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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

The story of Frances Potter began in 1685 in Sussex, Colony of Delaware, British Colonial America. Frances Potter married John Gum, Griffin Jones, and had children including Mary Alice Gum, Jacob B. Gum, Abraham Gum, Sarah Gum, John Gum, Sarah Gum. Frances Potter passed away in 1740 in Sussex, Colony of Delaware, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Frances Potter began in 1685 in Sussex, Colony of Delaware, British Colonial America.
  • Frances Potter married John Gum, Griffin Jones, and had children including Mary Alice Gum, Jacob B. Gum, Abraham Gum, Sarah Gum, John Gum, Sarah Gum.
  • Frances Potter passed away in 1740 in Sussex, Colony of Delaware, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

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

Frances Potter's Ancestors

Self
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
Grandparents
Robert Potter
Jonet Kent
Great-Grandparents
Archbald Potter
1595 –
Marion Ranald
1590 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Potter
1565 – 1615
Ann Wilson
1574 – 1615

Frances Potter's Descendants

1.
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Frances Potter (1685 – 1740) m. John Gum (1684 – 27 Apr 1735) m. Griffin Jones (abt 1680 – )
  1. 1. Mary (Alice) Gum (1701 – 1747) m. John Ponder (9 Mar 1704 – 3 Jul 1787)
  2. 2. Jacob (B.) Gum (10 Mar 1709 – 27 Oct 1783) m. Sarah Claypoole (1719 – 1800) m. Alice Ellis (1718 – 1797)
    1. 1. Jacob Gum (1739 – 20 Nov 1798) m. Lydia Dever (1740 – 1792) m. Margaret Kennedy (abt 1741 – Feb 1821)
      1. 1. Jacob (B) Gum (15 Dec 1764 – 15 Apr 1847) m. Rhoda Bell (24 Jul 1767 – 11 Mar 1852)
      2. 2. Ellenner Gum (abt 1769 – 19 Aug 1800) m. Henry Bell (abt 1765 – 27 Dec 1837)
      3. 3. Sarah Gumm (1774 – aft 1820) m. Meshack Skaggs (1766 – abt 1792) m. Simpson Montgomery (abt 1765 – abt 1812)
        1. 1. Lydia Skaggs (abt 1790 – ) m. Ralph Hudson
        2. 2. Richard Skaggs (20 Oct 1792 – 24 Nov 1855) m. Elizabeth Wells (17 Oct 1794 – 21 Oct 1857)
        3. 3. William (Brock) Skaggs (1793 – 1830) m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Wells (bet 1791 and 1800 – 1840)
      4. 4. Charles (William "Billy") Gum (25 Dec 1777 – 1849) m. Elizabeth Rhea (17 Aug 1783 – 18 Apr 1870)
      5. 5. Lydia Gumm (28 Sep 1778 – 20 Jun 1858) m. Shadrack Skaggs (1767 – 1798) m. John Jones (Sep 1776 – 15 Apr 1845)
      6. 6. Elijah Gum (20 Jan 1782 – 20 Apr 1861) m. Susannah Bruner (abt 1789 – 1842) m. Sophia Wyrick (1820 – aft 21 Oct 1891)
      7. 7. Jesse (Conover) Gumm (Aug 1783 – 28 Aug 1863) m. Mary (Polly) Dills (1783 – 10 Dec 1839) m. Grace Flynn (1810 – 1853) m. Lucy Lewis (28 Feb 1811 – 18 Feb 1881)
      8. 8. Mary Gum (abt 1787 – )
    2. 2. Norton Gum (15 Apr 1739 – 1789) m. Eleanor McElwain (29 Jun 1757 – 1796)
    3. 3. Sarah ("Sally") Gum (abt 1740 – 1800) m. John White (1733 – 7 Dec 1807)
    4. 4. Comfort Gum (1742 – 12 Feb 1828) m. John Whitehurst (1740 – 1808)
    5. 5. Abraham Gum (abt 1742 – )
    6. 6. Rachel Gumm (1747 – ) m. William (B.) Davis (30 Mar 1741 – abt 1798)
    7. 7. Mary (Magdalene) Gum (10 Aug 1748 – 6 Mar 1827) m. John Chisholm (1 Aug 1738 – 9 Oct 1828)
    8. 8. Claypool Gum (abt 1750 – 20 Oct 1780) m. Ann (abt 1750 – )
    9. 9. Shepherd Gumm (29 Jul 1761 – 8 Feb 1844) m. Elizabeth Ashcraft (1766 – 1810) m. Nancy Cessna (abt 1770 – 1855)
    10. 10. Jesse Gumm (1763 – 19 Jun 1825) m. Nancy Simpson (1774 – bef 1 Jun 1860)
    11. 11. Eleanor Gum (1766 – 19 Aug 1800)
  3. 3. Abraham Gum (bef 1710 – abt Mar 1749) m. Hannah Conwell (26 Mar 1692 – 1760)
  4. 4. Sarah Gum (1712 – 1790) m. John Sheltman (abt 1708 – ) m. Jacob (1680 – 1735)
  5. 5. John Gum (1718 – 6 May 1802) m. Alice (Ellis) Fisher (1718 – 1797)
  6. 6. Sarah Gum (1733 – 1790) m. Jacob (Isaac) Shelpman (1730 – Mar 1777) m. Joseph Dodd (abt 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

Sources

    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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