Rev
Thomas
Potter
Born in Newport, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Ancestors 
Son of Rouse Potter
and Lydia (Bull) Potter
Brother of
Martha Potter, Henry Potter, William Potter, Peleg Potter, Lydia Potter, Rouse Potter, Lydia (Potter) Wales and Rouse Potter
Husband of
Mary (Lawton) Potter
— married
15 Oct 1765 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Descendants 
Father of
Henry Potter and George Lawton Potter
Died
at age 85
in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Dec 2019
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Find A Grave: Memorial #177863509
Biography
This profile is part of the Potter Name Study.
Thomas Potter was born on 4 May 1746 in Newport, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, son of Rouse Potter (1703–1786) and Lydia (Bull) Potter (1713–1764).
His siblings were:
- Martha Potter (1733–1733)
- Henry Potter (~1737–1807)
- William Potter (1740–1807)
- Peleg Potter (1742–1742)
- Lydia Potter (1743–1743)
- Rouse Potter (1744–1746)
- Lydia (Potter) Wells (1748–1803)
- Rouse Potter (1750–1754)
Thomas died on 2 Jun 1831, aged 85.[1]
Thomas (19) married Mary (Lawton) Potter (19) (born in Jul 1746 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island) on 15 Oct 1765 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.[2] Their children were:
- Henry Potter (1782–1817)
- George Lawton Potter (1791–1858)
Thomas (19) married Tho Potter on 15 Oct 1765.[3]
Research Notes
Tho Potter (Spouse) may need a profile.
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177863509/thomas-potter: accessed), memorial page for Thomas Potter (4 May 1746–2 Jun 1831), Find a Grave Memorial ID 177863509, citing Thomas Potter Lot, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by James Hobson (contributor 48870267).
- ↑ "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8VV-1HX : accessed 10 December 2019), Tho Potter and Mary Lawton, 15 Oct 1765; citing , Portsmouth, Rhode Island, United States, town halls, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; FHL microfilm 946,795.
- ↑ "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8VV-1HX : accessed 10 December 2019), Tho Potter and Mary Lawton, 15 Oct 1765; citing , Portsmouth, Rhode Island, United States, town halls, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; FHL microfilm 946,795.
See also:
- Fiske, Jane Fletcher. Governor Henry1 Bull of Rhode Island and His Descendants, The Genealogist (American Society of Genealogists, 2015) Vol. 29, Page 80.
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