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Elijah William Potter 1775–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: Virginia, Brunswick, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Madison County, Alabama, USA

Father: John Potter

Mother: Mary Jackson

Spouse(s): Martha Wood

Children(s): Jonathan Potter

Elijah William Potter was born in 1775 in Virginia, Brunswick, Virginia, USA, the child of John Edward Potter And Mary Jackson. Elijah William Potter married Martha Elizabeth Wood, and had children including Jonathan Walton Potter. Elijah William Potter passed away in 1840 in Madison County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah William Potter was born in 1775 in Virginia, Brunswick, Virginia, USA, the child of John Edward Potter And Mary Jackson.
  • Elijah William Potter married Martha Elizabeth Wood, and had children including Jonathan Walton Potter.
  • Elijah William Potter passed away in 1840 in Madison County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Potter
1763–1807
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
JP
Mary Jackson
1755–1844
Birth Location: , , , England
MJ

Spouses(s)

Martha Wood
1781–1860
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
MW

Children(s)

Jonathan Potter
1812–1901
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
JP

Elijah Potter's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Potter
1775–1840
Birth Place: Virginia, Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Edward Potter
1763–1807
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Mary Jackson
1755–1844
, , , England
Grandparents
Thomas Potter
1720–1781
South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Mary (Five More) Greene
1735–1793
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Susannah Gardiner
1702–1773
Thomas Greene
1708–1793
Sarah Berry
1706–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gardiner
1679–1754
Elizabeth Wilkinson
1682–1719
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1685–1752
Benjamin Tucker
1680–

Elijah Potter's Descendants

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Elijah (William) Potter (1775–1840) m. Martha (Elizabeth) Wood (1781–23 February 1860)
  1. 1. Jonathan (Walton) Potter 1812–1901 m. Eliza (Jane (Pace)) Potter 1815–1899
    1. 1. Nelson Potter 1845–
    2. 2. Sarah (Cynthia (Potter)) Evans 1849–1926
    3. 3. John (T) Potter 1847–1921
    4. 4. James (Monroe) Potter 1857–1934
    5. 5. Nancy ((Potter)) Shelton 1843–1921
    6. 6. William (M) Potter 1836–1910
    7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth (Potter)) Duncan 1841–1861
    8. 8. Cynthia ((Potter)) Bynum 1838–1896
    9. 9. Samuel (L) Potter 1833–1910
    10. 10. Elizah (Dallas) Potter 1845–1917
    11. 11. Lucinda (Jane (Potter)) Evans 1851–1880
    12. 12. Noah (Rice) Potter 1853–1941
    13. 13. Malinda (A (Potter)) Manning 1855–1906

Elijah Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1775
1775
Birth of Elijah William Potter in Virginia, Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Brunswick, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 65
Death of Elijah William Potter in Madison County, Alabama, USA
Madison County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Virginia, Brunswick, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Madison County, Alabama, USA
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