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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

In 1566, Robert John Potter entered the world in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, born to Thomas, Sir Knight, Potter II, MP and Lady Isabel (Potter) Sumner. Robert John Potter married Elizabeth Martha Marshall, and had children including Rebecca Alice Susanna Rose Potter. Robert John Potter passed away in 1630 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1566, Robert John Potter entered the world in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, born to Thomas, Sir Knight, Potter II, MP and Lady Isabel (Potter) Sumner.
  • Robert John Potter married Elizabeth Martha Marshall, and had children including Rebecca Alice Susanna Rose Potter.
  • Robert John Potter passed away in 1630 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

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
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Children(s)

Rebecca Potter
1587 – 1643
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, Colonial America
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Robert Potter's Ancestors

Self
Robert Potter
1566 – 1630
Birth Place: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Thomas, Sir Knight, Potter II, MP
1533 – 1576
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
Lady (Isabel (Potter)) Sumner
1543 – 1613
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Potter
1500 – 1553
Newport Pagnell,buckinghamshire,england
Margaret Attwood
1505 – 1559
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Potter's Descendants

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Robert (John) Potter (1566 – Abt. 1630) m. Elizabeth (Martha) Marshall (1574 – 1628)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Alice Susanna Rose) Potter (1587 – 1643)
    1. 1. Alice”English (Immigrant arrived 1631 Roxbury, MA”) Chandler (17 Jan 1607 – 24 Dec 1677) m. John Thorpe (22 Nov 1607 – 1633)
      1. 1. THOMAS (Thorpe\THARP\Thorp) Sr. (1631 – 1694) m. Rebecca Milward (1643 – 1677)
        1. 1. William Thorpe (1659 – 21 October 1736) m. Lydia Robbins (25 July 1668 – July 1714)

Robert Potter's Timeline

12 Records

1566
1566
Birth of Robert John Potter in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
1571
4 NOV 1571
Age 5
Robert John Potter was married in Pagnel-Newport, Buckinghamshire, England
Pagnel-Newport, Buckinghamshire, England
1578
1578
Age 12
Robert John Potter was married in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
1581
1581
Age 15
Robert John Potter was married in England
England
1584
04 November 1584
Age 18
Robert John Potter was married in Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
1588
23 Nov 1588
Age 22
Robert John Potter was married in Bishops Cleeve, Gloucestershire, England
Bishops Cleeve, Gloucestershire, England
1591
4 Nov 1591
Age 25
Robert John Potter was married in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
1596
Abt 1596
Age 30
Robert John Potter was married
None
1607
ABT 1607
Age 41
Robert John Potter was married in England
England
1630
1630
Age 64
Robert John Potter was married
None
1630
28 Oct 1630
Age 64
Robert John Potter was married in St Giles, Cripplegate, London, England
St Giles, Cripplegate, London, England
1630
Abt. 1630
Age 64
Death of Robert John Potter in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1630

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

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