Barnabas Potter I (1751 - 1826)

Born 15 Jun 1751 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, British North America

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Taylor) Potter — married about 30 Apr 1778 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Mar 1826 at age 74 in Waterford, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States of America

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Barnabas Potter I is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A132274.

Corporal Barnabas Potter I served with 3rd Regiment, Hampshire County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Biography

• Barnabas Potter was born in 1751. He passed away in 1826.

Birth

• Barnabas Potter was born 15 Jun 1751 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, British North America, the son of Theophilus and Lois Potter^[1][2]

• Revolutionary War Service: Corporal under command of Captains Packhard, John Hamilton and Colonel David Brewer of the 3rd Hampshire County Regiment. ^[3]
• Barnabas Potter served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.^[4][5][6][7]

Marriage

• Barnabas Potter married Mary Taylor on 30 Apr 1778 at Brookfield, Worchester, Massachusetts, United States.^[8]

Residence

• In 1790, Barnabas Potter lived with his family in Littleton, Orange, Vermont.^[9]

Death

• Barnabas Potter died 25 Mar 1826 (aged 74) in Waterford, Caledonia County, Vermont, and he was interred at Passumpsic Cemetery, Waterford, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA.^[10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth of son Barnabas Potter: "Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850"
   New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61401 #16161610 (accessed 11 September 2023)
   Barnabas Potter born to Theophilus Potter and Lois Potter.
2. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60525&h=65123351&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=llm564&_phstart=successSource)
3. ↑ SAR https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/272402
4. ↑ U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=1995&h=77023&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=9069)
5. ↑ Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1999.(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=3599&h=1113578&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7734)
6. ↑ Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=4661&h=397067&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7734)
7. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 11 Sept 2023), "Record of Barnabas Potter", Ancestor # A132274.
8. ↑ Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=7853&h=577932&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60525)
9. ↑ Year: 1790; Census Place: Littleton, Orange, Vermont; Series: M637; Roll: 12; Page: 201; Image: 156; Family History Library Film: 0568152(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=5058&h=401265&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2495)
10. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 July 2019), memorial page for Barnabas Potter (15 Jun 1751–25 Mar 1826), Find A Grave Memorial no. 119181270, citing Passumpsic Cemetery, Waterford, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .(https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119181270)
11. ↑ Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=4661&h=397067&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7734)

See also:

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War (Images Online)(https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7726/7726-Volume12-0621?pid=3660&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid%3D7726%26h%3D3660%26indiv%3Dtry%26o_vc%3DRecord:OtherRecord%26rhSource%3D7734&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true)