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Lot Conant | see FAMILY TREE | |
Born: Abt. 1625 of Nantasket, MA
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Married: 1649 Beverly, Essex, MA
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Died: 29 Sep 1674 Beverly, Essex, MA |
FATHER
MOTHER
WIFE
CHILDREN
1. Nathaniel Conant b. 28 Jul 1650
2. John Conant b. 15 Dec 1652
3. Lot Conant b. 16 Feb 1657-58
4. Elizabeth Conant b. 13 May 1660
5. Mary Conant b. 14 Jul 1662
6. Martha Conant b. Abt. 16 Aug 1664
7. Sarah Conant b. 19 Feb 1666-67
8. William Conant b. 19 Feb 1666-67
9. Roger Conant b. 10 Mar 1668-69
10. Rebecca Conant. 31 Jan 1670-71
Lot owned property in Marblehead MA by 1657 where he served as selectman in
1662 and was granted "commanage" for one cow in 1667. He is on the May 1674 list
of Marblehead householders. His permanent home was apparently in Beverly and he
sold his Marblehead holdings (10 Mar 1669/70 - "land bounding that of John
Trebye and Richard Thisle
- to Vinson Stilson; 20 Mar 1671 - land and house to John Treby). He is
described in the land deeds as "Lott Conant of Beverly, yeoman". This Marblehead
connection was undoubtedly a result of his marriage to Elizabeth Walton who's
father William had settled in Marblehead as early as 1639 and was the pastor
there until his death in 1668.
In 1666, his father gave him the Beverly homestead with 32 acres and 72 acres in
town, though Lot leased the homestead back to his parents for "on indian corn
per annum". In Jul 1667 his church membership was transferred from First Church
at Salem to the new church at Bass River (Beverly).
Lot was fined 4 shillings in Mar 1672 for "attacting Matthew ffairfield"
In addition to his occupation as a farmer (yeoman), he also apparently worked at
a trade (possibly a shoemaker as that was son Nathaniel's occupation) as
evidenced by his special bequest of "the shop and tools" as noted in his will.
Lot Conant's Last Will and Testament I, Lot Conant aged about fiftie yeers being
sicke and weak, yet of p'fit understanding doe hereby declare my last will and
testament wherein in the first place I doe bequeath my soule unto god that gave
it, and my body to the grave in hope of a blessed reserrection: and for my
outward estate and goods I doe bequeath and give unto my five sonns to each of
them fiftie pounds and unto my son nathaniel the
shop and tools over & above the rest, and unto my five daughters twenty pounds
to each of them and this estate I leave to be whole and unbroken till they come
to full age or to marriage estate and in the meane time the whole to rest in the
hands of my wife, and for the bringing up of the children and further more my
will is that my wife be executrix and that the land be not at all disposed off
from the children and that my wife have the dwelling house and orchard for her
life time. and also that my kins woman mari Leach have a cow or heifer at her
beig married or going from my wife. And for help unto my wife in this matter I
doe instruct and designe mr. John Hale, Captaine Lathrop and my brother Exercise
Conant to be assisting. Hereunto I have subscribed my hand this 24 of the 7
month 1674. Witness Roger Conant Signed Lot Conant Exercise Conant Sworn 26:9
mo:1674 Inventory totalled 782.04.00 including "a shop where Nathan Conant works
5.00.0"
Elizabeth WALTON CONANT's second husband, Andrew MANSFIELD was the father-in-law
of her two oldest sons.