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Robert John Potter 1566 – 1630 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1566

Birth Location: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: Abt. 1630

Death Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Thomas, MP

Mother: Lady Sumner

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Marshall

Children(s): Rebecca Potter

Early life: Robert John Potter arrived in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England in 1566, born to Thomas, Sir Knight, Potter II, MP and Lady Isabel (Potter) Sumner. Over time, Robert John Potter formed a family with Elizabeth Martha Marshall, which included Rebecca Alice Susanna Rose Potter. Robert John Potter concluded life in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA in 1630.

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Parents

Thomas, MP
1533 – 1576
Birth Location: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
TM
Lady Sumner
1543 – 1613
Birth Location: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Marshall
1574 – 1628
Birth Location: Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England
EM

Children(s)

Rebecca Potter
1587 – 1643
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, Colonial America
RP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1566
    Event Place: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 4 NOV 1571
    Event Place: Pagnel-Newport, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1578
    Event Place: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1581
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 04 November 1584
    Event Place: Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 23 Nov 1588
    Event Place: Bishops Cleeve, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 4 Nov 1591
    Event Place: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: Abt 1596

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: ABT 1607
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1630

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 28 Oct 1630
    Event Place: St Giles, Cripplegate, London, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Abt. 1630
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

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