Born in Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Potter
and Susanna (Tripp) Potter
Sister of
Martha Potter, Sarah E (Potter) Earle, Ichabod Potter, Thomas Potter, John Potter, Nathaniel Potter, Benjamin Potter and Joseph Potter
Wife of
Isaac Sheldon
— married
1708 in Washington, Rhode Island
Descendants 
Mother of
Thomas Sheldon, Roger Sheldon, Elizabeth (Sheldon) Tanner, John Sheldon, Susannah (Sheldon) Reynolds, Joseph Sheldon, Palmer Sheldon and Benjamin Gideon Sheldon
Died about
at about age 67
in Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island
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Biography
Susannah Potter[1] was born on 28 Jan 1687/88 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, the daughter of Thomas and Susanna Potter.[2]
She died about 3 Jan 1756 or 03 Jan 1733 at Kingston, Rhode Island.
Ancestral File Number
- Ancestral File Number: 8NT7-WT
Sources
- ↑ Source: #S53
- ↑ Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Vol· 04: Newport County: Births, Marriages, Deaths: Page 87, citing Vol. 1, page 26
- Source: S53 Type: Web Site Title: Descendants of James Sweet Media: Microfilm #0385003 Source Locality: Salt Lake City Author: Florence Wetzel Text: CONT #385000 refers to The James Sweet family, vols. 4-7 of Mrs. Wetzel's CONT notebooks.
- AGBI
- Rhode Island Vital Extracts
- Title: Genealogies of the Potter Families, Author: Charles Edward Potter, Publication: Alfred Mudge & Son, Printers, 1888
- Title: The Hazard Family of Rhode Island, Author: Caroline E. Robinson, Publication: 1895
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susannah 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 Susannah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susannah 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 Susannah:
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~0.78%
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~0.39%
Albert Cary :
MyHeritage DNA
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Potter-7120 and Potter-390 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate. DOD needs sourcing.
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Rejected matches › Susannah (Sheldon) Reynolds (abt.1720-1751)
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