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Priscilla Potts 1788 – 1813 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1788

Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 19 March 1813

Death Location: Nicholas Co., KY

Father: William Potts

Mother: Margaret Purviance

Spouse(s): John Swiney

Children(s): John Swiney, Son SWINEY, Oliver Swinney, Son SWINEY, William Swinney, Jane SWINEY, Laura Sweeney

According to available records, Priscilla Potts was born in 1788 in Iredell, North Carolina, United States, the child of William Nelson Potts and Margaret Purviance. Following those early years, Priscilla Potts married John Swiney, and their family grew to include John Swiney, Son A SWINEY, Oliver Swinney, Son B SWINEY, William Potts Swinney, Jane Elizabeth SWINEY and Laura Sweeney. In the later years of life, Priscilla Potts died in 1813 in Nicholas Co., KY.

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Parents

William Potts
1763 – 1828
Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA,
WP
Margaret Purviance
1768 – 1837
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
MP

Spouses(s)

John Swiney
1765 – 1840
Birth Location: Kilmacrenan, Donegal, Ireland
JS

Children(s)

John Swiney
1803 – 1848
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
JS
Son SWINEY
1805 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
SS
Oliver Swinney
1807 –
Birth Location: Bourbon County, KY
OS
Son SWINEY
1808 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
SS
William Swinney
1809 – 1853
Birth Location: Bourbon County, KY
WS
Jane SWINEY
1812 – 1865
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
JS
Laura Sweeney
Birth Location: –
LS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 May 1788
    Event Place: Iredell, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1800-1882
    Event Place: Bourbon; Harrison; Nicholas; Scott, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas, and Scott Counties, Kentucky History

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 March 1813
    Event Place: Nicholas Co., KY
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