Person:James Potter (31)

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James Potter, of Colerain
b.27 Aug 1793 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
d.25 Jan 1862 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 22 Aug 1791
  1. James Potter, of Colerain1793 - 1862
  2. Elizabeth Charlotte Potter1795 - 1796
  3. William Henry Potter1798 - 1827
  4. Harriet Maria Potter1801 - 1862
  5. John Hamilton Potter1804 - 1808
  6. Dr. Thomas Fuller Potter, of Tweedside1806 - 1853
Spouse and Children
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m. 4 Jan 1827
  1. John Potter1828 - 1829
  2. Catherine Elizabeth Potter1829 -
  3. Mary Marshall Potter1831 - 1861
  4. Sarah Jones Potter1835 - 1879
  5. Maria Stockton Potter1838 - 1897
  6. Emily Charlotte Potter1841 - 1896
  7. John Hamilton Potter1842 - 1864
  8. Frances Glen Potter1845 - 1907
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Facts and Events
Name James Potter, of Colerain
Gender Male
Birth[2] 27 Aug 1793 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Marriage 4 Jan 1827 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United Statesto Sarah Jones Grimes
Death? 25 Jan 1862 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United Statesdied of a throat infection
Burial[3] Trinity Church Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
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Notes

  • finished his education abroad
  • 1817 - in Liverpool, England
  • 1820 - (age 27) given one moiety of Colerian plantation and all its slaves by his father
  • 1827 - married Sarah Jones Grimes
  •  ???? - acquired Argyle plantation
  • 1828 - Plantation journal, Argyle plantation, 1828 March 10-1831 October 22 exists
  • 1856 - acquired Tweedside plantation after the death of his brother Thomas, by structuring a deal in which his son in law John D Langhorne purchased it from the estate first
References
  1.   The Potter Family of Prospect and Palmer Houses [1].
  2. ↑ COLERAIN PLANTATION. Part III, in The Georgia historical quarterly. (Savannah, Georgia: Georgia Historical Society)
    25(2):120-140, 1941.
  3. ↑ Manning, Maria Potter Higginson. Descendants of John Potter: 1765-1906. (Dedham, Massachusetts, 1906)
    2.

    1. James Potter, born August 29, 1793; died January 25, 1862 ; buried in Trinity Churchyard, Princeton, N. J. Married January 4, 1827, Sarah Jones Grimes (daughter of Dr. John Grimes and Catherine Jones, of Savannah, Ga.). She was born June 12, 1808; died June 4, 1847; buried in Trinity Churchyard, Princeton, N. J., next her husband.

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