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Dr. Jonathan ‘John’ Potts 1714–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1714

Birth Location: Potts Grove, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: May 1785

Death Location: Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Jonas Potts

Mother: Mary Thomaston

Spouse(s): Emey Potts, Ruth Savage, Sarah *

Children(s): David Potts, John Jr., Amos Potts, Sarah Potts, Mathew Potts, Ezekiel Potts, Nathan Potts, Unnamed Potts, Jonathan Potts, Sarah Potts, Ezekiel Potts, David Potts, Sarah Burks), Amos Potts, Dr. Potts, Jonathan Potts, Potts None

The story of Dr. Jonathan ‘John’ Potts began in 1714 in Potts Grove, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Dr. Jonathan ‘John’ Potts married Emey Potts, Ruth Savage, Sarah Wood, and had children including Amos Potts, David Potts, Dr John Potts, Ezekiel Potts, John Potts Jr, Jonathan John Potts, Mathew Potts, Nathan L Potts, Potts, Sarah Rowland Burks Simpson Potts, Sarah Potts Simpson Rowland Burks, Sarah Victoria Potts, Unnamed Daughter Potts. Dr. Jonathan ‘John’ Potts passed away in 1785 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dr. Jonathan ‘John’ Potts began in 1714 in Potts Grove, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Dr. Jonathan ‘John’ Potts married Emey Potts, Ruth Savage, Sarah Wood, and had children including Amos Potts, David Potts, Dr John Potts, Ezekiel Potts, John Potts Jr, Jonathan John Potts, Mathew Potts, Nathan L Potts, Potts, Sarah Rowland Burks Simpson Potts, Sarah Potts Simpson Rowland Burks, Sarah Victoria Potts, Unnamed Daughter Potts.
  • Dr. Jonathan ‘John’ Potts passed away in 1785 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA.

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Dr. Potts's Ancestors

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Dr. Potts
1714–1785
Birth Place: Potts Grove, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Jonas Potts
1662–1754
Llangirrig, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Mary Thomaston
1682–1705
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Grandparents
Thomas POTTS
1632–1672
Llanigirrig, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Elizabeth (Bennet) Baset
1636–1707
Llanigirrig, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dr. Potts's Descendants

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Dr. (Jonathan ‘John’) Potts (19 Jun 1714–May 1785) m. Emey Potts (1718–Jun 1790) m. Ruth Savage (1715–7 January 1786) m. Sarah (Wood) * (abt 1710–25 Feb 1763)
  1. 1. David Potts 1751–1823
  2. 2. John (Potts) Jr. 1740–1781
  3. 3. Amos Potts 1743–1789
  4. 4. Sarah ((Rowland Burks Simpson)) Potts 1745–1829
  5. 5. Mathew Potts 1754–1777
  6. 6. Ezekiel Potts 1758–1809
  7. 7. Nathan (L) Potts 1745–1777
  8. 8. Unnamed (daughter) Potts 1748–1767
  9. 9. Jonathan (John) Potts 1745–1781
  10. 10. Sarah (Victoria) Potts 1755–1829
  11. 11. Ezekiel Potts 1742–1809
  12. 12. David Potts 1738–1809
  13. 13. Sarah (Potts (Simpson Rowland) Burks) 1744–1829
  14. 14. Amos Potts 1748–
  15. 15. Dr. (John) Potts 1745–1781
  16. 16. Jonathan (John) Potts 1745–1777
  17. 17. Potts 1745–1829

Dr. Potts's Timeline

2 Records

1714
19 Jun 1714
Birth of Dr. Jonathan ‘John’ Potts in Potts Grove, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Potts Grove, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1785
May 1785
Age 71
Death of Dr. Jonathan ‘John’ Potts in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1714
    Event Place: Potts Grove, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1785
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA

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