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Captain Thomas Potts 1738–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1738

Birth Location: Georgetown, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 02 Jan 1810

Death Location: Chester, South Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Potts

Mother: Sarah Burton

Spouse(s): Margaret* Potts

Children(s): William Sr.

Captain Thomas Potts was born in 1738 in Georgetown, South Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas 1691 Potts And Sarah Elizabeth Burton. Captain Thomas Potts married Margaret Thomson Potts, and had children including William Potts Sr. Captain Thomas Potts passed away in 1810 in Chester, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Captain Thomas Potts was born in 1738 in Georgetown, South Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas 1691 Potts And Sarah Elizabeth Burton.
  • Captain Thomas Potts married Margaret Thomson Potts, and had children including William Potts Sr.
  • Captain Thomas Potts passed away in 1810 in Chester, South Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Captain Potts's Ancestors

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Captain Potts
1738–1810
Birth Place: Georgetown, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas 1691 Potts
1691–1764
Eglingham, Northumberland, England
Sarah (Elizabeth) Burton
1708–1765
Georgetown, Georgetown, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Hillary) Burtin
1678–1757
Essex, England
Mary Keelen
1668–1750
Charleston, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Longner
1637–1695
Elizabeth Berkeley
1649–1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Longner
1606–1680
Katherine Walton
1598–1671
Thomas Berkeley
1630–1693
Anne Darrell
1635–1692

Captain Potts's Descendants

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Captain (Thomas) Potts (10 Jan 1738–02 Jan 1810) m. Margaret* (Thomson) Potts (23 Oct 1738–9 Jun 1770)
  1. 1. William (Potts) Sr. 1767–1835 m. Martha* (Nelson) (Potts) 1766–1821
    1. 1. John (James 1804) Potts 1810–1864 m. Melbury Potts 1803–
      1. 1. Marthajane Hoskins 1842–1913 m. John Hoskins 1828–1907
        1. 1. Joseph (A) Hoskins 1874–1950 m. Kattie Meyers 1880–
        2. 2. Laurajane Hoskins 1866–
        3. 3. Morgemore Hoskins 1870–
        4. 4. Mattie Hoskins 1874–
        5. 5. John (Amos) Hoskins 1872–1933 m. Iona Hoskins 1869–1925
        6. 6. Harrison (E.) Hoskins 1868–
        7. 7. Matilda Hoskins 1864–
        8. 8. Emma Hoskins 1878–
        9. 9. Rosa (L) Hoskins 1883–
        10. 10. James (George) Hoskins 1859–1896

Captain Potts's Timeline

6 Records

1738
10 Jan 1738
Birth of Captain Thomas Potts in Georgetown, South Carolina, USA
Georgetown, South Carolina, USA
1767
Bef. 1767
Age 29
Captain Thomas Potts was married in Georgetown, South Carolina, USA
Georgetown, South Carolina, USA
1771
Bet. 1771–1779
Age 33
Captain Thomas Potts was married in Georgetown, South Carolina, USA
Georgetown, South Carolina, USA
1810
01 Jun 1810
Age 72
Death of Captain Thomas Potts in Georgetown, South Carolina, USA
Georgetown, South Carolina, USA
1810
01 Jun 1810
Age 72
Death of Captain Thomas Potts in Georgetown, South Carolina, USA
Georgetown, South Carolina, USA
1810
02 Jan 1810
Age 72
Death of Captain Thomas Potts in Chester, South Carolina, USA
Chester, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1738
    Event Place: Georgetown, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bef. 1767
    Event Place: Georgetown, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bet. 1771–1779
    Event Place: Georgetown, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1810
    Event Place: Georgetown, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1810
    Event Place: Georgetown, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Jan 1810
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, USA

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