Individual Details

Daniel Potts

(1725 - 1782)

He was a blacksmith by trade

Events

Birth1725Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Event28 Feb 1765Pennsylvania
Event8 Nov 1765KINGWOOD, NEW JERSEY
Marriage6 Aug 1766Hunterdon County, New Jersey - Rebecca Emley
Event6 Jan 1773Pennsylvania
Death1782Quakertown, Hunterdon County, Pennsylvania

Families

SpouseRebecca Emley (1738 - 1807)
ChildWilliam Emley Potts (1769 - 1836)
ChildJohn Potts (1770 - 1814)
FatherDaniel Potts (1698 - 1727)
MotherSarah Shoemaker (1698 - 1765)
SiblingSamuel Potts (1723 - 1784)
SiblingRebecca Potts (1727 - )

Notes

Event

Potts, Daniel and James Dilworth, Germantown Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, blacksmiths purchased from Charles Pettit, merchant, and wife Sarah, County of Philadelphia, tract in Kingwood Township, 51 acres, Februar 28, 1765.

Event

DANIEL POTTS REMOVED 11 TH MO. 8TH 1765 TO KINGWOOD, NEW JERSEY. In settling in New Jersey, Daniel Potts may have been influenced by his cousin Thomas Potts, who had previously settled in the same neighborhood.

Marriage

He married Rebecca Emley, daughter of John and Sarah (Lawrence) Emley

Event

On Jan. 6, 1773, an advertisement appeared in the PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, offering for sale an undivided half interest in a Forge, dwelling, etc., situated about half a mile below Pittstown. It was stated that the premises were then occupied by Daniel Potts