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Sir Thomas Potter 1500–1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 05 Dec 1553

Death Location: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Potter

Mother: Agnes Cley

Spouse(s): Lady Atwood, Elizabeth Smythes, Lady Legh

Children(s): Margaret Potter

The story of Sir Thomas Potter began in 1500 in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England. Sir Thomas Potter married Elizabeth Anne Smythes, Lady Agnes De Legh, Lady Margaret Atwood, and had children including Margaret Potter. Sir Thomas Potter passed away in 1553 in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Thomas Potter began in 1500 in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England.
  • Sir Thomas Potter married Elizabeth Anne Smythes, Lady Agnes De Legh, Lady Margaret Atwood, and had children including Margaret Potter.
  • Sir Thomas Potter passed away in 1553 in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Potter
1460–1522
Birth Location: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
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Agnes Cley
1470–1537
Birth Location: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Atwood
1505–1559
Birth Location: Newport Pagnell, Buckingham, England
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Elizabeth Smythes
1490–1560
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England
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Lady Legh
1502–1573
Birth Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Potter
1520–1580
Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
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Sir Potter's Ancestors

Self
Sir Potter
1500–1553
Birth Place: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir Nicholas Potter
1460–1522
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
Agnes Cley
1470–1537
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Potter's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Thomas) Potter (1500–05 Dec 1553) m. Lady (Margaret) Atwood (1505–17 Oct 1559) m. Elizabeth (Anne) Smythes (Dec 1490–1560) m. Lady (Agnes de) Legh (1502–01 May 1573)
  1. 1. Margaret Potter 1520–1580 m. Sir (Christopher Draper Lord Mayor of) London 1500–1581
    1. 1. Lady (Agnes Draper) ** 1554–1600 m. William Hickman 1550–1625 m. Sir (Wolstan) Dixie 1524–1594
      1. 1. Lawrence Hickman 1580–1636 m. Joane Carpenter 1585–1638
        1. 1. Daniell Hackman 1608–1675 m. Joane Coome(s) 1606–1665

Sir Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir Thomas Potter in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
1553
05 Dec 1553
Age 53
Death of Sir Thomas Potter in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Dec 1553
    Event Place: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
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