"John Potter, eldest son of the above family, was born June 3, 1701, and died in 1770. On Dec. 10, 1723, he married Eleanor Wilkinson, and their children were: William (born Oct 20, 1725, married Sept 15, 1748, Abigail Durfee, who died in 1823, aged ninety-three years); Sarah (born Oct 31, 1727); John (Feb 20, 1732); Eleanor (June 13, 1735); Elizabeth (Feb 21, 1739); Isabella (Dec 9, 1742.) and Thomas. [1]
John Potter, after his marriage, went to reside at Morpeth, in the county of Northumberland, where all of his children were born, as appears by the extract from the register of baptisms of the parish of Morpeth.[2]
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