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Edward Baker Potts 1776–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1776

Birth Location: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 16 Aug 1870

Death Location: Giles County, Virginia

Father: Jonathan M.D.

Mother: Grace Richardson

Spouse(s): Margaret Buchanan

Children(s): BAKER Capt.

Edward Baker Potts was born in 1776 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, the child of Jonathan Potts M D And Grace Richardson. Edward Baker Potts married Margaret Patton Buchanan, and had children including Baker P Potts Capt. Edward Baker Potts passed away in 1870 in Giles County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Edward Baker Potts was born in 1776 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, the child of Jonathan Potts M D And Grace Richardson.
  • Edward Baker Potts married Margaret Patton Buchanan, and had children including Baker P Potts Capt.
  • Edward Baker Potts passed away in 1870 in Giles County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan M.D.
1745–1781
Birth Location: Colebrookdale, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
JM
Grace Richardson
1745–1794
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
GR

Spouses(s)

Margaret Buchanan
1775–1867
Birth Location: Plasterco, Washington, Virginia
MB

Children(s)

BAKER Capt.
1793–1850
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
BC

Edward Potts's Ancestors

Self
Edward Potts
1776–1870
Birth Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania
Parents
Jonathan Potts, M.D.
1745–1781
Colebrookdale, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grace Richardson
1745–1794
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
John (Keurlis Potts, "The) Ironmaster"
1696–1766
Bristol Twp (now defunct), Philadelphia (now Montgomery) County, PA
Ruth Savage
1713–1786
Mantawny, Chester, PA
Francis (Richardson) III
1706–1782
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Mary Fitzwater
1718–1771
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
David Ironmaster"
1670–1730
Francis Richardson
1681–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Potts
1632–1680
Elizabeth Basset
1636–1707
Francis Richardson
1657–1688
Rebecca Howard
1655–1705

Edward Potts's Descendants

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Edward (Baker) Potts (1776–16 Aug 1870) m. Margaret (Patton) Buchanan (1775–1867)
  1. 1. BAKER (P POTTS) Capt. 1793–1850 m. JANE CALDWELL 1798–1849
    1. 1. George (Henry) Potts 1831–1883 m. Elizabeth (B Garrett) Potts 1831–1866
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Potts 1859–1886 m. John (Henry) Bell 1854–1918
        1. 1. Leslie (Lee) Bell 1882–1959 m. Lou (Annie) Hayes 1888–1916

Edward Potts's Timeline

2 Records

1776
1776
Birth of Edward Baker Potts in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania
Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania
1870
16 Aug 1870
Age 94
Death of Edward Baker Potts in Giles County, Virginia
Giles County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1870
    Event Place: Giles County, Virginia
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