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James M. “Jim" Potts 1757–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 March 1757

Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina

Death Date: 11 Mar 1844

Death Location: Peytonsville, Williamson, TN, USA

Father: Thomas Potts

Mother: Elizabeth Luckens

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The story of James M. “Jim" Potts began in 1757 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina. James M. “Jim" Potts passed away in 1844 in Peytonsville, Williamson, TN, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James M. “Jim" Potts began in 1757 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina.
  • James M. “Jim" Potts passed away in 1844 in Peytonsville, Williamson, TN, USA.

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James Potts's Ancestors

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James Potts
1757–1844
Birth Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
Parents
Thomas Potts
1729–1776
Upper Dublin, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Luckens
1728–1798
Horsham, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
John Potts
1696–1766
Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth McVeagh
1699–1791
Bristol, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
William Lukens
1688–1740
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Tyson
1690–1765
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Jan Lucken
1650–1743
Mary Tyson
1659–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Potts's Timeline

2 Records

1757
7 March 1757
Birth of James M. “Jim" Potts in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
1844
11 Mar 1844
Age 87
Death of James M. “Jim" Potts in Peytonsville, Williamson, TN, USA
Peytonsville, Williamson, TN, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 March 1757
    Event Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1844
    Event Place: Peytonsville, Williamson, TN, USA

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