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Samuel Potter 1655–1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Feb 1655/28 May 1657

Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 02 Aug 1714

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: Anthony Potter

Mother: Elizabeth Stone

Spouse(s): Joanna Wood, Sarah Chilson

Children(s): Abigail Potter, Sarah Potter, David Potter, Thomas Potter

The story of Samuel Potter began in 1655 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. Samuel Potter married Joanna Wood, Sarah Chilson, and had children including Abigail Potter, Atonny Potter, David Potter, Elizabeth Potter, Samuel Potter, Sarah Potter, Thomas Potter. Samuel Potter passed away in 1714 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Potter began in 1655 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.
  • Samuel Potter married Joanna Wood, Sarah Chilson, and had children including Abigail Potter, Atonny Potter, David Potter, Elizabeth Potter, Samuel Potter, Sarah Potter, Thomas Potter.
  • Samuel Potter passed away in 1714 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anthony Potter
1627–1690
Birth Location: England
AP
Elizabeth Stone
1628–1712
Birth Location: Nayland, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
ES

Spouses(s)

Joanna Wood
1661–1697
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
JW
Sarah Chilson
1673–1737
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
SC

Children(s)

Abigail Potter
1713–1791
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
AP
Sarah Potter
1685–1725
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony, Canada
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David Potter
1685–1741
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
DP
Thomas Potter
1691–1753
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
TP

Samuel Potter's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Potter
1655–1714
Birth Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Parents
Anthony Potter
1627–1690
England
Elizabeth Stone
1628–1712
Nayland, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Potter
1608–1653
Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Isabel Tripp
1608–1643
St James London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Dea. (Gregory Stone of Great) Bromley
1592–1672
Great Bromley, Tendring District, Essex, England
Lydia (Cooper) Stone
1595–1674
Nayland, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
George Potter
1584–1640
Martha Marshall
1585–1645
John Tripp
1575–1611
Isabel Tripp
1580–1654
David Stone
1540–1625
Ursula Stone
1560–1592
Jeffrey Fyske
1552–1629
Mary Cooke
1557–1614
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Potter
1566–1631
Elizabeth Marshall
1562–1628
Thome Marshyll
1545–1618
Mary Cotton
1553–1622
Nathaniel Tripp
1549–1579
Susan Howe
1559–1600
Nicholas Moses
1555–1580
Lady Brumett
1551–1599
Simon Stone
1507–1557
Agnes Clarke
1511–1557
Sir Hewett
1514–1567
Elizabeth Levson
1520–1561
Robert Fiske
1521–1600
Sybil Gould
1527–1571
William Cooke
1530–1609
Lady Porter
1546–1609

Samuel Potter's Descendants

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Samuel Potter (23 Feb 1655/28 May 1657–02 Aug 1714) m. Joanna Wood (14 December 1661–27 September 1697) m. Sarah Chilson (4 June 1673–5 October 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
      1. 1. Stephen Kenny 1771–1837 m. Merab Ives 1776–1843
        1. 1. John (Shepherd) Kinney 1802–1872 m. Sarah (Ann) Crabb 1820–1887
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Kinney) (Boyer) 1780–1864
      3. 3. Asa Kinney 1785–1856 m. Elizabeth Tompkins 1792–1842
        1. 1. Esther Kenney 1819–
        2. 2. Eliza Kenney 1815–1838
        3. 3. Nancy (Ann) Kenney 1814–1886
        4. 4. Katie Kenney 1825–1843
        5. 5. Deborah Kenney 1809–1897
        6. 6. Asa Kenney 1835–1902
        7. 7. Rhoda Kenney 1828–1902
        8. 8. Austin Kenney 1823–1921
        9. 9. Temperance Kenney 1811–1895 m. William (O.) Giberson 1811–1887
      4. 4. Abigail (Hood Kinney) (Shaw) 1789–1885 m. Henry (Allen) Shaw 1784–1865
        1. 1. Sophronia Shaw 1815–1891
        2. 2. Abigail (Hood) Shaw 1832–1912
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Jane) Shaw 1824–1863
        4. 4. Henry Shaw 1827–1902
        5. 5. Curziza (Ann) Shaw 1820–1834
        6. 6. Randolph (K) Shaw 1829–1867
        7. 7. Lydia Shaw 1809–1869
        8. 8. Darius (Allen) Shaw 1818–1906
        9. 9. Johnathan Shaw 1813–1815
        10. 10. Advardus Shaw 1811–1886
        11. 11. William (Q) Shaw 1822–1882
      5. 5. Nathaniel Kinney 1773–1849
        1. 1. Frances Kenney 1820–1887
        2. 2. Harriet Kenney 1798–1877
        3. 3. Sarah Kenney 1816–1901
        4. 4. Nathaniel Kenney 1795–
      6. 6. Israel (Kinney) Jr 1772–1805 m. Abigail Cram 1777–1861
        1. 1. Susannah Kinney 1801–1893
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Kinney 1794–1827
        3. 3. Isreal (Kinney) III 1796–1858
        4. 4. James Kinney 1804–
        5. 5. John DeWitt 1808–1879
      7. 7. Andrew Kinney 1792–1869 m. Martha Webb 1794–1839
        1. 1. Andrew (Hood) Kenney 1825–1912
        2. 2. Richardson Kenney 1816–1892
        3. 3. Thomas Kenney 1821–1911 m. Susanna (Kinney) 1824–1889
      8. 8. Elijah Kinney 1783–1809 m. Mary Horton 1798–1836
        1. 1. Harrison (O) Kinney 1825–1894
        2. 2. Elisha (Edwin) Kinney 1822–1828
        3. 3. Mary (Olive) Kinney 1823–1859
        4. 4. Eli (Edwin) Kinney 1827–1912
      9. 9. Susannah (Kinney) (Shaw) 1776–1816
      10. 10. John Kinney 1778–1856 m. Phoebe Tompkins 1786–1856
        1. 1. Esther Kenney 1818–1881
        2. 2. Joseph Kenney 1828–
        3. 3. Deborah Kenney 1824–
        4. 4. Edmund Kenney 1811–1887
        5. 5. Asa Kenney 1812–1872
        6. 6. John (Kenney) Jr 1809–1877
        7. 7. Temperance Kenney 1826–1914
        8. 8. Sarah Kenney 1806–
        9. 9. Elizabeth Kenney 1814–
        10. 10. Israel Kenney 1823–
        11. 11. Eunice Kenney 1821–1902
        12. 12. Susan Kenney 1808–
      11. 11. Sarah (Kinney) (Kimball) 1768–1832
    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
      1. 1. Mary Potter 1750–1837 m. Isaac (Wilkins) Peabody 1743–1826
        1. 1. Nathaniel Peabody 1774–1855 m. Elizabeth (Eliza) Palmer 1778–1853

Samuel Potter's Timeline

5 Records

1655
23 Feb 1655/28 May 1657
Birth of Samuel Potter in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
1683
1683
Age 28
Samuel Potter was married in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
1692
18 Apr 1692
Age 37
Samuel Potter was married in Ipswich, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Massachusetts
1705
04 Dec 1705
Age 50
Samuel Potter was married in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
1714
02 Aug 1714
Age 59
Death of Samuel Potter in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1655/28 May 1657
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 139
    [3] Massachusetts, U.S., Town Birth Records, 1620-1850
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 702.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RBF
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Gregory Stone Genealogy : Ancestry and Descendants of Dea Gregory Stone of Cambridge, Massachusetts
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1692
    Event Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 04 Dec 1705
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Essex
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Massachusetts, Essex County, Probate Records; Author: Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court (Essex County); Probate Place: Essex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Aug 1714
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Massachusetts, Essex County, Probate Records; Author: Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court (Essex County); Probate Place: Essex, Massachusetts
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Massachusetts, Essex County, Probate Records; Author: Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court (Essex County); Probate Place: Essex, Massachusetts
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