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Jonathan Potts 1802–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1802

Birth Location: Bath, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 Feb 1881

Death Location: Upshur, West Virginia, USA

Father: Benjamin Potts

Mother: Margaret Cleek

Spouse(s): Carlotta Arbogast

Children(s): Margaret Potts, Elizabeth Potts, John Potts, David Potts, Sarah Potts, Mary Potts, Peter Potts

Jonathan Potts was born in 1802 in Bath, Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin Potts And Margaret Cleek. Jonathan Potts married Carlotta Charlotte Arbogast, and had children including David Ezra Potts, Elizabeth Susan Potts, John Nathaniel Potts, Margaret A Potts, Mary C Potts, Peter J Potts, Sarah F Potts. Jonathan Potts passed away in 1881 in Upshur, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Potts was born in 1802 in Bath, Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin Potts And Margaret Cleek.
  • Jonathan Potts married Carlotta Charlotte Arbogast, and had children including David Ezra Potts, Elizabeth Susan Potts, John Nathaniel Potts, Margaret A Potts, Mary C Potts, Peter J Potts, Sarah F Potts.
  • Jonathan Potts passed away in 1881 in Upshur, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Potts
1768–
Birth Location: Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
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Margaret Cleek
1779–1840
Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Carlotta Arbogast
1807–1875
Birth Location: Pendleton, Pocahontas, West Virginia, USA
CA

Children(s)

Margaret Potts
1855–1883
Birth Location: , Upshur, West Virginia, USA
MP
Elizabeth Potts
1852–1935
Birth Location: Doe Hill, Highland, West Virginia, USA
EP
John Potts
1851–1937
Birth Location: , Pocahontas, West Virginia, USA
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David Potts
1848–1889
Birth Location: , Upshur, West Virginia, USA
DP
Sarah Potts
1846–1859
Birth Location: , Pocahontas, West Virginia, USA
SP
Mary Potts
1842–1922
Birth Location: , Upshur, West Virginia, USA
MP
Peter Potts
1840–1925
Birth Location: , Upshur, West Virginia, USA
PP

Jonathan Potts's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Potts
1802–1881
Birth Place: Bath, Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin Potts
1768–
Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret Cleek
1779–1840
Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Jacob (Cleek) Sr.
1725–1813
Rhine River, Germany
Christina Croddy
1739–1840
Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Baltas Cleek
1699–1732
Catherine Mann
1703–
John Croddy
1699–
Mrs.
1703–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jonathan Potts's Descendants

1.
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Jonathan Potts (1802–1 Feb 1881) m. Carlotta (Charlotte) Arbogast (1807–9 May 1875)
  1. 1. Margaret (A) Potts 1855–1883
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Susan) Potts 1852–1935
  3. 3. John (Nathaniel) Potts 1851–1937
  4. 4. David (Ezra) Potts 1848–1889
  5. 5. Sarah (F) Potts 1846–1859
  6. 6. Mary (C) Potts 1842–1922
  7. 7. Peter (J) Potts 1840–1925

Jonathan Potts's Timeline

2 Records

1802
1802
Birth of Jonathan Potts in Bath, Virginia, USA
Bath, Virginia, USA
1881
1 Feb 1881
Age 79
Death of Jonathan Potts in Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Upshur, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Bath, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1881
    Event Place: Upshur, West Virginia, USA
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