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Nathaniel John Potter 1637 – 1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1637

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 20 Oct 1704

Death Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Nathaniel Potter

Mother: Dorothy Wilbore

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Stokes

Children(s): Stokes Potter, Nathaniel Potter, Samuel Potter, Ichabod Potter, Katharine Potter, Elizabeth Potter, Rebecca Potter, Mary Potter, Benjamin Potter, William Potter, John Potter

Nathaniel John Potter Jr was born in 1637 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Nathaniel John Potter and Dorothy Wilbore. Nathaniel John Potter Jr married Elizabeth Stokes, and had children including Stokes Potter, Nathaniel Potter, Samuel Potter, Ichabod Potter, Katharine Potter, Elizabeth Potter, Rebecca Potter, Mary Potter, Benjamin Potter, William Potter, John Potter. Nathaniel John Potter Jr passed away in 1704 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Nathaniel John Potter Jr was born in 1637 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Nathaniel John Potter and Dorothy Wilbore.
  • Nathaniel John Potter Jr married Elizabeth Stokes, and had children including Stokes Potter, Nathaniel Potter, Samuel Potter, Ichabod Potter, Katharine Potter, Elizabeth Potter, Rebecca Potter, Mary Potter, Benjamin Potter, William Potter, John Potter.
  • Nathaniel John Potter Jr passed away in 1704 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nathaniel Potter's Ancestors

Self
Nathaniel Potter
1637 – 1704
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
Nathaniel John Potter
1600 – 1644
Dorothy Wilbore
1621 – 1720
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nathaniel Potter's Descendants

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Nathaniel (John) Potter (Sep 1637 – 20 Oct 1704) m. Elizabeth Stokes (28 October 1638 – 15 April 1710)
  1. 1. Stokes Potter (1665 – 25 Jan 1718) m. Elizabeth Sherman
    1. 1. Isabel Potter m. Jonathan Mosher
      1. 1. Elizabeth Mosher (1715 – 7 Dec 1801) m. William Potter (2 Jan 1715 – Bef. 7 Dec 1801)
        1. 1. Robert Potter (9 May 1748 – 12 September 1825) m. Abigail Gardiner (29 Apr 1736 – 1780)
  2. 2. Nathaniel Potter (21 Nov 1669 – 16 Nov 1736) m. Joanna Wilbur (1668 – 1 May 1759)
    1. 1. Remembrance Potter (1688 – 1754)
    2. 2. Mary Potter (25 Mar 1689 – 12 Apr 1722)
    3. 3. William Potter (12 Nov 1689 – 4 Aug 1777) m. Mary Brownell (1691 – )
      1. 1. William Potter (2 Jan 1715 – Bef. 7 Dec 1801) m. Elizabeth Mosher (1715 – 7 Dec 1801)
    4. 4. Ichabod Potter (1698 – April 1722)
    5. 5. Hopestill Potter (25 May 1702 – 29 Jun 1774)
  3. 3. Samuel Potter (Jan 1675 – ) m. Mary Benton
  4. 4. Ichabod Potter
  5. 5. Katharine Potter m. Thomas Cornell
  6. 6. Elizabeth Potter m. Benjamin Tripp
  7. 7. Rebecca Potter m. Robert Kirby (10 Mar 1674 – )
  8. 8. Mary Potter m. Samuel Wilber
  9. 9. Benjamin Potter ( – 1709) m. Mary
  10. 10. William Potter ( – aft 1720) m. Anne Durfee
  11. 11. John Potter ( – 1764) m. Mary Tripp

Nathaniel Potter's Timeline

8 Records

1637
Sep 1637
Birth of Nathaniel John Potter Jr in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
1644
Abt 1644
Age 7
Nathaniel John Potter Jr was married
None
1652
1652
Age 15
Nathaniel John Potter Jr was married in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1658
1658
Age 21
Nathaniel John Potter Jr was married in Dartmouth, Bristol, MA
Dartmouth, Bristol, MA
1665
1665
Age 28
Nathaniel John Potter Jr was married in United States
United States
1675
1 Apr 1675
Age 38
Nathaniel John Potter Jr was married in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
1675
1 Apr 1675
Age 38
Nathaniel John Potter Jr was married in New Haven, Connecticut, Colonial America
New Haven, Connecticut, Colonial America
1704
20 Oct 1704
Age 67
Death of Nathaniel John Potter Jr in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1637
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: UNKNOWN
    Event Place: Massachusettes, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1644

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1652
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, MA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1675
    Event Place: New Haven, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1675
    Event Place: New Haven, Connecticut, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Dartmouth, MA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1704
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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