Robert Potter

Notes:

Oliver was "of Scituate."

Some family trees have Oliver as a son of William Potter who married Martha Tillinghast, but that is incorrect. That William died in 1729 and Oliver is not listed among his children.

Notes from Andy Dorr:

Oliver Potter was a Captain in Col. Seth Warner's regiment, the Green Mountain Boys of the Vermont militia. He died of smallpox in Quebec.
He died without will. His estate was distributed on 21 May 1781 and recorded on page 131 of same source. The settlement of the estate is recorded on page 137 as recorded on 14 Feb 1788. He commanded a company in Col. Seth Warner's Regiment in an expedition sent by the Colonies against Canada.

Probate: 1 Mar 1785, Tinmouth, Rutland Co., VT. 2 He died without will. His estate was distributed
on 21 May 1781 and recorded on page 131 of same source. the settlement of the estate is recorded on
page 137 as recorded on 14 Feb 1788.

Robert married Tabitha Knight 5 Oct 1755, Cranston, Providence Co., RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Potter Oliver, of Scituate, and Mary Colvin, of Benjamin, of Coventry; m. by Stephen Potter, Justice, Oct. 17, 1757. (Marriage Vol. 1 : Pg. 127 Coventry, RI)

1. Andrew Potter was born Abt. 1763; died 21 Mar 1829, Coventry, Kent Co., RI; was buried , Knightsville Meeting House Lot, Park Ave., Cranston, RI.