Who was Thomas Potts?

Thomas Potts (1777–1814) was born in Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States and died in Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Thomas Potts 1777–1814

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Born 13 May 1777 · Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 7 Sep 1814 · Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Father Colonel Thomas Potts

Mother Anna Nutt

Siblings Asenath Potts, Elizabeth Potts, Henrietta Potts James, Henry Potts, James M Potts, Joseph Potts, Julianna Potts, Margaret Elizabeth Potts, Martha Potts, Rebeccah Grace Potts May, Ruth Potts, Ruth Potts May, Samuel Nutt Potts, Unknown Potts

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Colonel Thomas Potts

Anna Nutt

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Biography

Thomas Potts was born in 1777 in Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of colonel thomas potts and anna nutt. Thomas Potts passed away in 1814 in Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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1777

Birth of Thomas Potts in Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

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Death of Thomas Potts in Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Thomas Potts

This ancestor line traces from Coventry, Warwickshire, England (1674) to Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States (1777) across 4 generations.

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: Thomas Potts (1777–1814) was born in Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States and died in Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
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