Joseph Wanton Potter (1760 - 1840)

Born 25 Nov 1760 in Narragansett, Kings, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Diadamia (Brookins) Potter — married 25 Nov 1780 in Bennington, Republic of Vermont

Descendants

Died 1 Aug 1840 at age 79 in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

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Orderly Sergeant Joseph Potter served with Vermont Republic Militia during the American Revolution.

Joseph Potter is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A091718.

Joseph Potter is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-272513
Rank: Orderly Sergeant

Biography

Joseph was born on November 25, 1760 in Narraganset, Rhode Island.^[1]

Joseph Potter was a Private and a Sargent in the Vermont Militia. He enlisted at Pownal, Vermont on August 1776 and was in Capt. Joseph Briggs company. He was discharged in April 1777. He re-enlisted for three months in July 1780. He served against the Indians in Ohio for three months. He enlisted in Capt. Prather's company in 1781. He was appointed orderly Sergent. He enlisted in Capt John Cowan's Company for one months and was three months in Capt. Corn's Company. He served almost continually until 1783. He served under Capt. Wilis, John Little, Arthur Harbinson, John Harbinson, and Ebenezer Carry. Pension # 411648.^[2][3][4]

Death

Joseph Potter passed away on August 1, 1840, in Huntington Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania. He was buried at the Potter-Emory Cemetery in Luzerne county, Pennsylvania^[5]

Will Settlement

Sale of the land, 89 acres & 94 perches, originally owned by Joseph Potter and gradually bought from each of the heirs by Brookins Potter, and sold by Brookins to Dr William E Barret on 13 June 1864 for $2,687 and 62 and 1/2 cents. Names each of Joseph's surviving children (11) and details the purchase of each of the heirs' portions of his land by his son Brookins. Two parcels having been sold by heirs to John Emory in 1841 and purchased by Brookins in 1845. Two of Joseph's daughters, (Mary) "Polly" and Almira had passed away prior to Brookins' purchase of their portions, and so their children are listed, as their heirs, in Brookins' purchases from them and their fathers. Joseph Potter's children are:

Joseph

William

Alden

Henry

Brookins

Lucy- married to Joseph Long

Mitty (Submitte)-married to Ephraim Fellows

Experience- married to Zebulon Brittain

Mary "Polly"- married to Peter Boston. Mary "Polly" Potter Boston died 22 June 1850, so her children with Peter Boston are listed as part of the transfer of deed when Brookins bought her portion of their father Joseph's land, 3 April 1855. Polly and Peter Boston's children are:

William Boston

Permitta- married to Henry Meade

Lemons Boston

Diannah- married to Lewis S Harvey

Simon P Boston

Christopher Boston

Si... Boston (Silas?)

Mary L Boston

Lucy- married to Howard Meade

Hiram Boston^[6]

Almira- married to William Long. Almira was deceased prior to Brookins' purchase of her portion on 16 March 1850. Almira and William Long's children are:

Lavina- married to Joseph Bonham

Harriet- married to John Wandle

Lewis P Long

Susan- married to Joseph M Wandle

Wellington Long

William Long^[7]

Hannah- married to Clinton Brown^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Descendants of John Brittain", Polly A. Laubach-Eckrote
2. ↑ Sons of the American Revolution application, national #68839 https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/272513
3. ↑ DAR Patriot ancestor A091718
4. ↑ Family History or Pedigree: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"Volume: 345Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)Ancestry Record 2204 #687206 (requires subscription, accessed 17 April 2022)Name: Joseph Potter; Birth Date: 25 Nov 1760; Birth Place: Kingstown, Rhode Island; Death Date: 1 Sep 1840; Death Place: Luzerne, Pennsylvania; SAR Membership: 68839; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 22 Dec 1950; Spouse: Diadema Brookins; Children: Experience Potter.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #7102662
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Luzerne County, Pennsylvania deeds book 96, pages 269-271, 13 June 1864
7. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSNR-Q9TS-6

• Find A Grave: Memorial #7102662
• "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8J1D-GV2M : 16 September 2021), Joseph Potter, .
• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSNT-D9W9-P?i=569&cat=228810
• Year: 1800; Census Place: Huntington, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Series: M32; Roll: 39; Page: 350,351; Image: 187; Family History Library Film: 363342
• "United States Census, 1820", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL5-WV2 : accessed 28 October 2015), Joseph Potter, 1820.
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPR-83B : accessed 28 October 2015), Joseph Potter, Huntington, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing 365, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 145; FHL microfilm 20,619.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTV-XX7 : accessed 28 October 2015), Joseph Potter, Huntington Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 299, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 472; FHL microfilm 20,549.

See also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHZ9-V1G
• The District of Colombia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution application of Chas Larad, descendant of Joseph Potter. National # 68839; state # 2570.
• Joseph Potter in U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970, https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/28132877?h=efef76
• "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8J1D-GV2M : 16 September 2021), Joseph Potter, .
• Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications
• Pennsylvania Septcentennial Census 1779-1863