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Frances Potter 1685–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: Sussex, Colony of Delaware, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1740

Death Location: Sussex, Colony of Delaware, British Colonial America

Father: Abraham Potter

Mother: Jane Potter

Spouse(s): John Gum, Griffin Jones

Children(s): Jacob Gum, John II, Sarah Gum, Abraham Gum, Mary Gum, Sarah Gum

Frances Potter was born in 1685 in Sussex, Colony of Delaware, British Colonial America, the child of Abraham Potter And Jane Potter. Frances Potter married Griffin Jones, John Gum, and had children including Abraham Gum, Jacob B Gum, John Gum Ii, Mary Alice Gum, Sarah Gum. Frances Potter passed away in 1740 in Sussex, Colony of Delaware, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Frances Potter was born in 1685 in Sussex, Colony of Delaware, British Colonial America, the child of Abraham Potter And Jane Potter.
  • Frances Potter married Griffin Jones, John Gum, and had children including Abraham Gum, Jacob B Gum, John Gum Ii, Mary Alice Gum, Sarah Gum.
  • Frances Potter passed away in 1740 in Sussex, Colony of Delaware, British Colonial America.

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Frances Potter's Ancestors

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Frances Potter
1685–1740
Birth Place: Sussex, Colony of Delaware, British Colonial America
Parents
Abraham Potter
1659–1694
Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Potter
1662–1704
Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frances Potter's Descendants

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Frances Potter (1685–1740) m. John Gum (1684–27 Apr 1735) m. Griffin Jones (abt 1680–)
  1. 1. Jacob (B.) Gum 1709–1783 m. Sarah Claypoole 1719–1800 m. Alice Ellis 1718–1797
    1. 1. Jacob (Gum) Sr. 1739–1798 m. Lydia Dever 1740–1792 m. Margaret Kennedy 1741–1821
      1. 1. Sarah Gumm 1774–1820 m. Meshack Skaggs 1766–1792 m. Simpson Montgomery 1765–1812
        1. 1. Richard Skaggs 1792–1855 m. Elizabeth Wells 1794–1857
        2. 2. Lydia Skaggs 1790–
        3. 3. William (Brock) Skaggs 1793–1830 m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Wells 1791–1840
      2. 2. Mary Gum 1787–
      3. 3. Charles (William "Billy") Gum 1777–1849 m. Elizabeth Rhea 1783–1870
      4. 4. Lydia Gumm 1778–1858 m. Shadrack Skaggs 1767–1798 m. John Jones 1776–1845
      5. 5. Ellenner Gum 1769–1800 m. Henry Bell 1765–1837
      6. 6. Jacob (B Gum) Jr. 1764–1847 m. Rhoda Bell 1767–1852
      7. 7. Elijah Gum 1782–1861 m. Sophia Wyrick 1820–1891 m. Susannah Bruner 1789–1842
      8. 8. Jesse (Conover Gumm) Sr 1783–1863 m. Grace Flynn 1810–1853 m. Mary (Polly) Dills 1783–1839 m. Lucy Lewis 1811–1881
    2. 2. Abraham Gum 1742–
    3. 3. Eleanor Gum 1766–1800
    4. 4. Rachel Gumm 1747– m. William (B.) Davis 1741–1798
    5. 5. Comfort Gum 1742–1828 m. John Whitehurst 1740–1808
    6. 6. Claypool Gum 1750–1780 m. Ann 1750–
    7. 7. Norton (Gum) Sr. 1739–1789 m. Eleanor McElwain 1757–1796
    8. 8. Mary (Magdalene) Gum 1748–1827 m. John (Chisholm) Sr. 1738–1828
    9. 9. Sarah ("Sally") Gum 1740–1800 m. John (White) Jr 1733–1807
    10. 10. Jesse Gumm 1763–1825 m. Nancy Simpson 1774–1860
    11. 11. Shepherd Gumm 1761–1844 m. Elizabeth Ashcraft 1766–1810 m. Nancy Cessna 1770–1855
  2. 2. John (Gum) II 1718–1802 m. Alice (Ellis) Fisher 1718–1797
  3. 3. Sarah Gum 1712–1790 m. John Sheltman 1708– m. Jacob 1680–1735
  4. 4. Abraham Gum 1710–1749 m. Hannah Conwell 1692–1760
  5. 5. Mary (Alice) Gum 1701–1747 m. John (Ponder) lll 1704–1787
  6. 6. Sarah Gum 1733–1790 m. Jacob (Isaac) Shelpman 1730–1777 m. Joseph Dodd 1732–

Frances Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1685
1685
Birth of Frances Potter in Sussex, Colony of Delaware, British Colonial America
Sussex, Colony of Delaware, British Colonial America
1740
1740
Age 55
Death of Frances Potter in Sussex, Colony of Delaware, British Colonial America
Sussex, Colony of Delaware, British Colonial America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Sussex, Colony of Delaware, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Sussex, Colony of Delaware, British Colonial America

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