John Potter

Notes:

I think he and his wife are the John & Sarah Potter whose graves are in the Hopkins-Potter Lot in Foster, RI.

John married Sarah Ellis 1 Mar 1795, Foster, Providence Co., RI. Sarah (daughter of Benjamin Ellis and Mary Tucker) was born 4 May 1771, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Potter, John, of William, and Sarah Ellis, of Benjamin; m. by Joseph Davis, Justice, March 1, 1795

1. Sukey Potter was born 1799; died 1846.

Notes:

He was of Warwick on 6 July 1776 (The Tillinghasts in America, First Four Generations, p 107, Wayne G. Tillinghast, 2006, Ri Genealogical Society).

William married Lydia Arnold 18 Nov 1753. Lydia was born Abt 1730; died 1785. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

She may be d/o Josiah & Elizabeth (Arnold) Arnold, who had a dtr Lydia born at Warwick 5 Nov 1734.

A DAR file has her birth year as 1732 -- no month or day.

Notes:

William was a member of the Baptist Church at Providence. His gravestone is pictured at findagrave.com

From RI Genealogical Register Vol 13 p 103: the will of William Potter, of Pr, joyner, was dated 7 Nov 1729, proved 1 Dec 1729. It mentions wife Martha, bro-in-law Chrales Tillinghast who is co-ex with wife, bro John Potter, son William who is under 21, and dtrs all under 21 Amey, Ruth, Martha, & Sarah.

The full details of William's will can be found in The Tillinghasts in America, First Four Generations, p 105, by Wayne G. Tillinghast, 2006, RI Genealogical Society.

William married Martha Tillinghast 19 Feb 1720/21, Providence, Providence Co., RI. Martha (daughter of Philip Tillinghast and Martha Holmes) was born 20 Dec 1699, Providence, Providence Co., RI; died 29 Apr 1776, North Providence, Providence Co., RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]

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Martha was one of 15 children born to her parents.

Martha and her second husband were first cousins. They also had five children together.

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The 15 children of Philip and Martha are listed on page 26 of The Tillinghasts in America, first four Generations, by Wayne G. Tillinghast, 2006, RI Genealogical Society.

Philip married Martha Holmes 30 May 1692. Martha (daughter of Jonathan HOLMES and Sarah BORDEN) was born 1675; died 10 Mar 1728/29, Providence, Providence Co., RI; was buried , Tillinghast Family Cemetery, Benefit St., Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]