Individual Details
Elizabeth Baset
(1636 - Bet 8 Jan 1706 and 1707)
Elizabeth was widowed in England, where her seven children had been born, and came to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with all her children in tow. The name seems to have been rendered Potts after their arrival in the New World. They are believed to have arrived in 1698, on the ship "William Galley," and were among the first settlers of Germantown.
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=search_all1.asp&clear_form=true this shows Elizabeths birth date & death
Elizabeth was the widdow of Thomas Potts when she married Edmund Bennett according to http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=search_all1.asp&clear_form=true
In 1685, Elizabeth was married to Edmund Bennet of Bucks County, PA. 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.
This is a large file. I have tried to be accurate. There may be mistakes in here so please be subjective when using the data. There are many internet sites now and not all data agrees. If you are not sure what is here is correct please do futher research
Elizabeth Bennett filed her bond as executrix, "7*" 24, 1692," in the sum of ,£250. She was said to be " late of Bucks County." Her bondsman was David Potts. The following is a copy of the inventory filed 7 mo. 23, 1692.
On 5 mo. 5, 1696, Elizabeth Bennett sold to Thomas Yardley 50 acres in Bucks County, and on 3 mo. 22, 1702, she sold loo acres, (part of the original 300 acres), to William Croasdale. A resurvey of the tract showed that it contained 151 acres.
Elizabeth Bennett died 1 mo. 8. 1707. In a MS. list of deceased Friends in the " Burying ground at Philadelphia, recorded by Robert Ewen," in possession of the Pennsylvania Historical Society, is this entry,
Elizabeth Bennitt, widd : of Edmond Bennitt, died i mo. 8, 1707.
Ancestral File Number: GVRT-L6
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
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
"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."
Historical Collections Relating to The Potts Family in Great Britian and America, Published by the Compiler, Canonsburg, PA, 1901, Thomas Maxwell Potts, p.195.
-Richard A. Clark II
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=search_all1.asp&clear_form=true this shows Elizabeths birth date & death
Elizabeth was the widdow of Thomas Potts when she married Edmund Bennett according to http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=search_all1.asp&clear_form=true
In 1685, Elizabeth was married to Edmund Bennet of Bucks County, PA. 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.
This is a large file. I have tried to be accurate. There may be mistakes in here so please be subjective when using the data. There are many internet sites now and not all data agrees. If you are not sure what is here is correct please do futher research
Elizabeth Bennett filed her bond as executrix, "7*" 24, 1692," in the sum of ,£250. She was said to be " late of Bucks County." Her bondsman was David Potts. The following is a copy of the inventory filed 7 mo. 23, 1692.
On 5 mo. 5, 1696, Elizabeth Bennett sold to Thomas Yardley 50 acres in Bucks County, and on 3 mo. 22, 1702, she sold loo acres, (part of the original 300 acres), to William Croasdale. A resurvey of the tract showed that it contained 151 acres.
Elizabeth Bennett died 1 mo. 8. 1707. In a MS. list of deceased Friends in the " Burying ground at Philadelphia, recorded by Robert Ewen," in possession of the Pennsylvania Historical Society, is this entry,
Elizabeth Bennitt, widd : of Edmond Bennitt, died i mo. 8, 1707.
Ancestral File Number:
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
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
"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."
Historical Collections Relating to The Potts Family in Great Britian and America, Published by the Compiler, Canonsburg, PA, 1901, Thomas Maxwell Potts, p.195.
-Richard A. Clark II
Events
| Birth | 1636 | Llangirrig, Montgomeryshire, Wales |  | ||
| Birth | 27 Dec 1636 | Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, Wales, United Kingdom | | ||
| Marriage | 1657 | Wales - Thomas Potts | | ||
| Note | 22 Oct 1685 | Married Edmund Bennett | |||
| Marriage | 22 Dec 1685 | Middletown Monthly Meeting, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania - Edmund Bennett | |||
| Death | Bet 8 Jan 1706 and 1707 | Burying grounds of friends, Phiadelphia, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Death | 8 Jan 1707 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Colony | | ||
| Death | 1 Aug 1707 | Philadelphia, Phildelphia Co., Pennsylvania | | ||
| Alt name | Elizabeth | ||||
| Reference No | 328 | ||||
| Burial | Burying grounds of friends, Phiadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||
| Religion | Quaker |
Families
| Spouse | Thomas Potts (1632 - 1672) |
| Child | Thomas Potts (1658 - 1719) |
| Child | Margaret Potts ( - ) |
| Child | Jane Potts (1668 - 1734) |
| Child | David Potts (1670 - 1730) |
| Child | Jonas Potts (1680 - 1754) |
| Child | John Potts (1663 - 1698) |
| Child | Elizabeth Potts (1662 - 1707) |
| Child | George Potts (1665 - 1690) |
| Spouse | Edmund Bennett (1635 - 1692) |
Endnotes
1. Sandra Brands, e-mail: seirls@aol.com.
2. Thomas Maxwell Potts, 1901, The Potts Family in Great Britain and America.
3. v22t1114.FBC.FBK.FTW.
4. Sandra Brands, e-mail: seirls@aol.com.
5. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, International Genealogical index.
6. Thomas Maxwell Potts, 1901, The Potts Family in Great Britain and America.
7. v22t1114.FBC.FBK.FTW.
8. Sandra Brands, e-mail: seirls@aol.com.
9. v22t1114.FBC.FBK.FTW.
10. Thomas Maxwell Potts, 1901, The Potts Family in Great Britain and America.
11. Sandra Brands, e-mail: seirls@aol.com.
12. Sandra Brands, e-mail: seirls@aol.com.
13. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clark42/wc04/wc04_031.html ---Richard A. Clark II.