Grave has been located immigrant flag male ancestor  John  POTTER

  (b. abt. 1610 St. Thomas-in-the-Cliffs, Lewes, Sussex, England   d. 10 August 1644 New Haven, New Haven Colony )  

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John POTTER was born abt. 1610 in St. Thomas-in-the-Cliffs, Lewes, Sussex, England

John POTTER was the child of ?   and   ?

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 Grave has been locatedAncestor is complete!immigrant flag female ancestor Elizabeth WOOD?-- Date: abt. 1630 Place: , Connecticut, New England
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.


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)


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1635 Birth of Child
John POTTER was born 17 October 1635, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
1641 Birth of Child
Mary POTTER was born 22 August 1641, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
death1644 Death
10 August 1644
New Haven, New Haven Colony

John is buried at: Center Church on the Green Churchyard New Haven New Haven County Connecticut, USA
Added: 3/11/2010 9:41:12 PM - Updated: 12/26/2021 5:27:57 PM

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