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Rebecca Potter 1581–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1581

Birth Location: Winston, Suffolk, , England

Death Date: 1655

Death Location: Massachusetts, British America

Father: Sir dye

Mother: Anne Fenn

Spouse(s): William Bacon

Children(s): Mary Bacon

Rebecca Potter was born in 1581 in Winston, Suffolk, , England, the child of Sir Thomas Potter Mayor Of Coventry True As Coventry Blue Invented Blue Dye And Anne Fenn. Rebecca Potter married William Bacon, and had children including Mary Bacon. Rebecca Potter passed away in 1655 in Massachusetts, British America.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Potter was born in 1581 in Winston, Suffolk, , England, the child of Sir Thomas Potter Mayor Of Coventry True As Coventry Blue Invented Blue Dye And Anne Fenn.
  • Rebecca Potter married William Bacon, and had children including Mary Bacon.
  • Rebecca Potter passed away in 1655 in Massachusetts, British America.

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Rebecca Potter's Ancestors

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Rebecca Potter
1581–1655
Birth Place: Winston, Suffolk, , England
Parents
Sir Thomas Potter, mayor of Coventry "True as Coventry Blue" invented blue dye
1568–1658
Coventry, Warwickshire, , England
Anne Fenn
1578–1649
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Potter) II
1533–1576
Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England
Elizabeth (Isabel Cogan) Sumner
1535–1579
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
Rev. (Humphrey) Fenn
1552–1634
Wiggenhall, Norfolk, England
Ann(e) Mercer
1556–1631
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas I
1500–1553
Margaret(a) (Unknown)
1505–1560
Nicholas Cogan
1529–1590
Amia Unknown
1505–1541
Thomas Sir
1534–1564
Elizabeth Fenne
1538–1577
William Mercer
1536–
Joan Glover
1536–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Potter
1460–
Agnes
1470–
Sir Coggin\Cogan
1460–1494
Joan Sedwoode
1463–1510
Sir Dacre
1516–1541
Thomasine
1504–1538
Johannes Fenn
1500–1560
Thomasine
1504–1538

Rebecca Potter's Descendants

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Rebecca Potter (1581–1655) m. William Bacon (6 Dec 1579–18 Apr 1648)
  1. 1. Mary Bacon 1600–1669 m. William (Wallace) Lakin 1604–1665
    1. 1. Duplicate (generation William W) Lakin 1602–1669 m. Duplicate (generation Mary) Laudin 1605–1669
      1. 1. Sgt. (John) Lakin 1627–1697 m. Mary (Mercy) Bacon 1640–1701
        1. 1. Sarah Lakin 1660–1740 m. Capt (Benjamin) Willard 1665–1732 m. Benjamin Willard 1644–1732

Rebecca Potter's Timeline

3 Records

1581
1581
Birth of Rebecca Potter in Winston, Suffolk, , England
Winston, Suffolk, , England
1655
1655
Age 74
Death of Rebecca Potter in Massachusetts, British America
Massachusetts, British America
1655
Nov 1655
Age 74
Rebecca Potter - Probate in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, British America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: Winston, Suffolk, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1624; Page Number: 41

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records Supplement, 1644 - 1691, The Essex Institute, 1911-1975; Salem, MA, USA; Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts, Volumes 1-9; Volume: I; Page: 411

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: Nov 1655
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records Supplement, 1644 - 1691, The Essex Institute, 1911-1975; Salem, MA, USA; Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts, Volumes 1-9; Volume: I; Page: 411

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