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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): Mary Gum, Jacob Gum, Abraham Gum, Sarah Gum, John Gum, Sarah Gum

Frances Potter was born in Sussex, Colony of Delaware, British Colonial America in 1685, to Abraham Potter and Jane Potter. Later in life, Frances Potter married John Gum and Griffin Jones; among their children were Mary Alice Gum, Jacob B. Gum, Abraham Gum, Sarah Gum, John Gum and Sarah Gum. Frances Potter died in Sussex, Colony of Delaware, British Colonial America, 1740.

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Parents

Abraham Potter
1659 – 1694
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
AP
Jane Potter
1662 – 1704
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
JP

Spouses(s)

John Gum
1684 – 1735
Birth Location: Sussex, Delaware, British Colonial America
JG
Griffin Jones
1680 –
Birth Location: Of, Sussex, Delaware, USA
GJ

Children(s)

Mary Gum
1701 – 1747
Birth Location: Virginia, British Colonial America
MG
Jacob Gum
1709 – 1783
Birth Location: Sussex, Delaware, British Colonial America
JG
Abraham Gum
1710 – 1749
Birth Location: Sussex, Colony of Delaware, British Colonial America
AG
Sarah Gum
1712 – 1790
Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
SG
John Gum
1718 – 1802
Birth Location: Sussex, Colony of Delaware, British Colonial America
JG
Sarah Gum
1733 – 1790
Birth Location: Sussex, Delaware, United States
SG

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

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

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