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Thomas Potter 1785 – 1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1785

Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England

Death Date: NOV 1842

Death Location: Horsham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Potter

Mother: Elizabeth Coleman

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hobden

Children(s): Sarah Potter, John Potter, Elizabeth Potter, Thomas Potter, Henry Potter, Lydia Potter, Robert Potter, James Potter

In 1785, Thomas Potter entered the world in Battle, Sussex, England, born to Thomas Potter and Elizabeth Coleman. Thomas Potter married Elizabeth Hobden, and had children including Sarah Potter, John Potter, Elizabeth Potter, Thomas Potter, Henry Potter, Lydia Potter, Robert Potter, James Potter. Thomas Potter passed away in 1842 in Horsham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1785, Thomas Potter entered the world in Battle, Sussex, England, born to Thomas Potter and Elizabeth Coleman.
  • Thomas Potter married Elizabeth Hobden, and had children including Sarah Potter, John Potter, Elizabeth Potter, Thomas Potter, Henry Potter, Lydia Potter, Robert Potter, James Potter.
  • Thomas Potter passed away in 1842 in Horsham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Potter
1758 – 1834
Birth Location: Essex, England
TP
Elizabeth Coleman
1760 – 1825
Birth Location: Herstmonceaux, Sussex, England
EC

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hobden
1785 – 1837
Birth Location: Penhurst, Sussex, England
EH

Children(s)

Sarah Potter
1822 – 1905
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
SP
John Potter
1810 – 1861
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
JP
Elizabeth Potter
1811 –
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
EP
Thomas Potter
1813 – 1840
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
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Henry Potter
1815 –
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
HP
Lydia Potter
1817 – 1897
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
LP
Robert Potter
1819 –
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
RP
James Potter
1825 – 1900
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
JP

Thomas Potter's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Potter
1785 – 1842
Birth Place: Battle, Sussex, England
Parents
Thomas Potter
1758 – 1834
Essex, England
Elizabeth Coleman
1760 – 1825
Herstmonceaux, Sussex, England
Grandparents
John Coleman
1726 – 1769
Hastings, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Balcomb
1748 – 1779
Burwash, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Balcomb
1721 – 1763
Anne Goodwine
1708 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Balcomb
1695 –
Sarah Foster
1700 – 1762
Richard Goodwine
1686 – 1744
Mary Earle
1680 – 1731

Thomas Potter's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Potter (ABT 1785 – NOV 1842) m. Elizabeth Hobden (ABT 1785 – 1 OCT 1837)
  1. 1. Sarah Potter (23 FEB 1822 – 24 SEP 1905) m. John Sargent (28 APR 1817 – 4 JAN 1903)
    1. 1. Thomas Sargent (19 JUL 1854 – 13 DEC 1931) m. Mary (Emma) Miltenberger (14 JAN 1860 – 11 SEP 1944)
      1. 1. Clyde (Harold) Sargent (18 MAY 1885 – 25 OCT 1964) m. Mary (Agnes) Congleton (3 SEP 1884 – 12 JAN 1957)
        1. 1. John (Thomas) Sargent (5 MAY 1907 – 12 APR 1993) m. Evelyn (Veronica) Budde (17 JUL 1907 – 4 NOV 1998)
        2. 2. Harold (Van Dyke) Sargent (24 NOV 1909 – 25 AUG 1989) m. Ida (Frances) Vosika (1 DEC 1910 – 29 JUL 1999)
        3. 3. Ray (Clyde) Sargent (1 OCT 1911 – 3 APR 1985)
        4. 4. Ruby (June) Sargent (30 JUN 1914 – 5 JUL 2008) m. Kenneth (Louis) Peters (10 JUN 1910 – MAY 1983)
        5. 5. Ruth (Irene) Sargent (7 OCT 1917 – 18 JUL 2015) m. Delbert (Cole) Shipman (4 JUN 1918 – 26 JUL 2000)
        6. 6. Alice (Lorraine) Sargent (23 MAY 1920 – 11 AUG 2001) m. Edwin (M) Eckerman (23 FEB 1920 – 15 OCT 1995)
        7. 7. Kenneth (Lee) Sargent (23 NOV 1923 – 21 OCT 1986)
      2. 2. Thomas (Walter) Sargent (9 AUG 1877 – 21 JAN 1968) m. Mary (Victoria "VELLA") Clough (19 DEC 1878 – 17 MAR 1950)
      3. 3. Caroline (Myrtle) Sargent (24 JUN 1880 – 6 NOV 1944) m. Warren (William) Schramm (19 AUG 1874 – 9 OCT 1945)
      4. 4. Charles (Edward) Sargent (12 MAR 1883 – BET 4 AUG 1897 AND 31 DEC 1898)
      5. 5. Maude (Edna) Sargent (8 OCT 1887 – 29 SEP 1978) m. Fredrick (Jacob) Boesiger (14 OCT 1886 – 11 MAY 1964)
      6. 6. Earl Sargent (5 JAN 1893 – 6 JAN 1893)
      7. 7. Della (Luella) Sargent (25 OCT 1895 – 16 APR 1941) m. Louis (Edward “Lou”) Leber (18 APR 1889 – 14 FEB 1966)
    2. 2. Sarah Sargent (1 AUG 1843 – 24 JAN 1914) m. Frank Graff (AUG 1836 – 1914)
    3. 3. John Sargent (17 JUL 1845 – 5 FEB 1937) m. America (Frances) Tribbey (19 FEB 1851 – 10 APR 1930)
    4. 4. Elizabeth Sargent (27 JUN 1847 – 18 SEP 1865)
    5. 5. Mary (Josephine) Sargent (5 FEB 1849 – 30 SEP 1941) m. Isaac (Hale) Pervier (6 MAR 1850 – 4 JUN 1915)
    6. 6. Ann Sargent (7 DEC 1850 – 21 APR 1875)
    7. 7. Hannah (Esther) Sargent (16 AUG 1852 – 27 SEP 1931) m. Andrew (Jackson) Toolen (4 JUL 1844 – 29 OCT 1912)
    8. 8. George (Samuel) Sargent (6 SEP 1856 – 3 MAR 1928) m. Emma (May) Woodman (23 APR 1865 – 3 JUN 1950) m. Emma (Tallulah) Ridgeway (14 DEC 1858 – 27 APR 1938)
    9. 9. William (Henry) Sargent (28 JUN 1859 – 20 SEP 1949) m. Jennie (Snyder) Dewitt (ABT 1860 – 1 SEP 1894) m. Fannie (Jane) Akin (4 DEC 1866 – 28 MAR 1960)
    10. 10. James (Jabez) Sargent (31 OCT 1861 – 16 SEP 1947) m. Martha (Allison) Young (13 AUG 1864 – 28 FEB 1966)
    11. 11. Caroline (Eliza "Carrie") Sargent (21 SEP 1863 – 1 DEC 1944) m. Josiah (L) Whitehead (6 FEB 1861 – 1 OCT 1942)
    12. 12. Charles (Edward) Sargent (12 SEP 1865 – 7 NOV 1940) m. Catherine (Russell) Young (13 MAR 1864 – 26 FEB 1946)
    13. 13. Ethel (May) Sargent (30 OCT 1867 – 3 MAR 1937) m. Edward (C) Armour (25 NOV 1862 – 29 JUL 1938)
  2. 2. John Potter (26 APR 1810 – BEF 1861) m. Elizabeth Nicholls (ABT 1815 – )
  3. 3. Elizabeth Potter (29 SEP 1811 – ) m. James Selmes (ABT 1818 – )
  4. 4. Thomas Potter (22 JUL 1813 – 29 MAR 1840) m. Emma Nicholls (12 APR 1810 – 28 DEC 1891)
  5. 5. Henry Potter (29 APR 1815 – ) m. Harriet Harman (1825 – ) m. Harriet Blunden (1823 – 3 SEP 1877)
  6. 6. Lydia Potter (12 AUG 1817 – FEB 1897) m. James (William) Sargent (14 JAN 1817 – 19 AUG 1886)
  7. 7. Robert Potter (27 NOV 1819 – )
  8. 8. James Potter (10 MAY 1825 – 1900) m. Mahala Selmes (1828 – ) m. Francis Potter (ABT 1833 – )

Thomas Potter's Timeline

4 Records

1784
12 SEP 1784
Thomas Potter was christened in Wartling, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Wartling, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1785
ABT 1785
Birth of Thomas Potter in Battle, Sussex, England
Battle, Sussex, England
1842
NOV 1842
Age 57
Death of Thomas Potter in Horsham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Horsham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1842
30 NOV 1842
Age 57
Burial of Thomas Potter in Horsham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Horsham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 12 SEP 1784
    Event Place: Wartling, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1785
    Event Place: Battle, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: NOV 1842
    Event Place: Horsham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 NOV 1842
    Event Place: Horsham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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