Individual Details
Jonathan Potts
(1728 - 17 May 1805)
Jonathan Potts,2 (David,1), son of David and Eliza- bath (Lane) Potts, was probably born in Pennsylvania, and removed with his parents to Virginia. He was received into membership with Friends, on 10 mo. 31, 1748, by Fairfax Monthly Meeting. In 1754, he was married by a minister
of some other religious denomination, to Elizabeth .
For this .breach of discipline he made acknowledgment, as shown by the following minute by the Monthly Meeting, under date of 6 mo, 29, 1754.
Jonathan Potts having been joined in marriage by a priest contrary to the good order observed among Friends, and voluntary offered a paper from under his hand, for the Clearing of Truth which was read here, and appointed to be read at the Close of some Meeting for Worship.
At the next Monthly Meeting, held at Monoquesey, on 7 mo. 27, 1754, it was recorded that "Jonathan Potts' paper of condemnation was read according to the appointment of the last Monthly Meeting." This seems to be the last mention of him in the Friends minutes.
It seems that his father gave him a farm of one hundred and fifty acres near the Short Hill, which he subsequently sold to his brother Jonas Potts, and his father confirmed the conveyance by his will. His father, by his will, devised to him two traces of land in Frederick County,?one of forty and the other of fifty acres.
In 1791, Denny Martin Fairfax, of Leeds Castle, England, leased to Jonathan Potts, of Frederick County, Virginia, 100 acres of land, part of the Manor of Leeds, during the lives of the said Jonathan Potts, Elizabeth his wife, and Joshua his son. Nathan Potts was a witness. Beyond the fact that there was a son Joshua, no further information has come to notice.
Two very old rough stones mark two graves, side by side, in the Potts graveyard, in Loudoun County, bearing simpl' the initials I. P. and E. P. They are quite near the grave of Jo1.as Potts, (2), and may possibly mark the last resting place of Jonathan and Elizabeth.
of some other religious denomination, to Elizabeth .
For this .breach of discipline he made acknowledgment, as shown by the following minute by the Monthly Meeting, under date of 6 mo, 29, 1754.
Jonathan Potts having been joined in marriage by a priest contrary to the good order observed among Friends, and voluntary offered a paper from under his hand, for the Clearing of Truth which was read here, and appointed to be read at the Close of some Meeting for Worship.
At the next Monthly Meeting, held at Monoquesey, on 7 mo. 27, 1754, it was recorded that "Jonathan Potts' paper of condemnation was read according to the appointment of the last Monthly Meeting." This seems to be the last mention of him in the Friends minutes.
It seems that his father gave him a farm of one hundred and fifty acres near the Short Hill, which he subsequently sold to his brother Jonas Potts, and his father confirmed the conveyance by his will. His father, by his will, devised to him two traces of land in Frederick County,?one of forty and the other of fifty acres.
In 1791, Denny Martin Fairfax, of Leeds Castle, England, leased to Jonathan Potts, of Frederick County, Virginia, 100 acres of land, part of the Manor of Leeds, during the lives of the said Jonathan Potts, Elizabeth his wife, and Joshua his son. Nathan Potts was a witness. Beyond the fact that there was a son Joshua, no further information has come to notice.
Two very old rough stones mark two graves, side by side, in the Potts graveyard, in Loudoun County, bearing simpl' the initials I. P. and E. P. They are quite near the grave of Jo1.as Potts, (2), and may possibly mark the last resting place of Jonathan and Elizabeth.
Events
| Birth | 1728 | Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Event | 31 Oct 1748 | Virginia |  | ||
| Marriage | 1754 | Loudoun, Virginia - Rebecca "Elizabeth" Conard | | ||
| Death | 17 May 1805 | Loudoun Co., Virginia | |||
| Religion | Quaker |
Families
| Spouse | Rebecca "Elizabeth" Conard (1732 - 1804) |
| Child | Margaret Potts (1770 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Potts (1750 - ) |
| Child | Jonathan Potts (1755 - 1844) |
| Child | Christiana Potts (1760 - 1839) |
| Child | Andrew Potts (1762 - 1762) |
| Child | David Potts (1764 - 1784) |
| Child | Aaron Potts (1765 - 1852) |
| Child | William Potts (1766 - 1766) |
| Father | David Potts (1700 - 1768) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Jane Lane (1704 - 1735) |
| Sibling | Jonas Potts (1726 - 1769) |
| Sibling | Ann Potts (1727 - 1768) |
| Sibling | Mary Potts (1732 - 1834) |
Notes
Event
He was received into membership with Fr ends, on 10 mo. 31, 1748, by Fairfax Monthly Meeting.Endnotes
1. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clark42/wc04/wc04_031.html ---Richard A. Clark II.
2. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clark42/wc04/wc04_031.html ---Richard A. Clark II.