Joseph Miller Potts

Joseph Potts,'^ (Ezekiel, =^ David, ^), son of Ezekiel and Magdalen (Miller) Potts, was born i mo. 3, 1742-3. He married Sarah Dilworth, March 23, 1769, at German- town. Dilworth Potts, his grandson, informed the writer that Joseph Potts, his grandfather, removed to Kentucky, but later returned to Penn.S5-lvania and entered the Revolu- tionary Army. The Pennsylvania Archives show that he was commissioned on June 6, 1776, as a First Lieutenant in the 4th Penns3'lvania Battalion commanded by Gen. Anthony Wayne. He was promoted to a Captaincy, 0<fl. 12, 1776, He was severely wounded in the Battle of Brandywine and taken prisoner by the enemy. He was exchanged in 1778, and while in the ranks became deranged. By an acfl of the Legislature, passed the 20th day of March, 181 2, five hun- dred acres of land were granted to his heirs. The following is an abstradl of tlie Act.

Whereas, it appears that Joseph Potts entered the service of his countr}' at the commencement of the Revolutionary War as a L,ieiiten- ant in 1776 ; was promoted to the rank of Captain ; at the Battle of Brandywine he was wounded by a musket ball which broke the bone, and also by the thrust of a bayonet which pierced through his should- er, and in the same engagement was taken prisoner. On the first day of July 1778 he became deranged. B}- an adl of Congress, &c. * * consequentlj- entitled to a donation of land. Therefore,

Sec. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enadted by authority of the same, that the Land Officers be and they are hereby dire<5led to issue a Patent for five hundred acres (500) of Donation Land to the heirs of Joseph Potts in the usual manner.

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He married Sarah Dilworth, March 23, 1769, at Germantown. Dilworth Potts, his grandson, informed the writer that Joseph Potts, his grandfather, removed to Kentucky, but later returned to Pennsylvania and entered the Revolutionary Army. The Pennsylvania Archives show that he was commissioned on June 6, 1776, as a First Lieutenant in the 4th Penns3'lvania Battalion commanded by Gen. Anthony Wayne. He was promoted to a Captaincy, 0<fl. 12, 1776, He was severely wounded in the Battle of Brandywine and taken prisoner by the enemy. He was exchanged in 1778, and while in the ranks became deranged. By an act of the Legislature, passed the 20th day of March, 1812, five hundred acres of land were granted to his heirs.