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Christopher Potter 1594 – 1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1594

Birth Location: Cleasby, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 10 Apr 1642

Death Location: Cleasby, Yorkshire, England

Father: Nycholas Potter

Mother: Mary Gedney

Spouse(s): Issabel None

Children(s): Mary Potter, John Potter, Dorrithe Potter, Cuthbert Potter, Christopher Potter, Elizabeth Potter, Cuthbert POTTER, Allice None, Margaret None, Alice Potter

Christopher Potter was born in 1594 in Cleasby, Yorkshire, England, the child of Nycholas Potter and Mary Gedney. Christopher Potter married Issabel, and had children including Mary Potter, John Potter, Dorrithe Potter, Cuthbert Potter, Christopher Potter, Elizabeth Potter, Cuthbert POTTER, Allice, Margaret, Alice Potter. Christopher Potter passed away in 1642 in Cleasby, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Christopher Potter was born in 1594 in Cleasby, Yorkshire, England, the child of Nycholas Potter and Mary Gedney.
  • Christopher Potter married Issabel, and had children including Mary Potter, John Potter, Dorrithe Potter, Cuthbert Potter, Christopher Potter, Elizabeth Potter, Cuthbert POTTER, Allice, Margaret, Alice Potter.
  • Christopher Potter passed away in 1642 in Cleasby, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nycholas Potter
1580 –
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Mary Gedney
1585 – 1635
Birth Location: England
MG

Spouses(s)

Issabel None
1602 – 1660
Birth Location: 1672854, Nottinghamshire, England
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Children(s)

Mary Potter
1604 –
Birth Location: –
MP
John Potter
1604 –
Birth Location: –
JP
Dorrithe Potter
1604 –
Birth Location: –
DP
Cuthbert Potter
1604 – 1691
Birth Location: Durham, Durham, England
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Christopher Potter
1613 –
Birth Location: Cleasby, Yorkshire, England
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Elizabeth Potter
1619 – 1688
Birth Location: Cleasby, Yorkshire, England
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Cuthbert POTTER
1637 – 1691
Birth Location: Near Darlington, Yorkshire, England
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Allice None
Birth Location: –
A
Margaret None
Birth Location: –
M
Alice Potter
Birth Location: –
AP

Christopher Potter's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Potter
1594 – 1642
Birth Place: Cleasby, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Nycholas Potter
1580 –
Yorkshire, England
Mary Gedney
1585 – 1635
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Potter's Descendants

1.
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Christopher Potter (1594 – 10 Apr 1642) m. Issabel (25 Mar 1602 – 1660)
  1. 1. Mary Potter (1604 – )
  2. 2. John Potter (1604 – )
  3. 3. Dorrithe Potter (1604 – )
  4. 4. Cuthbert Potter (1604 – 1691)
  5. 5. Christopher Potter (1613 – )
  6. 6. Elizabeth Potter (1619 – 1 Mar 1688) m. John Robinson (1615 – 1 Mar 1688)
    1. 1. John Robinson (5 Nov 1640 – 11 Apr 1723)
    2. 2. Catherine Armistead (1643 – )
    3. 3. John Robinson (1643 – 1650)
    4. 4. Thomas ROBINSON (1643 – 1655)
    5. 5. Judith (Bowles) Robinson (1645 – 1700)
    6. 6. Christopher Robinson (1645 – 13 Feb 1693)
    7. 7. Elizabeth Robinson (1652 – )
    8. 8. Mary Robinson (1654 – )
    9. 9. Frances Robinson (1656 – )
    10. 10. Clara Robinson (1658 – 1712)
    11. 11. Anthony Robinson (11 Feb 1661 – 7 Apr 1737)
    12. 12. WILLIAM (ANTHONY) ROBINSON (1 May 1662 – 11 Nov 1727) m. JANE PARSONS (13 Sep 1669 – 17 Feb 1717)
      1. 1. John Robinson (25 Aug 1685 – 7 Apr 1737)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Robinson (14 Dec 1687 – 16 Sep 1712)
      3. 3. Frances Robinson (5 Jan 1688 – 7 Jun 1736)
      4. 4. Mary Robinson (1690 – 27 Oct 1727)
      5. 5. Starkey Robinson (10 Dec 1691 – 30 Nov 1695)
      6. 6. Moncure Robinson (1692 – )
      7. 7. Sarah Robinson (17 Aug 1696 – 2 Sep 1696)
      8. 8. Anthony Robinson (23 Oct 1697 – 17 Mar 1756)
      9. 9. Samuel Robinson (1698 – )
      10. 10. James Robinson (5 Jun 1699 – 24 Oct 1700)
      11. 11. Peter Robinson (25 Dec 1700 – 6 Jul 1734)
      12. 12. James Robinson (1702 – 24 Oct 1700)
      13. 13. John Robinson (1702 – )
      14. 14. James Robinson (23 Nov 1703 – 11 Oct 1705)
      15. 15. James (William) Robinson (11 Jun 1704 – 1 Feb 1778) m. Mary (Margaret) McKinney (25 Nov 1712 – 14 Nov 1781)
        1. 1. William Robinson (18 Apr 1743 – 18 Oct 1815)
        2. 2. Henry Robinson (1745 – 1745)
        3. 3. John Robinson (15 Feb 1745 – 1807)
        4. 4. McKinney Robinson (1750 – 1812) m. Elizabeth Wamsley (26 Oct 1756 – 28 Feb 1841)
        5. 5. McKinnie Robinson (1750 – 1812)
        6. 6. McKinney Robinson (1750 – 1841)
        7. 7. McKinney Robinson (1750 – 1812)
        8. 8. Margaret Robinson (1752 – 1840)
        9. 9. Henry Robinson (1756 – )
        10. 10. John Robinson (1757 – 1829)
        11. 11. Benjamin Robinson (2 Jul 1758 – 19 Mar 1832)
      16. 16. William Robinson (20 Aug 1705 – 15 Apr 1733)
      17. 17. Barovlt Robinson (1706 – )
      18. 18. Anne Robinson (28 Oct 1707 – )
      19. 19. Benjamin Robinson (1708 – )
      20. 20. Jane Robinson (29 Nov 1713 – Feb 1717)
      21. 21. William ROBINSON (15 Apr 1728 – 15 Apr 1733)
      22. 22. Benjamin Robinson (2 Jul 1758 – )
    13. 13. James Robinson (1664 – )
    14. 14. William Robinson (15 Oct 1665 – 1 Feb 1758)
    15. 15. Peter (R) Robinson (1666 – )
    16. 16. Mary Robinson (1668 – )
    17. 17. Margaret Robinson (1670 – )
    18. 18. Sarah Robinson (1672 – )
    19. 19. Anna Robinson (1674 – )
    20. 20. William Robinson (1680 – 1704)
  7. 7. Cuthbert POTTER (1637 – 4 Jan 1691)
  8. 8. Allice
  9. 9. Margaret
  10. 10. Alice Potter

Christopher Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1594
1594
Birth of Christopher Potter in Cleasby, Yorkshire, England
Cleasby, Yorkshire, England
1642
10 Apr 1642
Age 48
Death of Christopher Potter in Cleasby, Yorkshire, England
Cleasby, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Cleasby, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1642
    Event Place: Cleasby, Yorkshire, England
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