Thomas Potter

Abt 1663 - 1728  (65 years)

• Name	Thomas Potter
  Birth	Abt 1663  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Jun 1728  [1]
  Person ID	I01555	Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Ichabod Potter,   b. 1639, Portsmouth, RI d. 1676, Portsmouth, RI (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Martha Hazard,   b. Abt 1641, Portsmouth, RI d. Aft 1680 (Age > 40 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1662
  Family ID	F05511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susanna Tripp,   b. 31 Oct 1667
  Marriage	20 Jan 1686/87  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F00561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

  Family 2	Lydia Wilcox,   b. 1679, Tiverton, RI
  Marriage	8 Dec 1720	North Kingstown, RI   [1]
  Family ID	F05514	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas & Susannah had about 8 children. He had another child by his second wife, Lydia. From RI Potters: "Thomas Potter, born Portsmouth, RI, about 1663; died before 11 June 1728 when his will was entered for probate. Married Susannah Tripp, and it is possible Thomas and Susannah were second cousins. Thomas married (2) Mrs. Lydia (Wilcox) Sherman 20 Dec. 1720. About 1692 Thomas moved to Kingston where he remained. He was on a list of SK freemen dated 16 Sept 1723, incorporating an earlier list dated 1696. Kingston land records reveal Thomas signed deeds with a mark, reproduced as a very heavily inked T. He may have followed a fairly common practice of imitating the English custom of adopting a seal for signing documents. The inventory of his estate shows an item 'books,' so perhaps he was not Illiterate."

  
  

• Sources

  [S012697] Alden G. Beaman, Ph. D., editor, RI Genealogical Register, Vol. 1, No. 3, 164. [S012497] Alden G. Beaman, Ph. D., editor, RI Genealogical Register, Vol. 3, No. 3, 208.