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Lewis Potter 1766–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1766

Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 29 Jul 1845

Death Location: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States

Father: Thomas Potter

Mother: Susannah Shockley

Spouse(s): Nancy Hickerson, Mary Gadberry

Children(s): Frances POTTER, William Potter, Felix Potter, Rhoda Potter, Harrison Potter, Nancy Potter, Daniel Potter, Thomas Potter, Daniel Potter

Lewis Potter was born in 1766 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Potter And Susannah Ann Shockley. Lewis Potter married Mary Gadberry, Nancy Hickerson, and had children including Daniel Potter, Felix Potter, Frances Elizabeth Potter, Harrison Harmon Potter, Nancy Anna Potter, Rhoda Potter, Thomas Potter, William Potter. Lewis Potter passed away in 1845 in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Lewis Potter was born in 1766 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Potter And Susannah Ann Shockley.
  • Lewis Potter married Mary Gadberry, Nancy Hickerson, and had children including Daniel Potter, Felix Potter, Frances Elizabeth Potter, Harrison Harmon Potter, Nancy Anna Potter, Rhoda Potter, Thomas Potter, William Potter.
  • Lewis Potter passed away in 1845 in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Lewis Potter's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Potter
1766–1845
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Potter
1746–1824
Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, USA
Susannah (Ann) Shockley
1748–1806
Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia
Grandparents
Rebeckah Boulton
1728–1784
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lewis Potter's Descendants

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Lewis Potter (1766–29 Jul 1845) m. Nancy Hickerson (15 Aug 1768–1827) m. Mary Gadberry (1766–)
  1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth) POTTER 1792–1854 m. Willis Arnold 1794–1835
    1. 1. Lewis (Potter) Arnold 1825–1910 m. Julia (Ann) Hendrick 1827–1881
      1. 1. Loring Arnold 1853–1936 m. Caroline Edmunds 1855–1936 m. Sarah (Jane) Grable 1857–1940
        1. 1. Fannie Arnold 1876–1960 m. Jessie (Forest) Arnold 1862–1934
        2. 2. Walter (Louis) Arnold 1880–1926
        3. 3. Josie (E) Arnold 1885–1911
        4. 4. Ollie (Newton) Arnold 1886–1956
        5. 5. Louis (Potter) Arnold 1889–1948
        6. 6. Fanny ARNOLD 1875–
        7. 7. America (Elizabeth) ARNOLD 1878–1919
        8. 8. Dora (Mahala) ARNOLD 1882–1955
        9. 9. Josephine (Elmer) Arnold 1884–1911
      2. 2. Luther Arnold 1867–1920
        1. 1. Rosa Edgar 1889–1948
      3. 3. Winfield Arnold 1854–1870
      4. 4. America (F) Arnold 1848–1879 m. Granville (Newton) Schroader 1839–1887
        1. 1. Josephine ("Josie" Elizabeth) Schroader 1871–1948
        2. 2. Jesse (F.) Schroader 1870–1938
        3. 3. Granville (Hugh) Schroader 1873–1944
        4. 4. Lewis (Porter) Schroader 1876–1936
      5. 5. America (F) Arnold\Schroader 1849–1879
      6. 6. Luther Arnold 1914–1920
  2. 2. William Potter 1800–1842
  3. 3. Felix Potter 1799–1882
  4. 4. Rhoda Potter 1804–1842
  5. 5. Harrison (Harmon) Potter 1802–1875
  6. 6. Nancy (Anna) Potter 1798–1842
  7. 7. Daniel Potter 1791–1842
  8. 8. Thomas Potter 1791–1868
  9. 9. Daniel Potter 1787–1825

Lewis Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1766
1766
Birth of Lewis Potter in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
1845
29 Jul 1845
Age 79
Death of Lewis Potter in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1845
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States

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