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Robert Leonard Potts 1530–1568 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Birtley

Death Date: Bef. 1568

Death Location: Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Father: Leonard Potts

Mother: Jane Jackson

Spouse(s): Isabella Collett

Children(s): Isabel Potts, Jennet Potts

The story of Robert Leonard Potts began in 1530 in Birtley. Robert Leonard Potts married Isabella Ann Collett, and had children including Isabel Potts, Jennet Potts. Robert Leonard Potts passed away in 1568 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Leonard Potts began in 1530 in Birtley.
  • Robert Leonard Potts married Isabella Ann Collett, and had children including Isabel Potts, Jennet Potts.
  • Robert Leonard Potts passed away in 1568 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.

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Robert Potts's Ancestors

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Robert Potts
1530–1568
Birth Place: Birtley
Parents
Leonard Potts
1505–1581
Nether Denton, Cumberland, England
Jane Jackson
1510–1575
Farlam, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Potts's Descendants

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Robert (Leonard) Potts (1530–Bef. 1568) m. Isabella (Ann) Collett (ABT 1545–ABT 1575)
  1. 1. Isabel Potts 1569–1633 m. Thomas Lester 1558–1610
    1. 1. Francis Lester 1591–1643 m. Jane Bywell 1593–1647
      1. 1. Andrew (John Lester) Sr 1619–1669 m. Barbara Bradley 1620–1653
        1. 1. Elizabeth Lester 1653–1709 m. Philip Bill 1658–1739
        2. 2. Daniel Lester 1642–1715
        3. 3. Marie Lester 1647–1684
        4. 4. Ann Lester 1650–1718
        5. 5. Andrew Lester 1644–1708
      2. 2. Sissalye Lester 1622–1633
      3. 3. Steven Lester 1625–1625
      4. 4. George Lester 1626–1629
      5. 5. Isabell Lester 1628–
      6. 6. Ann Lester –1619
    2. 2. John Lester 1605–
    3. 3. William Lester 1602–1628
    4. 4. Bryan Lester 1593–1643
    5. 5. Anne Lester 1598–
    6. 6. Mary Lester 1607–
    7. 7. Andrew Lester 1619–1643
    8. 8. Margaret Lester 1590–1607
  2. 2. Jennet Potts 1567–1633

Robert Potts's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Robert Leonard Potts in Birtley
Birtley
1568
Bef. 1568
Age 38
Death of Robert Leonard Potts in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England
Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Birtley

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Featherstone, York, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1568
    Event Place: Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

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