Tripp Families of North America

Joseph Potter

Male 1723 - 1802  (79 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Joseph Potter was born on 24 Aug 1723 in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA (son of John Potter and Hannah Sarah Saunders); died on 31 Aug 1802 in Galway, Saratoga, New York, USA; was buried on 31 Aug 1802 in Galway, Saratoga, New York, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • TRIPP LINEAGE - 5TH GENERATION - John Tripp 1611-1678: 1600
    • Probate: 25 Feb 1802, Saratoga County, New York, USA

    Notes:

    Web Link:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101320644/joseph-potter

    TRIPP LINEAGE - 5TH GENERATION - John Tripp 1611-1678:
    GEN5: JOSEPH POTTER [5], John Potter4, Susanna Tripp3, John Tripp2, John Tripp1)

    Buried:
    Potter Cemetery
    Find a Grave Memorial ID: 101320644

    Joseph married Catherine Spencer on 14 Feb 1747 in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, USA. Catherine (daughter of Thomas Spencer, Sr. and Mary Greene) was born in 1726 in South Kingston, Rhode Island, USA; died on 14 Aug 1808 in Rhode Island, USA; was buried in Galway, Saratoga, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Abel Potter was born on 13 Nov 1748 in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, USA; died on 13 Jun 1793 in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, USA; was buried on 13 Jun 1793 in Galway, Saratoga, New York, USA.
    2. Silence Potter was born on 22 Jan 1753 in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, USA; died on 1 Jan 1830 in Penfield, Monroe, New York, USA; was buried in Penfield, Monroe, New York, USA.
    3. Mary E Potter was born on 24 Jan 1755 in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, USA; died on 20 Mar 1814 in Connecticut, USA; was buried on 20 Mar 1814 in Sterling, Windham, Connecticut, USA.
    4. Hannah Potter
    5. Martha Potter
    6. Katharine Potter
    7. Anna Potter
    8. Stephen Potter

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Potter was born on 02 Oct 1697 in South Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA (son of Thomas Potter and Susanna Tripp); died on 20 Dec 1754 in South Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • TRIPP LINEAGE - 4TH GENERATION - John Tripp 1611-1678: 1600

    Notes:

    TRIPP LINEAGE - 4TH GENERATION - John Tripp 1611-1678:
    GEN4: JOHN POTTER [4], Susanna Tripp3, John Tripp2, John Tripp1)

    John married Hannah Sarah Saunders in Abt. 1721 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Hannah (daughter of John Saunders and Silence Belcher) was born on 17 Dec 1701 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA; died on 9 Nov 1751 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Hannah Sarah Saunders was born on 17 Dec 1701 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA (daughter of John Saunders and Silence Belcher); died on 9 Nov 1751 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.
    Children:
    1. Hannah Potter was born about 1722; died on 30 Dec 1750.
    2. 1. Joseph Potter was born on 24 Aug 1723 in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA; died on 31 Aug 1802 in Galway, Saratoga, New York, USA; was buried on 31 Aug 1802 in Galway, Saratoga, New York, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas Potter was born in 1663 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (son of Icabod Potter and Martha Hazard); died on 10 Jun 1728 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.

    Thomas married Susanna Tripp on 20 Jan 1686 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Susanna (daughter of John Tripp and Susanna Anthony) was born on 31 Oct 1667 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died in Bef. 8 Dec 1720 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA; was buried in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Susanna Tripp was born on 31 Oct 1667 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (daughter of John Tripp and Susanna Anthony); died in Bef. 8 Dec 1720 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA; was buried in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • TRIPP LINEAGE - 3RD GENERATION - John Tripp 1611-1678: 1600

    Notes:

    References: Randall, John manuscript from the New Bedford Library;

    Bock: She married Portsmouth 20 January 1686/7 Thomas Potter, died 1728, son of Ichabod and Martha (Hazard ) Potter, Issue. ( Arnold 4:45, 102; 7:36: Austin; Portsmouth VR 1:622; Tripp Trails 2:24; Caroline E. Robinson, Hazard Family of Rhode Island (1895), 7,16; Arthur Orison Dillon, Ancestors of Arthur Orison Dillon and His Poems [1927], which gives his line as: Susanna Potter, John Sheldon, Rev. George Sheldon, Rev. Ichabod Sheldon, Tacy Sheldon, Belle Anne Cottingham, Arthur Orison Dillon; Beaman, Mar from will of Alice Strange, died 1688, and John of 1716 Portsmouth Land Evidence 2/1:286; Portsmouth 2:147; Randall, John Tripp 1).

    Birth:
    Portsmouth, RI Vital Records, page 62 [Film #: 4250610, image: 119]; FamilySearch.org. Birth records of John Tripp and Susanna Anthony's children

    TRIPP LINEAGE - 3RD GENERATION - John Tripp 1611-1678:
    GEN3: SUSANNA TRIPP [3], (John Tripp2, John Tripp1)

    Notes:

    Married:
    Portsmouth, RI Vital Records. page 26 [image 95]

    Children:
    1. Susanna Potter was born on 28 Jun 1688 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died on 08 Dec 1720 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.
    2. Sarah Potter was born on 25 Jul 1690 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died before 1785 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
    3. Ichabod Potter was born on 23 Sep 1692 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
    4. Thomas Potter was born on 8 Feb 1695 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA; died on 8 Jan 1773 in Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, USA; was buried in Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.
    5. 2. John Potter was born on 02 Oct 1697 in South Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA; died on 20 Dec 1754 in South Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.
    6. Nathaniel Potter was born on 15 Apr 1700 in South Kingston, Rhode Island.
    7. Benjamin Potter was born on 19 Jan 1703 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.
    8. Mary Potter was born on 16 Aug 1708 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.

  3. 6.  John Saunders was born in 1669 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA; died in 1746 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.

    John married Silence Belcher in 1694 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA. Silence was born on 24 Jun 1679 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1724 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Silence Belcher was born on 24 Jun 1679 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1724 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.
    Children:
    1. 3. Hannah Sarah Saunders was born on 17 Dec 1701 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA; died on 9 Nov 1751 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Icabod Potter was born in 1639 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (son of Nathaniel Potter and Dorothy Wilbur); died in 1676 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

    Icabod married Martha Hazard in Abt. 1651. Martha (daughter of Thomas Hazard and Martha (-) Hazard) was born in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Martha Hazard was born in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (daughter of Thomas Hazard and Martha (-) Hazard).

    Notes:

    Birth:
    No record of her birth

    Children:
    1. 4. Thomas Potter was born in 1663 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died on 10 Jun 1728 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.
    2. John Potter was born in 1665; died in 1715.
    3. Robert Potter died in 1755.
    4. Ichabod Potter died in 1730.

  3. 10.  John Tripp was born in 1640 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (son of John Tripp, The Founder and Mary Paine); died on 20 Nov 1719 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • TRIPP LINEAGE - 2ND GENERATION - John Tripp 1611-1678: 1600
    • Will: 7 Sep 1716, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    • Probate: 14 Dec 1719, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

    Notes:

    Bock states John2 Tripp died in South Kingston, RI, however his probate records say he died in Dartmouth, Bristol Mass. Exact wording is: "A true Inventory of all and Singular the goods Chattels and Credits of John Tripp late of Portsmouth within the Colony of Rhode Island [xxx] who deceased the 20th day of the 9th month at Dartmouth in the County of Bristol [xxx]" Source: Last Will and Testament, 1716, Portsmouth Town Clerk's Office, Probate Book 2, pg. 147

    Janet Tripp Andrews
    Jan 22, 2021

    TRIPP LINEAGE - 2ND GENERATION - John Tripp 1611-1678:
    GEN2: JOHN TRIPP [2], (John1)

    Probate:
    Inventory taken 14th of the 10th month 1719.

    Died:
    John2 Tripp's Probate Inventory stated he died 20 Nov 1719 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts. If this is true, he was probably being cared for by his children Mary3 (Tripp) Potter and Benjamin3 Tripp from Dartmouth.

    John married Susanna Anthony on 07 Sep 1665 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Susanna (daughter of John Anthony and Susanna Potter) was born in 1644 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died in 1716 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Susanna Anthony was born in 1644 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (daughter of John Anthony and Susanna Potter); died in 1716 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Portsmouth, RI Vital Records, page 62 [Film #: 4250610, image: 119]; FamilySearch.org. Marriage Record of John Tripp and Susanna Anthony

    Children:
    1. 5. Susanna Tripp was born on 31 Oct 1667 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died in Bef. 8 Dec 1720 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA; was buried in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
    2. Mary Tripp was born on 9 Dec 1670 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died on 7 Sep 1716 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
    3. John Tripp, III was born on 19 Jul 1673 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died in Aft. 15 Jun 1741 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
    4. Named Freeman of Colony Othniel Tripp was born on 5 Jun 1676 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died on 19 Mar 1741 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried on 19 Mar 1741 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
    5. Benjamin Tripp was born on 21 Feb 1678 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died on 2 Jul 1754 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
    6. Lott Tripp was born on 26 Dec 1684 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died on 22 Sep 1720 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.