Born about in Rhode Island
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of Robert Potter
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Mary Ann (Potter) Babcock and Martha (Potter) Hatch
Wife of
John Nichols
— married
1798 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 48
in Columbia, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
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Biography
Margaret Potter, daughter of Robert Potter (1748-aft.1830) and perhaps Miriam Tefft, was born about 1774 in Rhode Island. She passed away about 1822.
Research Notes
- ) 2023-12-29: Caution there are two John Nichols often associated with Margaret and they are easily conflated, but clearly different identities. John Nichols (1777-1862) is the alternate identity sometimes conflated as the husband of this Margaret Potter.
Sources
- James M. DiRisio; Potter, Robert Conflation Explanation. Web published on FamilySearch site, 10 Oct 2023.
- Potter, Charles Edward; Genealogies of the Potter Families and their Descendants in America to the present generation: with historical and biographical sketches; Alfred Mudge & Son, Printers; Boston; 1888. page 9 (268 of 432).
- Hila Eudora (Hatch) Kinney; The Hatch Family of Bradford County Pennsylvania 1800; Published by Kinney Associates, 388 Gilbert Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 ; 1986 and reprinted in 2000. Page 5.
- C.F. Heverly; History of Albany Township, 1800-1885 : with biographical sketches of the pioneers, her soldiers and statistics and matters of general interest connected with the township; Bradford Republican Print; Towanda, PA; 1885. page 48 John Nichols married Margaret Potter, daughter of Robert Potter.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret 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 Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret 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 Margaret:
-
~1.56%
~9.38%
Jerry (Peet) Lenox 
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Kenneth Heitzenrater :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member heitz244
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~0.78%
Alan (Smith) Peet :
23andMe, GEDmatch CX4708668 [compare], yourDNAportal ALAbdc2de28
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member AJANDSANDY
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Important Note: IF Margaret is the daughter of Robert Potter-5357 then she had to have been born prior to Nov 1772 (as his asserted (not proven) date of death was 5 Feb 1772).