The will of one Jno. Little was proved 8 December, 1755. In it are mentioned: sons: Thomas of Rowan County, William, Jno., Archibald, and Alexander; daughters: Margaret, and Maithea Reed, wife of Jno. Reed; and grandson Thomas.
Thomas and Elizabeth Lytle appear in land records in 1762. This could be the son of the above Jno. Little, but probably not the Thomas who married Elizabeth Jones, of Lincoln Co., NC, as their birthdates are given as 1749 and 1750, respectively.
Thomas, the grandson of Jno. Little, could be the son of a deceased son of Jno., or possibly one of those listed. And, there could be more than one Thomas in his generation, and they would be cousins. One of these may be the Thmoas Lytle listed next, who was born in 1750.
Thomas Lytle appears in early records of Rowan County, North Carolina. It appears that he is the Thomas Lytle who served in the Revolutionary War and was compensated with land grants in western North Carolina. His family is found in and around Buncombe and McDowell Counties.
The main researcher in this line is Ray Lytle.
Slaves of this family probably account for most all Black Lytles in the U.S. today. One of them traced so far is William M. Lytle. There are also slave Lytles from Randolph Co., NC, and from Tennessee.