LOTT FAMILY HISTORY

THE LOTT FAMILY

The Lott family has a rich history in the United States, tracing its roots back to two brothers, Pieter and Bartel, who immigrated to New Amsterdam in 1652. Since then, the family has grown considerably, and the descendants of Pieter and Bartel have spread across the country.

This page focuses on those who lived in the Lott House, which was built by one of Pieter's grandsons (and second-great-gransdon). Johannes H. Lott and his wife Antje Jorise Rapelje established the Flatlands family beginning with their purchase of the property in 1719. Johannes and Antje’s descendants have played a significant role in shaping our collective history.

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HISTORY OF THE LOTT FAMILY

1719

Colonel Johannes H. Lott purchases property in the Town of Flatlands from the Voorhees family. He builds a small farmhouse where he lives with his wife, Antje.
1800

Hendrick I. Lott and his wife, Mary Brownjohn, move from Manhattan to Flatlands. Hendrick uses his skill as a house carpenter to expand the house built by his grandfather in 1720.
1810

Hendrick frees all the enslaved persons he inherited from his father before 1810.
1875

The farm produces 33,000 heads of cabbage and 15,000 pounds of potatoes.
1925

The last crops are harvested from the Lott farm. All but ¾ of an acre has been sold to developers, and new housing construction begins.
1927

The stone kitchen was razed as the City of New York formally laid sewer and water lines, asphalt streets, and concrete sidewalks along East 36th and East 35th Streets.
1989

In July 1989, Ella Suydam, the last direct descendant of Colonel Johannes H. Lott to live in the house, passed away.