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Elizabeth Stokes 1638 – 1710 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 October 1638

Birth Location: Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 15 April 1710

Death Location: Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: William Stokes

Mother: Mary Nottingham

Spouse(s): Nathaniel Potter

Children(s): Stokes Potter, Nathaniel Potter, Samuel Potter, Ichabod Potter, Katharine Potter, Elizabeth Potter, Rebecca Potter, Mary Potter, Benjamin Potter, William Potter, John Potter

In 1638, Elizabeth Stokes entered the world in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England, born to William Marshall Stokes and Mary Ann Stokes Nottingham. Elizabeth Stokes married Nathaniel John Potter, and had children including Stokes Potter, Nathaniel Potter, Samuel Potter, Ichabod Potter, Katharine Potter, Elizabeth Potter, Rebecca Potter, Mary Potter, Benjamin Potter, William Potter, John Potter. Elizabeth Stokes passed away in 1710 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1638, Elizabeth Stokes entered the world in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England, born to William Marshall Stokes and Mary Ann Stokes Nottingham.
  • Elizabeth Stokes married Nathaniel John Potter, and had children including Stokes Potter, Nathaniel Potter, Samuel Potter, Ichabod Potter, Katharine Potter, Elizabeth Potter, Rebecca Potter, Mary Potter, Benjamin Potter, William Potter, John Potter.
  • Elizabeth Stokes passed away in 1710 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Stokes
Birth Location: –
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Mary Nottingham
1618 – 1640
Birth Location: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Nathaniel Potter
1637 – 1704
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
NP

Children(s)

Stokes Potter
1665 – 1718
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
SP
Nathaniel Potter
1669 – 1736
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
NP
Samuel Potter
1675 –
Birth Location: –
SP
Ichabod Potter
Birth Location: –
IP
Katharine Potter
Birth Location: –
KP
Elizabeth Potter
Birth Location: –
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Rebecca Potter
Birth Location: –
RP
Mary Potter
Birth Location: –
MP
Benjamin Potter
– 1709
Birth Location: –
BP
William Potter
– 1720
Birth Location: –
WP
John Potter
– 1764
Birth Location: –
JP

Elizabeth Stokes's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Stokes
1638 – 1710
Birth Place: Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
William Marshall Stokes
Mary (Ann Stokes) Nottingham
1618 – 1640
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Fraunces (Richard Nottingham) Stokes
1591 – 1661
Aylesbeare, Devon, England
Katrin Hill
1594 – 1636
Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
John Hill
1568 – 1611
Joane Hill
1569 – 1642
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Stokes's Descendants

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Elizabeth Stokes (28 October 1638 – 15 April 1710) m. Nathaniel (John) Potter (Sep 1637 – 20 Oct 1704)
  1. 1. Stokes Potter (1665 – 25 Jan 1718) m. Elizabeth Sherman
    1. 1. Isabel Potter m. Jonathan Mosher
      1. 1. Elizabeth Mosher (1715 – 7 Dec 1801) m. William Potter (2 Jan 1715 – Bef. 7 Dec 1801)
        1. 1. Robert Potter (9 May 1748 – 12 September 1825) m. Abigail Gardiner (29 Apr 1736 – 1780)
  2. 2. Nathaniel Potter (21 Nov 1669 – 16 Nov 1736) m. Joanna Wilbur (1668 – 1 May 1759)
    1. 1. Remembrance Potter (1688 – 1754)
    2. 2. Mary Potter (25 Mar 1689 – 12 Apr 1722)
    3. 3. William Potter (12 Nov 1689 – 4 Aug 1777) m. Mary Brownell (1691 – )
      1. 1. William Potter (2 Jan 1715 – Bef. 7 Dec 1801) m. Elizabeth Mosher (1715 – 7 Dec 1801)
    4. 4. Ichabod Potter (1698 – April 1722)
    5. 5. Hopestill Potter (25 May 1702 – 29 Jun 1774)
  3. 3. Samuel Potter (Jan 1675 – ) m. Mary Benton
  4. 4. Ichabod Potter
  5. 5. Katharine Potter m. Thomas Cornell
  6. 6. Elizabeth Potter m. Benjamin Tripp
  7. 7. Rebecca Potter m. Robert Kirby (10 Mar 1674 – )
  8. 8. Mary Potter m. Samuel Wilber
  9. 9. Benjamin Potter ( – 1709) m. Mary
  10. 10. William Potter ( – aft 1720) m. Anne Durfee
  11. 11. John Potter ( – 1764) m. Mary Tripp

Elizabeth Stokes's Timeline

2 Records

1638
28 October 1638
Birth of Elizabeth Stokes in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England
Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England
1710
15 April 1710
Age 72
Death of Elizabeth Stokes in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 October 1638
    Event Place: Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 April 1710
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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