Thomas Potts, Sr^[1]

1647 - 1726  (79 years)

• Name	Thomas Potts  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Suffix	Sr
  Born	12 Jul 1647	Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	12 Jul 1647	Chesterfeild, Devon, England   [3]
  Arrival	1678	Colonial New Jersey   [5, 8]
  	Thomas Potts, Sr arrived in Burlington (then known as Bridlington), New Jersey with his family aboard the ship "Shield" (which sailed from Hull, England) in 1678.
  Died	4 Sep 1726	Germantown, Philadelphia, Colonial Pennsylvania   [2, 3, 6]
  Buried	Southampton, Bucks, Colonial Pennsylvania   [2]
  Person ID	P2052	Woelfel Test
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Richardus Potts,   b. 1610, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England ,   d. 12 Sep 1650, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England  (Age 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anne Ashe (Potts),   b. 8 Feb 1617, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England ,   d. 2 Sep 1673, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England  (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F393	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Joane Anne Platts (Potts),   b. 1647, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England ,   d. 7 Sep 1714, Philadelphia, Colonial Pennsylvania  (Age 67 years)
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Potts, Jr,   b. 30 Dec 1677, Chesterfield Borough, Derbyshire, England ,   d. 2 Feb 1754, Bordentown, Burlington, Colonial New Jersey  (Age 76 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Grace Farmer (Potts),   b. 1699, Philadelphia County, Colonial Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Jun 1715, Philadelphia County, Colonial Pennsylvania  (Age 16 years)
  Married	1715	Philadelphia County, Colonial Pennsylvania   [7]
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F375	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas was the son of Richard Pott and Ann Ashe of Derbyshire, Chesterfield, England. He arrived in Burlington (then known as Bridlington), New Jersey with his family aboard the ship "Shield" (which sailed from Hull, England) in 1678. In 1699 the family moved from Burlington to Philadelphia, where Thomas resided until his death. He was a leather tanner by trade and was married three (possibly four) times. No visible headstone.

  
  

• Sources

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