Individual Details

Nicholas Potter

(1 April 1604 - 18 October 1677)

Nicholas was baptized on April 1, 1604 in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England. Nicholas married three times: on April 22, 1628 to Emma Carter who died before June 1656; in June, 1656 to Alice Weeks in Salem who died February 26, 1658/9; before February 4, 1659/60 to Mary Gedney. In total, Nicholas had at least 14 children: Robert, Samuel, Mary, Hannah, Sarah, Mary, Samuel, Hannah, Lydia, Bethia, Samuel, Lydia, Benjamin and Joseph. It is said Nicholas's parents were Robert and Elizabeth (Marshall) Potter.

Nicholas was a prominent member of the Lynn community. He was also licensed to draw wine.

Events

Birth1 April 1604Buckinghamshire, England
Marriage22 April 1628Buckinghamshire, England - Emma Carter
ImmigrationBy 1636Salem, Massachusetts Bay
MarriageAft June 1656Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - Alice Plasse
MarriageBy 1659Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - Mary Gedney
Death18 October 1677Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Families

SpouseEmma Carter (1608 - 1656)
ChildElizabeth Potter (1634 - 1686)
ChildRobert Potter (1629 - 1709)
ChildSamuel Potter (1632 - 1632)
SpouseAlice Plasse (1630 - 1658)
SpouseMary Gedney (1638 - )
ChildMary Potter (1659 - 1662)
ChildHannah Potter (1661 - 1662)
ChildSara Potter (1662 - )
ChildMary Potter (1663 - )
ChildSamuel Potter (1664 - )
ChildHannah Potter (1666 - )
ChildLiddea Potter (1666 - )
ChildBethiah Potter (1668 - )
ChildSamuel Potter (1669 - )
ChildLidea Potter (1670 - )
ChildBenjamin Potter (1671 - )
ChildJoseph Potter (1673 - )
FatherRobert Potter ( - )
MotherElizabeth Marshall ( - )
SiblingThomas Potter (1592 - )
SiblingThomas Potter (1595 - 1595)
SiblingThomas Potter (1600 - )
SiblingJohn Potter (1602 - )
SiblingRobert Potter (1606 - )
SiblingMary Potter (1608 - )
SiblingAnn Potter (1610 - )
SiblingSusann Potter (1619 - )

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