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Eleanor (Nellie) Harbison Potts 1769–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1769

Birth Location: , Chester, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 17 November 1830

Death Location: Columbia, Adair, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Harbison

Mother: Rachel Porter

Spouse(s): William Tolley

Children(s): Jenny Arnett

The story of Eleanor (Nellie) Harbison Potts began in 1769 in , Chester, Pennsylvania. Eleanor (Nellie) Harbison Potts married William Tolley, and had children including Jenny Arnett. Eleanor (Nellie) Harbison Potts passed away in 1830 in Columbia, Adair, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Eleanor (Nellie) Harbison Potts began in 1769 in , Chester, Pennsylvania.
  • Eleanor (Nellie) Harbison Potts married William Tolley, and had children including Jenny Arnett.
  • Eleanor (Nellie) Harbison Potts passed away in 1830 in Columbia, Adair, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Harbison
1714–1783
Birth Location: Ireland
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Rachel Porter
1735–1811
Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Tolley
1775–1835
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Jenny Arnett
1788–1850
Birth Location: Kentucky
JA

Eleanor Potts's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor Potts
1769–1830
Birth Place: , Chester, Pennsylvania
Parents
James H. Reed Harbison
1714–1783
Ireland
Rachel Porter
1735–1811
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (L Harbison) Sr.
1670–1739
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Mary (Anne) BURNSIDE
1674–1739
Bellanode, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland
General (Andrew Mitchell) Porter
1710–1735
Penelope West
1710–
Great-Grandparents
Mathew Harbsion
1635–1680
Eleanor Burton
1635–1681
Archibald ll
1650–1736
Mary Plunkett
1657–1739
Robert General
1690–
William West
1680–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Harbison
1596–1663
Katherine Polsagh
1596–1654
James Burton
1610–1689
Joneta McGhie
1628–
Archibald Burnside\Burns*
1625–1697
Janet Lightbody
1625–1689
Oliver Plunkett
1605–1700
Frances BAGNELL
1606–

Eleanor Potts's Descendants

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Eleanor ((Nellie) Harbison) Potts (17 Feb 1769–17 November 1830) m. William Tolley (1775–1835)
  1. 1. Jenny Arnett 1788–1850 m. John (Faddler) Decker 1785–1857
    1. 1. Elizabeth Decker 1814–1880 m. william Carnes 1810–1859
      1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Carnes 1831–1900 m. Samuel (C) Mcclure 1827–1903
        1. 1. Mary (E.) McClure 1851–1926 m. Julian (N) Duvall 1838–1898
        2. 2. Susan (Ellen) McClure 1851–1934
        3. 3. Henry Mcclure 1856–1874
        4. 4. Martha (Elizabeth) McClure 1860–1940
        5. 5. Emily (F) McClure 1862–
        6. 6. T (G) Mcclure 1865–
        7. 7. William (Hezekiah) McClure 1869–1913
        8. 8. F.G. McClure 1865–
        9. 9. Mattie McClure 1860–1940
        10. 10. Emla McClure 1863–

Eleanor Potts's Timeline

6 Records

1769
17 Feb 1769
Birth of Eleanor (Nellie) Harbison Potts in , Chester, Pennsylvania
, Chester, Pennsylvania
1780
12 Aug 1780
Age 11
Eleanor (Nellie) Harbison Potts was married in Bedford
Bedford
1780
12 August 1780
Age 11
Eleanor (Nellie) Harbison Potts was married in Henshaw, Virginia
Henshaw, Virginia
1783
1 March 1783
Age 14
Eleanor (Nellie) Harbison Potts was married in Harbison Station (now Perryville), Boyle, KY, Kentucky, USA
Harbison Station (now Perryville), Boyle, KY, Kentucky, USA
1785
6 Jun 1785
Age 16
Eleanor (Nellie) Harbison Potts was married in Lincoln County, Kentucky
Lincoln County, Kentucky
1830
17 November 1830
Age 61
Death of Eleanor (Nellie) Harbison Potts in Columbia, Adair, Kentucky, USA
Columbia, Adair, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1769
    Event Place: , Chester, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1780
    Event Place: Bedford

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 August 1780
    Event Place: Henshaw, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 March 1783
    Event Place: Harbison Station (now Perryville), Boyle, KY, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1785
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 November 1830
    Event Place: Columbia, Adair, Kentucky, USA
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