Born in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Potter
and Sarah (Kimball) Potter
Sister of
John Potter
Wife of
John Rust Sr.
— married
26 Sep 1705 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Wife of
Jonathan Fellows
— married
29 Dec 1716 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
John Rust, Daniel Rust, Sarah (Rust) Hale, Nathaniel Rust, Sarah Ann (Fellows) Knowlton, Isaac Fellows, Abner Fellows, Mary Fellows, Jeremiah Fellows and Anna Fellows
Died
at age 39
in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jun 2011
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Biography
Sarah Potter was born on December 11, 1685, in Ipswich, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of John and Sarah Potter.[1][2] Sarah married first John Rust on September 26, 1705, in Ipswich.[3][4]
She married second Jonathan Fellows, intention published 29th of 10th month (December), 1716, in Ipswich.[5]
She died 30 May 1725 in Ipswich.[6][7]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLB-VZ6 : 15 January 2020), Sarah Potter, 1685.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCY4-QL2M : Sat Mar 09 14:40:24 UTC 2024), Entry for Sarah Potter and John Potter, 11 December 1685.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-YZYS : Mon Mar 11 01:45:07 UTC 2024), Entry for John Rust and Sarah Potter, 28 July 1705.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-B5QC : Thu Mar 07 23:28:29 UTC 2024), Entry for John Rust and Sarah Potter, 26 September 1705.
- ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCCS-Y68 : 29 December 2022), Sarah Rust in entry for Jonathan Fellows, 1716.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-YZXZ : Sun Mar 10 11:05:17 UTC 2024), Entry for Sarah Fellows and Jonathan Fellows, 30 May 1725.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-TVX3 : Mon Mar 11 00:36:07 UTC 2024), Entry for Sarah Fellows and Jonathan Fellows, 30 May 1725.
- The Essex Institute, Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 Volume I. - Births (Salem, Mass.: 1910), p. 304.
- The Essex Institute, Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 Volume II. - Marriages and Deaths (Salem, Mass.: 1910), pp. 379, 380, 553.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah 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 Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah 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 Sarah:
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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