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Miles Potter 1740–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Town Creek,Brunswick,North Carolina,USA

Death Date: 10 Oct 1798

Death Location: Town Creek, Brunswick County, NC

Father: Robert Potter

Mother: Mary Knowlton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bosher

Children(s): Mary Johnson

The story of Miles Potter began in 1740 in Town Creek,Brunswick,North Carolina,USA. Miles Potter married Elizabeth Erin Bosher, and had children including Mary Ann Johnson. Miles Potter passed away in 1798 in Town Creek, Brunswick County, NC.

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Biography

  • The story of Miles Potter began in 1740 in Town Creek,Brunswick,North Carolina,USA.
  • Miles Potter married Elizabeth Erin Bosher, and had children including Mary Ann Johnson.
  • Miles Potter passed away in 1798 in Town Creek, Brunswick County, NC.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Potter
1700–1757
Birth Location: New Hanover, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
RP
Mary Knowlton
1706–1748
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
MK

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bosher
1728–1763
Birth Location: Town Creek, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
EB

Children(s)

Mary Johnson
1763–1846
Birth Location: Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
MJ

Miles Potter's Ancestors

Self
Miles Potter
1740–1798
Birth Place: Town Creek,Brunswick,North Carolina,USA
Parents
Robert Potter
1700–1757
New Hanover, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
Mary (W) Knowlton
1706–1748
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Potter) Sr
1663–1745
Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island
John (Edwards Knowlton IV) 70
1686–1720
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Rebecca Young
1681–1728
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John 18
1656–1720
Sarah Knowlton
1658–1712
Francis Young
1650–1710
Rebecca Smith
1655–1697
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Dixon
1625–1680

Miles Potter's Descendants

1.
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Miles Potter (1740–10 Oct 1798) m. Elizabeth (Erin) Bosher (1728–1763)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Johnson 1763–1846 m. Peter (Monroe Skipper (white)) Sr 1755–1820
    1. 1. Matthew (R) Skipper 1816–1898 m. Harriett (Avy Buttle) Skipper 1818–1883
      1. 1. Rutilla (Amanda johnson roberts ( Floyd) ) 1865–1967 m. William (Kenneth Roberts) ^ 1870–1939
        1. 1. Doc (Scarborough) Roberts 1911–1975

Miles Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Miles Potter in Town Creek,Brunswick,North Carolina,USA
Town Creek,Brunswick,North Carolina,USA
1798
10 Oct 1798
Age 58
Death of Miles Potter in Town Creek, Brunswick County, NC
Town Creek, Brunswick County, NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Town Creek,Brunswick,North Carolina,USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1798
    Event Place: Town Creek, Brunswick County, NC
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