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Sarah Witt 1686–1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1686

Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 26 January 1721

Death Location: Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Jr

Mother: Elizabeth Baker

Spouse(s): Ephrim Potter

Children(s): Mary Bruce, Elizabeth Potter, Theophilus Potter, Sarah Potter, Joseph Potter, Ephraim Potter, Persis Potter, Martha Potter

Sarah Witt was born in 1686 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Witt Jr And Elizabeth Baker. Sarah Witt married Ephrim Potter, and had children including Elizabeth Potter, Ephraim Potter, Joseph Potter, Martha Potter, Mary Bruce, Persis Potter, Sarah Potter, Theophilus Potter. Sarah Witt passed away in 1721 in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Witt was born in 1686 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Witt Jr And Elizabeth Baker.
  • Sarah Witt married Ephrim Potter, and had children including Elizabeth Potter, Ephraim Potter, Joseph Potter, Martha Potter, Mary Bruce, Persis Potter, Sarah Potter, Theophilus Potter.
  • Sarah Witt passed away in 1721 in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Witt's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Witt
1686–1721
Birth Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Witt Jr
1612–1675
Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Baker
1661–1752
Northampton, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (White) (Witt)
1576–1625
Christchurch, Hampshire, England
Margaret Waite
1580–1625
Wymering, Hampshire, England
Samuel Baker
1637–1714
Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Eleanor Winslow
1637–1676
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Roger White
1565–1607
Margaret White
1560–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew White
1542–1590
Anne Lambton
1546–1575

Sarah Witt's Descendants

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Sarah Witt (1686–26 January 1721) m. Ephrim Potter (1683–19 March 1731)
  1. 1. Mary Bruce 1709–1785 m. John Bruce 1714–1785
    1. 1. Lydia Bruce 1748–
    2. 2. John Bruce 1745–1824
  2. 2. Elizabeth Potter 1728–
  3. 3. Theophilus Potter 1725–1814
  4. 4. Sarah Potter 1721–
  5. 5. Joseph Potter 1713–1791
  6. 6. Ephraim Potter 1718–1792
  7. 7. Persis Potter 1715–
  8. 8. Martha Potter 1711–

Sarah Witt's Timeline

3 Records

1686
1686
Birth of Sarah Witt in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1720
7 Aug 1720
Age 34
Sarah Witt was baptized in Buckland St Mary, Somerset, England
Buckland St Mary, Somerset, England
1721
26 January 1721
Age 35
Death of Sarah Witt in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1686
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8214.003; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1720
    Event Place: Buckland St Mary, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\b.my21/2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 January 1721
    Event Place: Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
    [2] Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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