Thomas
Potter
Born in North Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Potter
and Susanna (Tripp) Potter
Brother of
Martha Potter, Susannah (Potter) Sheldon, Sarah E (Potter) Earle, Ichabod Potter, John Potter, Nathaniel Potter, Benjamin Potter and Joseph Potter
Husband of
Mary (Babcock) Potter
— married
19 Mar 1717 (to 1734) [location unknown]
Husband of
Judith (Rogers) Potter
— married
after 1735 (to 8 Jan 1773) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Potter III, Jonathan Potter, Mary (Potter) Clarke, Elizabeth (Potter) Saunders, Martha (Potter) Maxson, George Potter, Stephen Potter and Caleb Potter
Died
at age 76
in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jan 2014
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Biography
His will was written on 26 November(?) 1770 and proved on 1 February 1773 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island.[1] His inventory was taken on 26 January 1773.[1]
Thomas' Timeline
- 1663 Birth of Father Thomas Potter in Portsmouth, Rhode Island
- 1667 Oct 31 Birth of Mother Susanna Anthony (Tripp) Potter in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
- 1687 Jan 20 Marriage of Father Thomas Potter and Susanna Anthony (Tripp) Potter in Susannah (Potter) Sheldon
- 1688 Jan 28 Birth of Sister Susannah (Potter) Sheldon in Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island
- 1692 Sep 23 Birth of Brother Ichabod Potter in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
- 1695 Sep 20 Birth of Wife Mary (Babcock) Potter in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island USA
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- 1696 Feb 08 Birth of Thomas Potter [location unknown]
- 1708 Marriage of Isaac Sheldon and Sister Susannah (Potter) Sheldon in Washington, Rhode Island
- 1712 Nov 30 Birth of Wife Judith (Rogers) Potter in New London, New London Co., CT
- 1712 Marriage of Brother Ichabod Potter and Dorcas (Holmes) Potter in Portsmouth, RI
- 1720 Sep 14 Birth of Son Thomas Potter in Rhode Island
- 1723 Birth of Son Johnathan Potter in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
- 1728 Jun 23 Death of Father Thomas Potter in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
- 1729 Jan 03 Birth of Daughter Mary Martha (Potter) Clarke in Westerly, RI
- 1732 Jan 03 Birth of Son George Potter in Washington County, Rhode Island USA
- 1732 Death of Wife Mary (Babcock) Potter in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island USA
- 1752 Death of Brother Ichabod Potter in Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
- 1756 Jan 03 Death of Sister Susannah (Potter) Sheldon in Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island
- 1756 Marriage of Son George Potter and Content (Maxson) Potter in Washington County, Rhode Island USA
- 1773 Jan 08 Death of Thomas Potter in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island USA [2]
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- 1794 Aug 29 Death of Son George Potter in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island USA
- 1805 Jan 26 Death of Wife Judith (Rogers) Potter in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI
- 1806 Mar 18 Death of Son Johnathan Potter in Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007650041_00117). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills, and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line], Probate Records, Vol 1-6, 1751-1841, image 117-120. Hopkinton, Probate Council Records, No. 2, 1770-1791, pages 24-30. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
- ↑ Find a Grave Index #11009311 findagrave.com
- The Babcock Genealogy, by Stephen Babcock, 1903. p. 45, #39: https://archive.org/stream/babcockgenealogy00babc#page/n92/mode/1up/search/amos+stanton
- FamilySearch.org for Thomas Potter
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
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~0.78%
Eugene Douglass
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AF4160373 [compare], yourDNAportal EUGe9abcd04, Ancestry member gdouglass220
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~0.78%
Clinton Thompson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T416147 [compare], FTDNA kit #164860
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~0.39%
Bill Brooks :
23andMe, GEDmatch A606274 [compare], yourDNAportal WIL6fc4d7e4
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member barplunket, FTDNA kit #160872
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A606274 [compare], yourDNAportal WIL6fc4d7e4, FTDNA kit #160872
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A606274 [compare], yourDNAportal WIL6fc4d7e4
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~0.39%
George Markham :
23andMe, GEDmatch SW3846945 [compare]
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~0.39%
Joseph Newton :
23andMe
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Anne Kimber :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A119088 [compare], Ancestry member annekimbe
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~0.39%
Nancy (Jordan) Barrett :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member njbrn73
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~0.39%
Joni Miller :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A573465 [compare]
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~0.39%
Kenn Mooney :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
~0.78%
William Watts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #N137055
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~0.39%
Alfred Booker :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #185256
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~0.39%
Jane (Thompson) Kuitems :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T455726 [compare], FTDNA kit #381968
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~0.39%
Kathy Lynn :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch LS6387300 [compare]
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Stephen Roane
Stephen Roane
Potter-2875 and Potter-2800 appear to represent the same person because: See *The Babcock Genealogy, by Stephen Babcock, 1903. p. 45, #39
- https://archive.org/stream/babcockgenealogy00babc#page/n92/mode/1up/search/amos+stanton
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by Stephen Roane
Rejected matches › Thomas Potter (abt.1675-)
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