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Susannah Potter 1687–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1687

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1756

Death Location: South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America

Father: Thomas Potter

Mother: Susannah Tripp

Spouse(s): Isaac Sheldon

Children(s): Thomas Sheldon, Mary Sheldon, Roger Sheldon, Elizabeth Sheldon, Isaac Sheldon, John Sheldon, Susannah Sheldon, Joseph Sheldon, Palmer Sheldon, Benjamin Sheldon

In 1687, Susannah Potter entered the world in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, born to Thomas Potter And Susannah Tripp. Susannah Potter married Isaac Sheldon, and had children including Benjamin Gideon Sheldon, Elizabeth Sheldon, Isaac Sheldon, John Sheldon, Joseph Sheldon, Mary Sheldon, Palmer Potter Sheldon, Roger Sheldon, Susannah Sheldon, Thomas Sheldon. Susannah Potter passed away in 1756 in South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1687, Susannah Potter entered the world in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, born to Thomas Potter And Susannah Tripp.
  • Susannah Potter married Isaac Sheldon, and had children including Benjamin Gideon Sheldon, Elizabeth Sheldon, Isaac Sheldon, John Sheldon, Joseph Sheldon, Mary Sheldon, Palmer Potter Sheldon, Roger Sheldon, Susannah Sheldon, Thomas Sheldon.
  • Susannah Potter passed away in 1756 in South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Potter
1663–1727
Birth Location: Rhode Island, British Colonial America
TP
Susannah Tripp
1667–1720
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island, Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Isaac Sheldon
1686–1752
Birth Location: South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Thomas Sheldon
1708–1758
Birth Location: So Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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Mary Sheldon
1706–1783
Birth Location: Rhode Island, United States
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Roger Sheldon
1710–1783
Birth Location: South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
RS
Elizabeth Sheldon
1713–1801
Birth Location: Kingston, South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
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Isaac Sheldon
1715–
Birth Location: Kingston, South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
IS
John Sheldon
1718–1763
Birth Location: Kingston, South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
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Susannah Sheldon
1720–
Birth Location: Kingston, South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
SS
Joseph Sheldon
1722–1786
Birth Location: South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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Palmer Sheldon
1724–
Birth Location: Kingston, South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
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Benjamin Sheldon
1727–1796
Birth Location: Kingston, South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
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Susannah Potter's Ancestors

Self
Susannah Potter
1687–1756
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Parents
Thomas Potter
1663–1727
Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Susannah Tripp
1667–1720
Portsmouth, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island, Colonial America
Grandparents
Ichabod Potter
1639–1676
Portsmouth, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Martha Hazard
1640–
Portsmouth, Rhode Island Colony, British Colonial America
John Tripp
1640–1719
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Susanna Anthony
1644–1719
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Susannah Potter's Descendants

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Susannah Potter (28 Jan 1687–1756) m. Isaac Sheldon (26 Aug 1686–25 Aug 1752)
  1. 1. Thomas Sheldon 1708–1758 m. Harriet Winters 1710–1765
    1. 1. Isaac Sheldon 1731–1813 m. Deborah Haight 1739–1812 m. Sarah Gifford 1720–1761 m. Miriam Straight 1735–1770
      1. 1. Jedediah Sheldon 1765–1802 m. Jerusha Hotchkiss 1765–
      2. 2. Sarah Sheldon 1767– m. Abijah O'Dell 1758–1820
      3. 3. Elisabeth Sheldon 1769–1853 m. James Akin 1764–1839
      4. 4. Thomas Sheldon 1772–1820 m. Parthenia Davis 1773–1815 m. Mary Dow 1775–
      5. 5. Hannah Sheldon 1774–1792
      6. 6. Gideon Sheldon 1776–1805 m. Rhoda Gillette 1780–1868
      7. 7. John Sheldon 1778–1810 m. Sarah (Sally) Cooper 1780–1841
      8. 8. Nehemiah Sheldon 1780–1868 m. Sarah (Sally) Cooper 1780–1841 m. Sarah Russell 1780–1810 m. Mary Sheldon 1820–1853 m. Mary Sabins 1785– m. Polly 1805– m. Mary Fisher 1788–
      9. 9. Peleg Sheldon 1782–1842 m. Abigail Russell 1783–1818 m. Sylvia Inman 1782–1833 m. Rachel Flack 1797–1889
      10. 10. Justus Sheldon 1764–1796 m. Sylvia Sherman 1765–1831
        1. 1. Henry Sheldon 1786–1863 m. Sarah Myrick 1796–1830
        2. 2. Warren Sheldon 1788–
        3. 3. Shadrach Sheldon 1790–1853
        4. 4. Benjamin Sheldon 1792–1862 m. Sarah Haynes 1801–1860
        5. 5. Isaac Sheldon 1792–
        6. 6. Abraham Sheldon 1794–1831
        7. 7. Justus Sheldon 1796–1871 m. Elizabeth Corbin 1797–1857 m. Mary (�SPolly�T) Conlin 1810–1865
    2. 2. Thomas Sheldon 1734–1804 m. Lucy Spaulding 1741–1805
    3. 3. Susanna Sheldon 1735–1820 m. Ephraim Pray 1733–1805
    4. 4. Gideon Sheldon 1736–1830 m. Sarah Waters 1738–1810 m. Sarah Spaulding 1736–
    5. 5. John Sheldon 1737–1828 m. Hannah Preston 1743–
    6. 6. George Sheldon 1738–1829 m. Content Soule 1742–1816 m. Elizabeth Sheldon 1742–
    7. 7. Joseph Sheldon 1739–1836 m. Ruth Akin 1741–1832
    8. 8. Potter Sheldon 1740– m. Rebecca Buell 1745– m. Hannah Soule 1745–1783
    9. 9. Susannah Sheldon 1741–1742
    10. 10. Benjamin Sheldon 1744–1785 m. Mary Briggs 1743–
    11. 11. Caleb Sheldon 1747–1841 m. Abigail Waldo 1747–1780 m. Mary Roots 1748–1842 m. Mary Ross 1751–1788
    12. 12. Hannah Sheldon 1751–1790 m. Joseph Cutler 1748–1790
    13. 13. Sarah Sheldon 1753–1779
  2. 2. Mary Sheldon 1706–1783 m. Francis West 1706–1784
  3. 3. Roger Sheldon 1710–1783 m. Freegift ('Giffie') Sweet 1722–1783
  4. 4. Elizabeth Sheldon 1713–1801 m. Francis Tanner 1708–1777
  5. 5. Isaac Sheldon 1715– m. Sarah James 1720–1746 m. Abigail Earle 1724–1805
  6. 6. John Sheldon 1718–1763 m. Elizabeth Webb 1724–1763
  7. 7. Susannah Sheldon 1720– m. Benjamin Gifford 1716– m. John Reynolds 1712–1756
  8. 8. Joseph Sheldon 1722–1786 m. Lydia Earle 1726–1760 m. Ruth Burdick 1737–1795
  9. 9. Palmer (Potter) Sheldon 1724–
  10. 10. Benjamin (Gideon) Sheldon 1727–1796 m. Anna (Nancy) Allen 1731–1818

Susannah Potter's Timeline

3 Records

1687
28 Jan 1687
Birth of Susannah Potter in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Portsmouth, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
1756
3 Jan 1756
Age 69
Death of Susannah Potter in South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
1756
1756
Age 69
Burial of Susannah Potter in South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1687
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Susannah Potter, person ID LC65-PLN.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1756
    Event Place: South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Susannah Potter, person ID LC65-PLN.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Susannah Potter, person ID LC65-PLN.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
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