Thomas Potts (1735 - 1785)

Born 29 May 1735 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Nutt) Potts — married 1757 in Coventry Township, Chester, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 22 Mar 1785 at age 49 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Thomas Potts is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A091864.

Biography

Daughters of the American Revolution information:

POTTS, THOMAS

Ancestor #: A091864

Service: PENNSYLVANIA

Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, COLONEL

Birth: 5-29-1735 PHILADELPHIA CO PENNSYLVANIA

Death: 3-22-1785 PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA CO PENNSYLVANIA

Service Source: FORCE, AMERICAN ARCH, 4TH SER, VOL 6, PP 860, 863; PA ARCH, 3RD SER, VOL 14, P 584; 5TH SER, VOL 5, P 13

Service Description: 1) MILITIA; MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY; 2) MEMBER OF STATE CONVENTION; PAID SUPPLY TAX, 1779

RESIDENCE: Created: 2002-03-27 23:23:55.3, Updated: 2014-03-27 10:50:24.0, By: 1) City: DOUGLASS TWP - County: PHILADELPHIA CO - State: PENNSYLVANIA

SPOUSE: ANNA NUTT; Created: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, Updated: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, By: Conversion 1)

Child daughter: RUTH POTTS, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] ROBERT MAY

Child daughter: HENRIETTA POTTS, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] ISAAC JAMES

Child son: SAMUEL NUTT POTTS, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] MARY ANNA CAMAC WELSH

Child daughter: ELIZABETH POTTS, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] BENJAMIN JACOBS

On FamilySearch.org 5 sources of information for:

Name • • Thomas Potts Last Changed: October 23, 2012

Sex • • Male Last Changed: October 23, 2012

Birth • • 29 May 1735 Colebrookdale, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States Reason This Information Is Correct: Per the book Memorial of Thomas Potts Jun Last Changed: August 29, 2014

Christening Death • • 22 March 1785 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Last Changed: August 29, 2014

Burial • • 1785 Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Reason This Information Is Correct: See the documentation as attached in Sources Last Changed: February 24, 2021

On findagrave.com:

Thomas Potts BIRTH 29 May 1735 DEATH 22 Mar 1785 (aged 49) BURIAL Potts Family Cemetery Coventryville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA MEMORIAL ID 75267306 ·

Aged 49 years

Graciously provided by Mike Osiol as taken from the Daily Pottstown Ledger November 12 1904:

"Col. Thomas Potts was one of 13 children of John Potts, the founder of Pottstown. He was married to Anna Nutt at Coventry. During the Revolutionary War, he was indefatigable in his efforts, both in personal service and by his money, to bring the cause of the colonists to a successful issue."

This biography was originally auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Thomas /Potts/^[2][3]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1767

Place: Montgomery, Pennsylvania^[4][5]

Sources

• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A091864
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L8SM-JBK
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75267306/thomas-potts

1. ↑ Potts-1789 was created by Rande Thorpe through the import of Thorpe Family Tree.ged on Feb 4, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S-763963236 APID: 1,2189::2039702
3. ↑ Source: #S-763963236 APID: 1,2189::2039710
4. ↑ Source: #S-763963236 APID: 1,2189::2039702
5. ↑ Source: #S-763963236 APID: 1,2189::2039710

• Source: S-763963236 Repository: #R-1196218279 Title: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,2189::0
• Repository: R-1196218279 Name: Ancestry.com