Descendants of Nicholas Potter of Lynn, MA, Frank Elwood Potterr, 1991.
Background*
JosephPotter and JosephPotter have the following backgound information available: The Joseph Potter who took refuge here from the dangers and evils of the revolutionary war, appears to have lived only four years after the peace of 1783. His son Joseph must have been in the valley as early as 1772, for he in that year married Mary Farnshworth, who although born in Massachusetts, had then been twelve years in the county. Bemjamin was in the county in 1774. It seems probable that their father came here about 1770. (Nicholas and Robert Potter, supposed to be sons of Robert Potter, came to Lynn, Mass., about 1634. Robert being persecuted as a Quaker, moved to Rhode Island, where he founded the town of Warwick. He was probably the ancestor of Bishop Potter, of New York. Nicholas had a son Robert born before 1630. He married, Jan. 25th, 1660 Ruth, sixth child of Robert and Phebe Driver, of Lynn. He had a son Robert born March 18, 1661, who married, 1682, Martha Hale and had son Ephreim. Ephraim was the father of Joseph Potter above mention who was born in Marlboro, Middlesex County, Mass., Feb. 3, 1713, married 1735, and died April 1, 1791. This I take from the Chute Genealogies." - Ed.).1
Birth*
3 February 1713
Joseph Potter was born 3 February 1713 at Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
Joseph Potter