Thomas Potter

Male Abt 1663 - 1728  (~ 65 years)


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

    Father Ichabod Potter,   b. 1639, Portsmouth, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1676, Portsmouth, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Mother Martha Hazard,   b. Abt 1641, Portsmouth, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1680  (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Married Abt 1662 
    Family ID F05511  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    Family 2 Lydia Wilcox,   b. 1679, Tiverton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 8 Dec 1720  North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F05514  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

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