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Zerviah Potter (Cudworth)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Death: 1757 (52-53)
Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Immediate Family:

Daughter of James Cudworth, III and Elizabeth "Betty" Cudworth
Wife of Nathaniel Nathaniel Potter
Mother of Zerviah Spooner; Freelove Hathaway; Ephraim Potter; Phoebe Potter; Abner Potter and 1 other
Sister of Keziah Davis; James Cudworth; Lydia Cudworth; Abigail Smith; Mary Leonard and 1 other

Managed by: John H. Nye
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About Zerviah Potter

Zerviah (Cudworth) Potter (1704 - 1757), daughter of James Cudworth and Elizabeth Hatch, was born 1 April 1704 at Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She died at the age of 53 in 1757 at North Dartmouth, Bristol County. When she was 21, Zerviah married Nathaniel Potter (born 1703), son of Samuel Potter (1674/5 - 1748) and Sarah Benton (born ca 1681), on 10 March 1725 at North Dartmouth.

Children of Nathaniel and Zerviah Potter

  1. Freelove Potter (1729 - ?)
  2. Ephraim Potter (1731 - ?)
  3. Phebe Potter (1733 - ?)
  4. Abner Potter (1736 - ?)
  5. Patience Potter (1740 - ?)

Sources

  • Helen Gurney Thomas, Vital Records of the Town of Freetown, Massachusetts, 1686 through 1890, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1988.

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  • POTTER, Nathaniel
  • b. 9 SEP 1703 Dartmouth, Bristol, Mass.
  • Parents:
  • Father: POTTER, Samuel
  • Mother: BRENTON, Mary
  • Family:
  • Marriage: 10 MAR 1724/5 Dartmouth, Bristol, Mass.
  • Spouse: CUDWORTH, Zerviah
  • b. 1 APR 1704 Freetown, Bristol, Mass.
  • Parents:
  • Father: CUDWORTH, James
  • Mother: HATCH, Bethiah
  • Children:
    • POTTER, Freelove
    • POTTER, Ephraim
    • POTTER, Phebe
    • POTTER, Abner
    • POTTER, Patience
  • From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_31c.htm#44 ____________________
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Zerviah Potter's Timeline

1704
April 1, 1704
Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts
1721
1721
Massachusetts, United States
1729
February 6, 1729
Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
1731
1731
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1733
1733
1736
November 23, 1736
Dartmouth, Bristol, MA
1740
November 8, 1740
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1757
1757
Age 52
Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts