John POTTER

Born

abt. 1610 , St. Thomas-in-the-Cliffs, Lewes, Sussex, England

Died

10 August 1644 , New Haven, New Haven Colony

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Born: abt. 1610 in St. Thomas-in-the-Cliffs, Lewes, Sussex, England

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

John was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1638.

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John married Elizabeth WOOD? abt. 1630 in Connecticut, New England . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Elizabeth WOOD? was born abt. 1610 in England (United Kingdom). Elizabeth died 28 July 1677 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville).

John POTTER died 10 August 1644 in New Haven, New Haven Colony .

son of William Potter and Hannah Langford

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John POTTER married

Elizabeth WOOD?
Marriage date: abt. 1630
Marriage place: , Connecticut, New England
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.

Marriage notes:

1630, April 14: John Potter married Elizabeth Wood at Quinnipiac Settlement, Connecticut Colony.

"New England Marriages Prior to 1700" compiled by Clarence Almon Torrey p. 596 The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 1985 (974.0 NEa Marriage SCGS)

POTTER John John (-1643) & Elizabeth (?WOODS), m2 Edward PARKER 1646, m3 Robert ROSE 1664? 14 Apr 1630?, by 1634, by 1636 New Haven (Hall-Baldwin 156 Smith-Bryant 49, 219, 220, 227 Dawes-Gates 2:672 Holman Ms: Beecher 4 Reg. 54:21, 56:278 Potter New Haven Gen. Mag. 336, 451, 1362, 1459 Beckwith Gen. 35 Geer 171 Curtis etc. 38 Blakesley Henry Cooke Gen. 7 Ross Anc. ,17 Beecher-Bullard 6)

Children of John POTTER and Elizabeth WOOD?

Elizabeth POTTER

Born: abt. 1631, , England
Died: ,

Hannah POTTER

Born: abt. 1632, , England
Died: 7 November 1723, New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut

John POTTER

Born: 17 October 1635, New Haven, Connecticut, New England
Died: 24 December 1706, New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Samuel POTTER

Born: abt. 1641, , New Haven Colony
Died: abt. 1696, Newark, Crown Colony of New Jersey

Mary POTTER

Born: 22 August 1641, New Haven, New Haven Colony
Died: abt. 1701, New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Joseph MANSFIELD 1657 Place: New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

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