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John Potts, Jr.
b.Est 1741
Facts and Events
John Potts was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA
Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:
- Page 346.--7th April, 1763. David Looney and Mary to Amos Potts and John Potts, Jr., £25, 204 acres by patent dated August, 1761, on waters of Craig's Creek of James River. Teste: Steven ( ) Rentfroe, Margret ( ) Looney. Sent to Pat. Lockhart by your order, 8th October, 1773. (Note: as John Potts, Jr. would have had to have reached adulthood to receive this patent, he would have been born likely by 1741/42 or before).
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:
- Vol. 2 - Mathews vs. Fawcett--O. S. 398; N. S. 145--Copy of record from Rockingham. Bill filed in Rockingham, February, 1800. On 27th January, 1790, Solomon Mathews and wife Agness conveyed in trust 148 acres in Rockingham for benefit of William Herbert and John Potts, Jr., part of tract conveyed to Solomon by Alexander McFarland on northeast side of Big Spring in Rockingham. Herbert and Potts assigned to Benj. Fawcett, 13th February, 1793. Deed, 13th February, 1793, by Wm. Herbert and John Potts of Alexandria to Benj. Fossett of Rockingham, recites deed by Mathews and wife, 27th January, 1790, 148 acres on Smith's Creek. Recorded in Rockingham, July, 1793. Deed, 24th July, 1791, by Benj. Fawcett, late of Rockingham, to Solomon Mathews, conveys conditionally all right in the old furnace called the Mount Ery Furnace on Linville's Creek and all lands purchased by Fawcett from Mathews, 1786. Founder is Abraham Forsythe. Mathew is to deliver to Fawcett the forge on Smith's Creek known as Spring Forge. Deposition 20th November, 1801, of Joseph Fawcett, son of Benjamin. Deposition 20th November, 1801, of John Jordan in Bath (Botetourt)--was he member of Mess. R. Patton & Jordan? He remembers that Josiah Allen moved to Tennessee in 1787. He lived at Mt. Ery Furnace in 1788 or 1789.
Notes
- Potts, John
- Date: Dec 11, 1759
- Location: Augusta Co., VA
- RecordID: 36748
- Description: Appraiser
- Book Page: WB2-380
- Remarks: Robert Clark's appraisement by Peter Luney, Thomas Ramsey and John Potts.To bills against the country. Cash. Two Bibles and other old books.
- Notes: This probate record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
- Potts, John
- Date: Mar 21, 1771
- Location: Augusta Co., VA
- Record ID: 37525
- Description:Debtor
- Book Page: WB4-383
- Remarks: James Patton's settlement ofestate recorded -- John Buchanan, executor; 1758, 22d April, paid Francis Riely; 1765, 5th June, to putting Ratclif's place into the office where it was tossed, for the estate; 1761, 14th August, cash paid Dr. Thomas Walk
Notes: This probate record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-IrishSettlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records ofAugusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
Potts, John
- Date: May 20, 1758
- Location: Augusta Co., VA
- Record ID: 36614
- Description: Buyer
- Book Page: WB2-252
- Remarks: Jacob Patton's estate to Susan Patton, administratrix. To Edward McDonald, Joseph Love, William Plummer, George Tar, Henry Campbell, John Potts, Robert Williams, Philip Watkins, Reece Watkins,John Walker, Christopher Cunningham, John Patton, Robert
- Notes: This probate record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
- Potts, John
- Date: Nov 22, 1753
- Location: Augusta Co., VA
- Record ID: 31859
- Description: Grantee
- Book Page: 5-511
- Property: 124 acres; Craig's Creek.
- Remarks: By patent of 3 Nov 1750.
- Notes: This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
- Potts, John, Jr.
- Date: Apr 7, 1763
- Location: Augusta Co., VA
- Record ID: 32921
- Description: Grantee
- Book Page: 11-346
- Property: 204 acres on waters of Craig's Creek of James River.
- Remarks:£25. Property given by patent dated Aug 1761. Sent to Pat. Lockhart by your order, 8 Oct 1773.
- Notes: This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted fromthe Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley
- I36028
- Name: Rebecca POTTS
- Given Name: Rebecca
- Surname: Potts
- Sex: F 1
- Birth: 10 JAN 1778 in , , Pennsylvania
- Death: 1 JUL 1860 in , Washington, Virginia
- Burial: Minnick Cem.
- Father: John POTTS
- Mother: Rebecca SNODGRASS b: 1746
- Marriage 1 Henry MINNICK b: 1 FEB 1773 in , Washington, Virginia
- Children
- Sarah MINNICK b: 11 JUL 1798
- John MINNICK b: 23 AUG 1800 in , Washington, Virginia
- Elizabeth MINNICK b: 3 OCT 1802 in , Washington, Virginia
- Rebecca MINNICK b: 11 NOV 1804 in , Washington, Virginia
- Catherine MINNICK b: 14FEB 1807 in , Washington, Virginia
- Isaac MINNICK b: 3 JAN 1811 in , Washington, Virginia
- Mary S. MINNICK b: 14 FEB 1814 in , Washington, Virginia
- NancyMINNICK b: 17 MAY 1817 in , Washington, Virginia
- Joseph P. MINNICK b: 11 APR1823 in , Washington, Virginia
- William MINNICK b: 14 DEC 1825 in , Washington, Virginia
- Sources:
- Abbrev: Imported GEDCOM file
- Title: Imported GEDCOM file
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