Person:Dorothy Unknown (216)

Dorothy Unknown
b.Abt 1618
m. Bet 1635 and 1636
  1. Nathaniel Potter1637 - 1704
  2. Ichabod Potter1639 - 1676
m. Abt 1644
  1. Elizabeth Albro
  2. John Albro
  3. Mary Albro
  4. Samuel Albro1645 - 1739
  5. Susanna Albro1651/52 - Aft 1715
Facts and Events
Name Dorothy Unknown
Gender Female
Birth[2] Abt 1618
Marriage Bet 1635 and 1636 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Islandto Nathaniel Potter
Marriage Abt 1644 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United Statesto Major John Albro
Alt Death? 19 Feb 1695/96 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Death[1][2] 19 Feb 1696/97 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Dorothy was the wife of John Albro when Alice (Paine) Strange wrote her will 18 May 1688 and mentioned in the will, uncle John Albro & his wife my aunt

It may be this relatively specific marriage date of 1619 that has caused Dorothy's date of birth to be given as "Abt. 1620" in so many listings. The 1617 birth date is used in "One Line of Descent from John Albro of Portsmouth" by Alden G. Beaman3 . Is it just a coincidence that the January 13th date appears in both the 1611 claim (IGI) and that for 1619 (WDC file)?


source: Amer. Dict of RI, p 354, LDS file, marr. New England Marriages: Prior to 1700, Torrey, p 7, 597

1 *Nathaniel Potter b: 7 Oct 1622 in Newport Pagnell, Bucks, England
Married: ABT 1635 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Ma 1 2
Children
Abel Potter b: ABT 1636 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Ri
Nathaniel Potter b: Sep 1637 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Ri
Ichabod Potter b: ABT 1640 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Ma
Robert Potter b: ABT 1641 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Ri
Marriage 2 John Albro Major b: ABT 1617 in Warwick, England
Married: ABT 1644 in Portsmouth, Newport Co, Ri
Children
Samuel Albro b: ABT 1645 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Ri
Elizabeth Albro b: ABT 1647 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Ri
Mary Albro b: ABT 1649 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Ri
John Albro b: ABT 1651 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Ri
Susanna Albro b: ABT 1653 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Ri

Sources:

Title: American Dictionary od Rhode IslandPublication: Page: page 354
Repository:
Name: Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints

References
  1. Portsmouth, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891)
    Vol. 4, Part I, p. 3.

    Albro, Dorothy, d. Feb. 19, 1696-7.

  2. 2.0 2.1 Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
    1:20.

    John Albro's wife Dorothy d. 19 Feb 1696 in her 79th year.
    [Age 78 in 1696/97, so born before 19 Feb 1618/19, i.e., about 1618.]