Born in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Wesley Potter
and Jane (Burlingame) Potter
Wife of
Robert Knight
— married
12 Jul 1721 in Warwick, Kent County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Descendants 
Died
at about age 81
in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Nov 2019
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Biography
Mary (Potter) Knight was born in 1690. She was the daughter of John Potter and Jane (Burlingame) Potter. She married Captain Robert Knight. She passed away in 1771.
- Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Mary Prudence POTTER (LBC9-8PM)
From: New England Families - Genealogical and Memorial Compiled under the Editorial Supervision of William Richard Cutter, A.M., Volume 1, New York - Lewis Historical Publishing Company 1915 - Page 233
Mary Potter, daughter of John and Jane (Burlingame) Potter, and great-granddaughter of Robert Potter. Robert Potter, with Governor Samuel Gorton, the first settler of Warwick, and others, in 1643 resisted the authority of the Massachusetts colony. They were taken to Boston by soldiers who besieged them in a fortified house, and were charged with heresy and sedition. They were sentenced to be confined during the pleasure of the court, and should they escape from jail, preach their heresies, or speak against the church or state they should die. At the time they were taken, their wives and children had to take to the woods, where three women died of exposure; one of them was the wife of Robert Potter.
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 30 January 2023, 23:36), entry for Mary Prudence Potter (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LBC9-8PM ); contributed by various users.
Find A Grave: Memorial #76644528.
See Also
NOTE: The following family tree at familysearch.org, includes important Sources: Descendants of Robert Knight and Captain Thomas Stanton https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3GHX-7D2
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