Individual Details
Mary Potts
(1688 - 1762)
Daughter of John and Elizabeth Pott of Llanidoss, Wales.
Mary Potts, daughter of John Potts, of Wales, one of the orphan children sent over to Pennsylvania, in 1698, was placed under the care of Isaac Shoemaker, by the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. She probably continued with the Shoemakers, until her marriage to Matthias Tyson, the eldest son of Reynier and Margaret Tyson, J about 1 mo. 29, 1708.
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one of the orphan children sent over to Pennsylvania, in 1698, was placed under the care of Isaac Shoemaker, by the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. She probably continued with the Shoemakers, until her marriage to Matthias Tyson, the eldest son of Reynier and Margaret Tyson, J about 1 mo. 29, 1708.
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Mary Potts, daughter of John Potts, of Wales, one of the orphan children sent over to Pennsylvania, in 1698, was placed under the care of Isaac Shoemaker, by the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. She probably continued with the Shoemakers, until her marriage to Matthias Tyson, the eldest son of Reynier and Margaret Tyson, J about 1 mo. 29, 1708.
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one of the orphan children sent over to Pennsylvania, in 1698, was placed under the care of Isaac Shoemaker, by the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. She probably continued with the Shoemakers, until her marriage to Matthias Tyson, the eldest son of Reynier and Margaret Tyson, J about 1 mo. 29, 1708.
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Events
| Birth | 1688 | Radnor, Wales |  | ||
| Marriage | 29 Mar 1708 | Abington Monthly Meeting, Abington Twp., Philadelphia, Pa - Matthias Tyson |  | | |
| Marriage | 25 Oct 1732 | Friends MM, Phil., PA - Thomas Fitzwater | | ||
| Death | 1762 | Abington, Montgomery, Pennsylvania |
Families
| Spouse | Matthias Tyson (1686 - 1727) |
| Child | Margaret Tyson (1708 - 1752) |
| Child | Mary Tyson (1710 - 1763) |
| Child | Reynear Tyson (1711 - ) |
| Child | John Tyson (1712 - 1742) |
| Child | Sarah Tyson (1714 - 1742) |
| Child | Elizabeth Tyson (1716 - 1723) |
| Child | Isaac Tyson (1718 - 1796) |
| Child | Matthew Tyson (1720 - ) |
| Child | Martha Tyson (1722 - 1727) |
| Child | Elizabeth Tyson (1723 - 1771) |
| Child | Matthew Tyson (1725 - ) |
| Child | Matthew Tyson (1727 - 1796) |
| Spouse | Thomas Fitzwater (1673 - 1748) |
| Father | John Pott (1658 - 1692) |
| Mother | Elizabeth ( - ) |
| Sibling | John Potts ( - 1721) |
Notes
Marriage
He married, in 1st month, 1708 (at Abington Monthly Meeting, held 1mo. 29, 1708, the marriage was reported as having taken place since last meeting, but no exact date is given) to Mary Potts, of Germantown, daughter of John Potts, of Llanidloes, Wales.On this date the minutes of the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting contain this memoranda,
Whereas Matthias Tyson, son of Ryner Tyson, and Mary Potts, of Germantown, having declared their Intentions af Marriage with each other before two Monthly Meetings, Enquiry being made by persons appointed, & found clear from all others on y° account of Marriage, did accomplish their Marriage In y° Unity of Friends, as signified by their marriage Certificate.
Marriage
Mary (Potts) Tyson, widow of Matthias, married (second) 11mo., 1732, Thomas Fitzwater, permission granted by Abington Meeting, 10mo. 25, 1732, and the marriage reported at the next meeting, 11mo. 29, as having been accomplished meanwhile. The Fitzwater family was one of great prominence politically and socially in Abington township and vicinity, and also in the city of Philadelphia, where a principal street is named for it. The Fitzwaters intermarried a number of times with the Tyson family.Endnotes
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5. The Original 13, Settlers of Germantown, PA.