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William Nelson Potts 1763 – 1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1763

Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA,

Death Date: 27 October 1828

Death Location: Carlisle, Nicholas Co., KY, Kentucky, USA

Father: Henry Potts

Mother: Margaret Sheets

Spouse(s): Margaret Purviance

Children(s): Priscilla Potts, Henry Potts, Sarah Potts, James POTTS, Margaret Potts, William Potts, Jesse Potts

According to available records, William Nelson Potts DNA was born in 1763 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA,, the child of Henry Houston Potts and Margaret Sheets. Following those early years, William Nelson Potts DNA married Margaret Purviance, and their family grew to include Priscilla Potts, Henry Tennan Potts, Sarah “Sally" Potts, James Purviance POTTS, Margaret Peggy Potts, William Potts and Jesse Potts. In the later years of life, William Nelson Potts DNA died in 1828 in Carlisle, Nicholas Co., KY, Kentucky, USA.

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Parents

Henry Potts
1726 – 1775
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Margaret Sheets
1725 – 1788
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Purviance
1768 – 1837
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Priscilla Potts
1788 – 1813
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
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Henry Potts
1790 – 1871
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
HP
Sarah Potts
1793 – 1867
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
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James POTTS
1795 – 1864
Birth Location: Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA
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Margaret Potts
1798 – 1829
Birth Location: Nicholas, Kentucky, United States
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William Potts
1800 – 1871
Birth Location: Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA
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Jesse Potts
1803 – 1871
Birth Location: Nicholas, Kentucky, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 Jun 1763
    Event Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA,
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 139

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 4 Oct 1802
    Record Source: UK, Royal Hospital, Chelsea: Regimental Registers of Pensioners, 1713-1882

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Nicholas, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Nicholas, Kentucky; Roll: 8; Page: 58; Image: Kym252_8-0060; FHL Roll: 0181353

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Nicholas, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Nicholas, Kentucky; Page: 110; NARA Roll: M33_20; Image: 122

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Iredell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 October 1828
    Event Place: Carlisle, Nicholas Co., KY, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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