Robert Potter, Sr.

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Robert Potter II (1689 - 1758)

Robert Potter II
Born 5 Mar 1689 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Islandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling%28s%29 unknown]
Husband of Catherine (Johnson) Potter — married 3 Apr 1729 in Providence, Rhode Islandmap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Robert Potter III, William Johnson Potter I and John Potter I
Died 4 Apr 1758 at age 69 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Islandmap
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Biography

Robert was born in 1689. He died in 1758.

Parents: Robert Potter I 1665/66 - 1758 and Elizabeth (Cole) Potter 1664 - 1744.

Spouse: Catherine (Johnson) Potter 1702 - 1802. They were married 4/3/1729 in Providence, Rhode Island. Per Rhode Island Marriages, 1724 - 1916 and Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636 - 1899.

Children:

1. Robert Potter III 1730 - 1784

Married Sarah Ralph 1720 -
2. William Johnson Potter 1734 - 1811 (1) source below has birth year as 1732

Married Hannah Corey 1751 - 1820
Findagrave #68306710
3. Capt. John Potter 1734 - 1811 (Rev. War)

Married Elizabeth Fiske 1731 - 1757
Married Alice "Elcy" Ralph 1740 - 1813
Findagrave #116903467
Cemetery: Captain John Potter Lot aka Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Scituate #90
Robert was a Farmer in the Scituate, Rhode Island area.

A Genealogy of the Potter Family Originating in Rhode Island. By Rev. Jeremiah Potter. Phenix, Rhode Island. John H. Campbell, Book and Job Printer 1881. Page 11:

His Father/Grandparents: "We now commence with Robert Potter, son of John Potter, and his wife Ruth (Fisher) Potter and grandson of the first Robert Potter mentioned in this work. It appears that he moved to Providence, now Scituate and there lived the rest of his days. As we find a deed in the Providence records, book 4, page 102, of ____ acres of land in the Westcanaug purchase, for which he paid $?, deed from Daniel Abbot, 1719.

This Robert Potter was born 3/5/1665 or 1666. We do not know when he died, but it appears that he was living in 1730, as we find a deed then given to his daughter, Sarah Bennett, wife of Benjamin Bennett, dated 10/7/1730, giving them thirty acres during their natural lives, then to go to their son, Jonathan Bennett (the copy of said deed the writer now has in his possession). It would appear that his wife was not living, as only his name was attached to the deed.

This is all the information we have on him, except that he had a son Robert, who settled in Scituate and died there in 1758. He probably came there from Warwick with his father. This Robert Potter was great grandfather to the writer. The writer found in a record book in the hands of Dr. E. M. Snow, superintendent of the board of health of Providence, where Robert Potter of Providence, was married to Catherine Johnson, of Warwick, 4/3/1729. It would seem that he became acquainted with her before he left Warwick and went back and took her for his wife and lived in Scituate, as I find a deed (to him) from Daniel Abbot to Robert Potter, Jr., dated 1729, of ___ acres of the Wescanaug land for which he paid L30. Providence Record book, No. 8, page 243. This Robert Potter died 4/4/1758. His birth and the death of his wife are not know to the writer."

Page 17 - 18 lists their children:

1) "Robert Potter, born abt. 1730. Married Sarah Ralph" - more on them, page 18
2) "William Potter, born abt. 1732. Married Hannah Corey"
3) "John Potter, born 11/17/1734-35. Married Elizabeth Fiske"
"It is not known whether they had any other children." https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066069659&view=1up&seq=12

Research Notes

This record had Potter-2587 linked as his Father. Melissa (Warren) Krzal removed him 1/27/22. That record has Rachel (Warner) Potter as his wife. There is a son, Robert Potter linked. His dates are abt. 1700, RI - 2/6/1777, NC. Note in sources says his wife was Mary (Knowlton) which does not match this records spouse. Adding this note so I know why it was done. 2/3/22 (I adopted this record so did not add the information/relationships)

The parents of Potter-2587 are a match for this records's Grandparents. I am wondering if the wrong spouse is linked instead of Sarah (Wells) 1668 - 1730 or he was married more than once?

I think these are his Grandparents: Page 11: Robert Potter & Ruth (Fisher): https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066069659&view=1up&seq=12

Sources

Reverend Jeremiah Potter listed in: A Genealogy of the Potter Family Originating in Rhode Island. By John H. Campbell. Book and Job Printer, Phenix, RI., 1881. Pages 11 - 2, 32, 42. https://archive.org/details/agenealogypotte00pottgoog
Robert Potter II: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MCV3-9FX
Family Information for Robert (#3106), Catherine (#3105) their children, parents with dates and other Potter's: https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~elishadlewis/genealogy/CGKP-o/site/... Note: Lists his parents as Robert Potter, born 1664 - 1665 and Unk.
Lots of Potter's in Rhode Island Information with dates, place, spouse, children: https://www.ourfamtree.org/descend.php/Ichabod-Potter/118067 Lists his parents as Robert Potter and Elizabeth (Cole) Potter.
(1) Genealogies of the Potter Families and their Descendants in America to the Present Generation: with Historical and Biographical Sketches. By Charles Edward potter. Boston: A. Mudge & Son, 1888. Part 10/digital page 348 lists his father, Robert Potter I with parents & siblings with birthdates, his spouse & 3 children with birth/death dates & spouse/marriage date: https://archive.org/details/cu31924029843731/page/n67/mode/2up

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Robert_Potter_%285%29

Robert Potter

b.5 Mar 1665/66 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
d.4 Apr 1758

Family tree▼

Parents and Siblings

F. John Potter
1639 - 1694

M. Ruth Fisher
m. 2 Jun 1664

Robert Potter
1665/66 - 1758

Fisher Potter
1667 -

John Potter
1669 - 1710/11

William Potter
1671 -

Samuel Potter
1672 -

Isabel Potter
1674 -

Ruth Potter
1676 -

Edward Potter
1678 -

Content Potter
1680 - Bef 1703

Spouse and Children

H. Robert Potter
1665/66 - 1758

Robert Potter
- 1758

Sarah Potter

Spouse and Children

H. Robert Potter
1665/66 - 1758

W. Catherine Johnson
- 1748
m. 3 Apr 1729

Robert Potter
1730 - Bef 1785

William Potter
1732 -

Capt. John Potter
1734 - 1811

▼Facts and Events

Name Robert Potter
Gender Male
Birth[1] 5 Mar 1665/66 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage
to Unknown
Marriage 3 Apr 1729 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
to Catherine Johnson
Death? 4 Apr 1758

BIOGRAPHY: A Genealogy of the Potter Family originating in Rhode Island By Rev. Jeremiah Potter Phenix, R. I.: John H. Campbell, Book and Job Printer 1881 - Page 11 We now commence with Robert Potter, son of John Potter, and his wife Ruth (Fisher) Potter, and grand-son of the first Robert Potter mentioned in this work. It appears that he moved to Providence, now Scituate, and there lived the rest of his days. As we find a deed in the Providence records, book 4, page 102, of ____ acres of land in the Westcanaug purchase, for which he paid $?, deed from Daniel Abbot, 1719. This Robert Potter was born March 5th, 1665 or '66. We do not know when he died, but it appears that he was living in 1730, as we find a deed then given to his daughter, Sarah Bennett, wife of Benjamin Bennett, dated October 7th, 1730, giving them thirty acres during their natural lives, then to go to their son, Jonathan Bennett (the copy of said deed the writer now has in his possession). It would appear that his wife was not living, as only his name was attached to the deed. This is all the information we have on him, except that he had a son Robert, who settled in Scituate, and died there in 1758. He probably came there from Warwick with his father. This Robert Potter was great-grand-father to the writer. The writer found in a record book in the hands of Dr. E. M. Snow, superintendent of the board of health of Providence, where Robert Potter of Providence, was married to Catherine Johnson, of Warwick, April 3d, 1729. It would seem that he became acquainted with her before he left Warwick and went back and took her for his wife and lived in Scituate, as I find a deed (to him) from Daniel Abbot to Robert Potter, Jr., dated 1729, of ___ acres of the Wescanaug land for which he paid L30.-Providence Record book, No. 8, page 243. This Robert Potter died April 4th, 1758. His birth and the death of his wife are not know to the writer.

▼References
↑ Warwick Births and Deaths, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891)
192.
POTTER, Robert, of John and Ruth, [born] Mar. 5, 1666.

Category: Potter in Rhode Island