Re: Ancestors of Olney Potter of RI ?
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Ancestors of Olney Potter of RI ?
John Potter 8/06/02
Not sure if this will help. 1860 census has Olney 34, Cynthia 21 Philip 3 and Deborah 1 in Coventry, Kent Co., RI. I also checked "Genealogies of The Potter Families . . ." by C. E. Potter. There are 2 Potter lines in RI where I found the name Olney. In one, there was no indication of an Olney b. ca 1826. The other is the Robert Potter of Warwick RI line. In that Potter line, there was an Olney b. 1826, but his wife was Helen Clinton, and they had 2 daughters. There was also an Allen Potter MD and wife Rebecca Anthony. Allen was b. Smithfield RI 20 Mar 1791 and d. 6 Nov 1865. He had a son Olney, no date or other information given. However, a brother of Olney named Thomas G. Potter was b. 3 Aug 1821 in Smithfield RI.