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Jane Potts 1740–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Hempfield, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 26 May 1821

Death Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Potts

Mother: Ruth Savage

Spouse(s): Stephen Powell

Children(s): Sarah Powell, Michael Boyd, Jane Boyd, Adam Boyd, Capt. Boyd, William Powell

Jane Potts was born in 1740 in Hempfield, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Keurlis Potts And Ruth Rutter Savage. Jane Potts married Stephen Powell, and had children including Adam Boyd, Capt Samuel Boyd, Jane Boyd, Michael Wallace Boyd, Sarah Catherine Powell, William Powell. Jane Potts passed away in 1821 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Jane Potts was born in 1740 in Hempfield, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Keurlis Potts And Ruth Rutter Savage.
  • Jane Potts married Stephen Powell, and had children including Adam Boyd, Capt Samuel Boyd, Jane Boyd, Michael Wallace Boyd, Sarah Catherine Powell, William Powell.
  • Jane Potts passed away in 1821 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Jane Potts's Ancestors

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Jane Potts
1740–1821
Birth Place: Hempfield, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Keurlis Potts
1696–1768
Bristol Twp, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Ruth (Rutter) Savage
1713–1786
Mantawny, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Great-Grandparents
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Jane Potts's Descendants

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Jane Potts (1740–26 May 1821) m. Stephen Powell (Abt. 1748–Abt. 1833)
  1. 1. Sarah (Catherine) Powell 1775–1830 m. William (R) West 1773–1852
    1. 1. Martha (Ellen) Reed 1795–1873 m. Leonard Walters 1810–1880
      1. 1. John (Edward) Walters 1840–1926 m. Anna Walters 1846–1917 m. Sarah West 1852–1885 m. Eliza Knight 1853– m. Hila (Ann Harden) Mills 1857–1930
        1. 1. Lewis (W) Walters 1887–1955 m. Merle Issell 1890–1961
        2. 2. Lydia (Ann) Walters 1870–1946
        3. 3. Mary (Catherine) Mullikin 1878–1964
        4. 4. David Walters 1874–1926
        5. 5. John Walters 1873–1940 m. Wilda (W) Mullendore 1876–1956
        6. 6. Clarence (L) Walters 1884–1985 m. Olive (Bell) Weddle 1888–1975
        7. 7. Hattie (Mae) Royse 1880–1964
        8. 8. Peter Walters 1870–1953 m. Fanny (Frances) Ashley 1868–1940
        9. 9. William (A) Walters 1868–1869
        10. 10. Benton (Charles) Walters 1882–1946 m. Edna (T) Wagner 1886–1910 m. Maud (Lovina) Connaway 1891–1958
        11. 11. Alfred Walters 1876–1877
        12. 12. Martha (Matilda "Tealie") Walters 1880–1938 m. Francis (Elward) Rhude 1864–1935
      2. 2. Solomon Walters 1829–1898 m. Julia Walters 1828– m. Abigail Reynolds 1818–1892
        1. 1. Ann Walters 1855–
        2. 2. Mary Walters 1858–
        3. 3. Alfred Walters 1859–
      3. 3. Thomas (J) Walters 1832–1915
      4. 4. Sarah (Jane) Walters 1833–1909
      5. 5. Mary Walters 1842–1927
      6. 6. Isabella Walters 1844–1928
      7. 7. Rachel Walters 1835–
      8. 8. Margaret Walters 1838–
      9. 9. William (Edward) Walters 1845–1918 m. Hila (Ann Harden) Mills 1857–1930
        1. 1. Milton (J.) Walters 1879–1910
      10. 10. Martha (Ann) Walters 1846–1870
    2. 2. Lavinna (Anna) West 1830–1911
    3. 3. Esquire West 1809–1896
  2. 2. Michael (Wallace) Boyd 1762–1827
  3. 3. Jane Boyd 1768–1843
  4. 4. Adam Boyd 1760–1768
  5. 5. Capt. (Samuel) Boyd 1763–1856
  6. 6. William Powell 1765–1826

Jane Potts's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Jane Potts in Hempfield, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Hempfield, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
1821
26 May 1821
Age 81
Death of Jane Potts in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Hempfield, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1821
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

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