Terri. Mill and all: Thomas Potts, tanner, b. 12 Jul 1647 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Engand d. 1726, did not waste any time remarrying when a wife died and definitely did not conform to Quaker rules. Our imaginations can create scenarios for his affinity for the married state, but his reasons were never documented to my knowledge. His last marriage took place in Philadelphia, as I recall. There are a few articles written about this situation. His son, Thomas Potts, Jr., b. 30 Dec 1677 in Chestefield, Eng., first married Sarah Beakes of Springfield Twp. and a Quaker lady as I recall. I have not had time to follow that lineage. Thomas, Jr. then married Mary Borden, a Baptist; their 2 sons, Joshua and William, b.1721 were raised Baptist. They were born near Three Tuns (Hedding) along the Old York Road in Mansfield Twp. near the little creek going toward the Florence Columbus Road. A will mentions Grassy Meadows as a marker. The land was in close proximity or adjacent to the farm that once belonged to my stepfather-in-law, the late Fred Wainwright, Sr.. Thomas, Sr.'s grandson, Rev. Joshua Potts(b. 4 Jan 1719-d. 18 Jun 1761), was a Baptist minister in Southampton, Bucks Co. PA. He built the Southampton Baptist Meeting which is lovely to this day. Joshua was buried there in a grave with a large horizontal stone that was full of engraving, although unreadable in the early 1980s. It was surrounded by a vigorous vine that looked like honeysuckle. It was completely gone 4 years ago when I took a descendant and cousin, Debbie Cox of Bordentown, to see it. Joshua's mother, Mary Borden, was buried in the next row so her stone was facing his,while his close friend, John Hart (not the signer ) was near Joshua's mother. Another Potts descendant had taken a photo of it in 1943 when she went there with her father and showed it to me with the inscription. She lived in Oregon and is now deceased. That is how I knew what my husband and I were looking for and we did find it in a thin fragile state. We saw his house in Hatboro, but were unable to access his estate, Morland Manor. His wife, Ann Borden, was a daughter of Joseph Borden who purchased Farnsworth Landing from Thomas Farnsworth and changed the name of the town to Bordentown. At Joshua's urging, Joseph Borden is said to have given land near his home, which sits at the entrance to the beach, to the Baptists for a church. I used to attend that church. Their son, Thomas,b. 10 Apr 1757, married Alice Bunting of Crosswicks, Burlington CO, NJ. and settled in the vicinity. Some of my records say that the Buntings were Quakers, but Alice must have 'unsubscribed' as their children were Baptists. I have never found a death date for either Thomas or Alice, nor do I know where they were buried. Thomas and Alice had seven children. Their thirdborn, John Bunting Potts had 13 children. I've been trying to follow those families to as near present day as I can. When they marry into the Mount and Bird Families, it gets hectic. Ann Borden's sister Amy (Amey?) married Joshua's brother, William Potts. As I recall, their daughter, Amey (Amy?) married Col. ? or Gen. ? Cox and they lived in Upper Freehold Twp. or near there. I never found the time to follow up on this line, so I'm unsure of everything. I seem to recall that Joan Bohm of Indiana? did her DAR papers on them as they were in her lineage. William Potts was a Patriot (whatever that means...pro-Revolution?), according to what I was told by family. Rev. Joshua Potts was in great pain from a kidney condition. Some described him as a 'cripple'. He could not ride to preach his sermons... he walked the 12 miles from Morland Manor to the Meeting, which is now across from a lovely rustic park with a stream and facilities for enjoyment, Tamimend Park. It would be wise to check the specifics of this info as I am doing this from memory. I only followed my husband's line, so I have no idea where the other children of Rev. Joshua Potts and Ann Borden went as adults. I hope this is helpful to those who are interested. I want to put this online as a Gedcom, but am afraid of losing info. ...which already happened on my Kessler Line. I have several Lineages that are large. I use Family Tree Maker. I'm doing something wrong. Any suggestions? Nancy Potts