Richard Potts Sr.1,2

Male, #534, (1753 - between 15 April 1823 and 7 August 1823)

FatherRichard Potes1 b. 1724, d. 1790

Name Variation  Richard Potts Sr. was also known as Potes. 
Birth*1753 He was born in 1753 in St. Paul's Parish, Stafford County, Virginia.1 
Marriage*1775 He married Elizabeth Alsop in 1775 in Virginia.3,4 
Census1800*1800 Richard Potts Sr. was listed as the head of a family on the 1800 census in St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia.5 
Census1810*1810 He was listed as the head of a family on the 1810 census in King George County, Virginia.6 
Census1820*1820 He was listed as the head of a family on the 1820 census in St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia.7 
Will*15 Apr 1823 He made a will on 15 Apr 1823 in King George County, Virginia. King George County Will Book 3, p. 237.8 
Death*between 15 Apr 1823 and 7 Aug 1823 He died between 15 Apr 1823 and 7 Aug 1823 in King George County, Virginia.8 
Burial* He was buried in King George County, Virginia.9 
Probate7 Aug 1823 His estate was probated on 7 Aug 1823 in King George County, Virginia.8 

Family

Elizabeth Alsop b. 8 Mar 1744
Children

Last Edited 17 Aug 2003

Citations

  1. [S7] Richard Potes entry, AFN: 1B4Q-L08, Ancestral File, 4.19 (1999), Family History Library (FHL), Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as "Ancestral File".
  2. [S123] George Harrison Sanford King, The Family Tree of Caroline Jackson Lee (1864-1947) (Fredericksburg, Virginia: G.H.S. King, December 1954). Hereinafter cited as Caroline Jackson Lee Family Tree.
  3. [S7] Elizabeth Alsop entry, AFN: 1B4Q-L3V, Ancestral File.
  4. [S123] George Harrison Sanford King, Caroline Jackson Lee Family Tree, p. 77.
  5. [S37] William L. Deyo, Compiler, King George County Virginia 1800 Census (Colonial Beach, VA: DeJoux Publications, 1998). Transcript of a copy made by the census taker, Theodosius Hansford. The original is at the Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia., Entry 232.
  6. [S38] 1810 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, line 3, Richard Potts, Sen. household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,2002), image 26 of 37, http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  7. [S39] 1820 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, p. 117, line 25, Richard Potts household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,2002), image 3 of 4, http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  8. [S123] George Harrison Sanford King, Caroline Jackson Lee Family Tree, p. 81.
  9. [S7] AFN: 1B4Q-L08, Ancestral File.
  10. [S123] George Harrison Sanford King, Caroline Jackson Lee Family Tree, p.77.
  11. [S7] Richard Potes entry, AFN: 1FGG-J53, Ancestral File.
  12. [S29] Thomas Maxwell Potts, Compiler, Historical Collections relating to The Potts Family in Great Britain and America with a historic-genealogy of the descendants of David Potts, an early Anglo-Welsh settler of Pennsylvania, including contributions by the late William John Potts (Cannonsburg, PA: Thomas Maxwell Potts, 1901; reprint Salem, MA: Higgins Book Company). Electronic version available online at http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Potts/Pottsindex.htm. Viewed 6 Aug 2001., The Potts' of King George County, Virginia.
  13. [S123] George Harrison Sanford King, Caroline Jackson Lee Family Tree, p. 80.
 

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