Born in Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland Colony
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of Bernard Beston
and Martha Sweet
Sister of
Mary (Beston) Hart, William Batson, Sarah (Beston) Bugden, Martha (Beston) Pinhorn, Elizabeth Beston and John Bestone
Wife of
William Pottle
— married
12 Jan 1768 in Trinity, Trinity North, Newfoundland
Descendants 
Mother of
Martha Pottle, Mary Besstone Pottle, William Sweet Pottle, Elizabeth Pottle, James Pottle, Sarah (Pottle) Barns, Sweet Pottle, Barnard Pottle and Ann Sweet (Pottle) Miller
Died
at about age 70
in English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland Colony
Profile last modified
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Biography
Marriage
Name William Pottle
Event Date 12 Jan 1768
Event Place Trinity, Trinity North, Newfoundland
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Honora Besstone
Spouse's Gender Female[1]
"January 12(th) 1768 Married William Pottle & Honora Besstone Daughter of Mrs Martha Sweet in English Harbour."[2]
Sources
- ↑ "Newfoundland Vital Statistics, 1753-1893," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9T-5JT9 : 8 May 2015), William Pottle and Honora Besstone, 12 Jan 1768; citing Marriage, Trinity, Trinity North, Newfoundland, Canada, Provincial Archives, St. John's.
- ↑ Newfoundland's Grand Banks Site. [St. Paul's Anglican Parish, Trinity, Trinity Bay Parish Records Marriages 1757-1779]. Michael Cooper. September (2000). Accessed 2016
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Honora by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Honora:
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