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John Manuel Potter Jr. (abt. 1770 - aft. 1870)

John Manuel [uncertain] Potter Jr.
Born about in Johnson City, Washington, Tennesseemap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 1795 in Carter, Tennesseemap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , and
Died after after about age 100 in Elk Mills, Carter, Tennessee, USAmap
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Biography

  • John Potter was born in Johnson County, TN.
  • According to the 1840 Census, he was born between 1770 and 1780.
  • According to the 1850 Census, he was born in 1775.
  • He married Mollie Stout about 1795 in Johnson County.
  • They had 13 children. (By listing them all, with approximate birth dates, this should distinguish him from all the the other John Potters in the state):

1. Sarah (1796-1878) married Daniel Stout (1781-?) 2. Hannah Ida (1797-1867) married Samuel Duggar 3. Elizabeth (1799-1850+) married James Bunton 4. Peter Hamilton (1800-1885) married Patsy Bunton 5. Andrew (1803) married Elizabeth Holloway 6. Johnson (1806-1880+) married Sarah Guin plus 2 more wives 7. Daniel (1808) married Polly Guin 8. Hallie (1809) married William Coleman 9. Mary Polly (1810) married Jackson Sheffield 10. Sadie (1811) married Abner Phillips 11. John Manuel Jr. (1813-1913) married Matilda Justice 12. Catherine (1814) married David Hamilton 13. Temperance (Tempey) (1825) married Malden Kite in 1859. Before she was married to Kite, she had a son by Daniel Stout (1800-1850) and named him Godfrey Daniel Potter (B. 1850). She did not appear to have married the baby's father.

  • In 1840 he was living in Carter County with his wife and one adult daughter still at home. His sons John Jr, Peter, and Johnson are living almost next door with their wives and children, as are wife Mollie's relatives. John is between 60 and 70.
  • In 1850 he is 75, in Carter Co, TN, living with Tempy, 25; and 3 grandchildren. His sons John Jr., and Johnson are living nearby, as is grandson James Bunton Potter.
  • In 1860 he is 90, in Carter County, living with his daughter, Tempey, now married to Malden Kite.
  • In August of 1870 he is 105 (should be 95), living in Carter County with his son Johnson, who is 60.
  • He died some time after the 1870 census.
  • He and his wife Molly were buried in a family graveyard on the road between Elk Mills & Poga in Carter County, TN. The headstones were removed long ago, and the graves are now unmarked and lie next door to what was once the Walsh Grocery at 725 Poga Road, Butler, TN.


John M Potter Jr.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Born 1765 Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee. [7][8][9] 1765 Carter, Tennessee, USA. Found multiple copies of birth date. Using 1765

Residence 1840 Carter, Tennessee, USA. [10] 1870 Carter, Tennessee, USA. [11] 1850 Carter, Tennessee, USA. [12] 1862 Tennessee, USA. [13] 1860 Carter, Tennessee, USA. [14] 1830 Carter, Tennessee, USA. [15]


Sources

  1. ↑ Source: #S-2085723442 Year: 1830; Census Place: , Carter, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1830usfedcenancestry&h=690993&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Residence date: 1830 Residence place: Carter, Tennessee, United States
  2. ↑ Source: #S-2085516243 Year: 1860; Census Place: Division 2, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: 470; Image: 382. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=18985307&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: abt 1770 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Division 2, Carter, Tennessee, United States
  3. ↑ Source: #S-1619537065 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=irstax&h=5944813&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Residence date: 1862 Residence place: Tennessee
  4. ↑ Source: #S-2085723403 Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: M432_873; Page: 163B; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=6010253&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: abt 1775 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1850 Residence place: District 1, Carter, Tennessee
  5. ↑ Source: #S-2085723349 Year: 1870; Census Place: District 1, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1870usfedcen&h=4436687&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: abt 1765 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1870 Residence place: District 1, Carter, Tennessee, United States
  6. ↑ Source: #S-2085472450 Year: 1840; Census Place: , Carter, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=3397775&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Residence date: 1840 Residence place: Carter, Tennessee, United States
  7. ↑ Source: #S-2085516243 Year: 1860; Census Place: Division 2, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: 470; Image: 382. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=18985307&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: abt 1770 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Division 2, Carter, Tennessee, United States
  8. ↑ Source: #S-2085723403 Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: M432_873; Page: 163B; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=6010253&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: abt 1775 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1850 Residence place: District 1, Carter, Tennessee
  9. ↑ Source: #S-2085723349 Year: 1870; Census Place: District 1, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1870usfedcen&h=4436687&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: abt 1765 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1870 Residence place: District 1, Carter, Tennessee, United States
  10. ↑ Source: #S-2085472450 Year: 1840; Census Place: , Carter, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=3397775&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Residence date: 1840 Residence place: Carter, Tennessee, United States
  11. ↑ Source: #S-2085723349 Year: 1870; Census Place: District 1, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1870usfedcen&h=4436687&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: abt 1765 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1870 Residence place: District 1, Carter, Tennessee, United States
  12. ↑ Source: #S-2085723403 Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: M432_873; Page: 163B; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=6010253&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: abt 1775 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1850 Residence place: District 1, Carter, Tennessee
  13. ↑ Source: #S-1619537065 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=irstax&h=5944813&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Residence date: 1862 Residence place: Tennessee
  14. ↑ Source: #S-2085516243 Year: 1860; Census Place: Division 2, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: 470; Image: 382. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=18985307&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Birth date: abt 1770 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Division 2, Carter, Tennessee, United States
  15. ↑ Source: #S-2085723442 Year: 1830; Census Place: , Carter, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1830usfedcenancestry&h=690993&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Residence date: 1830 Residence place: Carter, Tennessee, United States
  • Source: S-1619537065 Repository: #R-2142095877 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - National Archives (NARA) microfilm series: M603, M754-M771, M773-M777, M779-M780, M782, M784, M787-M789, M791-M793, M795, M1631, M1775-M1776, T227, T1208-T1209. For comp Note:
  • Repository: R-2142095877 Ancestry.com Note:
  • Source: S-2085198462 Repository: #R-2142095877 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Ancestry Family Trees http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=26950417&pid=538
  • Source: S-2085472450 Repository: #R-2142095877 1840 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record G Note:
  • Source: S-2085516243 Repository: #R-2142095877 1860 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Note:
  • Source: S-2085723349 Repository: #R-2142095877 1870 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record Note:
  • Source: S-2085723403 Repository: #R-2142095877 1850 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Note:
  • Source: S-2085723442 Repository: #R-2142095877 1830 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Gr Note:
  • 1840 Federal Census. Carter County, TN.
  • 1850 Federal Census. District 1, Carter Co., TN.
  • 1860 Federal Census. Second Division, Carter Co., TN.
  • 1870 Federal Census. Dugger's Ferry, Carter Co., TN.
  • Ancestry.com. Burial site of John and Molly Potter. Posted 13 Feb 2011 by abbie2001.
      • I merged this profile and am still trying to clean it up, so any help is welcome.

Be careful in adding primary sources. There were 5 or 6 John Potters in Tennessee at the same time. The oldest would be John Potter I, living in mostly Washington County, TN. Then John Potter II, living in Carter County, Tennessee. Also a John O Potter and a John M Potter. Then there is the son of John Potter II, living next door to him in several of the Carter County Censuses.





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Doerflinger-1 Elyse Doerflinger
What evidence do you have that John Potter married a Magdalena Molly Stout? I have only ever seen user-submitted type evidence of this and never anything that actually lists his wife as a Magdalena.
posted by Elyse Doerflinger
Corner-327 Melanie (Corner) Patt-Corner
Source: Tennessee Records: Bible Records and Marriage Bonds. Compiled by Jeanetter Tillotson Acklen, DAR. Published by Clearfield Press. p. 321. Godfrey Daniel Stout, Sr. and his wife, Catharine Boltzen Stout, had 11 children. Child # 8 was "Mollie Stout; husband, John Potter, II."

However, the name Magdalena is not given for Molly in these Bible records. I have seen it often in other people's entries online, but they give no source. I have also seen her referred to as Mary Molly Stout, but again, no source. I've also seen her sister referred to as Mary (Magdalene) Stout. I've also seen the name Magdalene used as a first or middle name in almost every generation of Stouts above Molly's. However, I would be just as happy to see the name Magdalene removed from her entry unless someone can come up with a source.

posted by Melanie (Corner) Patt-Corner
Corner-327 Melanie (Corner) Patt-Corner
Potter-7224 and Potter-5009 appear to represent the same person because: These two Potters have the same wife and the same mother. They both died in the same place around the same time. Some of the conflicting facts will need to be ironed out.
posted by Melanie (Corner) Patt-Corner
Corner-327 Melanie (Corner) Patt-Corner
Potter-10379 and Potter-5009 appear to represent the same person because: Same birthplaces, same wife, same children, birth dates within 5 years.
posted by Melanie (Corner) Patt-Corner

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