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Edward John Potter 1520–1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Lancashire, England

Death Date: 13 October 1582

Death Location: Prescot, St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Potter

Mother: Lady Atwood

Spouse(s): Lady Barne, Mary Newcombe, Lady Barne

Children(s): John Potter

Edward John Potter was born in 1520 in Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Baley Potter And Lady Margaret Atwood. Edward John Potter married Lady Elizabeth Barne, Mary Clara Newcombe, and had children including John Thomas Potter. Edward John Potter passed away in 1582 in Prescot, St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Edward John Potter was born in 1520 in Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Baley Potter And Lady Margaret Atwood.
  • Edward John Potter married Lady Elizabeth Barne, Mary Clara Newcombe, and had children including John Thomas Potter.
  • Edward John Potter passed away in 1582 in Prescot, St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Potter
1500–1553
Birth Location: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
SP
Lady Atwood
1505–1558
Birth Location: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
LA

Spouses(s)

Lady Barne
1527–1590
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
LB
Mary Newcombe
1528–1583
Birth Location: Saltfleetby Saint Clement, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
MN
Lady Barne
1510–1554
Birth Location: London (Middlesex), London, England, United Kingdom
LB

Children(s)

John Potter
1550–1629
Birth Location: London, London, England
JP

Edward Potter's Ancestors

Self
Edward Potter
1520–1582
Birth Place: Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Baley Potter
1500–1553
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret) Atwood
1505–1558
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Lord Nicholas Atwood) Potter
1460–1522
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
Agnes (Lovelace Atwood Clay) Potter
1470–1537
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
Nicolas Attwood
1461–1522
Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Cley
1470–1537
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Potter's Descendants

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Edward (John) Potter (1520–13 October 1582) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Barne (1527–6 April 1590) m. Mary (Clara) Newcombe (1528–23 NOV 1583) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Barne (1510–1554)
  1. 1. John (Thomas) Potter 1550–1629 m. Lady (Katherina Isobel) Walker 1562–1643
    1. 1. William Potter 1582–1619 m. Ann (Langford (see) Comments) 1584–1659
      1. 1. William (POTTER [1635) Abigail] 1605–1662 m. Frances Taelman 1609–1662
        1. 1. Hope Potter 1641–1687 m. Daniel (Robins Robinson Robbins (prisoner of war by Oliver Cromwell, Indentured) Servant) 1627–1714

Edward Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Edward John Potter in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1582
13 October 1582
Age 62
Death of Edward John Potter in Prescot, St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Prescot, St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 October 1582
    Event Place: Prescot, St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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