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Susannah Ann (Shockley) Potter (1741 - 1806)

Susannah Ann Potter formerly Shockley
Born in Colony of Virginiamap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 1765 [location unknown]
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Died at about age 65 in Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

Susannah was born in 1748. Susannah Shockley ... She passed away in 1806.[1]

Susannah Shockley was born in 1748, in Virginia and was the second wife of Thomas Potter. Children that have been attributed to Susannah and Thomas include:

  • Major Lewis Potter, born 1766, in Pittsylvania county, Virginia, died July 29, 1845, in Bowling Green, Warren county, Kentucky
  • Thomas Potter, born 1767, in Pittsylvania county, Virginia
  • Rueben Potter, born 1770, in Pittsylvania county, Virginia
  • William Amos Potter, born October 29, 1772 in Virginia, died 1831 Warren County, KY
  • Benjamin Potter, born 1773, in Virginia, mentioned in his father's Will in 1821, entered 100 acres on Buck Buck Creek in Warren county, Kentucky, beginning on Thomas Potter's line [2]
  • Joshua Potter, born 1776 Henry county, Virginia, died 1840 Charlton county, Missouri
  • Elisha Potter, born 1778 Pittsylvania county, Virginia died 1827 Crawford county, Indiana
  • Rachel Potter, born 1780 VA, died 1852 Orange county, Indiana, married Joseph Weathers on February 14, 1801, in Warren county, Kentucky DAR #693649
  • Betsey Potter, born 1780 VA, died before 1821 Howard county, Missouri, married Jacob Harrington on May 19, 1800, in Warren county, Kentucky. Note: In Thomas Potter's Will, "Betsy" is referred to as deceased
  • Nancy Potter, born 1782 VA, died March 11, 1844 Warren county, Kentucky
  • Frederick Potter, born August 12, 1785 in South Carolina, died November 8, 1868 Warren county, Kentucky
  • John Potter, born 1787 VA, married Polly McGee on October 29, 1809, in Barren county, Kentucky. Named in his father's Will

Susannah Ann (Shockley) Potter died August 9, 1806, in Kentucky. [3]

Research Notes

Original Information

Conflicting vital information in a merge:

  • Born about 1748 in Virginia
  • Died about 9 Aug 1806 at about age 58 in Plano, Warren, Kentucky, United States
  • Born 1741 in Colony of Virginia
  • Died 9 Aug 1806 at about age 65 in Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, United States

Thomas Potter in the Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 Record details Name Thomas Potter Gender Male Marriage Date 5 Jan 1801 Marriage Place Franklin, Virginia, USA Spouse Susannah Shockley Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

Thos. Potter in the Franklin County, Virginia, Marriage Bond Index, 1786-1858 Name Thos. Potter Gender Male Marriage Date 5 Jan 1801 Marriage Place Franklin, Virginia, USA Spouse Susannah Shockley Father Levicy Rebeckah Shockley Page page 185 Ancestry.com. Franklin County, Virginia, Marriage Bond Index, 1786-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1999.

Sources

  1. ↑ Dianne-Hall-AL - User Trees - Genealogy.com: Descendants of Thomas Potter
  2. ↑ Warren county, Kentucky Order Book B., page 188
  3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49615077/susannah-ann-potter: accessed ), memorial page for Susannah Ann Shockley Potter (1748–9 Aug 1806), Find A Grave: Memorial #49615077, Burial Details Unknown.
  • Susannah Ann Shockley: FamilySearch RecordID
  • Thomas William Potter (spouse): FamilySearch RecordID
  • Marriage: "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
    citing FHL microfilm: 31523; Record number: 3329;
    FamilySearch Record: XRQ6-4J7 (accessed 2 December 2022)
    Susannah Shockley marriage to Thomas Potter on 5 Jan 1801 in Franklin, Virginia, United States.




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Debi van der Weyde
Strange that Levi was re-added as Susannah's father. I have deleted the connection again. As for the discrepancy in this Susannah's birthdate (1741 vs 1748) the way to solve it is to either (1) leave the birth year blank and put in a note with the two birth years with sources for each OR (2) put in the most likely birth year with a note about the alternative birth year. The solution is never to have duplicate listings for what clearly is the same person unless it is abundantly sourced that there were TWO Susannah Shockleys born 7 years apart who married the same man.
posted by Debi van der Weyde
edited by Debi van der Weyde
Debi van der Weyde
Susannah removed as the daughter of Levi for the reasons set forth by previous commenters.
posted on Shockley-308 (merged) by Debi van der Weyde
Susan Smith
Error 305: Mother too young or not born - The mother was either not born or under ten years old at the birth date shown. Either a birth date or the relationship is incorrect.

Play the Suggestions 205-305 Mother is too young or not born. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ-QbN7pj4I&list=PLEqK4ICkQWXRxxQj3EBXoOh-3NOS5HH4R&utm_source=wikitree&utm_medium=Space:DBE_305&utm_campaign=data_doctors

Susannah's birth is marked as Certain and that of the child William is marked as Certain then William is not the biological child of Susannah

posted on Shockley-308 (merged) by Susan Smith
Shoults-17 Janne (Shoults) Gorman
According to the FamilySearch page, which is the only source for Levi Shockley, Susannah Shockely, daughter of this family was born in 1772 and cannot be the Susannah Shockley born in 1740's who married Thomas Potter. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/family/MPXN-4SS

Suggest this profile be removed from current parents on WikiTree

posted on Shockley-308 (merged) by Janne (Shoults) Gorman
Debi van der Weyde
Levi Shockley (b. 1741) removed as the father of Susannah Shockley. There is a discrepancy, above, as to the year of Susannah's birth: 1741 or 1748. Either way, she would not be the daughter of Levi Shockley, b. 1741.
posted by Debi van der Weyde
edited by Debi van der Weyde
Shoults-17 Janne (Shoults) Gorman
I agree. Also, the Susannah that married Thomas Shockley in 1801, is a different Susannah Shockley and did not marry Thomas Shockley, DAR Patriot. Could be the Susannah Shockley, born 1772, daughter of Levi Shockley: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/family/MPXN-4SS
posted by Janne (Shoults) Gorman
Shoults-17 Janne (Shoults) Gorman
Getting "Father is too young or not born" error. Debi, you removed Susannah as a daughter of Levi, in July. I don't know how she is added back again. This profile and that of Shockley-308 should be merged, but removed from these parents.
posted by Janne (Shoults) Gorman
Shoults-17 Janne (Shoults) Gorman
Shockley-308 and Shockley-302 appear to represent the same person because: Ann Susannah Potter is named as the wife of Thomas Potter, Daughters of the American Revolution Ancestor #A091809. Some of her children are also named here: https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A091809
posted by Janne (Shoults) Gorman
Burch-2229 Mark Burch
Shockley-308 and Shockley-302 are not ready to be merged because: two different people
posted by Mark Burch
Parker-36732 Neal Parker
Shockley-308 and Shockley-302 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same husband
posted by Neal Parker
Debi van der Weyde
I agree re merging these two Susannahs. Mark, is there any reason beyond the difference in birth years that leads you to think that they are two different people?
posted by Debi van der Weyde

Rejected matches › Ann (Potter) Brown (1746-)

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