Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



picture
Judge James Potter and Mary Brown


Husband Judge James Potter 1 2 3 4 

           Born: 4 Jul 1767 - Antrim Twp, Franklin Co, PA 1 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Nov 1818 5
         Buried: 


         Father: Maj.-Gen. James Potter (1729-1789) 6 7 8 9 10 11
         Mother: Mary Patterson (      -1791/1792) 3 5 9 12


       Marriage: 15 Dec 1788 4 5

Wife Mary Brown 1 4 5 

           Born: 15 Jun 1770 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Jan 1823 4 5
         Buried: 


         Father: Judge William Brown (1737-1825) 13 14 15 16 17
         Mother: Mary [Unk] (1747-1815) 17


Children
1 M James Potter 5 18 

           Born: 1 Dec 1789 - Potter's Mills, Centre Co, PA 5 19
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Mar 1865 - Madison, Jefferson Co, IN 5 19
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Maria Wilson (      -1827) 5 19
           Marr: 20 Dec 1814 5 19

         Spouse: Susan Irvin (      -Aft 1829) 19 20 21 22
           Marr: 3 Mar 1829 19

2 M Hon. William W. Potter 4 24 25 26 

            AKA: W. W. Porter 23
           Born: 13 Dec or 18 Dec 1792 - Potter's Mills, Centre Co, PA 27 28
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Oct 1839 28
         Buried:  - Potter's Mills, Centre Co, PA

         Spouse: Lucy Winters (1790-1875) 23 24 26 28 29
           Marr: 20 Mar 1815 28 29

3 M George Latimer Potter, Esq. 4 5 

           Born: 13 Jan 1795 - Potter's Mills, Centre Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Apr 1832 - Danville, Montour Co, PA 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

4 F Mary P. Potter 3 5 30 31 32 

           Born: 8 Apr 1798 33 34 35
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Jan 1861 33 34 35
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Dr. William Irvine Wilson (1793-1883) 3 30 31 32 36
           Marr: 23 Feb 1819 33 35 37

5 M John Potter 32 38 

           Born: 13 Jan 1800 - Potter's Mills, Centre Co, PA 35
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Nov 1886 - Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac Co, WI 35
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Amelia Burnside (1804-Abt 1874) 35 39
           Marr: 12 Dec 1822 35

6 F Margaret Crouch "Peggy" Potter 17 40 41 

           Born: 15 Nov 1802 17
     Christened: 
           Died: Dec 1824 17
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Dr. Charles Coburn (1785-1858) 40 42
           Marr: 15 Jan 1824 43

7 F Martha Gregg Potter 5 17 

           Born: 5 Nov 1804 17
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Jun 1824 17
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Abraham Valentine (      -      ) 5 17

8 M Andrew Gregg Potter 4 5 

           Born: 22 Dec 1805 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Jan 1806 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

General Notes: Husband - Judge James Potter


He was born at his father's place on Conococheague creek, Antrim township, of what is now Franklin County, Pennsylvania. On the death of his father, he acquired large land interests, and carried on a store, mills and distillery at that place, and succeeded his father as deputy surveyor of the Sixth District in the Purchase of 1784. In connection with Capt. Samuel Montgomery, of Carlisle, he owned the site of Lewistown, and laid out that village in 1790. On October 2, 1790, he was commissioned one of the judges of the several courts of Centre County, which office he held during his life. In 1807 he was appointed major-general of the Tenth Military District.

picture

Sources

1 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 220.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 63, 110, 117.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 858.

4 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 318.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 110.

6 —, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 901.

7 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 402.

8 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 19.

9 —, Book of Biographies of Leading Citizens of Berks County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1898), Pg 12.

10 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 857.

11 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 312.

12 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 314.

13 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 149.

14 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 590.

15 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 1470.

16 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 50.

17 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 319.

18 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 318, 322.

19 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 322.

20 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 220, 302.

21 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 744.

22 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 117.

23 Emmett William Gans, A Pennsylvania Pioneer: Report of the Executive Committee of the Ball Estate Association (Mansfield, OH: R. J. Kuhl, Printer, 1900), Pg 697.

24 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 221.

25 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 22, 110.

26 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 251.

27 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 22.

28 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 324.

29 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 23.

30 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 749.

31 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 114.

32 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 318, 325.

33 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 754.

34 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 859.

35 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 325.

36 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 16, 110.

37 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 860.

38 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 63, 110.

39 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 63.

40 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 48, 110.

41 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 684.

42 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 683.

43 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 48.

Home | Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This Web Site was Created 15 Apr 2023 with Legacy 9.0 from Millennia