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Potter, Abraham[1]

Male 1745 - 1834  (89 years)


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  • Name Potter, Abraham 
    Birth 10 Oct 1745  Rowan, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Oct 1834  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Oct 1837  Middle Fork Cemetery, Breaks, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I5249  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 27 May 2020 

    Father Potter, John M.,   b. 1709   d. 18 Nov 1789, Carroll, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Tidwell, Hannah Sue 
    Family ID F3464  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Goodell, Alice,   b. 1754, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1811 (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage 1764  North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F89687  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Stewart, Lydia,   b. 1758, Stokes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 12 Jul 1787 
    Census 1820  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • The 1820 census of Floyd records one male, aged 45+; one male, 18-26; one male, 10-16; one male, under 10; one female, 26-45; 2 females, under ten; and three slaves.
    Children 
    +1. Potter, John O.,   b. Abt 1783, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1854, Sutherland, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years)
    +2. Potter, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1786, Knox, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1873, Green Township, Hickory, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 87 years)
    +3. Potter, Rachel,   b. 1790, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +4. Potter, Richard,   b. 14 Feb 1792, Stokes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1886, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    +5. Potter, Jane,   b. 1793, Surry, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +6. Potter, Benjamin,   b. 10 Oct 1796, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1870, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     7. Potter, Levi,   b. 1 Jan 1798, Stokes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1880, Clay, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    +8. Potter, John,   b. Abt 1799, Carter, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870, Blount, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years)
    +9. Potter, Isaac,   b. 1801, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1874, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    +10. Potter, Abraham,   b. 1804, Stokes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 77 years)
    Family ID F2244  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Oct 1745 - Rowan, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1764 - North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1820 - Floyd, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Oct 1834 - Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S1354] Abraham Potter, "United States Census, 1820".

    2. [S127657] Abraham Potter in the U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006.