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Comfort Potter 1748–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Location: Tiverton, Rhode Island

Death Date: Aft Mar 1798

Death Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Potter

Mother: Comfort Hicks

Spouse(s): Weston Tripp

Children(s): Jonathan Tripp, Elizabeth Tripp, Sarah Tripp, Abigail TRIPP

In 1748, Comfort Potter entered the world in Tiverton, Rhode Island, born to John Potter And Comfort Hicks. Comfort Potter married Weston Tripp, and had children including Abigail Tripp, Elizabeth Tripp, Jonathan Tripp, Sarah Tripp. Comfort Potter passed away in 1798 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1748, Comfort Potter entered the world in Tiverton, Rhode Island, born to John Potter And Comfort Hicks.
  • Comfort Potter married Weston Tripp, and had children including Abigail Tripp, Elizabeth Tripp, Jonathan Tripp, Sarah Tripp.
  • Comfort Potter passed away in 1798 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Comfort Potter's Ancestors

Self
Comfort Potter
1748–1798
Birth Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island
Parents
John Potter
1720–1798
Dartmouth, MA
Comfort Hicks
1725–1826
Dartmouth, MA
Grandparents
John Potter
1690–1757
Magdalen, Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Mary Young
1690–1771
Bedfordshire, England
Gabriel Hix
1699–1786
Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Sarah Manchester
1706–1784
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Potter
1637–1704
Elizabeth Stokes
1638–1704
Mary How
1661–1712
Joseph Hicks
1663–1709
Mary Earle
1663–1709
George Manchester
1679–1734
Elizabeth Bailey
1680–1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Stokes
1605–1667
Elizabeth Green
1610–1658
Samuel Hicks
1611–1677
Lydia Doane
1629–1672
Thomas Manchester
1650–1722
Mary Brownell
1656–1735
Edward Bailey
1659–1712
Frances Bailey
1659–1712

Comfort Potter's Descendants

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Comfort Potter (1748–Aft Mar 1798) m. Weston Tripp (15 Oct 1746–)
  1. 1. Jonathan Tripp 1779–1855 m. Alice (J.) Devol 1785–1868
    1. 1. Howard (P) Tripp 1809–1894 m. Emily Tripp 1812–1873
      1. 1. Emily (Matilda) Tripp 1838–1905 m. David (E "Milk") Sanford 1837–1928
        1. 1. Carrie (Emily Matilda) Sanford 1868–1944 m. Andrew (Jackson) Mosher 1868–1955
        2. 2. David (Elmer) Sanford 1861–1944
        3. 3. Everett (Lincoln) Sanford 1863–1944 m. Mary (Ella) Lawton 1865–1943
        4. 4. Herbert (Alexander) Sanford 1865–1933 m. Annie (Alice) Gifford 1861–1918
        5. 5. Chester (Philip) Sanford 1859–1930 m. Lucy (F) Sanford 1862–1926
        6. 6. Franklin (Pierce) Sanford 1857–1920 m. Clara (B.) Shaw 1863–1924
        7. 7. Mary (Etta Louisa) Sanford 1869–1966 m. Henry (Perry) Wing 1870–1937
        8. 8. Charles (Frederick) Sanford 1874–1956 m. Abbie (C) Sanford 1878–1970
      2. 2. Harriet (Maria) Tripp 1835–1854
      3. 3. Amy (Sophronia) Tripp 1837–1922 m. John (A) Tripp 1831–1891
        1. 1. James (Harvey) Tripp 1862–1935 m. Phila (Delphia) Tripp 1865–1942
        2. 2. Sarah (E.) Tripp 1866–1930 m. Joshua (H.) Cornell 1860–1925
        3. 3. John (Stephen) Tripp 1883–1964 m. Ida (Francis) Kirby 1883–1956
        4. 4. Harriet (Maria) Tripp 1860–1945 m. Charles (C) Cornell 1856–1943
        5. 5. Mary (L) Tripp 1870–1944 m. Bernard Tripp 1870–1894
      4. 4. Sarah (Esther) Tripp 1840–1855
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Brownell) Tripp 1841–1856
      6. 6. Louisa (Cecelia) Tripp 1843–1904 m. Daniel (Coggeshall) Grinnell 1837–1912
        1. 1. Daniel (Herbert) Grinnell 1861–1915
        2. 2. Lewis (Bertie) Grinnell 1863–1865
        3. 3. Issac (Lewis) Grinnell 1866– m. Bessie ((Clark)) Grinnell –1903
        4. 4. Charles (Stacy) Grinnell 1869–1908 m. Nellie (Blanche) Orswell 1873–1965
        5. 5. Harriet (Louisa) Grinnell 1875–1906 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Tripp 1874–1921
        6. 6. Chester (Sandford Lester) Grinnell 1878–
        7. 7. Lester Grinnell 1879–1881
      7. 7. Catherine (P) Tripp 1844–1905 m. George (Washington) Kirby 1832–1879 m. John (W) Sanford 1831–1865
        1. 1. John (Ellsworth) Sanford 1864–1880
        2. 2. Edwin (Manley) Sanford 1865–1920 m. Emma (L.) Reed 1869–1909
        3. 3. Andrew (Jackson) Kirby 1873–1961
        4. 4. Emma (Frances) Sanford 1865–1941
      8. 8. Susan (Ellen) Tripp 1845–1930 m. Charles (Frederick) Gifford 1834–1879
        1. 1. George (Frederick) Gifford 1865–1923 m. Melvina (F.) Reed 1864–1944
        2. 2. Mildred (Tripp) Gifford 1866–
        3. 3. Nathaniel (Tripp) Gifford 1878–
      9. 9. Jonathan (Potter) Tripp 1847–1917 m. Lucy Manley 1852–1921
        1. 1. Louis (Hillman) Tripp 1884–1963 m. Florence (May) Dennis 1885–
      10. 10. Levi (Mann) Tripp 1849–1880 m. Marinda Borden 1862–
      11. 11. Emma (Frances) Tripp 1850–1865
      12. 12. Herbert (Franklin) Tripp 1852–1885 m. Sarah (E.) Macomber 1858–1890
      13. 13. James (Frederick Tripp) ,Capt. 1856–1916 m. Susan (M.) Davis 1866–1959
        1. 1. Susan (Ethel) Tripp 1885–1962 m. Ernest (Linwood) Faulkner 1886–1946
      14. 14. Alexander (Howard) Tripp 1858–1923 m. Ellen Dolman 1860–1931
        1. 1. Willis (Linwood) Tripp 1891–1990 m. Helen (Esther) Tripp 1893–1977
        2. 2. Ralph (Waldo) Tripp 1889–1958 m. Anna (E. (Alty)) Hull 1892–1911
        3. 3. Herbert (Morton) Tripp 1886–1947 m. Cordelia Lasonde 1897–1945
        4. 4. Granville (Alexander) Tripp 1881–1958 m. Abbey (Ann) Sisson 1879–1954
        5. 5. Walter (Howard) Tripp 1884–1885
        6. 6. Arthur (Vernal) Tripp 1893–1974 m. Lydia (Agnes) Orcutt 1894–1977
        7. 7. Elliot (Carlton) Tripp 1895–1968 m. Esther (Alice) Ingalls 1902–1950
        8. 8. Leslie (Joseph) Tripp 1897–1976 m. Evelyn (G.) Lambert 1907–1997
        9. 9. Emily (Margaret) Tripp 1900–1965
        10. 10. Alice (Louise) Foley 1902–1977 m. Henry (Mahlon) Foley 1899–1961
      15. 15. Caroline (Jane) Tripp 1834–1836
    2. 2. Catherine (S) Tripp 1804–1882 m. Weston Macomber 1800–1870
      1. 1. Zebedee (Booth) Macomber 1820–
      2. 2. Mary Macomber 1822–1907
      3. 3. Ezra Macomber 1824–1905 m. Matilda (K.) Tripp 1825–1897
        1. 1. Mary (E.) Manchester 1864–1939
        2. 2. Emory (Davol) Macomber 1861–1937
        3. 3. Annie (J.) Pettey 1854–1915
        4. 4. Catherine (Sanford) Bliss 1860–1882
      4. 4. Deborah ((Macomber)) Mason 1829–1900
      5. 5. Maria ((Macomber)) Babcock 1845–
      6. 6. Lydia Macomber 1834–1845
      7. 7. John (Andrew) Macomber 1837–1897 m. Rhoda (T) Simmons 1839–1909
        1. 1. Lizzie (E) Pettey 1856–1952 m. George (F) Pettey 1852–1944
      8. 8. Catherine (Amy (Macomber)) DeMoranvill 1840–1862
      9. 9. Weston Macomber 1843–1918 m. Hannah (Francis) Holland 1847–1923
        1. 1. Catherine (S.) Macomber 1873–1922
        2. 2. William (M) Macomber 1880–1949
      10. 10. Lydia ((Macomber)) Pettey 1847–1922 m. Herbert Pettey 1849–1931
        1. 1. Robert (Cook) Pettey 1889–1953 m. Eva (M) Turner 1889–1959
      11. 11. Issac Macomber 1849–
      12. 12. Peace ((Macomber)) Read 1834–1894
    3. 3. Joseph Tripp 1805–1871 m. Amy (W.) Kirby 1804–1854
      1. 1. Warren Tripp 1832–
      2. 2. Abraham (Kirby) Tripp 1835–1904 m. Emily (F) Brownell 1834–1886
        1. 1. Nellie (Frances) Tripp 1864–1935 m. Elmer (J) Sisson 1863–1914
    4. 4. Weston (Smith) Tripp 1820–1896 m. Amy (Gifford White) Tripp 1819–1906
      1. 1. Weston (Franklin) Tripp 1843–1922 m. Rosina (J) Tripp 1851–1931
        1. 1. Ethelyn (White) Tripp 1874–1927
      2. 2. Ruth (Amy) Tripp 1849–1901 m. William (O) Brightman 1852–1911
      3. 3. George (Andrew) Tripp 1857–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Tripp 1772–1847 m. John Tripp 1766–1862
    1. 1. Charity Tripp 1797–1882 m. Abner Mosher 1798–1872
      1. 1. Jane (C A) Mosher 1829–1911
      2. 2. Ephraim (Hugh) Mosher 1836–1912 m. Charity (L.) Mosher 1840–1916
        1. 1. Lucy (Ann) Gifford 1860–1885
        2. 2. Caroline (E.) Potter 1872–1957
        3. 3. Mary (L.) Smith 1862–1910
        4. 4. Flora (A) Mosher 1864–1955
      3. 3. Cyrenus (W.) Mosher 1842–1918
      4. 4. Caroline (Amelia Elizabeth) Mosher 1826–1903
    2. 2. Ruth Tripp 1809–1880 m. Daniel Tripp 1802–1854
      1. 1. Jonathan Tripp 1829–1874
      2. 2. Abigail (Devol) Tripp 1833–1905
      3. 3. Albert (Jason) Tripp 1835–1915
      4. 4. Hannah (E) Tripp 1827–1913
      5. 5. Azariah (Green) Tripp 1839–1907
      6. 6. Joseph (F) Tripp 1845–
      7. 7. Maria Tripp 1850–
    3. 3. Edith Tripp 1812– m. Thomas (Estes) Tripp 1805–1878
      1. 1. Nicholas TRIPP 1835–1835
      2. 2. John (A) TRIPP 1836–1863
      3. 3. Angeline TRIPP 1840–1889
      4. 4. Nicholas (Green) Tripp 1842–1909
      5. 5. Edwin (Ladd) TRIPP 1845–1865
      6. 6. Elizabeth (D) TRIPP 1847–1848
      7. 7. Thomas (B) Tripp 1851–1875
    4. 4. Delila TRIPP 1789–1869 m. Elias Petty 1787–1849
      1. 1. Pardon Petty 1809–1890 m. Peace Tripp 1814–1899
        1. 1. Clarissa Petty 1836–1839
        2. 2. Delilah Petty 1839–1843
        3. 3. Pardon (Zalmon) Pettey 1834–1911 m. Victoria (A.) Mosher 1838–1926
        4. 4. Thomas (Albert) Pettey 1859–1947 m. Nellie (E) Lawton 1862–1933
        5. 5. Benjamin (Tripp) Pettey 1845–1919 m. Caroline (A.) Lawton 1845–1880
        6. 6. Herbert Pettey 1849–1931 m. Lydia ((Macomber)) Pettey 1847–1922
        7. 7. Eli (Frank) Pettey 1855–1945 m. Meribah (Gifford) Pettey 1856–1907
        8. 8. Sarah Petty 1844–1844
        9. 9. George (F) Pettey 1852–1944 m. Lizzie (E) Pettey 1856–1952
      2. 2. Abner Petty 1816–1895
    5. 5. Weston TRIPP 1792–1848 m. Deborah Potter 1791–1853
      1. 1. Phebe Tripp –1851 m. Daniel (Allen) Mosher 1818–1887
        1. 1. Ruby (Jane) Mosher 1839– m. William (H) Beden 1830–
      2. 2. Uriah TRIPP 1820–1846 m. Hannah Brownell 1818–1896
        1. 1. Julia (C.) TRIPP 1842–1918 m. Thomas (M.) Brown 1836–1908
        2. 2. Uriah (Thomas) Tripp 1847–1936
        3. 3. Helen (M) Wood 1845–1881
        4. 4. Susan (M.) Tripp 1844–1850
      3. 3. Weston Tripp 1826–1899 m. Almeda (M.) King 1829–1917
        1. 1. Frank (E) Tripp 1864–1887
        2. 2. George (H) Tripp 1848–1898 m. Lydia (E.) Tripp 1848–1901
        3. 3. Godfrey (W) Tripp 1857–1929 m. Mary (H.) Macomber 1860–1950
      4. 4. Lydia Tripp 1817–1861 m. Eli Wordell 1805–1886
        1. 1. Phineas Wardell 1854–1914
        2. 2. Webster Wordell 1836–1862
        3. 3. Uriah Wardell 1839–1902
        4. 4. Eli Wordell 1848–1933
      5. 5. Maria Devol 1812–1853
    6. 6. Joseph TRIPP 1801–1882 m. Anne (Marie) Mosher 1801–1882
    7. 7. Abner (F) TRIPP 1802–1852
    8. 8. Eli TRIPP 1804–1887 m. Mary Potter 1796–1868
      1. 1. Maria (Ellen) Tripp 1849–1929 m. Augustus (Morton) Mosher 1844–1905
        1. 1. Eli (Burney) Mosher 1873–1932 m. Margaret (E) Mosher 1873–1958
        2. 2. Wilfred (Augustus) Mosher 1884–1943 m. Caroline Boardman 1884–1962
        3. 3. Jennie Potter 1879–1956 m. Abraham (J.) Potter 1874–1965
      2. 2. Aruba (Potter) Tripp 1827–1912 m. Uriah KIRBY 1826–1915
        1. 1. Susan (W.) Kirby 1850–1889
        2. 2. Mary (J) Kirby 1852–1914 m. Orin (F) Robbins 1852–1892
      3. 3. Lydia (Kirby) TRIPP 1833–1899 m. Andrew (S) Macomber 1830–1910
        1. 1. Alice (Maria) Macomber 1857–1919 m. Frank (Augustus) Davoll 1868–1946
        2. 2. Clarence (Rothbert) Macomber 1873–1956 m. Lottie (Beetle) Davoll 1870–1958
        3. 3. Abraham (Chester) Macomber 1857–1887 m. Harriet (J) Kingman 1854–1912
        4. 4. Eli (A) Macomber 1859–1864
        5. 5. Philip (Everett) Macomber 1855–1945 m. Ida (M) Sanford 1855–1928
        6. 6. Macy (Clifford) Macomber 1861–1937 m. Laura (J) Macomber 1861–1940
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Tripp 1830–1913 m. Abraham (Chester) Lawton 1820–1852
        1. 1. Abby (Chester) Lawton 1853–1877 m. Zebedee (E) Davis 1842–1912
    9. 9. Jonathan TRIPP 1806–1860 m. Mary KIRBY 1810–1892
  3. 3. Sarah Tripp 1764–1858 m. Phillip Davis 1763–1859
    1. 1. William (Thomas) Davis 1792–1852 m. Ruth Davis 1785–1863
      1. 1. Charles (R.) Davis 1822–1826
      2. 2. Thomas (W) Davis 1811–1891 m. Alice Davis 1815–1881
        1. 1. Charles (M.) Davis 1844–1923
        2. 2. Ezra (T.) Davis 1848–1925
        3. 3. Frank (W) Davis –1850
        4. 4. Elihu (M) Davis 1845–1906
      3. 3. Walter (S) Davis 1816–1903 m. Mary (B) Davis 1832–1913
        1. 1. Albert (T.) Davis 1859–1914
      4. 4. Margaret (G.) Davis 1813–1894
  4. 4. Abigail TRIPP 1771– m. George Devoll 1769–

Comfort Potter's Timeline

4 Records

1748
ABT 1748
Birth of Comfort Potter in Tiverton, Rhode Island
Tiverton, Rhode Island
1748
1748
Birth of Comfort Potter in Tiverton, Rhode Island
Tiverton, Rhode Island
1798
Aft Mar 1798
Age 50
Death of Comfort Potter in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1798
Aft Mar 1798
Age 50
Death of Comfort Potter
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1748
    Event Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft Mar 1798
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft Mar 1798

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