Hi Potter People, Looking for any further information on this family who settled in Erie Co., NY sometime prior to 1820: Edmund (Edmond) Potter b. 11/14/1753 Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA, d. 7/10/1832 Erie Co., NY; m. 9/18/1774 Dartmouth, MA, Levinah (Lovina) Griffith b. btwn. 1751-60, d. (aft. 1834) Both were "of Dartmouth" at time of marriage. 1790: Edmund Potter lived at Westport, Bristol Co., MA Edmund was a tailor; purchased land in Danby, VT, in 1796 (Book 5, p. 74 Danby Town Clerk) 1810 census, Danby, Vt.: Edmon Potter residence (in addition to Edmond and his wife): [Lemuel and Joshua are married by then, and out of house] 1 male b. btwn. 1785-1794 (Noah) 2 fems. b. btwn. 1785-1794 (Sylvia, Judith) 2 males b. btwn. 1795-1800 (Edmund, James) 3 males b. btwn. 1801-10 (evid. Ephraim, Robert, & _?_ ) Buffalo Gazette newspaper, issue of 1/1/1817: list of unclaimed letters left at Hamburgh Post Office includes one for Edmond Potter; repeated for several issues. Although Edmund settled in the (now) town of Orchard Park for an indeterminate time before his death, having purchased land there in 1826, neither he nor his wife were members of the local meetings of the Society of Friends. 1820 census: Edmund and family res. Hamburgh 2/3/1826 Edmund Potter purchased property in Erie County, T9 R7, SW corner of Lot 21, 81 1/2 acres, $165.12. The same property was sold on 6/11/1869 to Theodore Barker (signed and sealed in presence of Nelson Palmer) by the heirs of Edmund Potter: Silvia Harrington of Hamburgh and Judith Palmer of Collins; Edmund's estate was administered by Joshua Potter and Hadwin Arnold, both of Hamburgh. 1830 census enu. in town of Boston (note census err: many enumerated in town Boston actually res. Hamburgh, as is the case with Edmund and family): Edmund and wife plus 1 male b. btwn. 1781-1790 (Noah), 2 males b. btwn. 1791-1800 (James & __?), 1 fem. b. btwn. 1801 - 1810 (Rebecca?) children: 1. Lemuel Potter b. btwn. 1775 - 1780, d. (bef. 1837); m. __ b. btwn. 1775 - 1780 1820 census: res. Hamburgh (#172 enu.) 1830 census: res. Hamburgh (#284 enu) combined census indicate youngsters in household as follows: 1 male b. btwn. 1794-1804 shown in 1820 census; not with family in 1830 census 2 fem. b. btwn. 1794-1804 shown in 1820 census; not with family in 1830 census 2 males b. btwn. 1804-1810 shown in 1820 census; not with family in 1830 census 1 male b. btwn. 1811-1815 1 male b. btwn. 1816-1820 1 male b. btwn. 1811-1820 shown in 1820 census; not with familiy in 1830 census 1 fem. b. btwn. 1816-1820 1 fem. b. btwn. 1821-1825 1 male b. btwn. 1821-1825 5/4/1835 (Erie Co. Deeds 745:326): Lemuel Potter (no wife mentioned) sold property to his brother, Joshua Potter, 81 ½ acres, T9 R7, SE part of Lot 21, $100., Quit claim deed [could these be sons of Lemuel? --- i. John W. Potter b. c.1826 E. Hamburgh, Erie Co., NY; m. 12/15/1847 Mary L. Austin b. c.1826 Erie Co. NY 1855 census: res. E. Hamburgh, was a carpenter; lifetime res. E. Hbg.; plank house, value:$100 1860 census: res. E. Hamburgh, was a day laborer children: Benjamin W. Potter b. 4/21/1848 (E.) Hamburgh, Erie Co. Eliza Potter b. c.1849 Erie Co. Lovina Potter b. c.1851 Erie Co. Samuel Potter b. c.1853 Erie Co. Ermina Potter b. c.3/1855 Erie Co. Henrietta Potter b. c.1857 Erie Co. Ira Potter b. c.1/1860 Erie Co. (sources: 1855, 1860 census (#1214 enu.); June Zintz, Marriages from Buffalo Newspapers, 1811-1884; WNYGS Journal, 12:127 - birthdate of Benjamin) ii. James Potter b. c.1822 NY 1850 census: Hamburg (#210 enu.) was a farmer; no others in household; evid. next to or with (cousin?) Gilbert Potter (#209 enu) 2. Joshua Potter b. 8/24/1781 Rhode Island, d. 3/20/1860 E. Hamburgh, Erie Co., NY; m. Judith Palmer ( I do have further info on this couple) 3. Noah Potter b. c.1788 MA, d. 4/14/1856 @ 68 E. Hamburgh, NY, buried E. Hamburgh Friends Cemetery near bro. Joshua and his family Buffalo Gazette newspaper, issue of 7/1/1814: list of unclaimed letters left at Buffalo includes one for Noel (sic) Potter Resided in E. Hamburgh; evidently unmarried A Noah Potter, baptised 3/23/1834 in the First Free Will Baptist Church of Hamburgh, West Branch, was dismissed (transferred) with letter with 64 other members on 5/9/1835 to form the Second Church in Hamburgh. 1850 census: he res. with bro. Joshua and family, Hamburgh, is "idiot" 1855 census: lists Noah as "idiot" (possibly senile?) was crazy and died on the farm, i.e., brother Joshua's farm 4. Sylvia Potter b. 3/18/1790 Vermont, d. 4/19/1883 prob. Hamburgh area, Erie Co., NY; m. Russel Harrington 5. Judith Potter b. c.1790-91 Danby, Vt., d. (aft. 1869); m. William Palmer - follow this line under Palmer family, #40 6. Edmund Potter Jr. b. btwn. 1791-1800, d. (btwn 1840-69); m. Cynthia ____ b. btwn. 1801-10 He signed paper in father's estate file; res. E. Hamburgh ? a Cynthia Potter m. 1872 to J. H. Smith ref: Smith Vol. I, p. 738 1840 census, Hamburgh: Edmund b. btwn. 1791 - 1800 (wife) b. btwn. 1801 -1810 1 fem. b. btwn. 1831-1835 1 fem. b. btwn. 1836 -1840 4/25/1848 (Erie Co. Deeds 614:143) Edmund Potter and Cynthia h/w of Hamburg sold property "inherited by said Edmund Potter of the estate of his father Edmund Potter deceased" to (his brother) Joshua Potter of Hamburg, T9R7, part of the SE part of L21, $100. 6 ½ acres. 7. Ephraim Potter d. (bef. 1837) 8. Robert Potter d. (bef. 1837) 9. James Potter b. c.1799 Vt., d. (btwn. 1850-69) James lived in this region in 1837 as evidenced by papers in his father's estate 1840 census: res. Hamburgh 1850 census shows him living alone in Hamburg (part now known as Orchard Park) (#92 enu.); nothing further. 10. Rebecca Potter d. (aft. 1832); m. ___ Allen among purchasers of items from Edmund's estate were: Joseph Allen (5 items) Benjamin Allen (1 small item) a Rebecca __ b. c.1810 Vt.,d. 9/9/1852 @ 42 White's Corners (Armor) Erie Co., NY; m. James Allen M.D. b. c.1805 Vt., d. 10/7/1852 @ 46 evid. came to Hamburgh c.1832-38 1850 census: res. Hamburgh (#578 enu.) children: Jabez Allen b. c.1830 Vt. Henry Allen b. c.1832 Vt. ano. son b. btwn. 1831-35, evid. d. bef. 1850 Phebe Allen b. c.1838 NY Lydia Allen b. c.1844 NY James Allen b. c.1847 NY Charles Allen b. c.1849 NY w/family: Luthera Eddy b. c.1828 Vt. (could she be sister of Rebecca?) Erie Co. deeds 83:402 10/2/1837 John Allen sold to Joseph Allen T9 R8 SW pt L 2 (Hamburg), 1.88 acres $5. (there was a Joseph Allen w/Mariah res. within verge of Collins Quaker Meeting, having come there with rem. cert. from Butternuts Quaker Meeting dated 4/3/1833) a Joseph Allen b. c.1806, d. 10/27/1850 Cincinnati @ 44 a Cheney Allen had a w. b. btwn. 1791-93 (1820 & 1830 census) Daniel Allen " " " " " 1781-90 (1820 & 1830 census) Joseph Allen " " " " " 1791-1800 (1840 census) Joseph Allen " " " " " 1781-90 (1830 census) sources: C.H. Potter, as above; Erie Co. Surrogates file #17656 (Edmund); Dartmouth, Mass vital records, as above; Erie Co. NY Clerk's records of deeds; 1810, 1850, 1855 census; Prospect Lawn cemetery, Hamburgh village, and E. Hamburgh Friends cemetery, Orchard Park, NY records and inscriptions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------- I am a Potter descendant, descended from a cousin of Edmund's, Nathaniel, who also settled in Orchard Park, Erie Co., NY Appreciate any help. Thanks. Sue Kulp, Orchard Park, NY