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John Potter 1594–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1594

Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England

Death Date: 6 Sep 1676

Death Location: Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Lieutenant Porter

Mother: Sarah Bradstreet

Spouse(s): Marie White

Children(s): Sgt. I, RACHEL PORTER, John Jr, Sarah Porter, Mary Porter, Jonathan Porter, Captain I, Benjamin Porter, Samuel Porter, Joseph Porter, Hannah Porter, Sarah Odding

John Potter was born in 1594 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, the child of Lieutenant Samuel Porter And Sarah Bradstreet. John Potter married Marie White, and had children including Benjamin Porter, Captain Israel Porter I, Hannah Porter, John Porter Jr, Jonathan Jams Porter, Joseph Porter, Mary A Porter, Rachel Porter, Samuel Porter, Sarah Odding, Sarah Porter, Sgt Nathaniel Porter I. John Potter passed away in 1676 in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Potter was born in 1594 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, the child of Lieutenant Samuel Porter And Sarah Bradstreet.
  • John Potter married Marie White, and had children including Benjamin Porter, Captain Israel Porter I, Hannah Porter, John Porter Jr, Jonathan Jams Porter, Joseph Porter, Mary A Porter, Rachel Porter, Samuel Porter, Sarah Odding, Sarah Porter, Sgt Nathaniel Porter I.
  • John Potter passed away in 1676 in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Potter's Ancestors

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John Potter
1594–1676
Birth Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England
Parents
Lieutenant Samuel Porter
1567–1659
Dorchester, Dorset, , England
Sarah Bradstreet
1568–1596
Dorchester,,Dorset,England
Grandparents
Sarah (L) Rivers
1548–1580
Capel St Andrew, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Mary Horseman
1525–1599
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Potter's Descendants

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John Potter (21 Jun 1594–6 Sep 1676) m. Marie White (17 May 1589–1 Jan 1671)
  1. 1. Sgt. (Nathaniel Porter) I 1640–1679
  2. 2. RACHEL PORTER 1630–1666
  3. 3. John (Porter) Jr 1635–1736
  4. 4. Sarah Porter 1649–1731
  5. 5. Mary (A) Porter 1645–1695
  6. 6. Jonathan (Jams) Porter 1647–1676
  7. 7. Captain (Israel Porter) I 1643–1706
  8. 8. Benjamin Porter 1639–1722
  9. 9. Samuel Porter 1648–1660
  10. 10. Joseph Porter 1638–1714
  11. 11. Hannah Porter 1621–1722 m. Samual (Wilbore) Jr 1622–1680
    1. 1. Mary Wilbore 1667–1728 m. Samuel Forman 1662–1740
      1. 1. Rebecca Wilbore 1686–1748 m. Captain (Benjamin) Hathaway 1685–1754
        1. 1. Lois Hathaway 1706–1770 m. *Samuel McCLEARY 1717–1778
  12. 12. Sarah Odding 1609–1681

John Potter's Timeline

3 Records

1594
21 Jun 1594
Birth of John Potter in Dorchester, Dorset, England
Dorchester, Dorset, England
1620
1620
Age 26
John Potter was married in En
En
1676
6 Sep 1676
Age 82
Death of John Potter in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1594
    Event Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 386.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LBR

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: En

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1676
    Event Place: Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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