Individual Details
Samuel Potts
(12 Aug 1723 - 13 Oct 1784)
He was a blacksmith by trade and a resident of Germantown until 1755, when he removed to a "plantation upon Scholkill, on the west side of the Great Road
called Wissahickon Road in the Northern Liberties" (now Philadelphia), which he leased from Thomas Hood for a term of five years. He built a smith shop on the premises and carried on smithing in connection with keeping a public house. He was subsequently proprietor of the "Rising Sun" and "Wheat Sheaff," noted hostelries above Philadelphia during colonial and revolutionary times. He was a member of Society of Friends, Germantown Meeting, but in 1757 a complaint was made against him for being concerned in military service and neglecting attendance at Friends' meetings. He was eventually dis•owned. He married (first) in 1751, Mrs. Ann Ashmead, widow of John Ashmead and daughter of James and Rachel (Peart) Rush. She was born October 25, 1716, died August 16, 1760. He married (second) October 20, 1772, Sarah Fritz. Samuel Potts died October 13, 1784, at the Falls of Schuylkill. Sar;ah, his widow, survived him until October 23, 1808. dying at Frankford, Pennsylvania.
called Wissahickon Road in the Northern Liberties" (now Philadelphia), which he leased from Thomas Hood for a term of five years. He built a smith shop on the premises and carried on smithing in connection with keeping a public house. He was subsequently proprietor of the "Rising Sun" and "Wheat Sheaff," noted hostelries above Philadelphia during colonial and revolutionary times. He was a member of Society of Friends, Germantown Meeting, but in 1757 a complaint was made against him for being concerned in military service and neglecting attendance at Friends' meetings. He was eventually dis•owned. He married (first) in 1751, Mrs. Ann Ashmead, widow of John Ashmead and daughter of James and Rachel (Peart) Rush. She was born October 25, 1716, died August 16, 1760. He married (second) October 20, 1772, Sarah Fritz. Samuel Potts died October 13, 1784, at the Falls of Schuylkill. Sar;ah, his widow, survived him until October 23, 1808. dying at Frankford, Pennsylvania.
Events
| Birth | 12 Aug 1723 | Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | |||
| Marriage | 1751 | Ann Rush | |||
| Event | 1755 | Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Event | 1757 | Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Marriage | 20 Oct 1772 | Sarah Fritz | |||
| Death | 13 Oct 1784 | the Falls of Schuylkill |
Families
| Spouse | Ann Rush (1716 - 1760) |
| Child | Major James Potts (1752 - 1822) |
| Spouse | Sarah Fritz ( - 1808) |
| Child | Jesse Potts (1774 - 1811) |
| Child | Sarah Potts ( - 1822) |
| Child | Charles Potts ( - 1812) |
| Father | Daniel Potts (1698 - 1727) |
| Mother | Sarah Shoemaker (1698 - 1765) |
| Sibling | Daniel Potts (1725 - 1782) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Potts (1727 - ) |
Notes
Event
He was a blacksmith by trade and a resident of Germantown until 1755, when he removed to a "plantation upon Scholkill, on the west side of the Great Roadcalled Wissahickon Road in the Northern Liberties" (now Philadelphia), which he leased from Thomas Hood for a term of five years. He built a smith shop on the premises and carried on smithing in connection with keeping a public house. He was subsequently proprietor of the "Rising Sun" and "Wheat Sheaff," noted hostelries above Philadelphia during colonial and revolutionary times.