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Mercy Mary Potter 1664–1735 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 JUL 1664

Birth Location: Newport, Newport Co., RI, USA

Death Date: 1735

Death Location: Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ, USA

Father: Thomas Potter

Mother: Sarah Unknown

Spouse(s): John Wooley

Children(s): Thomas Wooley

The story of Mercy Mary Potter began in 1664 in Newport, Newport Co., RI, USA. Mercy Mary Potter married John Wooley, and had children including Thomas Wooley. Mercy Mary Potter passed away in 1735 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mercy Mary Potter began in 1664 in Newport, Newport Co., RI, USA.
  • Mercy Mary Potter married John Wooley, and had children including Thomas Wooley.
  • Mercy Mary Potter passed away in 1735 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Potter
1640–
Birth Location: –
TP
Sarah Unknown
1642–
Birth Location: –
SU

Spouses(s)

John Wooley
1659–1743
Birth Location: Newport, Newport Co., RI, USA
JW

Children(s)

Thomas Wooley
1684–1748
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ, USA
TW

Mercy Potter's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Potter
1664–1735
Birth Place: Newport, Newport Co., RI, USA
Parents
Thomas Potter
1640–
Sarah (Ann) Unknown
1642–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mercy Potter's Descendants

1.
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Mercy (Mary) Potter (1 JUL 1664–1735) m. John Wooley (1 OCT 1659–1743)
  1. 1. Thomas Wooley 1684–1748 m. Patience Tucker 1686–1748
    1. 1. Content Wooley 1713– m. Parnell Clayton 1709–1748
      1. 1. Mary Clayton 1735–1818 m. Daniel Stockton 1727–1808
        1. 1. Joseph Stockton 1755–
        2. 2. Elizabeth Stockton 1755–1787
        3. 3. Sarah Stockton 1758–1800
        4. 4. Clayton Stockton 1768–1858 m. Nancy Patton 1770–1855
        5. 5. John Stockton 1770–1830
        6. 6. Content Stockton 1772–1800
        7. 7. Doughty Stockton 1776–1885
        8. 8. Mary Stockton 1753–1838 m. Richard Lundy 1746–1822

Mercy Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1664
1 JUL 1664
Birth of Mercy Mary Potter in Newport, Newport Co., RI, USA
Newport, Newport Co., RI, USA
1735
1735
Age 71
Death of Mercy Mary Potter in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ, USA
Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 JUL 1664
    Event Place: Newport, Newport Co., RI, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ, USA
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