R. D. and Jewell Thomas, Your 4th generation Thomas Potts, b. abt 1727 mar Elizabeth Lukens, b. abt 1727 to William Lukens and Elizabeth Tyson. Williams parents were Jan Lucken, b. 1655, d. 1744, and Merken Gastes. Jan and Mercken were members of the Original 13 aboard the Concord and amoung th first German settlers of Germantown. (Now a part of Philadelphia, Pa., located in the northwestern part of same) In addition to Rebecca, Thomas Potts and Elizabeth Lukens had several children among them Elizabeth Potts, who mar Robert Barnhill, from there is a direct connection to President Theodore Roosevelt. Is there any connection between your Bones (Bownes) who mar into the James Cock (my husband's ancestor) family of Locust Valley, Long Island, New York? Hope this info is helpful, Mary Deaves