Hannah POTTER

Born

3 May 1707 , Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

12 July 1770 , Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Stokes POTTER Elizabeth SHERMAN

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Born: 3 May 1707 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Stokes POTTER

Mother: Elizabeth SHERMAN

Paternal grandparents: Nathaniel POTTER , Elizabeth STOKES

Maternal grandparents: Peleg SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) , Elizabeth LAWTON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Hannah married Thomas BROWNELL abt. 1726 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Thomas BROWNELL was born 15 February 1702 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville). Thomas died 13 March 1759 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville). Thomas was the child of Thomas BROWNELL and Esther (Hester) TABER.

Hannah POTTER died 12 July 1770 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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Hannah POTTER married

Thomas BROWNELL
Marriage date: abt. 1726
Marriage place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Thomas BROWNELL was the child of Thomas BROWNELL and Esther (Hester) TABER

Marriage notes:

Some Mayflower book on Francis Cooke -- not sure the name -- more research needed

Pg 357, Hannah Potter b. 3 May 1707, d. aft 12 Jul 1770, daughter of Stokes

and Elizabeth (Sherman?) Potter, m. abt 1726 Thomas Brownell. Brownell

Children of Thomas BROWNELL and Hannah POTTER

Keziah BROWNELL

Born: 12 June 1727, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Married: George TIBBETTS (TIBBITS) 26 May 1748 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Thankful BROWNELL

Born: 15 April 1730, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 30 July 1761, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Isaac TRIPP 4 January 1749 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Hannah BROWNELL

Born: 22 July 1732, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 8 March 1825, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Obadiah MOSHER 1 September 1759 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Thomas BROWNELL

Born: 27 September 1734, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Mercy BROWNELL

Born: 13 October 1736, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 20 August 1823, Easton, New York, USA

Married: Joseph CUNDALL 23 October 1760

Benjamin BROWNELL

Born: 7 February 1739, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 3 December 1816, Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Martha CLOSSON 25 February 1758 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Patience BROWNELL

Born: 29 July 1741, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 10 November 1823, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Jacob CHASE 27 May 1762 Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Dorothy BROWNELL

Born: 14 May 1744, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Married: John SANFORD 8 October 1768 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

George BROWNELL

Born: 9 December 1746, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: , Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Rhoda MILK 12 July 1770 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Elizabeth BROWNELL

Born: 13 October 1749, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 30 October 1841, Scituate, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Peleg PECKHAM 1 August 1767 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

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Birth — 1707
3 May 1707
Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1707
1707 POTTER Hannah, d. Stoak, May 3, 1707. Birth Dartmouth
Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1727 Birth of Child
Keziah BROWNELL was born 12 June 1727, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Hannah was 20 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Thankful BROWNELL was born 15 April 1730, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Hannah was 22 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Hannah BROWNELL was born 22 July 1732, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Hannah was 25 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Thomas BROWNELL was born 27 September 1734, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Hannah was 27 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Mercy BROWNELL was born 13 October 1736, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Hannah was 29 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Benjamin BROWNELL was born 7 February 1739, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Hannah was 31 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Patience BROWNELL was born 29 July 1741, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Hannah was 34 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Dorothy BROWNELL was born 14 May 1744, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Hannah was 37 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
George BROWNELL was born 9 December 1746, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Hannah was 39 years old.

1748 Marriage of Child
Keziah BROWNELL married 26 May 1748, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to George TIBBETTS (TIBBITS)

1749 Marriage of Child
Thankful BROWNELL married 4 January 1749, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to Isaac TRIPP

1749 Birth of Child
Elizabeth BROWNELL was born 13 October 1749, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Hannah was 42 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Marriage of Child
Benjamin BROWNELL married 25 February 1758, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA to Martha CLOSSON

1759 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thomas BROWNELL died 13 March 1759, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

1759 Marriage of Child
Hannah BROWNELL married 1 September 1759, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to Obadiah MOSHER

1761 Death of Child
Thankful BROWNELL died 30 July 1761, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Hannah was 54 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Patience BROWNELL married 27 May 1762, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts) to Jacob CHASE

1767 Marriage of Child
Elizabeth BROWNELL married 1 August 1767, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to Peleg PECKHAM

1768 Marriage of Child
Dorothy BROWNELL married 8 October 1768, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to John SANFORD

Death — 1770
12 July 1770
Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
She died at the age of 63.

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