Individual Details

*The Will of John Pott
In the Name of God Amen the Twelfth day of Ffebruary 1672 according
to the computation of the Church of England, I John Pott of the parish of
Llangirrick in the County of Montgomery yeoman being of perfect Memory
& Remembrance praised be God do make and ordaine this my last Will
and Testament in manner and form following Ffirst I bequeath my soule
into the hands of Almighty God my maker hoping that through the meritorious
death and passion Jesus Christ my only Saviour and Redeemer to receive
free pardon and forgive-ness of all my sins and as for my body to be buried
in Cristian burial at the discretion of my Executrix thereafter nominated
Item I give unto my son Thomas Pott the summe of sixpence
Item I give unto my son George the summe of sixpence
Item I give unto my daughter Margaret sixpence
Item I give unto my daughter Ales sixpence
Item I give unto my daughter Elizabeth sixpence
Item I give unto my daughter Anne sixpence
Item I give unto my daughter Sarah one Cow one two year
old heifer two yeareling calfes one Mare one Fillie
and Eighteene sheepe with all manner of graine that is
in my barne and in the ground and all the rest of my
goods whatsoever upon the condition that she shall
pay all my debts and legacies and make her sole
Executrix of this my last Will and Testament revoking
all other Will and Testaments
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale
the day & year first above written
The mark of John Pott
The mark of R.E. Rees
The mark of Thomas Pott
The mark of Edward Jarman
Morgan Evans Clerk
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the Marke of John Pott L.S
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Proved in the Consistory Court of the
Bishop of Bangor 21st of May 1673
The Inventory of John Pott's Personal Effects
A true & perfect Inventory of all ye good catels & Chattels household stuffe
implements of husbandry & Come of ye decedent John Pott prised by
Charles Hamer & David Jenkin husbandmen, prisers, upon ye eighteenth
of ffebruary Anno etm 1672.
Ffirst £ s d
Item one cow prised 1 10
Item one two yeare old heifer pr 15
Item one yeare old bolock pr 10
Item one yeare old heifer pr 10
Item one old Mare prised 6
Item Eighteen sheepes of all sorts pr 2
Item one pig prised 1 6
Item Two hens 6
Item one Loome with all ye implement thereunto
belonging pr 15
Item Two bedstids with their appurtenances 15
Item one Iron pott one brand awl
Item one Boxton one little Iron pan one pare of
tungs one paire of Iron Links with all
the rest of his wooden vessels all together
Item Oates pr 5
Item Oatmeal Cheese and one fleetch of backen 5
Item Wearing apparel pr 10
SummTott £ 8 13 0
Wtsses
John Lloyd Signum
Edward Hadfield David Jenkin
ye marke of George Pott X Signum
Morgan Evans Charles CH Hamer

1698 Several orphan children of John Potts of Wales were sent to Pennsylvania to be in
the care of Thomas Potts, their uncle.

(Research):
His will dated 12 February, 1672, and proven 21 May 1673, is on file in the Consistory Court at Bangor, North Wales.

John and Anne Potts place of residence seems to have been Nantgnernog in the Parish of Llangirrig, Montgomeryshire, Wales.

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Even tho LDS has Anne marring her brother another source says otherwise. information from the following sections of, "The Potts Family in Great Britain and America," 1901 - Thomas Maxwell Potts.
John POTT. Named in his father's will in 1654, when he was married and had two children, one named Margaret.

http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Potts/Pottsth.htm
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Potts Family Tree
GENERATION 1
Thomas Potts b. abt. 1582 Llangirrig. Montgomery, Wales - d. 1658 Wales
Children: Evan, +John, Anne, Elizabeth
GENERATION 2
John Potts b. abt. 1608 Montgomery, Wales, d. Feb. 12, 1672 Wales (according to the LDS records he married his own sister, Anne Potts)
Children: +Thomas, George, John, Alice, Elizabeth, Anne, Sarah, Margaret

GENERATION 3
Thomas Potts b. 1632 Mont. Wales, d. 1672/73 Wales
married abt. 1657
Elizabeth
Children: Thomas, Elizabeth, Margaret, John, Jane, David, Jonas

GENERATION 4
David Potts b. 1670 Wales, d. Nov. 16, 1730
married Jan. 23, 1694
Alice Croasdale b. Aug. 1673 New Key Yorkshire England. D. bef. 1729 Germantown PA.
Children: Thomas, +John, Daniel, Elizabeth, Jonathan, Mary, Rebecca, Stephen, Sarah, Ezekiel, Nathan,

GENERATION 5
John Potts b. sept. 8, 1696 Bristol, Phil. PA. d. 1766 PA.
married 1726
Elizabeth McVaugh b. 1679 PA, d. Jan. 5, 1791
Children: +John, Thomas, Elizabeth, Joseph

GENERATION 6
John Potts b. abt. 1721 PA.
married
Hannah b. abt. 1724
Children: +Mary
GENERATION 7
Mary Potts b. abt. 1766 Butler Co. PA.
married
Johnathan Daniel Sams b. Nov. 19, 1762

Source: http://www.angelfire.com/wv/MissChievious/Potts.html?clkd=iwm

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

Ancestral File Number: GVSH-3B

will dated 12 Feb 1672 and proven 21 May 1673; on file in the Consistory Court at Bangor, North Wales

Birth	1608	Llangirrig, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Death	12 Feb 1672	Llanidloes, Montgomerey Co, Wales
Alt name		John Pott

Spouse	Anne Pott (1612 - )
Child	Thomas Potts (1632 - 1672)
Child	George Potts (1634 - )
Child	John Potts (1636 - )
Child	Alice Potts (1638 - )
Child	Anne Potts (1640 - )
Child	Elizabeth Potts (1640 - )
Child	Sarah Pott (1642 - )
Child	Margaret Potts (1644 - )

Father	Thomas Pott (1582 - 1658)
Sibling	Elizabeth Pott (1640 - )
Sibling	Evan Pott (1606 - )
Sibling	Anne Pott (1612 - )

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