Re: POTTER - Waterbury, CT - Late 1700s
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In reply to:
POTTER - Waterbury, CT - Late 1700s
Nicholas Mizaur 2/04/02
This is our Potter branch, founders of New Haven CT.
Ernie Hatton's page
http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasulliv/settlers/settlers16/settlers16.htmlhttp://www.rootsweb.com/~pasulliv/settlers/settlers16/settlers16.html
The brothers John and William Potter were born in England in 1607 and 1608. Both signed the Plantation Covenant in New Haven, Connecticut on June 4, 1639, just nineteen years after the Pilgrims settled at Plymouth, Massachusetts. They were among the first settlers of New Haven. John and William appeared in New Haven along with their mother, Hannah Potter Beecher (remarried). Her first husband, surnamed Potter, died in England. John married Elizabeth Wood in Chesham Co., Bucks, England on April 14, 1630. Together they had sons John, Jr. (b. 1635) and Samuel, both of whom were baptized in New Haven in 1641. John, Sr. died as early as 1643 with an estate of 25 English pounds. The direct lineage to John has been proven and therefore the Potters are members of the " First Families of America".