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Emma Potter 1560–1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1560

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1639

Death Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Nicholas Potter

Mother: Harriet Billington

Spouse(s): William Knight

Children(s): Lady Mortimer

In 1560, Emma Potter entered the world in England, born to Nicholas Easton Potter And Harriet Billington. Emma Potter married William Mortimer Knight, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Varney Mortimer. Emma Potter passed away in 1639 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1560, Emma Potter entered the world in England, born to Nicholas Easton Potter And Harriet Billington.
  • Emma Potter married William Mortimer Knight, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Varney Mortimer.
  • Emma Potter passed away in 1639 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Emma Potter's Ancestors

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Emma Potter
1560–1639
Birth Place: England
Parents
Nicholas Easton Potter
1530–
South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, Colonial America
Harriet Billington
1540–1581
South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island
Grandparents
Thomas Billington
1515–1618
Spalding, Lincolnshire, England
Alice Billington
1520–1567
Spalding, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emma Potter's Descendants

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Emma Potter (Abt 1560–1639) m. William (Mortimer) Knight (10 May 1560–1 Mar 1655)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Varney) Mortimer 1585–1685 m. Robert Dancer 1579–1692
    1. 1. Joan Dancer 1609–1689 m. Abraham Skidmore 1611–1689
      1. 1. Sarah Skidmore 1657–1678 m. Roger (Brewer) 1602 1651–1682
        1. 1. Roger Brewer 1678–1751 m. Sarah Brewer 1680–1718

Emma Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1560
Abt 1560
Birth of Emma Potter in England
England
1639
1639
Age 79
Death of Emma Potter in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1560
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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