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Ann Potter 1641–1694 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1641

Birth Location: Holdsworth, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 4/1/1694

Death Location: Shrewbury, Nj

Father: Henry Best

Mother: Grace Boithes

Spouse(s): Thomas Potter, Abraham Deedham

Children(s): Mercy Potter, MARY Wooley, John Shaw

Ann Potter was born in 1641 in Holdsworth, Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Best And Grace Boithes. Ann Potter married Abraham Shaw Of Deedham, Thomas Potter, and had children including John Shaw, Mary Mercy Wooley, Mercy Potter. Ann Potter passed away in 1694 in Shrewbury, Nj.

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Biography

  • Ann Potter was born in 1641 in Holdsworth, Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Best And Grace Boithes.
  • Ann Potter married Abraham Shaw Of Deedham, Thomas Potter, and had children including John Shaw, Mary Mercy Wooley, Mercy Potter.
  • Ann Potter passed away in 1694 in Shrewbury, Nj.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ann Potter's Ancestors

Self
Ann Potter
1641–1694
Birth Place: Holdsworth, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry Best
1553–1628
Halifax,yorkshire
Grace Boithes
1557–1628
England
Grandparents
Henricus (BESTE\BEST) (DNA)
1528–1572
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Margarita (Maud.) (Mawd)
1531–1572
Halifax, Yorks, England
John Boithes
1525–1568
, , , England
Great-Grandparents
George Boithes
1499–1569
Agnes Waterhouse
1533–1533
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir BOOTH
1449–1513
DOROTHY LEBOTELER
1462–1553
Agnes Waterhouse
1476–1533

Ann Potter's Descendants

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Ann Potter (1641–4/1/1694) m. Thomas Potter (Jul 1630–10 Dec 1703) m. Abraham (Shaw Of) Deedham (1585–10/10/1638)
  1. 1. Mercy Potter 1664–1730 m. John Wooley 1659–1743
  2. 2. MARY (Mercy) Wooley 1623–1697 m. John Woolley 1659–1732
    1. 1. Thomas Woolley 1684–1747 m. Patience Tucker 1686–1748
      1. 1. Lydia (Wooley) Borden 1714–1784 m. Francis (Borden) III 1709–1784
        1. 1. Lydia Borden 1742–1764 m. Stephen Ford 1738–1791
        2. 2. James BORDEN 1745–1811 m. Susannah Robbins 1754–1823
        3. 3. Francis Borden 1740–1802 m. Elizabeth Parker 1745–1788
      2. 2. John Wooley 1684–1747 m. Elizabeth Baker 1684–1757
  3. 3. John Shaw 1630–1704

Ann Potter's Timeline

5 Records

1630
1630
Birth of Ann Potter in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
1641
1641
Birth of Ann Potter in Holdsworth, Yorkshire, England
Holdsworth, Yorkshire, England
1650
1650
Age 9
Ann Potter was married in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
1694
1 Feb 1694
Age 53
Death of Ann Potter in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
1694
4/1/1694
Age 53
Death of Ann Potter in Shrewbury, Nj
Shrewbury, Nj

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Holdsworth, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1694
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 411694
    Event Place: Shrewbury, Nj
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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