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John PORTER & Rebecca SNOW




Husband John PORTER

       Born: 12 Dec 1666 - Hadley, MA
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       Died: 1747 - Hebron, Tolland Co., CT
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     Father: Samuel PORTER (      -      )
     Mother: Hannah STANLEY (      -      )


    Married: 26 Dec 1728

Other Spouse: Mary BUTLER (1670-After 1706)




Wife Rebecca SNOW

       Born: 23 Jul 1676 - Eastham, Barnstable Co., MA 237
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       Died: 31 Aug 1753 - Salisbury, CT
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     Father: John SNOW (Abt 1638-Bef 1692) 88
     Mother: Mary SMALLEY (1647-Abt 1703) 88



Other Spouse: Benjamin SMALLEY (Bef 1670-Bef 1721) - Abt 1694 - Eastham, Barnstable Co., MA


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Samuel PORTER & Hannah STANLEY




Husband Samuel PORTER

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Wife Hannah STANLEY

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Children
1 M John PORTER

       Born: 12 Dec 1666 - Hadley, MA
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       Died: 1747 - Hebron, Tolland Co., CT
     Buried: 
Spouse: Mary BUTLER (1670-After 1706) Spouse: Rebecca SNOW (1676-1753) Marr: 26 Dec 1728


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Abel POTTER & Rachel WARNER




Husband Abel POTTER

       Born: Abt 1640 - Providence, Providence Co., RI
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       Died: 9 Mar 1691/92 - Warwick, Kent Co., RI
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     Father: George POTTER (1618-1640)
     Mother: Frances COALE (      -      )


    Married: 16 Nov 1669 - Rhode Island




Wife Rachel WARNER

       Born: 1651 - Providence, Providence Co., RI
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       Died: 8 Nov 1724 - Providence, Providence Co., RI
     Buried: 


     Father: John WARNER (1615-Bef 1652) 144
     Mother: Priscilla HOLLIMAN (      -      )





Children
1 M George POTTER

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       Died: 3 May 1712
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Spouse: Rachel UNKNOWN ( - )

2 M John POTTER

       Born: 1680 - Rhode Island
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       Died: prob 1770
     Buried: 
Spouse: Joan DEARBORN ( - ) Marr: 19 Feb 1701/02 Spouse: Phebe GREEN ( - )

3 M Abel POTTER

       Born: 1683 - Warwick, Kent Co., RI
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       Died: 10 Jan 1726/27
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Spouse: Rebecca PAINE (1694-1718) Marr: 1 Jan 1712/13 Spouse: Martha SMITH (Abt 1685-After 1726) Marr: 20 Apr 1719 - Providence, Cumberland Co., RI

4 M Benjamin POTTER

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Spouse: Sarah LOCKWOOD ( - )

5 F Mary POTTER

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Spouse: Hugh STONE ( - )

6 M Stephen POTTER

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7 M Ichabod POTTER

       Born: 1692 - Warwick, Kent Co., RI
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     Status: Twin


8 M Job POTTER

       Born: 1692 - Warwick, Kent Co., RI
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       Died: 
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     Status: Twin
Spouse: Susannah ARNOLD ( - ) Spouse: Meribah CARDER ( - )


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Abel POTTER & Martha SMITH




Husband Abel POTTER

       Born: 1683 - Warwick, Kent Co., RI
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       Died: 10 Jan 1726/27
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     Father: Abel POTTER (Abt 1640-1692)
     Mother: Rachel WARNER (1651-1724)


    Married: 20 Apr 1719 - Providence, Cumberland Co., RI

Other Spouse: Rebecca PAINE (1694-1718) - 1 Jan 1712/13




Wife Martha SMITH

       Born: Abt 1685 - Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA
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       Died: After Jan 1725/26
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Other Spouse: John PAINE (1658-1718) - Abt 1710 - Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA


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Anthony POTTER & Elizabeth WHIPPLE




Husband Anthony POTTER

       Born: 1628 - Ipswich, Essex Co., MA
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       Died: 26 Mar 1690 - Ipswich, Essex Co., MA
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    Married: Abt 1651 144




Wife Elizabeth WHIPPLE 28

       Born: Abt 1628
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       Died: 10 Mar 1711/12
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     Father: Deacon John WHIPPLE (      -1669) 144
     Mother: Sarah UNKNOWN (      -1658)





Children
1 M John POTTER

       Born: 1652 - Ipswich, Essex Co., MA
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       Died: 9 Sep 1718 - Ipswich, Essex Co., MA
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2 M Edmund POTTER

       Born: 1654 - Ipswich, Essex Co., MA
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       Died: Apr 1702
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3 M Samuel POTTER

       Born: 1657 - Ipswich, Essex Co., MA
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       Died: 2 Aug 1714 - Ipswich, Essex Co., MA
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Spouse: Joanna WOOD ( - ) Spouse: Ruth DUNTON ( -1706) Marr: 18 Apr 1692 - Ipswich, Essex Co., MA

4 F Lydia POTTER

       Born: Abt 1661
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5 F Elizabeth POTTER

       Born: Abt 1661
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       Died: Bef 1730
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6 M Thomas POTTER

       Born: Abt 1664
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       Died: 3 Mar 1744/45 - Ipswich, Essex Co., MA
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7 M Anthony POTTER, Jr.

       Born: 1667 - Ipswich, Essex Co., MA
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       Died: 1756 - Ipswich, Essex Co., MA
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Spouse: Martha DRESSER ( - ) Marr: 11 Jul 1695


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Major Benjamin POTTER & Jemima WILLIAMS




Husband Major Benjamin POTTER

       Born: 18 Oct 1713 - Greenwich, Kent Co., RI
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       Died: 1796 - Cranston, Providence Co., RI
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     Father: Abel POTTER (1683-1727)
     Mother: Rebecca PAINE (1694-1718)


    Married: 25 Dec 1735 - Greenwich, Kent Co., RI




Wife Jemima WILLIAMS

       Born: 1716 - Cranston, Kent Co., RI
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       Died: Nov 1796 - Cranston, Kent Co., RI
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     Father: Joseph WILLIAMS (1673-1762)
     Mother: Lydia HEARNDEN (Bef 1684-1763)





Children
1 M Shadrach POTTER

       Born: Abt 1736 - Cranston, Kent Co., RI
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       Died: After 1791 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
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2 M Zuriel POTTER

       Born: 8 Apr 1740 - Cranston, Kent Co., RI
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       Died: 18 Nov 1796 - Cranston, Kent Co., RI
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Spouse: Abigail KING ( - ) Marr: 24 Dec 1761

3 M Honyman POTTER

       Born: Abt 1742 - Cranston, Kent Co., RI
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4 M Meschach POTTER

       Born: 20 Dec 1745 - Cranston, Kent Co., RI
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       Died: 1819
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Spouse: Temperance BURLINGAME (1750- ) Marr: 1774

5 M Abednego POTTER

       Born: 1746 - Cranston, Kent Co., RI
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6 F Jemima POTTER

       Born: 29 Jul 1747 - Cranston, Kent Co., RI
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       Died: 23 Jan 1822 - Rhode Island
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Spouse: Christopher OLNEY (1745- ) Marr: 16 Jan 1767 - Providence, Providence Co., RI

7 M Henry POTTER

       Born: 1748 - Cranston, Kent Co., RI
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8 F Rebecca POTTER

       Born: Abt 1749 - Cranston, Kent Co., RI
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9 F Susanna POTTER

       Born: 1753 - Cranston, Kent Co., RI
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10 M Holliman POTTER

       Born: 3 Jul 1755 - Cranston, Kent Co., RI
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Spouse: Sarah ALLEN ( - ) Marr: 1778


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George POTTER & Martha UNKNOWN




Husband George POTTER

       Born: 1584 - England
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     Father: George POTTER (      -      )
     Mother: 


    Married: Abt 1607 - England




Wife Martha UNKNOWN

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Children
1 M Robert POTTER

       Born: Abt 17 Jan 1607/08 - England
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       Died: 1655 - Warwick, Kent Co., RI
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Spouse: Isabel TRIPP ( -1643) Marr: Abt 1630

2 F Elizabeth POTTER

       Born: Abt 27 Nov 1609 - England
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       Died: 15 Apr 1683
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Spouse: Willaim BAULSTON (Abt 1601- ) Marr: 1628

3 F Marye POTTER

       Born: 17 Jun 1610
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4 F Martha POTTER

       Born: 18 Oct 1611
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       Died: 1669
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Spouse: Thomas HAZARD (1608- ) Marr: Abt 1633

5 M John POTTER

       Born: Abt 17 Oct 1613
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6 F Rebeckah POTTER

       Born: Abt 29 Oct 1615
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7 M William POTTER

       Born: 2 Mar 1615/16
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8 M George POTTER

       Born: 9 Dec 1618 - England
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       Died: Sep 1640 - Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI
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Spouse: Frances COALE ( - ) Marr: Abt 1639

9 M John POTTER

       Born: Abt 26 Dec 1620
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10 M Nathaniel POTTER

       Born: Abt 7 Oct 1622
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       Died: 1643
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Spouse: Dorothy UNKNOWN (1617-1696) Marr: Abt 1639

11 F Susanna POTTER

       Born: Abt 1623
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       Died: 1675
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Spouse: John ANTHONY ( - ) Marr: Abt 1640

12 M Daniel POTTER

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George POTTER & Rachel UNKNOWN




Husband George POTTER

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       Died: 3 May 1712
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     Father: Abel POTTER (Abt 1640-1692)
     Mother: Rachel WARNER (1651-1724)


    Married: 




Wife Rachel UNKNOWN

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George POTTER




Husband George POTTER

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Children
1 M George POTTER

       Born: 1584 - England
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Spouse: Martha UNKNOWN ( - ) Marr: Abt 1607 - England


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Shadrach POTTER & Hannah POTTER




Husband Shadrach POTTER

       Born: Abt 1762 - Rhode Island
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       Died: 17 Aug 1809 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
     Buried:  - William Arnold Farm, Pownal, Bennington Co., VT


     Father: Shadrach POTTER (Abt 1736-After 1791)
     Mother: 


    Married: 




Wife Hannah POTTER

       Born: Abt 1766 - Rhode Island
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       Died: 4 Aug 1799 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
     Buried:  - William Arnold Farm, Pownal, Bennington Co., VT


     Father: William POTTER (      -      )
     Mother: Alice WAIT (      -      )




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Job POTTER




Husband Job POTTER

       Born: 1692 - Warwick, Kent Co., RI
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     Father: Abel POTTER (Abt 1640-1692)
     Mother: Rachel WARNER (1651-1724)


    Married: 

Other Spouse: Susannah ARNOLD (      -      )

Other Spouse: Meribah CARDER (      -      )

Noted events in his life were:
• Was a Twin




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Hugh STONE & Mary POTTER




Husband Hugh STONE

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Wife Mary POTTER

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     Father: Abel POTTER (Abt 1640-1692)
     Mother: Rachel WARNER (1651-1724)




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Nathaniel POTTER & Dorothy UNKNOWN




Husband Nathaniel POTTER

       Born: Abt 7 Oct 1622
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       Died: 1643
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     Father: George POTTER (1584-      )
     Mother: Martha UNKNOWN (      -      )


    Married: Abt 1639




Wife Dorothy UNKNOWN

       Born: 1617
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       Died: 19 Feb 1695/96
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Robert POTTER & Isabel TRIPP




Husband Robert POTTER

       Born: Abt 17 Jan 1607/08 - England
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       Died: 1655 - Warwick, Kent Co., RI
     Buried: 


     Father: George POTTER (1584-      )
     Mother: Martha UNKNOWN (      -      )


    Married: Abt 1630




Wife Isabel TRIPP

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       Died: Sep 1643 - Warwick, Kent Co., RI
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Samuel POTTER & Joanna WOOD




Husband Samuel POTTER

       Born: 1657 - Ipswich, Essex Co., MA
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       Died: 2 Aug 1714 - Ipswich, Essex Co., MA
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     Father: Anthony POTTER (1628-1690)
     Mother: Elizabeth WHIPPLE (Abt 1628-1712) 28


    Married: 

Other Spouse: Ruth DUNTON (      -1706) - 18 Apr 1692 - Ipswich, Essex Co., MA




Wife Joanna WOOD

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Children
1 M David POTTER

       Born: 27 Mar 1685 - Ipswich, Essex Co., MA
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Spouse: Mary MERRIAM ( - )

2 M Samuel POTTER, Jr.

       Born: 1688 - Ipswich, Essex Co., MA
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       Died: 19 Feb 1727/28 - Ipswich, Essex Co., MA
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Spouse: Hannah DRESSER ( - ) Marr: 22 Mar 1710/11 - Ipswich, Essex Co., MA


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Shadrach POTTER




Husband Shadrach POTTER

       Born: Abt 1736 - Cranston, Kent Co., RI
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       Died: After 1791 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
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     Father: Major Benjamin POTTER (1713-1796)
     Mother: Jemima WILLIAMS (1716-1796)


    Married: 

Noted events in his life were:
• Residence, 1791 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT

http://www.pownal.org/PHS/Directory1880/PownalHistory1880.html
moved to Pownal in 1791

In 1791 Shadrac Potter left Rhode Island for Pownal, bringing with him his son Zora. They settled in the north part of town where they remained until the death of Shadrac, when his son moved to the southern portion where he died in 1834. His son M. W. Potter now resides on the homestead.




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Children
1 M Zerubabel POTTER

       Born: 14 Sep 1764 - West Greenwich, , RI
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       Died: 3 Aug 1834 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
     Buried:  - Pownal Center Cemetary, Pownal, VT
Spouse: Anna WALKER (1767-1808) Marr: Abt 1788 - Rhode Island Spouse: Lydia KNIGHT (Abt 1774-1810) Marr: 5 Jan 1810 Spouse: Louise KNIGHT ( - ) Marr: Abt 1811 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT

2 M Shadrach POTTER

       Born: Abt 1762 - Rhode Island
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       Died: 17 Aug 1809 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
     Buried:  - William Arnold Farm, Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
Spouse: Hannah POTTER (Abt 1766-1799)


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Samuel F PROUD & Susan POTTER




Husband Samuel F PROUD

       Born: Abt 1794 - Rhode Island 639
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       Died: Abt 1860 - Bennington, Bennington Co., VT
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    Married: 9 Nov 1820 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT




Wife Susan POTTER

       Born: 12 Jul 1803 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT 259
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     Father: Zerubabel POTTER (1764-1834)
     Mother: Anna WALKER (1767-1808)





Children
1 M Zary Potter PROUD

       Born: Abt 1821 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
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       Died: 1 Oct 1864 - Savannah, Macon Co., GA
     Buried:  - National Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico Co., VA
Spouse: Lurana MASON (Abt 1820-1901) Marr: 5 Jan 1842 - Stamford, Bennington Co., VT

2 M William PROUD

       Born: 1829 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
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Spouse: Amelia WILLIAMS (Abt 1833- )


Husband's Medical Notes

Cause of Death: Intemperance


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William POTTER & Alice WAIT




Husband William POTTER

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Wife Alice WAIT

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Children
1 F Hannah POTTER

       Born: Abt 1766 - Rhode Island
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       Died: 4 Aug 1799 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
     Buried:  - William Arnold Farm, Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
Spouse: Shadrach POTTER (Abt 1762-1809)


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Zerubabel POTTER & Anna WALKER




Husband Zerubabel POTTER

       Born: 14 Sep 1764 - West Greenwich, , RI
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       Died: 3 Aug 1834 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
     Buried:  - Pownal Center Cemetary, Pownal, VT


     Father: Shadrach POTTER (Abt 1736-After 1791)
     Mother: 


    Married: Abt 1788 - Rhode Island

Other Spouse: Lydia KNIGHT (Abt 1774-1810) - 5 Jan 1810

Other Spouse: Louise KNIGHT (      -      ) - Abt 1811 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT

Noted events in his life were:
• Revolutionary War 586, Revolutionary War

DARPI Vol 3 pg 2351
Potter Zerubabel b 9-14-1764 d 8-3-1834 VT m (1) Anna --- (2) Mrs. Lydia (Knight) Bayley (3) Louise Knight Cpl VT




Wife Anna WALKER

       Born: 21 Nov 1767 - Coventry, Kent Co., RI
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       Died: 19 Nov 1808 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
     Buried:  - Pownal Center Cemetary, Pownal, VT


     Father: Joseph WALKER (1739-1789)
     Mother: Lydia SHIPPEE (1739-      )





Children
1 F Lydia POTTER

       Born: 29 Oct 1789 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
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2 F Catherine POTTER

       Born: 12 Jun 1791 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
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3 F Amy POTTER

       Born: 14 Jan 1794 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
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4 M Joseph POTTER

       Born: 24 Nov 1795 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
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5 M Stutly POTTER

       Born: 13 Jan 1797 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
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6 M Almon POTTER

       Born: 21 Nov 1798 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
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7 F Hannah POTTER

       Born: 8 Jul 1801 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
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8 F Susan POTTER

       Born: 12 Jul 1803 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT 259
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Spouse: Samuel F PROUD (Abt 1794-Abt 1860) Marr: 9 Nov 1820 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT

9 M John POTTER

       Born: 8 Oct 1806 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
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10 F Anne POTTER

       Born: 17 Oct 1808 - Pownal, Bennington Co., VT
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Richard POTTS & Margaret UNKNOWN




Husband Richard POTTS

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Wife Margaret UNKNOWN

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Children
1 M Thomas POTTS

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Spouse: Joanna ROBERTS (Abt 1676-After 1729) Marr: 24 Mar 1689/90

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