John Potts

Birth: 1756 Death: May 23, 1809

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"Died in the 53rd year of his age." (this age used to reverse calculate birth year)

Name spelled "Pots" on stone.

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"John Potts settled on a plantation on Six-Mile Run, then in Mecklenburg County, but now included within the limits of Union County. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and was engaged in the battle of Hanging Rock, in South Carolina. He married Nancy Houston, who is said to have been ten years of age when her parents emigrated from Ireland. The will of Agnes Potts, dated 1830, is on record in Mecklenburg County. Whether she was identical with Nancy Houston or was a second wife of James Potts is not clear in the light of present information. In the will she mentions each of her eight children."

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Served in Porters Company, NC

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Possibly a son of James Potts (1719 - 1781) and Margaret McKee Potts (1732 - 1795)

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Spouse:

 Agnes Houston Potts (1760 - 1830)

Children:

 Jane Potts McCulloch (____ - 1843)*

 Margaret Potts Robinson (____ - 1852)*

 Susannah Potts Stitt (1787 - 1853)*

 William Potts (1788 - 1856)*

 Elizabeth Potts Houston (1792 - 1831)*

 Nancy Susan Potts Gordon (1798 - ____)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery Charlotte Mecklenburg County North Carolina, USA Plot: #1098

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Maintained by: SuzanneTF Originally Created by: BrendaB Record added: Sep 25, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 21755203