_tharris@oeccwildblue.com_ (mailto:tharris@oeccwildblue.com) writes: I have heard the story about Robert Potter, early politician of Granville Co., NC, and have wondered what happened to Isabella and her children, Robert T. and Susan Pelham? Did Isabella re-marry and find happiness? Did her children grow up in NC and enjoy a career and family? And, what became of the 2 men (one was a minister I think) maimed by Robert Potter, did they remain in Granville or did they leave the area? Can anyone provide a follow-up to this story? Please contact me off list at: _tharris@oeccwildblue.com_ (mailto:tharris@oeccwildblue.com) Here is my partial answer: I do not know the fate of the divorced first wife of Robert Potter nor of her two children. I hope someone can provide you with the answers. I do hope her life improved after her divorce. (The divorce was probably awarded by the General Assembly, depending upon the date Refer to Helen M. Leary, editor, NORTH CAROLINA RESEARCH; GENEALOGY AND LOCAL HISTORY.) Of Robert Potter, he eventually migrated to Texas and was murdered by a group of men, among them my Granville Co.-born ancestor, William P. Rose (of the Knap of Reeds--Tar River area), son of Frederick Rose, formerly of Granville Co., NC, later of Putnam Co. GA.. After the American Revolution, Frederick Rose and his family and also his father-in-law William Washington (a Baptist minister) migrated to Georgia. The story of Potter and some of his exploits in Texas can be found in the online Handbook of Texas. Also, I believe there is biography of William Pinckney Rose. Potter was the Secretary of the Navy of the Republic of Texas. Here is the URL for finding the biography of Robert Potter in the online version of the Handbook of Texas. I am sure there are more details in North Carolina documents of events which occurred in North Carolina. www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/ online/articles/PP/fpo31.html Here is the URL for Rose's biography, which was written by my first cousin once removed. www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/ online/articles/RR/fro74_print.html Potter had another *wife*, more properly mistress, who left some papers in Texas, and there is a novel was based on her papers. I believe the authoress is Elithe Hamilton Kirkland. The name of the fictionalized biography is Love is a Wild Assault, and I see that Amazon.com has it for sale. There are many stars in the reviews which have been awarded by readers. Keep tuned for forthcoming books concerning the Regulator-Moderator war in East Texas. Some researchers are currently gathering documents for this. By the way, my ancestor's trial was held in a nearby county because of the emotional state of potential jurors in his home county. He was acquitted. According to the 1850 mortality schedule, Harrison Co., TX he died of pneumonia in 1859. You will find some references to the early Potters in the transcribed/abstracted records of Granville co., which were written many years ago by Zae Hargett Gwynn. E.W.Wallace