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Robert Potter 1608–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 January 1608

Birth Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 June 1653

Death Location: Warwick, Kent, British Colony, Rhode Island, USA

Father: George Potter

Mother: Martha Marshall

Spouse(s): Isabel Tripp

Children(s): Anthony Potter, Thomas Potter, John Potter, Elizabeth Potter

Robert Potter was born in 1608 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of George Potter And Martha Taylor Marshall. In 1634, Robert Potter resided in Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts. Robert Potter married Isabel Tripp, and had children including Anthony Potter, Elizabeth Potter, John Potter, Thomas Potter. Robert Potter passed away in 1653 in Warwick, Kent, British Colony, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Potter was born in 1608 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of George Potter And Martha Taylor Marshall.
  • In 1634, Robert Potter resided in Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts.
  • Robert Potter married Isabel Tripp, and had children including Anthony Potter, Elizabeth Potter, John Potter, Thomas Potter.
  • Robert Potter passed away in 1653 in Warwick, Kent, British Colony, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Potter
1584–1640
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Martha Marshall
1585–1645
Birth Location: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Isabel Tripp
1608–1643
Birth Location: St James London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
IT

Children(s)

Anthony Potter
1627–1690
Birth Location: England
AP
Thomas Potter
1630–1703
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
TP
John Potter
1639–
Birth Location: RI
JP
Elizabeth Potter
1642–1699
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
EP

Robert Potter's Ancestors

Self
Robert Potter
1608–1653
Birth Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
George Potter
1584–1640
London, Middlesex, England
Martha (Taylor) Marshall
1585–1645
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Robert Potter
1566–1631
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Martha) Marshall
1562–1628
Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Thome Marshyll
1545–1618
Abbotts Ann, Hmpshr, England
Mary (Margery) Cotton
1553–1622
Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Potter
1540–1595
Lady Sumner
1543–1613
Thomas Marshall
1545–1618
Col I
1513–1598
Ellen Doane
1517–1599
Sir Cotton
1539–1602
Mary Lady
1541–1578
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cogan
1500–1593
Col I
1513–1598
Nicholas Marshall
1493–1545
Lady Doane
1495–1589
Richard Doane
1497–1553
Katherine Byrn
1498–1531
George Cotton
1506–1545
Lady Cotton)
1506–1560
Sir Ightfield
1525–1590
Margaret Peover
1521–1574

Robert Potter's Descendants

1.
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Robert Potter (17 January 1608–17 June 1653) m. Isabel Tripp (1608–1643)
  1. 1. Anthony Potter 1627–1690 m. Elizabeth Stone 1628–1712
    1. 1. Samuel Potter 1655–1714 m. Joanna Wood 1661–1697 m. Sarah Chilson 1673–1737
      1. 1. Abigail Potter 1713–1791 m. Nathan (Hood) Jr 1710–1792
        1. 1. Susanna Hood 1745–1812 m. Israel (Kinney \ Kenney) Sr 1739–1791
        2. 2. Sarah Hood 1743–1792
        3. 3. Abigail Hood 1741–1816
      2. 2. Sarah Potter 1685–1725
      3. 3. David Potter 1685–1741
      4. 4. Thomas Potter 1691–1753 m. Susannah ((Hannah)) Hadley 1684–1740
        1. 1. Ezekiel Potter 1721–1801 m. Mary Cummins 1720–1806
    2. 2. John Potter 1652–1718 m. Sarah Potter 1661–1724
    3. 3. Lydia Potter 1661–1745 m. Jonathan Putnam 1659–1739
      1. 1. David Putnam 1706–1760
      2. 2. Jonathan Putnam 1691–1732
      3. 3. Lydia (Mary) Putnam 1684–1711
      4. 4. Elizabeth Putnam 1687–1728 m. John Porter 1683–1775
        1. 1. Lydia Porter 1717–
        2. 2. Ruth Porter 1719–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Porter 1714–1715
        4. 4. John Porter 1723–
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Shea) Porter 1726–1793 m. Simeon Belknap 1726–1804
        6. 6. Jerusha Porter 1724–
        7. 7. Jonathan Porter 1712–1783
        8. 8. Daniel Porter 1721–1760
        9. 9. John Porter 1710–1722
        10. 10. David Porter 1716–1716
      5. 5. Esther Putnam 1693–1756
    4. 4. Anthony Potter 1667–1756 m. Martha Dresser 1671–1728
      1. 1. David Potter 1703–1748
      2. 2. Richard Potter 1707–1789
      3. 3. Martha Potter 1697–1698
      4. 4. Jonathan Potter 1703–1770
      5. 5. Ruth Potter 1709–1791 m. John Manning 1703–1775
        1. 1. Thomas Manning 1750–1808
        2. 2. Jane Manning –1822
        3. 3. Richard Manning 1755–1813 m. Miriam Lord 1748–1826
        4. 4. Ruth Manning –1818
        5. 5. John Manning –1814
      6. 6. Daniel Potter 1698–1770 m. Elizabeth Kimball 1707–1764
        1. 1. William Potter 1743–1777
        2. 2. Adam Potter 1739–1814
        3. 3. Ephraim Potter –1806
        4. 4. Mary Potter 1746–1821
        5. 5. John Potter 1742–1820
        6. 6. Elizabeth Potter 1749–1831
        7. 7. Anthony Potter 1731–1757
        8. 8. Stephen Potter 1744–1797
        9. 9. Abraham Potter –1782
      7. 7. Elizabeth Potter 1701–1752
  2. 2. Thomas Potter 1630–1703
  3. 3. John Potter 1639–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Potter 1642–1699

Robert Potter's Timeline

5 Records

1608
17 January 1608
Birth of Robert Potter in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1634
1634
Age 26
Robert Potter resided here in Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
1642
1642
Age 34
Robert Potter resided here in Warwick
Warwick
1646
1 July 1646
Age 38
Robert Potter was married in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1653
17 June 1653
Age 45
Death of Robert Potter in Warwick, Kent, British Colony, Rhode Island, USA
Warwick, Kent, British Colony, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 January 1608
    Event Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 July 1646
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1634
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Warwick
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 June 1653
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, British Colony, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] North America, Family Histories
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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