
William Potter

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Name William Potter Birth 28 Aug 1608 Sussex, England Christening 28 Aug 1608 Sussex, England Gender Male FSID M38R-J17 Burial 1662 New Haven County, Connecticut, United States Death 6 Jun 1662 New Haven County, Connecticut, United States Person ID I2018 footsteps Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
Father William Potter, b. 1582, Sussex, England d. 14 Aug 1619, Sussex, England
(Age 37 years)
Relationship natural Mother Ann Hannah Langford, b. 1585, Norfolkshire, England d. 5 Apr 1659, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
(Age 74 years)
Relationship natural Marriage 6 Oct 1607 Sussex, England Family ID F1828 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Frances Childe, b. 6 Feb 1609, Buckhamshire, England d. 19 Mar 1661, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
(Age 52 years)
Marriage Bef 1635 England, United Kingdom Children + 1. Mary Potter, b. 22 Aug 1641, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States d. 1 Dec 1701, Connecticut, United States
(Age 60 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+ 2. Sarah Potter, b. 22 Aug 1641, Connecticut, United States d. 23 Aug 1706, Connecticut, United States
(Age 65 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
Family ID F1829 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
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Notes
William's Father died before his wife and two sons immigrated to the U. S . H a n n ah and her two sons William and John appears on the manifest of t h e s h i p A bigail. The ship left Plymouth, England destined for Boston in N e w E n g l and on June 4, 1635, among the passengers were William Potter ag e 2 7 , w i f e Frances age 26 & 4 month old son Joseph Potter.
Both the brothers John and William Potter, signed the Plantation Covena n t i n N e w H aven, Connecticut on June 4, 1639, just nineteen years after t h e P i l g rims settled at Plymouth, Massachusetts. William purchased land a t N e w H a v en & was occupied there as a "planter" until his death. Willia m' s m o t h er Hannah & his younger brother John Potter also settled at New H a v e n . ( Source: http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/P otter-136 )
William Potter who was tried and executed by hanging on 6 June 1662 . T h i s w a s a P uritan colony, Potter was accused by his wife and son of bes t i a l it y.