Dr. Thomas Hillary Burton

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Occupation: Physician
Name: Dr Thomas /Potts/ I[1]
Name: Thomes /Potes/[2]
Found multiple versions of NAME. Using Dr Thomas /Potts/ I.

Birth:Date: 1691
Place: Eglingham, Northumberland, England[3]
Date: 1692
Place: Eglingham, Northumberland, England
Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 1691

Death: Age: 73
Date: 08 Jan 1764
Place: Georgetown, Georgetown, South Carolina, USA[4]
Residence:Place: England[5]
Baptism: Date: 27 Sep 1691
Place: Eglingham, Northumberland, England[6]

Note: The following information located at: http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Potts/TP1.htm THOMAS POTTS; b. 1691 IN NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND; d. 17642 MARRIED MAY, 17252 TO SARAH BURTON; b. 1705, d. 1765.2&3 "Tradition alleges, [he] came from Northumberland County, England, possibly about 1720 to 1730, and settled on the Pedee River, in Georgetown, District, South Carolina. ...

His decendants were clanish, and when occasion demanded, removed in a body to another locality. About 1825, they left the rice district, on account of its unhealthfulness, and removed to the oak and hickory lands of Chester District, and again in 1836, to Winston County, Mississippi. Prior to the Civil War, this family were quite wealthy, but lost nearly all their property during that conflict. Since then they have scattered to various places, many settling in Texas."

In his will, Thomas Potts mentions his wife: Sarah, sons: Thomas and John, daughters: Mary Johnson, Sarah Hughes, Anne, Elizabeth Swinton, and Margaret, grandson: Thomas Johnson, and neighbors: John Story, Joseph Roper, William Brockington. Executors: Wife, William Hughes, sons Thomas and John. Wtinesses: John Walker, Samuel Screven, and George Commander.

Tradition has it that Thomas Potts had a brother, John Potts, who came to America with him, and settled either in Pennsylvania or Virginia Sarah was the daughter of Thomas Hillary/Gillary Burton who was born in 1678 in Essex, England; d. 1757 and Mary Keelin; b. 1668, d. 1750. She was the first female child born in South Carolina. Thomas Burton had at least three children: Thomas Burton Jr., Sarah Burton, and Mary Burton.

In his will, Thomas Burton mentions daughter Sarah Burton wife of Thomas Potts and grandchildren: Francis Burton; Thomas Burton; Mary Burton; Sarah Burton and Hannah Burton. The will was witnessed by Geo. Atkinson, Joshua Screven and Thomas Potts Jr. The Executors were Thomas Potts [1] and John Walker.