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Sir Robert Potter 1571 – 1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1571

Birth Location: Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 2 May 1627

Death Location: Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Sir MP

Mother: Lady Cogan

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Marshall

Children(s): Anne Potter

In 1571, Sir Robert Potter I entered the world in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Potter MP and Lady Isabel Sumner Cogan. Sir Robert Potter I married Elizabeth Marshall, and had children including Anne Potter. Sir Robert Potter I passed away in 1627 in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1571, Sir Robert Potter I entered the world in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Potter MP and Lady Isabel Sumner Cogan.
  • Sir Robert Potter I married Elizabeth Marshall, and had children including Anne Potter.
  • Sir Robert Potter I passed away in 1627 in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Potter's Ancestors

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Sir Potter
1571 – 1627
Birth Place: Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Potter MP
1533 – 1595
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
Lady (Isabel Sumner) Cogan
1543 – 1613
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Potter
1500 – 1553
Newport Pagnell,,Buckinghamshire,England
Lady (Margaret) Atwood
1505 – 1558
Newport, Buckinghamshire, , England
William (Nicholas II Sumner de) Cogan
1529 – 1590
Chard, Somerset, England
Lady (Amia) Repose
1495 – 1548
Chard, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Potter's Descendants

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Sir (Robert) Potter (1571 – 2 May 1627) m. Elizabeth Marshall (16 Jan 1570 – 2 Apr 1628)
  1. 1. Anne Potter (11 Mar 1589 – abt 1628) m. Thomas (Perrin) II (02 Jan 1585 – 26 Feb 1625)
    1. 1. John Perryn (10 Mar 1614 – 13 Sep 1674) m. Anna (Mary) Hulbert (7 Apr 1618 – 23 Jun 1648)
      1. 1. John Perrin (10 Apr 1643 – 28 May 1694) m. Mary Polley (June 2 1650 – 4 November 1692)
        1. 1. John Perrin (12 Oct 1668 – 6 May 1694) m. Sarah (Ann) Brewer (23 Aug 1670 – 06 May 1694)

Sir Potter's Timeline

4 Records

1566
9 Oct 1566
Birth of Sir Robert Potter I in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
1571
1571
Birth of Sir Robert Potter I in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England
Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England
1627
2 May 1627
Age 56
Death of Sir Robert Potter I in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England
Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England
1631
16 Mar 1631
Age 60
Death of Sir Robert Potter I in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, , England
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1566
    Event Place: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1631
    Event Place: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1627
    Event Place: Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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