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Rachel Thomaston Potts 1692–1752 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1692

Birth Location: Potts Grove, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1752

Death Location: Loudoun, Virginia, USA

Father: Jonas Potts

Mother: Mary Thomaston

Spouse(s): Joseph Burson

Children(s): Ann Burson

The story of Rachel Thomaston Potts began in 1692 in Potts Grove, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Rachel Thomaston Potts married Joseph Burson, and had children including Ann Burson. Rachel Thomaston Potts passed away in 1752 in Loudoun, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rachel Thomaston Potts began in 1692 in Potts Grove, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Rachel Thomaston Potts married Joseph Burson, and had children including Ann Burson.
  • Rachel Thomaston Potts passed away in 1752 in Loudoun, Virginia, USA.

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Children(s)

Rachel Potts's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Potts
1692–1752
Birth Place: Potts Grove, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Jonas Baset Potts
1662–1754
Llangurig, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Mary (Mercy) Thomaston
1654–1705
Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas (Maxwell Potts) ►►MRCA◄◄
1632–1680
Llangurig, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Elizabeth (Bassett) ►►MRCA◄◄
1636–1708
possibly Wales; possibly England - no verification
Great-Grandparents
John Pott
1606–1672
Mary Byrde
1612–1672
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Potts
1582–

Rachel Potts's Descendants

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Rachel (Thomaston) Potts (1692–1752) m. Joseph Burson (1689–)
  1. 1. Ann Burson 1721– m. Isaac Griffith 1721–

Rachel Potts's Timeline

2 Records

1692
1692
Birth of Rachel Thomaston Potts in Potts Grove, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Potts Grove, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1752
1752
Age 60
Death of Rachel Thomaston Potts in Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Loudoun, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1692
    Event Place: Potts Grove, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1752
    Event Place: Loudoun, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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