Samuel Potter Family

Samuel Potter Family
Ireland and Pennsylvania

Samuel Potter
b. 1730 Banks of Foyle River, Tyrone, Ireland
d. 1 Jul 1811 Hempfield Twp,. Westmoreland Co., PA

m. Susannah Poe
b. about 1730 in Megheracross, Tyrone Co, Ireland
d. ?perhaps in 1810, probably in Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
her father: Thomas Poe
mother: Mary Potter his father: John Potter
his mother: Martha Bard

Children of Susannah Poe
Thomas Potter	b. 1760-70	d. 1840-50 ? Dallas Co., MO	m. unknown
John Potter	b.	d.	m.
Martha Potter	b.	d.	m. William Hill, his son was a state senator
Olivia Potter	b.	d.	m. John Galloway
Ann "Anna" Potter	b.	d.	m. Robert Brown
Catherine Potter	b. 29 Jan 1768 Pensylvannia	d. 29 Jul 1812	1m. James C. Carnahan (b. c1765 d. c1800) abt 1790 of Westmoreland Co., PA (son of John Carnahan and Eleanor Jack). 2m. Mathew McClanahan (b. 1759 Ireland d. 23 apr 1839)
Margaret Potter	b.	d.	m.
"Polly"Potter	b.	d.	m.

1765- There is an immigrant named Samuel Potter who comes to Boston, Mass. He could be the correct age to make this journey.
[Whitmore page 47]

1782 - Martha Brown's will goes to probate. She seems to have been the previous wife of a Potter. We still are trying to find out whose wife she may have been. The naming pattern suggests the second wife of of John Potter who died in 1758. She apparently remarried. John's wife according to some researchers was supposed to be a Martha Bard.

1788 - US Bounty Land Records, page 253. #8738

To the GEOGRAPHER of the UNITED STATES, or to the Surveyors appointed by him to survey the Military Lands.
       YOU are hereby required to Survey for Samuel Potter, William Valentine and Jonathan Valentine Administraors of Obadia Valentine deceased late Assigned Lefse Laston late a soldier in the New Jersey Line -
One Hundred - Acres of Land, in any of the Districts appropriated for Satisfying the Bounties of Land, due to the late Army of the United States, and return this Warrant to the Board of Treasury, agreeably to the Act of Congress of the ninth Day of July, 1788.
                                                   Given at the WAR OFFICE, this
                                                   Twenty second Day of October   -- One
                                                 Thousand, Seven Hundred and Eighty Nine
(Signature Illegible)

Army Land Warrants index for Military Service Index lists
        #8462    1789, 22 Oct. "Samuel Potter & others"                  "Corp. "                                      100 acres
        #8738    1789, 22 Oct.    "ditto"                                   "Private"                                       100 acres
        #8161    1789, Oct 22 - "Samuel Potter & others" is listed "Private"                                        100 acres

1790- US Census, Westmoreland Co., PA. Salem Township. page 67
Samuel Potter 1 3 3 0

         Westmoreland Co., PA, Franklin Township, page 71
         John Porter Sr         2   1   1   0
         John Porter Jr         1   1    2   0
         Peter Porter            1   *   2    0

1800- US Census, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA. , sheet #222A

    2 | Sam'l           Potter          |        1     1 |        1     1 |    |    | P360 | 
    3 | John            Potter          |  2     1  1    |  3  1     1    |    |    | P360 |

1811 - Samuel Potter of Hempfield Twp. dies. His estate goes to probate. Heirs to the estate are identified here.

Samuel Potter of Hempfield Township Divide estate into eight shares. One full share is given to sons Thomas, John, also daughters Martha, Olivia, and Anna three remaining shares to be divided as follows: Catherine 30 pounds Margaret 20 pounds Polly 20 pounds the residue of the three shares then to be divided among the legal heirs of Catherine, Margaret, and Polly when they come of age. exec: Robert Brown wit: John Hart Mathew McClanahan William Parker John Galloway James Postlewaite written Mar 29, 1810 proved July 1, 1811 [Westmoreland County Will Book 1:262]

Orphans Court Docket 2:119, 139, 177 (1833-1834) Motion by John Latta, attorney in fact for H. McLaughlin and wife Jane (formerly Latta), Peggy Latta, Susan Latta, and Betsy Latta to Robert Brown and Thomas Potter, exec. of Samuel Potter, dec?d, to file an accounting. later actions to define an accounting, with a series of different executors for Samuel Potter, dec?d.

From the will, I would have several conclusions: Samuel had little regard for the financial management of three of his daughters or their husbands One of the daughters married a Latta, and died before the 1830's. Probably Margaret or Polly. Since two of the executors were sons-in-law, I would suspect that John Galloway was also. I would suspect that his wife was Olivia.

From the James Potter bio, it is known that Anna m. Robert Brown, Martha m. William Hill, and Catherine m. first James Carnahan then Mathew McClanahan.

1815- Uriah Potter sold land to Soloman Carter (bk.B, p.372) and (Bk. B., p.378) Nancy Potter to Solomon Carter (Bk. B., p. 378)

1816 - Richard Potter sold land to David Snauffer (Bk. B, p.473)

1835-Thomas Potter sold land to Benjamin Cox and to James Blakely (Bk. D, p. 256 and Bk. D, p. 256 and Bk. D, p.235).

1836- Ruth Potter sold land to Joseph Pritchard (Bk. D, p. 303)

1830-William Potter and Thomas Wilkerson are two pages away from each other in the Montgomery Co., Illinois.

name 		males by age					females by age
	     	   0    5   10   15   20  30   40   60  70	0    5   10   15   20  30   40   50
                  -5   -10  -15 -20  -30 -40  -50  -70 -80     -5  -10  -15  -20  -30 -40  -50  -60
Thomas Wilkkison   2    2    3    1    0   1    0    0    0     0    0    1    0   1    0   0    0
William Potter     0    0    3    2    0   0    1    0    0     0    1    1    0   0    0   1    0
Thomas Potter Sr.  0    0    0    0    0   0    0    0    1     0    0    0    0   0    0   0    1
Thomas Potter Jr.  2    0    0    0    1   0    0    0    0     0    0    0    0   1    0   0    0
James Potter       1    1    0    0    0   1    0    0    0     2    2    2    2   1    0   0    0
Gilbert Mackey     0    0    0    0    1   0    0    0    0     0    0    0    1   0    0   0    0  
[US Census , Montgomery Co., IL, page 202 & 200

Although Thomas Potter(III) Jr. had been a Quaker, he later became a minister in the Church of Christ.

1832- Jan. 21 - Thomas Potter Jr. received a land patent to 72 acres in Montgomery Co. Illinois. W 1/2 NWof Sect 31 or 3) Twp. 9, Range 4. Thomas Potter, minister of the Gospel witnessed two pension application in Montgomery Co. [records of David Seigler]

1876- Jacob Painter said that Rev. Thomas Potter and William Potter were brothers. An annotation to the article states that Thomas Potter was a Quaker and later became a Church of Christ preacher. (Wm. Carter)[Springfield Mo. Patriot Advertizer, 28 Dec. 1876]

Sources:

Port Arrivals and Immigrants to the City of Boston,

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Cheryl's Family Index | Ancestor Chart #10 | email to Cheryl Grubb

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