Judah Potter (1657 - 1731)

Born 1657 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Grace (Brooks) Potter — married 6 Dec 1686 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 20 Jun 1731 at about age 74 in Concord, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts

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Biography

Judah Potter was born in Concord, Massachusetts about 1657, son of Luke and Mary (Edmunds) Potter. ^{[1] [2]}

He married Grace Brooks, on December 6, 1686. Grace was born March 10, 1660/1, the daughter of Deacon Joshua and Hannah (Mason) Brooks. ^{[3] [1] [2]}

He died on June 20, 1731, ^[1] when there dwelling burned. ^{[3][2] [4]}

In his will, written on March 25, 1728 and proved on July 12, 1731, he names: ^[5]

• wife Grace
• son Samuel Potter
• son Luke Potter, in case he be restored to his right reason; Samuel to take care of him
• son-in-law John Brown to take care of Luke Potter, should Samuel neglect to do so
• should my sons neglect in his maintenance, then the Deacons of the church at Concord be referred to for resolution
• daughter Sarah Wheeler
• daughter Eunice Davis
• daughter Hannah Davis
• daughter Elizabeth Brown ^[5]

His widow Grace died April 20, 1752, at the age of 93. ^{[3] [2]}

Children

1. Eunice born December 10, 1688 ^[2]; married first Eleazer Davis on May 7, 1705 ^[3]; married second, Richard Wheeler on December 15, 1743. She died at Bedford on July 17, 1760 ^{[6] [1]}
2. Hannah born December 20, 1690 ^[2]; died December 1, 1782; married first Thomas Brown on November 22, 1709; married second on June 1, 1719, Simon Davis. ^[3][1]
3. Luke born March 18, 1692/3; died September 25, 1784; unmarried. ^{[3][1] [2]}
4. Mary born October 24, 1695; died September 1, 1696. ^{[3] [1] [2]}
5. Elizabeth born July 23, 1697; married John Brown on February 23, 1714/5. ^{[3] [1]}
6. Sarah born February 16, 1701/2; died June 24, 1748 ^[3]; married Joseph Wheeler in 1723. ^[1]
7. Samuel born January 2, 1704; died February 15, 1800 ^[3]; married Elizabeth ___ about 1726. ^{[1] [2]}

Research notes

Concord Births

BROOKS, Grace, d. Josuah and Hanna, Mar. 10, 1660-61. (p. 9)

Potter, Eunice, d. Judah and Grace, Dec. 10, 1688. (p. 34)

Potter, Hanah, d. Judah and Grace, Dec. 20, 1690. (p. 34)

Potter, Luke, s. Judah and Grace, Mar. 18, 1692-3. (P. 38)

Potter, Mary, d. Judah and Grace, Oct. 24, 1695. (p. 40)

Potter, Elizebeth, d. Judah and Grace, July 23, 1697. (p. 44)

Potter, Sarah, d. Judah and Grace, Feb. 16, 1701-2. (p. 52)

Potter, Samll, s. Judah and Grace, Jan. 2, 1704-5. (p. 62)

Concord Marriages

POTTER, Judah, and Grace Brookes, Dec. 2, 1686. (p. 26)

Potter, Eunice, and Eliazer Davis, May 9, 1705. (p. 64)

Potter, Hanah, and Thomas Brown, Nov. 22, 1709. (p. 74)

Brown, Hannah, and Simon Davis, June 1, 1719. (p. 97)

Potter, Elisabeth, and John Brown, Feb. 23, 1714-15. (p. 89)

Concord Deaths

POTTER, Judah, h. Grace, burnt to death in his dwelling house, June 20, 1731. (p. 127)

POTTER, Grace, wid. Judah, Apr. 20, 1752, a. 93 y. CH (p. 415)

Potter, Mary, d. Judah and Grace, Sept. 1, 1696. (p. 57)

Potter, Samuel, Feb. 15, 1800 Æt. 95 y. (p. 324)

Potter, Luke, "a bachelor, " Sept. 25, 1784, a. 92 y. CH (p. 418)

Davis, Hannah, Mrs., Dec. 1, 1782, a. 92 y. CH (p. 417)

Wheeler, Sarah, wid. Joseph, June 24, 1748. (p. 171) ^[3]

Bedford Marriages

WHEELER, Richard and Eunice Davis, Dec. 15, 1743. CR (p. 106)

Bedford Deaths

WHEELER, Eunice, w. Richard, July 17, 1760. (p. 139) ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Potter, Charles, Edwin. Genealogies of Some Old Families of Concord, Massachusetts and Their Descendants, in Part to the Present Generation, Volume 1, Heritage Books, March 1, 1995
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} Bond, Henry & Horatio Gates Jones. Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston: To which is Appended the Early History of the Town, NEHGS, Little Brown & Co., Boston, Massachusetts, 1855
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10} Tolman, George. Concord Massachusetts, Birth Marriages and Deaths, 1635-1850, T. Todd Printers, Printed by the Town
4. ↑ Clifford, John Henry. The Acts and Resolves, Public and Private, of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, Wright & Potter, State Printers, Boston, Massachusetts, 1903
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Case 17811: p.1-6: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Vital Records of Bedford Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1903

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Potter-921 created through the import of Ancestors of PBHowe.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Buck Howe. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Buck and others.
• Malcolm Osmer created WikiTree profile Potter-Davis-2 through the import of Elijah Hosmer_2013-02-03.ged on Feb 3, 2013.