General Notes

Lot owned property in Marblehead MA by 1657 where he served as select-man in 16 62 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 h e sold his Marblehead holdings (10 Mar 1669/70 - "land bounding that of John Tr ebye and Richard Thisle - to Vinson Stilson; 20 Mar 1671 - land and house to Jo hn 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 Eliza beth 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 "attacti ng Matthew ffairfield"  In addition to his occupation as a farmer (yeoman), h e also apparently worked at a trade (possibly a shoemaker as that was son Natha niel'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 ag ed about fiftie yeers being sicke and weak, yet of p'fit understanding doe here by declare my last will and testament wherein in the first place I do bequeath  my soul unto god that gave it, and my body to the grave in hope of a blessed re serrection: 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 an d 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 ful l age or to  marriage estate and in the meane time the whole to rest in the han ds 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 fro m the children and that my wife have the dwelling house and orchard for her lif e 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 do i nstruct and designe mr. John Hale, Captaine Lathrop and my brother Exercise Con ant 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:167 4