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William Potter 1608–1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1608

Birth Location: En

Death Date: 27 NOVEMBER 1684

Death Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Potter

Mother: Hannah Mead

Spouse(s): Frances Child

Children(s): Hannah Potter

The story of William Potter began in 1608 in En. William Potter married Frances Child, and had children including Hannah Potter. William Potter passed away in 1684 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Potter began in 1608 in En.
  • William Potter married Frances Child, and had children including Hannah Potter.
  • William Potter passed away in 1684 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Potter
1579–1635
Birth Location: England
JP
Hannah Mead
1584–1659
Birth Location: Spaldhurst, Kent, England
HM

Spouses(s)

Frances Child
1610–1662
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
FC

Children(s)

Hannah Potter
1638–1700
Birth Location: New Haven,New Haven,Connecticut,USA
HP

William Potter's Ancestors

Self
William Potter
1608–1684
Birth Place: En
Parents
John Potter
1579–1635
England
Hannah Mead
1584–1659
Spaldhurst, Kent, England
Grandparents
John Potter
1550–1630
London, London, England
Alice Bradshall
1554–1628
London, London, England
John Mead
1600–1657
Lydd, Kent, England
Cisley Love
1559–1636
Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Potter
1532–1576
Elizabeth Barnes
1527–1592
Thomas Clarke
1527–1560
Martha Micklewood
1529–1559
Richard Mead
1562–1610
Frances
1564–1610
John Love
1539–1603
Katherine Walter
1535–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Potter
1500–1553
Margaret Atwood
1505–1558
George Barne
1499–1558
Alice Brooke
1504–1559
Robert Clarke
–1550
Richard Micklewood
1505–1592
Elizabeth
1502–1559
Gyles Love
1519–1552
Elizabeth Goldwell
1524–1552

William Potter's Descendants

1.
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William Potter (1608–27 NOVEMBER 1684) m. Frances Child (16 FEBRUARY 1610–1662)
  1. 1. Hannah Potter 1638–1700 m. John Mead 1634–1699
    1. 1. Jonathan Mead 1658–1693 m. Martha Finch 1669–1728
      1. 1. Jonathan Mead 1684–1754 m. Esther Butler 1687–1731 m. Sarah Husted 1691–1800

William Potter's Timeline

3 Records

1608
09 JANUARY 1608
Birth of William Potter in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1608
1608
Birth of William Potter in En
En
1684
27 NOVEMBER 1684
Age 76
Death of William Potter in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 JANUARY 1608
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: En
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 291.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: SLR

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 NOVEMBER 1684
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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