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Elizabeth Potts and Jane Potts, her daughter, came to Pennsylvania in 1683, as shown by a deed recorded in the Recorder’s Office of Philadelphia, in Deed-Book E3, Volumn 6, page 42. They were the first of the name known to have settled in that state. Elizabeth Potts seems to been a widow when she came to Pennsylvania, and it is believed that others of the family, besides her daughter Jane, came with her. They were Friends and in 1685 were under the care of the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. In 1684 they obtained a grant of one hundred acres of land, which was supposed to be laid out in Philadelphia County, but a subsiquent resurvey showed it to be in Chester County
Married at the house of John Otter, near Burlington, (now Bristol). They declared their intention of marriage at Philadelphia Monthly Meeting on 8 mo 5 and 10 mo 7, 1685.

The property which
Elizabeth and Jane obtained was located next to Letitia Penn's manor in Chester County. They
sold their property to James Davis for £36 by deed dated 9 mo. 19, 1706 (Deed
This one hundred acres granted to Elizabeth Pott and Jane her daughter, was sold to James Davis for ^36, as shown by a deed dated 9 mo. 19, 1706, and recorded in the Recorder's Office at Philadelphia, in Deed-Book E 3, Vol. 6, page 42, of which the following is a brief abstract.
Tri-Partite Deed.
Deed Tripartite, John Austin, Shipwright, of the City of Philad" and Jane Austin his Wife of the first part,, Elizabeth Bennett of the sd City, widow, of the 2nd part, and James Davis of the Great Valley in the County of Chester of the 3rd part, Whereas Thomas Lloyd and James Claypole two of the Commissioners of William Penn by their Warrant dated I2th 7 mo. 1684, granted unto the Said Elizabeth (by the name of Elizabeth Potts) 100 acres of Headland being in right of herself and the said Jane her daughter, they having come in as Servants in the year 1683, and by Virtue of a Warrant from the Commissioners dated 25, 3rd mo. 1703, and whereas by Virtue of a Warrant of the present Commissioners of Property, dated the twenty-sixth day of the third month, one thousand Seven hundred & Six, the sd one hundred acres was resurveyed & returned to be Situated in the County of Chester, Beginning in the line of Griffith John's land, from thence by the sd Line South east One hundred & ten perches to a stake, ffrom thence east north east one hundred & ninty perches to a stake in the line of Letitia Penn's Manor of ffrom thence by sd line
North North East one hundred & four perches to a stake, ffrom thence by the Line of John Roberts land West North West one hundred and ninty perches to the place of beginning, etc.
• See Pennsylvania Archives, Second Scries, Voiume XIX, page 378.
t See page 194, ante.
J Note. Among the early settlers who came into Pennsylvania were a very large number who were denominated as Servants. The liberal terms offered by Penn, greatly increased the number of those who came in this capacity, as they received 50 acres of headland, when their time expired, the same as others. The term did not necessarily imply a menial, but included mechanics, farm hands, agents, etc., employed by others, and were frequently relatives and those of e
There is evidence, both historic and traditional, that the Potts family came to Pennsylvania with William Penn, who was responsible for bringing many of the persecuted Quakers to America. Penn made his first voyage in 1682, but he was preceded by other ships, which he had sent in 1681, and it is believed that Elizabeth Potts and family were passengers on one of these.

In 1685 Elizabeth married Edmund Bennett of Bucks County having declared their
intentions before the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting on 8 mo. 5, 1685. On 10 mo. 7, 1685 they
presented their intentions the required second time and were allowed to proceed with the
marriage on 10 mo. [Dec] 22, 1685 at the house of John Otter, near Burlington (Bristol).
Edmund Bennett died in September 1692 leaving a will dated 5 September 1692 and
proven 21 September 1692 (Will Book A, p210, Philadelphia). Elizabeth was named executrix
and her bondsman was her son David Potts. She died 1 mo. 8, 1707 and is buried in Philadelphia.

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Ancestral File Number: GVRT-R2
SOURCE CITATION:
Title: Ancestral File (TM)
Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication Information: June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998
Repository Name: Family History Library
Address: 35 N West Temple Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

SOURCE CITATION:
Title: Ancestral File (TM)
Author: The Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints
Publication Information: June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998
Repository Name: Family History Library
Address: 35 N West Temple Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

Birth	1662	Llangirrig, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Marriage	7 Oct 1685	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Edmund Bennet
Death	8 Jan 1707	Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania
Reference No		331
Burial	UNKNOWN	Middletown,Bucks Co,Pennsylvania

Spouse

Edmund Bennet ( - 1696)

Father	Thomas Potts (1632 - 1672)
Mother	Elizabeth Baset (1636 - 1707)
Sibling	Thomas Potts (1658 - 1719)
Sibling	Margaret Potts ( - )
Sibling	Jane Potts (1668 - 1734)
Sibling	David Potts (1670 - 1730)
Sibling	Jonas Potts (1680 - 1754)
Sibling	John Potts (1663 - 1698)
Sibling	George Potts (1665 - 1690)