Lot and John Phillips be Executors.
Wit: Daniel Howell (Signed) Peter Lot
Richard Scudder
Cornelia Slecht
Proved April 17, 1721 N.J.W.
Res:- Hempstead, Newtown, L.I; Maidenhead, Hopewell, N.J.