SOURCE: Ancestors of the Hudson Valley: Links to the Past by R. Daley [shorefarmer@hotmail.com], Ancestry World Tree Project; 30 January 2003 - vlww
Born: 1610 Coventry, England
Died: January 17, 1652/53 Roxbury, Suffolk, Maryland
"Robert immigrated in Apr. 1634. They first settled in Lynn and Roxbury, MA. Robert and his friend Samuel Gorton appear to have been religious agitators, rejecting certain church ordinances. Troubles with the church compelled Robert to leave for Portsmouth, RI, where again he could not live peaceably, and then to Warwick, RI. In 1643, he and others were summoned to appear at court in Boston for some "unjust and injurious dealings" with some Indians. They declined to go, contending they were subjects of the King of England and not under the jurisdiction of MA. Soldiers were sent and the settlers made a defense in a fortified house. The wives were forced to flee to the woods where they endured some "hardships" and three of them died, including Robert's wife Isabel. The men were finally captured, tried and sent to prison at Rowley. Four months later, they were released, but banished from Warwick and MA. --Larry Overmire"MY NOTES: Some people have Elizabeth Potter born in 1650 in Rhode Island and then getting married to Richard Harcourt in 1651 - AT ONE YEAR OF AGE ??????????? I think not! Her oldest child (Susannah) was born Abt. 1652 so I will subtract 20 years and 16 years = circa 1631 to 1635 or thereabouts. They also have her listed as the daughter of Robert Potter b: 1639 in England & Isabel Anthony - he might be a brother but he couldn't possibly be her father. If Robert Potter is her father there has been a grave mistake with her age & or his. vlww
SOURCE: Owen & Related Families by Calvin Owen (CalOwen@attbi.com); Ancestry World Tree Project; 29 Jan 2003 - vlww.
"Robert Potter emigrated from England to Portsmouth, Rhode Island."
Birth: 1639 England
Death: 1655
Marriage: Isabel Anthony
Children:
John Potter
Elizabeth Potter b: 1650
[Compiler: Diane Cukro]
1. According to Austin's General Dictionary of Rhode Island, p. 156, Richard Harcurt m. 1st, Elizabeth Potter, daughter of Robert Potter and Isabel Anthony (as shown by induction) dau. of John and Susannah Anthony of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Inn Keeper, etc.
2. Robert Potter in 1638, being under criticism in the Church moved to Portsmouth & Warwick, Rhode Island;
3. where in 1643 he with sundry others including Samuel Gorton were notified to appear before the General court at Boston, as "they held blasphemous errors, which they must repent of" or go to Boston for Trial; and they were soon carried thither. At the time of the capture of the Warwick men, their wives and children were forced to betake themselves to the woods and suffered hardships that resulted in the death of three women at least, one of these being the wife of Robert Potter.
4. 25 May 1655 he was appointed by the Court of Commissioners to keep a house of entertainment, but died before expiration of the year.
Source Information: Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000.
A. John Potter
Birth: 1639 --, Portsmouth, RI
Death: 1694 --, Portsmouth, RI
Spouse: Ruth Fisher
Parents: Robert Potter, Isabella Anthony
B. John Potter
Birth: 1642 --, Warwick, RI
Death: 1694 --
Spouse: Ruth Fisher
Parents: Robert Potter, Isabella AnthonyPOTTER, John
Birth Date: 1639 Birth Place: Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Volume: 139 Page Number: 195
Reference: A genealogical dict. of the first settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before May, 1692. By James Savage. Boston. 1861. (4v.)v.3:466-7POTTER, John
Birth Date: 1639 Birth Place: Rhode Island
Volume: 139 Page Number: 195
Reference: A genealogical dict. of the first settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before May, 1692. By James Savage. Boston. 1861. (4v.)v.3:467 Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941.( The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 27 Dec 1933, 7522
