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Child of [10] Lewis and Catherine (Walker) Walker.

39. Catherine, m. Aquila Pumphery.

Children of [11] Thomas and Ann (Hockley) Walker.

40. Sarah-Hubley, d. unm. at Farm Ridge, La Salle Co., Ill., June 4, 1863

41. Lewis (153), m. at Laurel Lodge, Pottstown, by Rev. Levi Bull, to Sarah Yeates, dau. of Jacob and Margaret (1) (Burd) Hubley ; he d. at Spring Forge, York Co., and was buried in St. John's Churchyard, York. He was at one time engaged in the iron-works at Pine Forge. Mrs. Walker survived her husband, and died in Germantown, and was buried in St. Luke's Churchyard at that place.

42. Rebecca (156), m. John Yocum. She d. in Chester Co. about 1834, and was buried with her infant child in the family graveyard at Coventry ; but no stone marks her grave. Her husband removed with his family to La Salle Co., Ill., in 1850.

43. Anna, d. unm.

44. Elizabeth, d. unm. June 16, 1851

Children of George and [12] Anna (Walker) Leonard.

45. Thomas (159), m.

46. Elizabeth (160), m. George Leaf

(1) She was a dau. of Col. James Burd, whose name is familiar in the account of Braddock's Ex., and who built the road to Fort Du Quesne, and erected Fort Burd, near Easton, Pa. Her mother was the dau. of Edward Shippen, Sen. In the manuscript collection of the Historical Society of Pa. are several volumes of letters from Col. and Sarah (Shippen). Burd, and from her father and brother Edward Shippen.

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47. Nancy, d. unm.

48. Anne, d. unm.

49. George H., died at Batavia, island of Java.

Children of [17] Thomas and Anna (Nutt) Potts.

50. Ruth, b. at Coventry, May 16, 1758 ; d. aged three days.

51. Rebeccah-Grace (170), b. l. c., (1) July 5, 1760; m. at Coventry, Feb. 16,1786, Robert, son of Robert and Elizabeth (Brooke (2)) May. He owned and carried on the iron-works at the Head of Elk, Maryland, where be resided until some time after Rebeccah's death, which took place there July 30, 1789. She was buried in the graveyard four miles from Elk Forge, Cecil Co. The following inscription on her tombstone was written by Mrs. Nath. Potts:

"In memory of Rebecca G. May

wife of Robert May

who departed this life the

30th of July A. D. 1789

Aged 29 years.

While o'er this Tomb connubial sorrows flow

And love maternal, melts in deep-felt woe,

The happy Spirit freed from Bonds of clay

Mounts to the confines of eternal day.

"The charities which soothed woe's weary head,

And wiped in love the tears affection shed,

The patient sweetness, which endearing strove

To bless in offices of kindred love,

"The faith, which taught her hopes to rest on high

In the bright view of immortality

These, rise memorials, of the path she trod,

And gain the applauding fiat of her God."

(1). Loc. cit., 1. C., place already mentioned.

(2). She was the dau. of James Brooke, of Maryland; b. Dec. 3, 1703 married with Robert May the 17th of May, 1724." He d. Dec. 26, 1749. Their son Robert was b. Feb. 4, 1749-50, just forty days after his father's death.

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52. Nutt, b. 1. c., May 28, 1762 ; d. 19 Dec. of the same year.

53. Martha (179), b. I. c., Jan. 25, 1764; in. at Coventry, Aug. 25, 1785, Thomas, son of Joseph (1) and Sarah (Ennalls) Haskins, of the eastern shore of Maryland. He was a graduate of William and Mary Coll., Va., and studied law with his cousin, Gov. Basset, (2) at Dover, Del. Like him, he became a convert to Methodism, and he thought it his duty, though much against the wishes of his family, to give up the law for the gospel of which he soon after became a preacher.

After his marriage he entered into business in Phil., and-Martha died there, July 20, 1797, and was buried in the graveyard of St. George's Ch., of which her grandmother Grace had been one of the earliest benefactors. The following is the inscription on her tombstone:

"In memory of

Mrs. Martha Haskins

who departed this life July 20, 1797,

in the 34th year of her age.

Here lies the faithful follower of her Lord,

Who with an humble heart her God adored,

Of meekness, patience, gentleness posses't

Of Wives, of Daughters& of Friends the best.

Sic Vivam, Sic Moriar."

Mr. Haskins m. for his second w. Elizabeth, dau. of William and Mary (Patrick) Richards, of Batsto, N. J. He d. in Phil., June 29, 1816, and was buried in the yard of the Union M. E. Ch. The following is the inscription. on his tombstone:

(1) Joseph came from the neighborhood of Bristol, Eng., and settled in Md. about 1750Sarah was the dau. of Thomas and Ann (Skinner) Ennalls, who was son of Henry and Mary (Hooper) Ennalls, the son of Bartholomew and Ann (Hayward) Ennalls. Maj. Henry Ennalls and Capt. Henry Hooper were important citizens in Dorchester Co. in 1723, and are so mentioned by Ed. D. Neill in "Terra Mariae."

(2) Richard Basset was of Huguenot descent. He was a Senator in Congress, and member of the convention that framed the Constitution 'of the United States. Through the influence of Bishops Asbury and Coke he became a Methodist preacher, and built a chapel on his estate of Bohemia Manor

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Sacred to the Memory

of the

Rev. Thomas Haskins

In the days of his youth he remembered his Creator

and was a faithful servant of God

and a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ

until he departed this life in a certain hope of a better

on the 29th day of June 18t6 in the 50th year of his age

'The memory of the just is blessed."'

About 1861 the two city churchyards here mentioned having become surrounded by a dense population, the only surviving child of Martha and Thomas Haskins (Mrs. Sarah E. Richards) had their remains and memorial-stones removed to the graveyard of her husband's family at Batsto, N. J.

54. Elizabeth (182), b. 1. c., June 24, 1766; m. Benjamin Jacobs. They resided at Coventry for many years, but removed to Whitelands, where he d. July, 1807. She became a member of the Society of Friends.

55. Ruth (1) (172), b. l. c., Sept. 6, 1768 m., at Coventry, Robert May, her deceased sister's husband, March 28, 1792. He removed there after the death of his first wife, and carried on the forge at that place, and became an extensive iron-master in Chester and Berks Counties, owning Gibraltar and Dale Forge, and part of Joanna Furnace. He was accidentally killed by a fall from his horse, Nov. 21, 18 12.

His wife survived him until Jan. 17, 1820. Both are buried in the family graveyard at Coventry, where marble tombstones are erected to their memory.

56. Samuel-Nutt (184), b. l. c., Oct. 13, 1770; m. Mary Camac Welsh, and d. at Phil., and was buried in the yard of the Union M. E. Ch., Fourth and Arch. His w. survived him until 1836.

57. Julianna, b. 1. c., Feb. 23, 1773; d. unm. at Coventry, Aug. 2, 1795, and was buried there in the family graveyard.

(1) According to chronological order, Ruth's children should come after those of her elder sisters, Martha and Elizabeth ; but as she married her brother-in-law, I have carried the descendants of Rebeccah and Ruth down together, to avoid separating the family.

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58. Thomas (193), b. l. c., May 13, 1777; m. Ann-Maclanahan, dau. of Assheton (1) and Frances Humphreys. He d. at Coventry, Sept. 7, 1814, and was buried there in the family graveyard. His w. survived him until Nov. 5, 1843

(1) He was the son of James and Susannah Humphreys; the latter was the dau. of Ralph and Susannah (Redman) Assheton, a cousin of William Penn, whom he had invited to this country to occupy an important post in his government. Robert or Ralph Assheton, Esq., Recorder, etc, d. in 1727, and was buried with much pomp by torchlight in Christ Ch.

This tombstone is laid in the brick pavement of the ch., which is now covered with a wooden floor, in the aisle running north and south, in front of the chancel, eleven feet from the north wall, and bears the following inscription:

"M. S. Famae

Assheton . . . . iensis

de Salford juxta Manchester,

Lancastriensis

Stephanus Watts Francisca Rudolphi

Susanna Assheton

Anno Salutis A. D. 1768."

The following inscription is from the graveyard belonging to Christ Ch. at Fifth and Arch Streets:

"Beneath this stone

are deposited

the relicts of Father, Mother

Sister Wife & children

Resting

In the affectionate Remembrance

of a Son Brother Husband

and a Father

In short

Here are deposited the remains of

James Humphreys Esq. & Susanna

his wife Susanna Jeffries

their daughter Frances Humphreys

wife of Asheton Humphreys Esq.

and several children

Reader

Weep not for the dead but for the living."

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59. Henrietta (196), b. 1. c., May 30, 1780. She was m. at Coventry, March 26, 1801, in the same house where she was b., to Isaac, son of Griffith (1) and Mary (Gyger) James, of Radnor, then in Chester Co.

(1) He was the son of Evan James, who, tradition says, was b. on the passage from Wales, and of Margaret, dau. of Griffith Jones. Their marriage certificate is printed in, the Appendix. David, the father of Evan, had suffered persecution in Wales, and is several times mentioned by Besse in his " Sufferings." In Dec., 1662, he was imprisoned three weeks for refusing to take the oath of allegiance. In a more extended account of the same event, it appears he suffered with twenty-two others. "Anno 1663. About the month called Jan. this year, David James [here follow the names of the rest] were committed to prison in Radnorshire until they should take the oath of allegiance, which yet had not been tendered them before their commitment." In 1674 David James attended a meeting at a house called Cloddian Cochion, within the corporation of Poole, where a small number of Friends were met together in silence. Thomas Lloyd, of Dalobran (afterwards well known in Pa. as Penn's first deputy-governor), being present when fifteen armed men came to arrest those attending this meeting. He requested them to remain awhile, and preached to them, for which offence he was fined, and most of those present. That the David James here mentioned is the ancestor of this family is proved by papers in their possession. He appears to have been one of those who purchased a right of land in Pa. before leaving Wales ; for his name is signed as a witness to two indentures of land from Richard Davies, gentleman, of Welshpoole, who had bought five thousand acres in Penn's new province. In the first indenture the land is granted on a peppercorn rent when lawfully demanded, two pounds per hundred acres being paid for it, reserving to Penn the annual quit-rent of a silver shilling as lord of the soil. These old deeds are in the writer's possession. That from Penn bears his sea], which is appended to the parchment by a blue ribbon, and covered with a tin box four inches and a half in diameter, and an inch deep.

David James arrived in Pa. in Aug., 1682, with Margaret, his wife, and probably went at once to Radnor, and settled on the land he had bought before coming over. They lived in a cave while building a log-house. This dwelling is remembered by the husband of the writer as standing in his boyhood, though much decayed by time.

The cave was excavated in the slope of the hill, and near a spring of fine water, celebrated before the coming of the white men as a favorite resting-place of the Indians on the direct path westward. The immigrant David built a good stone house, on one end of which are the initials of D M and the date; but these have now been plastered over, and his descendants cannot remember the exact year, but know that it was early in 1700. For a copy of the certificate sent over from the-Friends' Meeting, in Wales, in 1683, vide Appendix.

There is a tradition in the family that David James came in the same vessel with William Penn ; but the writer has reason to believe that he came with Thomas Lloyd in the America, Captain Wasey, at the same time as Pastorius, an account Of whose voyage appears in Chapter I I I . Lloyd was the head of the Welsh colony, as Pastorius was of the German one ; and it is evident, from records now extant, that these two celebrated pioneers expected to found a colony, each distinct from Penn's English one at Phil.

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He resided on the land, a right to part of which his great-grandfather David had purchased in Wales; but he sold the greater part of this estate about 1820, and removed with his family to Trenton. He studied medicine and attended lectures in Un. of Pa. and New York, and received his degree of M. D. from Columbia Coll. After practising his profession in Trenton and Phil., he returned to Radnor, and resided on a portion of his plantation which he bad reserved from the previous sale. Here his w, d. April 18, 1832, and, a few years after, the remnant of his real estate in the old Welsh colony was sold, and he removed to Bucks Co., where he m., for a second w., Huldah Wetherill.

Isaac was b. at Radnor, and is still living, in his ninety-seventh year. The following is copied from the " Evening Telegraph," Phil., Oct. 1870:

"'The Methodist' says: Rev. I. James, M. D., of Bustleton, Pa., has ,the honor of being the oldest Methodist in the world. He is in his ninetyfourth year, being born January 28, 1777. He- joined the Methodist society in 1790, - eighty years ago. He was licensed to exhort in 1798, to preach in 1800. Was ordained deacon by Bishop Asbury in 1806, and elder by Bishop Morris in 1849."'

Children of [18] Samuel and Joanna (Holland) Potts.

60. David (205), b. at Pottsgrove ; m. [99] Martha, dau. of [32] David and [24] Anna (Potts) Potts, of Pine Forge. They resided, during the first years of their marriage, in Pottstown, where David -built the large mansion near his father's, known as the Hill, and now used as a boys' boarding-school. He did not finish the house, and it remained uninhabited for many years, a terror to the villagers, who believed it haunted, and called it " Potts's Folly." It was said be discontinued building because no water could be bad there. In 1795, David removed to Warwick, on French Creek, eight miles across the Schuylkill, for

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the purpose of carrying on the furnace there, which had been built by his great-grandmother, Mrs. Samuel Nutt. Samuel Potts, by his will in 1793, left his own share of Warwick, after the death of his widow Joanna, to his son David, if he chose to take it, in fee simple, at a certain valuation, giving as a reason, "that I expect he will conduct the business of said furnace for his mother during her life." This branch of the family has ever since been designated by the name of Warwick. He d. there, Sept. 15, 1834. His w. d. at the same place, Oct. 3, 1813. Both were buried in the family graveyard at Coventry, which was originally part of the same estate.

This seems to be an appropriate place to insert an account of the celebration of Washington's funeral at Pottsgrove, as David and his brother Thomas were two of the pall-bearers, while the other four were descended from John Potts or allied by marriage to the family. It is copied from the " Norristown Gazette" of Jan. 24, 1800, a small quarto sheet somewhat larger than this page. The occasion seems to have been one which brought together the inhabitants of the neighboring towns, as the following, cut from the Phil. "Ledger" of Jan., 1873, proves: "Mrs. Mary Miller, who rode from Exeter to Pottstown, Pa., on horseback, to attend the funeral observance of George Washington in that borough, on the 12th of Jan., 1800, is still living at Mount Airy, Berks Co., aged ninety-two; but looks, and acts, and talks like a young thing of sixty or thereabouts."

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(1) Rev. John Armstrong is frequently mentioned in family letters as the Episcopal clergyman at Pine Forge and St. Gabriel;s Ch. near Pottsgrove.

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61. Nathaniel (216), b. at Coventry, 1759. He was educated as a lawyer. Early in the Revolution, when only eighteen years of age, he was cap. tain of a company in the battalion raised by his uncle Thomas. He m. at Phil., 1782, Rebeccah, dau. of Enoch (1) and Hannah (Pratt) Hobart, and sister of the Rt. Rev. H. Hobart, D. D., Bishop of New York.

At the close of the war he returned to Pottsgrove, where he d. April 26, 1784, and was buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.)

The following obituary is copied from one of the newspapers of the day:

"In the spring of 1784, Mr. Nathaniel Potts moved to Pottsgrove with his wife, intending to make that place his permanent residence. But imimediately on his. arrival there he was seized with a violent fever, which in a few weeks terminated his mortal existence, in the bloom of youth and promise. He had studied law in Phil. with William Lewis, and had been admitted to practice in that city, under the most flattering auspices. He was greatly endeared, by amiable qualities, to his relatives and friends."

The young widow of Nathaniel in., for her second husband, Robert, son of William and Elizabeth (Corrin) Smith, July 6,1791. He was b. in N. Y., Nov. 20, 1752, the son of this union marrying the niece of Nathaniel Potts. Rebecca became the ancestress of a branch of the family, though both of the children of her first husband d. young.

Mrs Potts inherited the literary ability of her ancestors, and was the author of many elegant verses, which were collected into a manuscript

(1) "He was a son of John, and grandson of Capt. Joshua Hobart," who came from Hingham, England, and settled in Hingham, Mass., 1633, and great-grandson of Peter, the first minister of Hingham. The words within quotation-marks I received from John Henry Hobart, of Pottsville; but from an account of the Hobart family of New England, published some years ago, it seems that two generations more should be interpolated, viz, Joshua's second son Enoch, who m. Hannah, dau. of Thomas Hamis, Aug. 7, 1678, and their only son, Thomas, b. March 31, 1683. As the name of Enoch has been handed down in this branch of the family to the present time, there is little doubt that he was their ancestor. Capt. Joshua Hobart was distinguished in the early annals of Mass. as a member of the House of Assembly for twenty-five years, and Speaker in 1674.

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volume by her son. During her widowhood, which was soon rendered childless by death, her pen seems to have been the solace of many lonely hours. The inscription on her husband's tombstone, and that on his cousin's, Mrs. R. G. May, were written by her, and are printed in this volume. Robert Smith was of Scotch descent. His ancestors had settled in New York, and he entered the army from that city, and served as a major in the Revolutionary War. He was wounded a White Plains, and fought in the terrible battle War. of Monmouth. At the conclusion of hostilities, he established himself in business in Phil., which he continued for more than forty years. He was an officer in the First City Troop when that company was called out to suppress the insurrections Of 1794 and 1798. For nearly half a century he was an elder of the Presbyterian Church. On the establishment of the United States Bank, be was elected a director, and served as such throughout the period of its existence, and then as a trustee, -in all forty-eight years. He filled with honor many public offices in his adopted city, and was liberal of his means for the benefit of others, and foremost in all the charities of the day. After a life of usefulness he passed away in a green old age, April, 1838.

Mrs. Smith d. July 7, 1802, and was buried in Christ Churchyard, from which her remains were removed to Laurel Hill in 1867.

The following obituary notice, from the pen of Dr. Benjamin Rush, was one of those inserted in the newspapers of Philadelphia a few days after her departure:

"Died, universally and justly lamented, on Wednesday morning, near Frankford, in the forty-second year of her age, Mrs. Rebecca Smith, wife of Robert Smith, merchant, of this city. A mind elevated by nature, education, and religion rendered this excellent woman an object of uncommon respect and esteem to all who knew her. She lived to a numerous family as if she. owed no obligations to society, and she lived to society as if she had no family. Such was the private and modest use she made of the talents and virtues with which Heaven bad endowed her, that their benevolent application was seldom known, except by accident, to her most intimate friends.

During the tedious and distressing illness there was no departure, in impatience or complaint, from the natural propriety and dignity of her character.

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"With every comfort and tic to life that could make it desirable, she met the approach of death with composure, and resigned her breath with a full reliance upon the merits of her Redeemer for her future happiness."

A more extended obituary was printed in the papers of the day, written by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Hobart, D. D.(1)

62. John (218), b. 1. c., Oct. 20, 1760. He was educated in Phil. as a lawyer; but, when twenty-five years old, he was induced to go to Alexandria, Va., to become the secretary of the Potomac Company, of which Gen. Washington was president.

At the close of the Revolution the subject of internal improvements by the means of canals was much discussed, and several routes to connect the Atlantic States with the West were projected. The position of the Potomac pointed it out as one of the most eligible highways; for its head-waters and those of the Ohio were only separated by a road forty miles long. The two States of Maryland and Virginia chose conferees to meet at Annapolis, Dec. 22, 1784, to act upon this project, and Washington, who entered into the plan with enthusiasm, proceeded to the meeting with Gen. Lafayette, who was received there with great honor. The conferees decided that to render the Potomac navigable was a work worthy of two States, and the Potomac Company was chartered, each State taking fifty shares of stock, and directing that a survey be made at their-joint expense. Gen. Washington was chosen the first president ; and so great was the interest he took in this design, that he assisted in the survey of the river in person. It was then supposed that the Potomac could be rendered navigable by locks, dams, and short canals, and the works for this purpose were soon undertaken; but experience proved the fallacy of the idea.

Thomas and Samuel Potts were at -the same time making plans to render the Schuylkill navigable, and the son of Samuel was induced, probably by Gen. Washington, to become the secretary of the Potomac Company. He went to Alexandria, and, though the plan was unsuccessful, he remained

(1) Previous to Rebecca Hobart's marriage to, Nath. Potts she was engaged to Major Scull, a British officer attached to Sir Wm. Howe's staff, who was drowned in the Delaware in 1777. She was buried in the Pres. graveyard Arch above 5th Street, not CIL Ch., as stated on page 256.

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there until his death. The following advertisement, which I found in a newspaper of the day, is curious, as it shows the price of labor and the food allowed to slaves; also proving the date at which the works were undertaken

"One hundred negroes are wanted on hire for the use of the Potomac Company, for each of whom there will be an allowance of twenty pounds, Virginia currency, per annum, also clothe them, pay their levies, and furnish them with rations, viz., one pound of salt pork, one pound and a quarter of salt beef, or one pound and a half of fresh beef or mutton, and a sufficiency of bread each day, and also a reasonable quantity of spirits when necessary. It is expected the negroes will be good and able working hands, and that they will come well clothed, or to be supplied with what may be deficient, which is to be stopped out of the next year's clothing. Application is to be made to Mr. William Hartshorne, in Alexandria, or to Mr. James Rumsey, the principal superintendent of the work, who are authorized to contract for them.

"By order of the Board of President and Directors,

"JOHN POTTS, JR.,

Secretary.

"ALEXANDRIA, November 1, 1785."

When the Potomac Company was subsequently merged in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, these works, planned partly by Washington, were abandoned, and a more comprehensive arrangement was adopted.

Gen. Washington was on terms of intimacy with John Potts and his family, and made his house one of his stopping-places in Alexandria, where the business of the Potomac Company must often have taken him. Several anecdotes of the general's visits are related by John's grandchildren, who have preserved with pious care numerous relics of the Father of his Country.

John m., at Alexandria, Eliza, fourth dau. of Patrick (1) and Elizabeth

(1) He was the son of Andrew Ramsay, Lord Provost of Glasgow, Scotland, 1734-35, and he had settled in Petersburg prior to 1760. On Nov. 20 of that year he m. in Bristol Parish, Prince George's Co., Va., Elizabeth Poythress. It is believed that he returned to his native country with his family at the. commencement of the Revolution, as his youngest child was b. in Glasgow in 1776. After Mr. Ramsay's death, his children remained in Great Britain for their education but in 1791-92 returned with their mother to Alexan dria, where her twin sons entered into the European trade. A grandson of Patrick Ramsay says in a letter, after giving the above account: " We have no record of the family of Elizabeth Poythress, but she belonged to one of the ancient families of the 'Old Dominion', and was connected with the Randolphs and Eppes, and was a woman of superior character and attractions. I find in Meade's History of 'Old Churches and Families in Virginia that Thomas Rolph, the only child of Pocahontas, m. a Miss Poythress, and that Richard, son of Theodoric Bland, who d. in 1776, m. another of the name. The family was one of importance in Bristol Parish, now included in Petersburg, and William and F. Poythress were among the vestrymen of old Blandford Ch."

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(Poythress) Ramsay. She was b. at Petersburg, Va., March 19, 1768, and survived her husband many years.

This is the John Potts, Jr., who is mentioned in the accounts of the attack of James Wilson's house, in 1779, as among those who defended it. He was inside with his brother Nathaniel and uncle, Dr. Potts. It is evident that some writers have thought be was John the Loyalist; but the last-named is not designated as junior after 1768. The attack on Fort Wilson, as it is sometimes called, was partly because that lawyer and signer of the Declaration had defended Roberts and Carlisle on. their trial for treason. Of the former I have given some account on pages, 156 - 159.

After the Potomac Company was abandoned, John entered into business in Alexandria, and lost a great part of his patrimony. But he continued to reside there, and most of his descendants are now living in Washington and Virginia. While on a visit to his mother, in Pottstown, he was seized with a sudden illness, and d. there, Oct. 17, 1809, and is buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.)

63. Thomas (223). He was brought up as a merchant, and, in 1787, was in partnership with his brother Joseph in Phil. He in. Abigail, dau. of Col. Samuel Miles.(1) Her sister in. Gen. and Gov. Joseph B. McKean, son of Gov. Thomas McKean. Thomas was made recorder of deeds and register of wills in Montgomery Co. by Gov. McKean, and resided in Norristown. He d. at Pottstown, Sept. 9, 1823. His w.

(1) Col. Miles says, in his autobiography, printed in Lossing's "Record", that his grandfather came from Radnorshire, Wales, he thinks, in the same vessel with William Penn, 1682. This is probably an error, as I believe he came in the "America," with David James, as the name of Samuel Miles is signed as a witness of the deed before mentioned in Wales, and he appears to have been one who bought land with him there.

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survived him only two weeks, and both were buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.)

64. Joseph (232), b. June 2, 1766; m., by Rev. Slater Clay, to [78] Sarah, dau. of [21] David and Mary (Aris) Potts, Feb. 9, 1792. Before he was of age he entered into business, with his elder brother Thomas, in Phil.; but returned to his native place, and owned and carried on Glasgow Forge, two miles from Pottstown. His branch of the family is usually designated by that name. He removed to the town during the latter part of his life, and d. there Sept. 27, 1824. His w. d. Feb., 1851, and both are buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.) She was a member of the Society of Friends, and the last surviving grandchild of John Potts. The following obituary is copied from a Phil. paper:

"Died, on the morning of the 27th ultimo, at Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pa., in the fifty-ninth year of his age, Mr. Joseph Potts, one of the most respectable inhabitants of that borough.

"The deceased was deservedly esteemed for soundness of judgment, correctness, and integrity in all his transactions. To a numerous family, over whose welfare he watched with unceasing solicitude, he was greatly endeared. Their consolation under their bereavement must be sought in Him who gave and who has taken away their greatest earthly blessing."

65. Sarah-May (244), b. Jan. 18, 1770. Jan. 14, 1790, she was m. at Pottsgrove, by the Rev. Slater Clay, to Robert Enoch,(1) son of Enoch and Hannah (Pratt) Hobart, of Phil., where be was b. April 25, 1768. He was educated as a lawyer, and practised in that city. He built, about the beginning of this century, the picturesque house still standing at the northwest corner of 9th and Spruce Sts., Phil., which was then thought quite out of town, and the streets and sidewalks in the neighborhood were unpaved. One of his daughters told me that when she first began to attend school a few squares distant, the colored manservant was in the habit of carrying her in his arms, that she might

(1) Eight years before, her brother had rn. his sister. For an account of the Hobart descent, see page 255.

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not muddy her shoes. This family were earnest members of Christ Ch., Phil., where several of them were buried.

Mr. Hobart, towards the latter part of his life, removed to Pottstown, and finished the house on the hill commenced by his brother-in-law, David Potts. In 1825 he became one of the incorporators and the senior warden of Christ Ch. in that borough. The first building stood at the corner of Hanover St. and the railroad, and was erected on the foundation walls of the old brewhouse, which is mentioned in the will of John Potts, 1767. This church was afterward rebuilt on High St., and was taken down in 1872, and a new and churchly edifice, erected on the same site, in which is a large memorial window of fine workmanship, to the memory of Robert E. Hobart. He was a member of the Legislature, and, while serving in that capacity, d. at Harrisburg, March 17, 1826. His w. had d. a few months previous, Jan. 2, 1826, and both are buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.)

Children of [19] John and Margaret (Carmick) Potts.

66. Mary-Ann (256), b. in Phil., 1768; m. Dec. 10, 1789 (72), David, son of Thomas and [20] Martha (Potts) Rutter.

She resided from the time of her m. at Pine, and d. Sept. 22, 1824, and was buried in the family graveyard at Pottstown. (See inscriptions.)

67. Stephen (267). He went with his father to Nova Scotia, and obtained a commission in the British navy, and was wounded in the service. He received a pension from the crown. After some years he returned to this country, and became a clerk at the iron-works at Pine Grove, Schuylkill Co.; but removed, to Pottsville, where he d. He m. Eunice Dennis.

In 1785 Stephen received a grant of land, for his services in a Loyalist regiment, of two hundred and fifty acres on the Kennebecassis River, near St. John, New Brunswick. I am unable to say whether he ever settled upon it. But in 1795 he appears to have returned to Pa., as he is mentioned in a letter of his brother Samuel as living at Sussex, Del., probably engaged in the iron-works there. Anxiety is expressed at not hearing from him, and

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Samuel informs his sister that, though it will cost him several dollars, he shall send a man down to learn tidings of` him.

68. Samuel (274). Like his father and brother, he received a pension from Great Britain; but I do not find he had a grant of land in the Provinces. He returned to this country, and was living at Rebecca Furnace in 1795. He m., first, Mary, dau. of his great-aunt, Deborah (Pyewell) Potts and her second husband, Caleb Hughes. His second wife was Ann (Dewees) Potts, widow of [75] James. He removed to Ohio, and lived near Wheeling. He became a member of the Society of Friends,(1) and a preacher among, them. At the time he joined the society, he relinquished his pension as a British officer. He d. in the West, Jan., 1850.

Children of Thomas and [20] Martha (Potts) Rutter.

69. John, b. at Pottsgrove, May 30, 176o; d. unm., Nov. 5, 1794. He is buried in the family graveyard at Pottstown. (See inscriptions.)

70. Mary-Katherine (281), b. at Popodickon, May 23, 1762; m. in 1782, John Clements, son of Anthony and Margaret Stocker, of Phil. He was b. Feb. 18, 1760, and d. Oct 12, 1813. His w. survived him only a few weeks, dying Nov. 28, 1813.

He was a successful merchant in Phil., and resided near St. Peter's Ch. The country place of the family is now the spot in the southern part of the city where the mission of St. Peter's Ch. has been recently established by one of their descendants..

The following obituary notices are copied from the papers of the day:

From Poulson's American Daily Advertiser, Thursday, Oct. 14, 1813.

"Departed this life on the 12th instant, in the fifty-third year of his age, John Clement Stocker, Esq., whose death is sincerely deplored by his rela

(1) I have a file of Samuel's letters, written in Pa. between 1795 and 1804, which prove his versatile temperament, and the trials be underwent in becoming a Friend.

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tives and friends, and will doubtless be justly and deeply lamented by the community; for in every relation of social life he was exemplarily affectionate and attentive, in every public appointment he was eminently faithful and useful. He discharged with unrivalled fidelity and attention the duties attached to an alderman of the city, a director of the Pennsylvania Bank and Pennsylvania Insurance Company, and a vestryman of the Episcopal churches of Saint Peter's, Christ Ch., and St. James.

"The high degree of merit attached to the character of the deceased renders his death a severe public as well as domestic loss ; for his liberal and extensive patronage to the poor, his firmness, zealous and undeviating patriotism, his unimpeached and incorruptible integrity, his courteous, cheerful, and mild deportment, rendered him as amiable and exemplary in private as he was correct and beneficent in public life.

"The friend who offers this record of his virtues has long been intimately acquainted with his character, and as long experienced his kindness. 'When such friends part, 't is the survivor dies.'

From Poulson's American Daily Advertiser, Nov. 30, 1813.

"Died, suddenly, by apoplexy, on Sunday last, Nov. 28, in the fifty-first year of her age, Mrs. Nary Katherine Stocker, relict of the late John Clement Stocker, Esq., whose, decease we announced on the 13th ultimo. Thus are the surviving children bereaved of both their parents within the short period of a few weeks. Such afflictive dispensations of Divine Providence call loudly upon all who are informed of them to 'consider their ways,' the uncertainty of life, and the high responsibility of man. Of Mrs. Stocker it may be truly said, that her unselfish and exalted purity, her amiable and affectionate disposition, her kind and courteous deportment, rendered her inestimably valuable to her relatives and friends, and endeared her to all who had the privilege of 'her acquaintance. Such was the blameless tenor of her life, and such her habitual meditation on the inevitable approach of death, that -his coming to terminate her state of probation, though executed without warning, did not find her unprepared ; for her spiritual lamp was always burning with a bright and steady flame."

71. Samuel (287), b. Jan. 14, 1764; m., about 1795, Sarah, dau. of Owen Jones, and sister of Jonathan-Potts Jones, the husband of [81] Mary (Powell) Potts.

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72. David (256), b. Feb. 10, 1766; m., Dec. 10, 1789, [66] Mary-Ann, dau. of [19] John and Margaret (Carmick) Potts.

He resided at Pine Forge, which he carried on. He partially rebuilt and added to the old mansion-house, where he lived until his death, April 5, 18l7.(1) His children are carried down in the order of his wife's genealogy.

73. Ruth-Anna (292), b. Jan. 3, 1768. She was educated as an Episcopalian, but became a Friend from convincement; and in her twenty-second year she was an acceptable minister of that society. She left an account in manuscript of her early religious life, which was printed a few years ago in the " Friends' Intelligencer." 26th 6 mo., 1800, she m. Jacob Lindley, a public Friend living in New Garden, Chester Co., who had lost his wife by the yellow-fever two years before. The following is the concluding paragraph of a printed account of RuthAnna:

" She removed to that place, where she continued to reside during the remainder of her days, respected and beloved by those who knew her and were capable of appreciating her worth . . . . . While her strength was equal to the exertion, she continued to attend the Meeting to which she belonged, when her voice was not unfrequently sweetly though feebly raised in advocacy of the cause to which she had devoted the morning of her days."

She d. 10th of 9 mo., 1810.

Jacob Lindley survived his w. four years, when he was killed by being overturned in a carriage, 6 mo. 12, 18 14. He was a distinguished Friend, and early interested in the abolition of slavery. Living near the Maryland and Delaware lines he had great opportunity of aiding the blacks, and much to contend with on account of his neighborhood to slaveholders. He was a cousin of Mary Lindley, who m. Mr. Murray, and became the mother of the grammarian, Lindley Murray.

74. Clement, b. March 31, 1770; d. April 9, 1771, aged one year.

(1) On p. 69 his death is incorrectly stated to have occurred in 1815 ; also that Pine Forge was purchased by him in 1783. It is believed to have been bought by his father.

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Children of [21] 1] David (1) and Mary (Aris) Potts.

75. James (296), m. at Valley Forge, about 1811, Anne, dau. of William Dewees, and his second w. Sarah Waters. He was interested in the Valley Forge works, and resided in Phil., where he sold the bar-iron manufactured there. He d. about 1820. After his death his w. went to Terre Haute, Ind., having inherited the estate of her brother George, who resided there. She afterwards removed to Springfield, where she m. [68] Samuel Potts, then an old man.

76. Charles (298), m., 1796, Margaret Tallman, and the day after he sailed for China in command of the merchant ship "Adventure." In 1798 he was captain of the " Alexander Hamilton." The following from his log-book shows the peril of the sea in those days: "March, Martinico. Weighed anchor, and sailed in company with the 'Alfred,' seventy-four, and several frigates as convoy; also a number of American vessels. Sunday, 14th. Came to St. Kitts, and lay there until Wednesday, the 16th; then weighed anchor and sailed with the convoy and two hundred and fifty sail of merchantmen. The 24^th, saluted the commodore with five guns, and left the fleet." On his return from this voyage, in the latter part of 1798, he settled in Pottstown, where he d., and was buried in the family graveyard there. His widow removed to Phil., and m. his brother Benezet.

The portrait of Capt. Charles Potts in this volume is copied from a large oil painting, now in the possession of his grand-daughter Mrs. Rae. It was taken in France. The artist's name, Salazar, and the date, 1798, are both plainly legible on the original.

77. Benezet (299), m. the widow of his brother Charles. She d. in Phil. in 1818, and was buried in Friends' graveyard at Fourth and Arch Sts.

78. Sarah (232), b. at Phil., Dec. 27, 1774; m. Feb. 9, 1792, [64] Joseph, son of [18] Samuel and Joanna (Holland) Potts. They resided at Glas

(1) In the account of David, in a previous page, I have neglected to state that he was one of the merchants of Phil. who signed the important non-importation resolutions in 1765, which was the entering wedge of the Revolution. He was m. by Rev. Dr. Duchee, Rector of Christ Ch., Phil., Jan. 10, 1767. in that register his wife's name is spelled Ayries.

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gow Forge, a few miles above Pottstown. She became a strict Friend, and was the oldest member of the family at the time of her death, which took place Feb. 11, 1851. Her children are carried down in the line of their father's descent. The following obituary is taken from a Pottstown paper, Feb., 1851

"Died, in Pottstown, on the 11th February, 1851, in the. seventy-seventh year of her age, Mrs. Sarah Potts, relict of the late Mr. Joseph Potts.

"The respect and regard. in which this venerable lady was held was attested by the large train of friends and acquaintances which accompanied her mortal remains to the 'house appointed for all living! In her the community have lost a valuable and exemplary member, the poor a kind friend, and the circle of her numerous descendants a long-loved and honored head, whose departure has severed the link that bound them to the last generation.' May the memory of her Christian virtues and example, which long exercised a salutary influence on those around her, still shed a sweet odor on survivors, and lead them to follow her in that 'straight and narrow way' which leadeth unto life eternal! 'The memory of the just is blessed.'"

79. Harriet (301), m., in 1799, Reese, son of Bowyer Brooke,(1) who lived in Brooke Court, Phil. At this time Harriet's father was dead, and Mr. Brooke, Sen., purchased for his son the widow's right in Valley Forge. The newly married pair were established there, and Reese Brooke carried on the works until his death in 1824, after. which they were discontinued. Harriet became a public Friend, and during the latter part of her life she resided at Pottstown, but d. in Phil., whither she bad gone for her health, on Easter Sunday, April 12, 1846. Her remains were taken to Pottstown, and buried in the family graveyard.

(1) He was a son of Roger Brooke, of Brooke Place, on the Patuxent River, Md., about twenty miles from its mouth. Roger's father also bore the same name, and was the son of Robert and Mary (Mainwaring) Brooke. She was the dau. of Roger Mainwaring, Bishop of St. David, and was the second w. Robert Brooke m. in England. He arrived on the Patuxent River, June 29 or 30, 1650, where he settled with the colony that he brought over with him at his own expense. The late Chief-Justice Roger Brooke Taney was one of his descendants.

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Child of (22] Joseph and Mary (Morris) Potts.

80. John-Morris, b Dec. 11, 1765 ; d. unm. March 12, 1786. He was very desirous to reach the age of twenty-one, to dispose of his property by will, but died nine months before attaining his majority. His grandfather Morris (1) devised to him, in 178 1781, all his mother's share of the Morris property; and among other things are enumerated "all the plate that was his mother's, packed up in a red leather trunk, which said plate was purchased of his father, and paid for by my dear wife and all the china-ware that was his mother's. I also give him' eight mahogany chairs, the seats of which were worked by his mother." The funeral of this young man is mention ed in a letter (2) of Margaret Morris (widow of his uncle) to her sister:" It was a disappointment to me that I did not see some of thy family at Plymouth, when I went to the funeral of my poor afflicted nephew, John Potts. His removal was very unexpected to me, and I think it was a time of deep humiliation to my mind as I ever experienced, and I have much desired it might be the same to my children, upon whose mind I have endeavored to impress that the bounties of Providence (which by their poor cousin's death will fall into their hands) are by no means the reward of their merits.'' It is evident that by his early death a goodly estate passed into the possession of John Morris's other grandchildren.

Children of his is second wife, Sarah (Powell) Potts.

81. Mary-Powell, b. Jan. 1, 1769; m. Jonathan-Potts, son of Owen Jones, and died in childbed, March 17, 1787, aged. eighteen years. Her infant survived only a few hours.

82. Joseph, b. Oct. 10, 1770; d. Jan. 12, 1774.

(1) Sister Deborah Morris to have the custody of the estate and effects left to grandson John Morris Potts, and to exercise care over him until he arrive at the age of twenty-one years." Vol. L P. 47 of "Watson's Annals" there is a long account of this Deborah Morns, who was the grand-daughter of the first Anthony Morris.

(2) "Memoirs of the Hill Family," p. 422.

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Children of his third wife, Ann (Mitchel) Potts.

83. Sarah, b. Sept. 23, 1775 d. Oct 24, 1777

84. Joseph, b. Oct. 17, 1776 d. Sept- 4, 1779.

Children of his fourth wife, Mary (Kirkbride) Potts.

85. Anna, b. at Springmill, March 7, 1781 ; d. unm., Aug. 19,1839.

86. Phineas, b. at Plymouth, Dec. 20, 1784; rn. Eliza Horn, d. s. p. Jan. 24, 1823.

87. Joseph-Kirkbride (307), b. 1. c., April 20, 1789; m. at Frankford meeting, Jan. 1, 1822, Sidney, dau. of Isaac and Mercy Bonsall. (She was b. at Uwchlan, 28th of 9 mo., 1799.)

It is only by the children of this son that [22] Joseph is represented, and the number of his descendants are few.

88. Frances, b. 1. c., May 21, 1783 ; d. unm., March 15, 1833.

89. Hepsibah, b. 1. c., Feb. 2, 1787; d. unm., Dec. 21, 1850.

90. Mary, b. 1. C., July 26, 1797; d. in infancy.

Children of [23] Jonathan and Grace (Richardson) Potts.

91. Mary-Frances (153), b. April 4, 1767; m. [38] William, son of [81 Thomas and Deborah (Pyewell) Potts. She d. 1809. Her husband survived until Feb. 21, 18ig, and both were buried in the family graveyard at Pottstown.

92. Benjamin-Rush, b. May 19, 1768. He emigrated to the West, and in 1822 was living in Ohio, seventy miles from Wheeling. It is believed that he married there; but if be left descendants, they are unknown to the rest of his family.

93. Clement, d. in infancy.

94. Grace, b. Oct 30, 1769; d. Nov. 3, aged four days.

95. Deborah-Claypoole (315), b. Dec. 15, 1770. In a petition to the Orphans' Court, 1786, she is described as a minor, above the age of fourteen, and entitled to a valuable property by the will of her father,

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Jonathan Potts, and of her aunt, Deborah Claypoole. (1) She appeared in open court, and chose for her guardians her mother, Grace Potts, now of Wilmington, Del., widow, and Joseph Mifflin, merchant, who were appointed by the court. She m., at Wilmington, Del., Thomas Shallcross, 10 mo., 1789, and d. June 10, 1798, and was buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.)

96. Francis-Richardson (318), b. Aug. 15, 1772. He was educated as a physician, a and practised medicine in Pottstown. He m. Lydia, dau. of Thomas (2) and Rebecca Maybury. She m., for her second husband, Dr. Rex, of Chestnut Hill. Died July 21, 1858, and was buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.)

97. Horatio-Gates, b. Oct. 16, 1778; d. in infancy.

98. Edward, b. 1780;d. at Phil., of yellow fever, 16th of 8 mo., 1790, and was interred in Friends' burying-ground in that city.

Children of [32] David and [24] Anna (Potts) Potts.

99. Martha (205), m. [60] David, son of [18] Samuel and Joanna (Holland) Potts. She d. at Warwick, Oct. 3, 1819. Her children are carried down in her husband's line.

(1) A note in the "Logan Correspondence" gives the following account of this lady: Abraham Hardiman d. 1699. His dau., Deborah Claypoole, lived to a great age. I have seen and conversed with her in my early youth She was upwards of ninety when she d." Watson says she buried her husband and five children, in the course of a few weeks, of the very mortal small-pox of 1730. Dr. Franklin said she had one child who survived ; but that also d., and she was left a lone widow; and Watson goes on to say that he knew her grand-daughter. Now this is an error; she left no descendants, as her will, -made in 1776, proves. Mrs. Dr. Potts, Mrs. Fairlamb, and Mrs. Mifflin were her nieces, and received a large share of her property. Mrs. Claypoole's husband was believed to be a descendant of Mrs. Claypoole, dau. of Oliver Cromwell, who d. 1658; but I do not know on what authority.

(2) Thomas Maybury was interested in iron-works. He m. a descendant of the first Thomas Rutter. During the Revolution be owned a forge at Mount Holly, N. J., where he manufactured boiler-plates, from which the camp-kettles of the Continental army were made.

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100. Ruth-Anna (319), m. Edmund Key.(1) He was of a distinguished family, in Md., where he became a judge. These two sisters, by the early death of their parents, were left orphans, and they resided, until their Marriage, with their aunt, Mrs. Martha Rutter.

Children of [25] Isaac and Martha (Bolton) Potts.

101. Mary (323), b. 11 mo. 12, 1771 ; m. at Northern District meeting, Phil., 5 mo. 12, 1,795, John, son of John and Mary (Bolton) Paul. He m., for a second wife, Hannah Lewis, and d. in Phil., 7 mo. 28, 1844.

102. Rebeccah, b. 1 mo. 3, 1773; d. 9 mo. 10, 1777.

103. Joseph-Paul, b. 7 mo. 3, 1774. The following notice of his death is copied from a record written by his father: "Joseph Paul Potts, son of Isaac and Martha Potts, departed this life at Pottstown, 8th mo. 25, 1790, of yellow-fever, supposed to have been taken while attending his cousin, Edward B. Potts, whom his humanity led him to attend, and with whom he stayed till his interment in Friends' burying-ground, Philadelphia, the evening week previous to his own departure, which was First day morning about sunrise. 0 my soul, many have been thy trials this year! Gracious God, grant patience and resignation

104. Anna, b. 8 mo. 7, 1776; d. July 20, 1779.

105. Edward-Burroughs (325), b. 12 mo. 18, 1778 m. Sarah, dau. of Isaac and Phebe Williams, of Whitemarsh, Montgomery Co.

106. Samuel (326), b. mo. 19, 1779; m. at Abington meeting, 11 mo. 20, 1806, Sarah, dau. of Thomas and Hannah Fletcher. She was b. 3 mo. 26, 1786. He d. in Phil., 3 mo.15, 1815. His w. d. in Germantown, 8 mo. 18, 1854.

107. Joanna (328), b. 12 mo. 24, 1781 ; m. at Abington meeting, 2 mo. 17, 1809, Daniel, son of Thomas and Hannah Fletcher. He was b. 5 mo. 8, 1781, and d. in Phil. 12 mo. 13, 1860.

(1) His ancestor, Philip Key, settled in St. Mary's, and was the son of Richard and Mary Key, of St. Paul's Parish, London, England, where be was b. March 20, 1696, and d. in Md., Aug. 20, 1764. Francis S. Key, the author of the Star-Spangled Banner," was a descendant of Philip.

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108. Martha, b. 3 mo. 1, 1783 m. at Abington meeting, 3 mo. 9, 1804, Rowland, son of John Jones, of Montgomery Co. She d. s. p. 7 mo. 20, 1826. He survived until 1867, dying at the age of eighty-nine.

109. Ruth-Anna (330), b. 2 mo. 18, 1785 ; m. at Phil. 6 mo. 5, 1805, Joseph M., son of John and Mary Paul. He was b. June 11, 1779. Ruth Anna d. in 18 1811, and the following obituary appeared in the Phil., United States Gazette":

"Died, on the 26th of April, Ruth Anna Paul, wife of Joseph M. Paul, of this city, in the twenty-sixth year of her age. The exit of this amiable woman, whose peculiarly affable and pleasing manners, joined to an excellent understanding, had endeared her to all her acquaintances, has made a blank that will long be felt and mourned by a large circle of attached relatives and friends. We could speak much of her virtues, but wish not to panegyrize the dead, but exalt that power which enabled this lovely woman, when surrounded by all that makes life desirable, with composure and resignation

'To meet the shaft of death, nor chide its hasty wing.'"

Joseph M. Paul survived his wife until Oct. 25, 1829.

110. Rebeccah (333), b. 8 mo. 9, 1786; m. in Phil. 1 mo. 12, 1812, William, son of Jacob and Elizabeth Wayne; b. 8 mo. 29, 1785. She d. in Phil., 2 mo. 4, 1816. Her husband survived until 12 mo. 6, 1857.

111. Anthony-Benezet, b. 7 mo. 4, 1788; d. 6 mo. 4, 1789.

112. Deborah (336), b. 2 mo. 12, 1789; m. at Mulbury St. meeting, 5 mo.4, 1815, Isaac, son of Isaac and Phebe Williams, of Whitemarsh. He was b. 3 mo. 17, 1788. She d. at Whitemarsh, Montgomery Co., 7 mo. 22, 1825. Her husband survived her only a few weeks, dying 8 mo. 31, 1825.

Children of [26] James and Anna (Stocker) Potts.

113. Anthony-Stocker, b. Feb. 22, 1779; d. May 2, 1735, and is buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.)

114. Maria (342), m. George Poe, Jr., at Phil., Dec., 1807. He d. at Pittsburg, 1825.

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115. Clement-Stocker, b. Nov. 1781 ; d. unm.

116. Andrew, d. unmarried at St. Thomas, W. I., of yellow-fever.

Children of Benjamin and [27] Rebeccah G. (Potts) Duffield.

117. Martha-Rutter (248), b. Aug. 9, 1780; m. Dr. Henry Neill,(1) of Snow Hill, Md. He received the degree of M. D. from the University of Pa., 1807. The subject of his essay was "Bubunocele." He practised his profession in Phil., and became vice-president of the College of Physicians, and d. 1845.

118. John-Potts (358), b. Nov. 2, 1784; m. Sally Handy, of Snow Hill, Md.; second, Miss Bishop. Died there, 1830.

119. Rebeccah-Grace (364), b. Sept. 7, 1786; m. Dr. John S. Martin, of Worcester Co., Md. He d. Nov. 21, 1843.

120. Edward (376), b. 1783 ; m. Mary Howland; d. Jan. 16, 1825, in the. forty-third year of his age.

121. Catherine, b. April 9, 1787; m. Dr. John Church. He received his degree of M. D.. from the University of Pa. in 1795. The subject of his essay was "Camphor." It is said that Dr. Church was the first physician in Phil. to give a full course of lectures upon obstetrics (2) and the diseases of women and children. Mrs. Church d. s. p. Feb. 9, 1804

Obituary Notice from Poulson's Philadelphia American Daily Advertiser,

Friday, Feb. 10, 1804.

On. Thursday afternoon, 9th instant, in the twenty-fifth year of her age, Mrs. Catherine Church, wife of Dr. John Church, of this city. By the death of this truly amiable and good woman, her husband has met with a severe

(1) The mother of Dr. Neill was a dau. of James Martin, member of the Convention of 1788 for the ratification of the Constitution of the United States. The father of James was Col. James Martin, frequently mentioned in the records of the early settlement of Maryland.

(2) Dr. Hodge states that Dr. Dewees was the first lecturer on these subjects.

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and heavy affliction, her brothers and sisters have sustained a great and irreparable loss, and her numerous relations, friends, and acquaintances will have to mourn for one who was deservedly loved and esteemed by them."

Children of [28] Jesse and Sarah (Lewis) Potts.

122. Martha. She was brought up by her aunt Lohra, in Phil., where she d. of consumption at the age of sixteen years.

123. Sarah. Was burned to death when a child.

Children of [31] Edward and Sarah (StiIle) Yorke.

124. Thomas.

125. Eliza (380), m. Dr. Cole, who d. 1813 m. for her second husband George Farquhar.

126. Stephen.

127. Stille.

128. Patty (385), m. Mordecai Wetherill.

129. Gustavus.

130. Peter, m. Mary Harris, and d. 1815.

131. Samuel (386), b. 1775 ; m. Mary Lippincott; he d. in Phil., and is buried in Christ Churchyard. The following is the inscription on his tombstone:

"Sacred

To the memory of

Samuel Yorke

who departed this life

May 15th 1816

in the 42nd year of his age

He exported his fortune before him into Heaven,

by his charities; he has gone thither to enjoy it."

His w. survived him until Nov. 6, 1856, when she d. in Phil.

Children of [32] David and [24] Anna Potts

are carried down on p. 269.

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Children of [33] William and Sarah (Potts) Dewees.

132. Rachel (394), in. Benjamin Bartholomew. He was of Huguenot descent, and took an active interest in the Revolutionary struggle. He was a member of the Committee of Safety appointed by the Provincial Assembly in 1775, and a captain in the 58th Pa. Regiment.

133. Hannah (404). m. Rev. Mr. Boggs, of N. J., a Baptist minister.

Children of Thomas and [34] Hannah (Potts) Dewees.

134. Rebeccah, is mentioned in the will of her uncle, David Potts. Married Mr. Metcalf.

135. Jesse, is mentioned in his uncle's will.

136. John.

137. Sarah (406), m., first, Mr. Hodgkiss; m. for her second husband, Caleb Foulke.

138. William-Potts (409), b. at Pottsgrove, May 5, 1768.

"Dr. William P. Dewees (1) was one of the most distinguished individuals that have ever graced the annals of our profession in this country." He early determined to study medicine, and, after passing some time with an apothecary, he entered the office of Dr. William Smith, in Phil. Here he attended the lectures in the University of Pa. in 1787-88-89, but did not take a degree. At twenty-one years of age be began to practise medicine in Abington, where his talents, united with his affectionate disposition, soon won the confidence of his patients, notwithstanding his youth. After passing four years in this village, he removed to Philadelphia. His relative, Dr. Rush, here threw his commanding influence in his favor, and he soon became known. He early devoted his attention to a branch of the profession which bad not at that time been reduced to the state of a science, viz., obstetrics, and was the first who attempted to give a full 'course of lectures upon the subject in America. He wrote and published several books upon it, which became at once authority both here and in Europe. In 1825 he was chosen professor in the University of Pa., and filled his chair with great satisfaction

(1) This sketch of the life of Dr. Dewees is abridged from the memoir prepared by Dr. Hugh L. Hodge at the request of the Medical Society of Pa.

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to his pupils. He constantly received tokens of, the estimation in which his services were held in this country and in Europe, and was made member of many scientific societies in both hemispheres. He printed a work upon the diseases of women and children, which justly entitled him to a high rank as a physician.

In 1835 Dr. Dewees's health became so impaired that he resigned his professorship, and on the 25th of Nov. of that year the students of the University presented him with a magnificent silver vase with the following inscription, "Presented to William P. Dewees, M. D., late professor in the University of Pennsylvania, by the medical class of that institution, as a testimonial of their respect for his exalted worth and talent. Philadelphia, Nov. 1835. Sempe honos nomenque laudesque manebunt." The occasion of the presentation was a very interesting one, as it took place in the hall where he had lectured, and in the presence of the officers, students, and professors of the institution.

Dr. Dewees retired from the scene of his labors to seek health in a warmer climate, and he spent nearly four years in Havanna and Mobile, Ala., and re- turned to Phil. to die in May, 184o; but such was the strength of his constitution, that this event did not take place until the 20th of May, 1841. The news of his decease was heard with great regret by his professional brethren of the Medical Society of Pa., of which he was vice-president, and Dr. Hugh L. Hodge was appointed by that body to prepare a memoir of their distinguished associate. His funeral was attended on May 22d by a large concourse of physicians and students, anxious to pay the last respect to the memory of their beloved friend. He was buried in Ronaldson's Cemetery, at Ninth and Fitzwater Sts. The ladies of Phil. talked of raising a monument to his memory; but it is believed that not even a stone marks the spot where his ashes repose. A fine portrait of Dr. Dewees adorns the hall of the University of Pa. He was twice m. ;first to. Martha, dau. of Dr. Rogers, of New England. She d. s. p. in her youth and beauty. He m., secondly, Mary Lorrain, dau. of a merchant of Phil. She did not long survive her husband.

Dr. Dewees's first wife is buried in Christ Churchyard, Phil., and the following is the inscription on her tombstone:

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"In memory of

Mrs. Martha Dewees

wife of

Dr. William Dewees

who departed this life

Jan. 12th 1801

in the 25^th year of her age."

139. Hannah, b. Oct. 22, 1776; d. July 30, 1777 is buried in Christ Churchyard, Phil., and the following inscription is on her tombstone

"In memory of

Hannah Dewees

daughter-of Thomas &

Hannah Dewees

who departed this life

July 30, 1777

aged 9 months & 9 days."

Children of John and [36] Magdelen (Potts) Ellis.

140. Thomas.

141. Sarah, m. Daniel Thomas.

142. Anna, lived with her grandmother, Deborah (Pyewell) Potts Hughes.

143. Martha.

Children of Samuel and [37] Rebeccah (Potts) Baird.

144. Thomas, b. at Pottstown, April 22, 1783. He was by profession a surveyor, and d. unm. at Reading, Oct. 21, 1854. He was buried in the family graveyard, where all his brothers and sisters lie. (See inscriptions.)

145. William, b. June 24, 1784. He m. Hannah, dau. of Capt. Nathaniel Beach of Beach Grove, N. J., and d. s. p. at Pottstown, April 29, 1832.

146. John, b. 1785 ; d. 1787, aged two years.

147. Samuel (418), b. 1786. He was educated for the bar, and practised law in Reading. He m. Lydia M., dau. of William McFunn (1) and Lydia

(1) William Biddle came to Phil. in Penn's time. His son William m. Mary, dau. of Nicholas Scull, surveyor-general of Pa., whose dau. Lydia m. Capt. McFunn, of the British navy, and governor of Antigua, whose only son, William-Biddle McFunn, took the name of Biddle in conformity with the wish of his uncle Edward, who left him a large estate. He m. Lydia Spencer.

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(Spencer) Biddle, and d. there July 27, 1833. Mrs. Baird d. in Carlisle, June 3, 1871, in the seventy-fourth year of her age. After her death, her husband's remains were removed to Carlisle, and placed beside hers but the stone to his memory still remains in the family graveyard.

148. Mary-Ann, b. June 7, 1789; d. unm. at Stowe, near Pottstown, Nov. 10, 1825:

149. Deborah, b. Aug. 20, 1791 d. unm. March 25, 1829.

150. Harriet, b. 1795 ; d. unm. Jan. 24, 1864.

151. Rebecca, b. 1796; d. unm. Nov. 9, 1857.

152. Martha-Rutter, b. 1797; d. unm. Nov. 17, 1864.

Children of [38] William and [91] Mary F. (Potts) Potts.

153 1/2. Thomas, b. Nov. 25, 18oo; d. Sept. 29, 18oi.

154 1/2.. William-Baird (424), b. at Pottstown, Feb. 22, 1802. He was educated for the bar, and practised law, first at Orwigsburg, Schuylkill Co., but removed to Pottsville when the courts were changed to the latter place. He was interested in collecting family genealogy, and his manuscript has been extensively copied and circulated. He had, however, little idea of chronological arrangement ; and it is much to be regretted that, with his opportunities of obtaining information from the elder generation living in his day, he noted so few dates of births, marriages, and deaths, or the parents' names of those marrying into the family. His errors of omission as well as commission have sometimes led me astray before I gave up depending upon his record. To those who may think this genealogy is merely a compilation from his manuscript, I would say, my labor would have been lighter had I never seen his. About 185o he presented the valuable collection of the papers of his maternal grandfather, Dr. Potts, to the Historical Society of Pa. William in. Jane-Hughes, dau. of Levi Downing, April 8, 1830. She was b. May 22, 1807. He d. Oct. 9, 1855, and was buried in the family graveyard. His w. still survives.

155 1/2. Deborah, b. April, 18o4, living unm. at Reading.

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Children of [41] Lewis and Sarah (Hubley) Walker.

153. Margaret- Hubley, b. at Pine; resides in West Phil. unm.

154. Thomas-Hubley (430), b. at Windsor Forge. He was admitted to practise at the bar, 1848 ; elected district attorney of Schuylkill Co., 1856, and judge of the courts in 1871. He resides at Pottsville, and m. Susan, dau. of Daniel Shollenberger.

155. Lewis-Leonard, b at Laurel Lodge, Pottstown. He received his degree of M. D. from the University of Pa., 1854. Subject of essay, "Vitality of Blood."

Children of John and [42] Rebecca (Walker) Yocum.

156. Elizabeth-Rebecca, m. Charles Smith. They reside near Ottawa, Ill.

157. Mary-Anne.

158. Samuel-Hockley (434). His wife d. 1869. He resides near Ottawa, Ill.

Children of [45] Thomas and Elizabeth (Boon) Leonard.

159. Thomas, rn. and has issue.

159 1/2. Anna, m. Mr. Mattson, and has issue; their names are unknown to me.

Children of George and [46] Elizabeth (Leonard) Leaf.

160. Frederick-Smith, d.

161. Thomas-Leonard, d.

162. George D.

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163, Mary (436), m. Thomas Boyd.

164. Harland (441), was a physician, and d. 1872.

165. Anna-Leonard.

166. William.

167. Edmund, m. Harriet, dau. of Charles and Maria Clay. He is a clergyman of the Episcopal ch. and rector of St. Gabriel's, Morlatton.

168. Julia, d.

169. Elizabeth (442), m. Beecher. She d. in Pottstown about 1843.

Children of Robert and [51] Rebeccah-G. (Potts) May.

170. Eliza (443), b. at Head of Elk, Md., March 2, 1787. She lived at Phil. and Coventry until she was m. at the former place by John Ralston, Esq., June 2, 1804, to Samuel Stevens,(1) son of Samuel Stevens, of Talbot Co., Md.

Mr. Stevens, Sr., intending his son for a merchant, had sent him to be fitted for that life in the establishment of Thomas P. Cope, at Phil. ; but the death of the father recalled the son to his native State to take possession of his inheritance. The care of his plantations gave him sufficient occupation, and he turned his attention to improvements in, agriculture. It was through his influence that the Maryland Agricultural Society was founded, of which he was the first president, continuing in the office for a long series of years. The land inherited by Samuel Stevens bad been in the family from Lord Baltimore s time. His residence, called Compton, was finely situated near the Choptank, upon a cove, where Dividing Creek falls into that river. In the war of 1812, Admiral Cockburn, with part of his fleet, passed up to this point, and, from the number of buildings, supposing the plantation to be a small town, he opened his port-holes to bombard it; but, being informed by some runaway slaves on board that it was a private residence, he dropped down the river. Mr. Stevens, being apprehensive of an attack, had sent his

(1) The family of Stevens is mentioned in the early history of Md. In 1668, Col. Wm. Stevens was authorized to induce persons to emigrate and settle near Lewes, on Delaware Bay.

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wife and her young family away to a place of safety before the vessels of war arrived. During this period, the militia of the county was under his command, and he went with them into the field. He took a prominent part in the politics of the day, and was elected to the State Senate. In 1824 he was chosen governor of Md., and, while serving in' that capacity, he resided at Government House, Annapolis. When Gen. Lafayette visited Maryland, he was the guest of Gov. Stevens, and the family still have in their possession several mementoes of that visit.

Mrs. Stevens d. at Compton, Dec. 8, 1834, and was buried at the family graveyard of Beechwood. The following notice of her death is copied from the family Bible: " Eliza M., wife of Samuel Stevens, aged 47 years, 9 months, 6 days, an exemplary Christian, an affectionate wife, a tender mother, and kind mistress; a friend to all, a slanderer of none, she lived greatly beloved, and d. lamented by all who knew her." Her husband survived her until Feb. 6, 1860, and was buried beside her. At that date all save one of his nine children were dead.

171. Rebecca-Grace, b. l. c., July 30, 1789, d. there Oct. 8, 1790.

Children of Robert and [55] Ruth (Potts) May.

172. Thomas-Potts (452), b. at Coventry, March 9, 1793. He graduated at Jefferson Coll., Cannonsburg, and afterwards studied for the ministry. He was ordained in 1817, and immediately entered upon his duties at Norristown as rector of St. John's Ch. He m. at Phil., Feb. 22, 1814, Sarah, dau. of James and Martha (Bull) McClintock, and d. Sept. 20, 1819, of yellow-fever, contracted while visiting, as a clergyman, a person ill of that disease. His w. m. again, and d. Sept. 3, 1869.

The following obituary is copied from Poulson's "American Advertiser,"

Phil., Oct. 1, 1819: -:

" Died, at Norristown, on Monday, Sept. 20, after a short but severe illness, the Rev. Thomas P. May, rector of the Episcopal churches of St. John, Norristown, and St. Thomas, Whitemarsh, in that county.

" The death of this worthy man is greatly lamented, not only by the members of his own congregation, but by many others to whom he had endeared himself by the excellence of his character and the interesting qualities which

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he discovered in his intercourse with them. Mr. May entered into the ministry of the Episcopal ch. about two and a half years since, and was shortly after chosen rector of the above-named churches. Possessed of an understanding naturally strong and also well cultivated, and having his heart interested in the sacred duties of the office to which be had devoted himself, he assiduously devoted his time and talents in disseminating among his flock and others of the neighborhood a knowledge of the important truths of Christianity, and his labors have been rewarded by considerable success. Few men have possessed talent and disposition which qualified them for usefulness in the ministerial office superior to those of Mr. May, more especially in the station to which Providence called him. In his public ministrations in the church he was solemn, instructive, and impressive, and in his private intercourse amiable, friendly, and interesting, and likewise constantly watching to seize every opportunity of impressing on the hearts of those with whom he associated the necessity of attending to those things which relate to their eternal peace. The most encouraging prospects of increased usefulness were opening to him ; but Providence, in wisdom, has seen fit to call him hence to enjoy, as we trust, the reward of his labors. He d. in the twenty-sixth year of his age, and has left a widow and two young children to lament his sudden and early decease."

173. Robert (455), b. 1. c., Jan 19, 1795. He graduated at Cannonsburg Coll., and received his degree of M. D. from the University of Pa., 1822. The subject of his essay was" Ophthalmia." Hem.Elizabeth, dau. of Erasmus and Julian Laver, March 16, 1848; and d. Jan. 26, 1866, and was buried in the family graveyard at Coventry.

174. Anna-Nutt, b. 1. c., Oct. 30, 1798; and m. March 4, 1819, [206] David, son of [60] David and [99] Martha (Potts) Potts of Warwick. She d. s. p. at Coventry, March 17, 1823.

175. James, b. 1. c., Dec. 14, 1800; d. Nov. 22, 1802, and was buried in the family graveyard at Coventry.

176. James, the second, so named, b. 1. c., Oct. 1, 1805.

After the death of his parents, he went with his two younger brothers to reside with his sister, Mrs. Stevens, in Md. He graduated at Cannonsburg, and studied divinity in Phil. He was ordained in 1826, and at once took charge of St. Stephen's Ch., Wilkesbarre, where he m. Ellen, dau. of Capt.

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Samuel (1) and Eleanor (Ledlie). Bowman, and sister of Rt. Rev. Samuel Bow. man, D. D. He d. s. p. Dec. 18, 1863. A volume of his letters from Europe has been printed, and his biography was prepared and published by Rev. Mr. Shiras. A sermon commemorative of his life and labors was preached by the Rev. J. S. Stone, D. D., in Phil., which was also printed. Dr. May was a man of intellectual ability, and greatly beloved by his parishioners, and in the theological seminaries, where he was for many years a professor. He was buried by the side of his w. in St. Mary's Churchyard, West Phil., and the following are the inscriptions on their tombstones:

177. Newton, b. 1. c., Dec. 26, 1807.

Graduated at Cannonsburg Coll., and received his degree of M. D. from the University of Pa., 1831 ; the subject of his essay, "Idiopathic Hemorrhage." He resides at Holmesburg, where he practises medicine. Unmarried.

178. Addison (462), b. 1. c., Dec. 18, 1811.

He graduated at Cannonsburg, studied law, and settled in Norristown,

(1) He was an officer in the Revolutionary army, and his name has been widely known as the captain to whose care Andre was committed after his arrest.

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where he practised his profession for several years. Married, June 13, 1839, by Rev. Levi Bull, D. D., to Elizabeth, dau. of Hon. Samuel and Martha (1) (Bull) Shafer. He resides in West Chester.

Children of Thomas E. and [53] Martha (Potts) Haskins.

179. Thomas-Potts, b. at Phil., March 27, 1787; d. there May 14, 1790.

180. Sarah-Ennalls (463), was be. at Coventry at the residence of her great-grandmother, Mrs. Robert Grace, Dec. 19, 1788, At the age of eight she lost her mother, and until her father's second m. she was under the care of his sister, Sarah Ennalls Haskins. She m. Sept. 20, 1810, at Phil., Jesse, son of William and Mary (2) (Patrick) Richards, of Batsto, N. J.

Jesse Richards carried on for many years Batsto Furnace, and, when bogiron ore became scarce, he established glass-works there. At his death the estate comprised over eighty thousand acres. Here Mrs. Richards lived in the exercise of great hospitality for fifty-nine years. She was a devoted member of the Methodist ch., and often related anecdotes of the early preachers of that denomination, remembering Bishop Asbury well, whom she greatly revered. Jesse. Richards d. at Batsto, June 8, 1854. His w. survived him until Oct. 14, 1868.

181. Joseph-Ennalls, b. at March 14, 1791 d. Sept. 1, 1791.

Children of Benjamin and [54] Elizabeth (Potts) Jacobs.

182. Samuel (470), m. Mary Miller.

183. John. He studied medicine in Phil., and m. Catherine, dau. of Justice Sheetz, of Norristown.

(1) Martha, dau. of Thomas Bull, was in. first to James McClintock. Her second husband, Sam'I Shafer, to whom she was m. Oct., 1812, became one of the judges of the courts of Chester Co.

(2) She was the dau. of Samuel and Rebecca Patrick. Her father was a kinsman of Robert Grace, and her mother a grand-daughter of the first Thomas Rutter. Jesse Richards was b. in Whitelands, Dec. 2, 1782.

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Children of [56] Samuel-Nutt and Mary-Camac (Welsh) Potts.

184. Thomas-Welsh, b. in Phil., Jan. 16,1797; m. at Norristown, 1822, Hannah, dau. of Jacob Rittenhouse. He resided at Norristown, and was for several years mayor of that borough. He d. s. p. March 14, 1864His w. survived him until March 26, 1872.

185. John-Graff (475), b. 1. c., Feb. 17, 18oo; m. at Phil., Nov. 26, 1829, Mary, dau. of William and Rachel Kennedy. She d. May 17, 1831. He m. for his second w. Elizabeth-Graham Hunt, Dec. 2, 1832.

He was engaged in the hardware business in Phil,; but in 1838 removed with his family to Galena, Ill., where he still resides. He is the oldest justice of the peace in that State, having held the office thirty-three years. He was three times chosen mayor of the city, and served each term. He is also at the head of the Order of Odd Fellows in the Northwest, and the oldest member of that society in the United States. For the purpose of instituting new lodges, he trave led many thousands of miles through a wild country before the establishment of stage-coaches and railroads.

186. Anna-Grace, b. July 21, 1802; unm:; resides at Reading with her brother Samuel.

187. Samuel-Jacobs (484), b. Nov. 23, 1805 ; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Joseph Hulme, of Hulmeville, Sept. 12, 1832.

188. Sarah-Haskins (490), b. July 31, 1808 ; m. John R. Johnson, of Longacoming, N. J., July 20, 1826. She became a widow, and m. for her second husband, George Smith, in 1849.

189. Charles-Frederick (496), b. April 6, 1811 ; m. Roxanna-Witt Burnet, of Springfield, Mass., 1841. She d. at Galena, Ill., Feb. 28, 1871, aged fifty-seven. He m. for his second wife, Elizabeth, w. of Ebenezer Shumway, at Galena May 28, 1872. He was brought up in the hardware business in Phil., but went West in 183 7, and the following year settled in Galena Ill., the centre of the lead-mines of the Northwest.

190.Mary-Ann (501), b. May 4, 1814; m. Peter Crans, Jr., of Phil., Oct., 1836. She d. there, Oct..28, 1865.

191. George-Washington, b. 1817. Emigrated to the West, and settled in Missouri, near St. Louis, where he still resides. Unmarried.

192. Eliza-Stevens, d. unm.

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Children of [58] Thomas and Ann-McClanahan (Humphreys) Potts.

193. Julian-Humphreys (504), b. at Phil., Dec. 8, 1804; m. Sept., 1832, [213] Robert-Hobart, son of [60] David and [99] Martha Potts. She d. at Warwick, Jan. 29, 1868. Her husband survived until Dec. 12, 1872, and both are buried in the family graveyard at Coventry.

194. Thomas-Assheton (507), b. at Coventry, June 14, 1814; m. at Phil., Mary-Ann, dau. of Joseph and Isabella Haines, Aug. 12, 1835. She was b. Feb. 16, j816.

195. Frances, d. unm.

Children of Isaac and [59] Henrietta (Potts) Jaines.

196. John-Fletcher (520), b. at Radnor, Jan. 16, 1802; m. at Compton, Talbot Co., Md., by Rev. Henry M. Maison, Aug. 10, 1837, to [4491 Sarah -Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel and [1701 Eliza Stevens. She d. in Phil. Jan. 30, 1842. He m., for his second wife, her sister [4501 Henrietta-Louisa, at Compton, April 2, 1845. She d. s. p. in Phil., Dec. 30, 1867.

He was fitted for Nassau Hall, Princeton ; but circumstances prevented him from obtaining a collegiate education. He however received the honorary degree of A. M. from Cannonsburg Coll. in 1834. He early developed a fondness for mathematics, and, when quite a young man, was made actuary of the Girard Life-Insurance Company of Phil. 'For this institution he calculated a set of tables upon the basis of the average of life in this country, being at that time the only person except Nathaniel Bowditch, of Boston, who had attempted this elaborate work. He was a member of the American Philosophical Society for twenty-three years. He d. suddenly in Phil., Feb. 5, 1871, and was buried near his two wives in Laurel Hill.

197. Thomas-Potts (521), b. 1. c., Sept. 1, 1803. He received his early education in Trenton, N. J., intending to enter Princeton Coll., but was prevented by circumstances. He established himself in the drug and apothecary business in Phil., which he continued for forty years. From his youth he devoted his leisure to the study of -botany, and, having acquired a knowledge of phaenogamous plants, he turned his attention to the cryptogamia, making the musci a speciality. His progress

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in this branch of science appears in the papers upon the subject he has from time to time published. He accepted the office of secretary of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and per-formed its duties for twenty-three years, and was elected professor of botany by that association after the death of its first professor, the eminent Dr. Darlington, in 1864, and to that position he has been re-elected annually. He was for a time one of the trustees of the College of Pharmacy, in Phil., and the official head of the Drug Exchange. He has been treasurer of the American Pomological Society (now in its twenty-fifth year) since its origin, and is, with one exception, the oldest living manager of the Girard Life- Insurance Company. He was chosen member of the American Philosophical Society in 1857, ninety years after the election of his maternal grandfather, whose name he bears, and was chairman of the committee of publication for several years, and filled other positions in that association. He was m. at Christ Ch., Cambridge, Mass., by Rev. N. Hoppin, Dec. 3, 185 1, to Isabella, only surviving dau. of Samuel and Mary (2) (Montgomery) Batchelder. In 1869 he removed with his family to Cambridge, Mass,, where he now resides.

(1) He was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Woodbury) I Batchelder, who was the son of Jonathan,' son of Jonathan, son of John, son of John Batchelder, who had a grant of land in Salem, Mass., in 1639

(2) Mary Montgomery was the eldest dau. of Gen. John and Elizabeth (Ring) Montgomery, of Haverhill, N. H. See "History of the Montgomerie."

(A) Elizabeth Woodbury was descended from John Woodbury, who came from Somersetshire, and established himself with Roger Conant at Cape Ann, 1624. He received a grant of two hundred acres of land in Bass River, now Beverly, in 1636. He was chosen deputy to the General Court in 1635 and 1638, and d. in 1641.

(B) Married Hepsibah Conant, great-granddaughter of Lot, the eldest son-of Roger Conant, who came to Mass. 1624, and was appointed governor of Cape Ann Colony by the Dorchester Company, in England, before the coming of Endicott or Winthrop. See 'History of Roger Conant," by J. W. Thornton.

(C) John m. Mary Herrick in 1673, a grand-daughter of Henry Herrick, who was son of Sir William Herrick, of Beaumanor Park, Leicestershire, England. Sir-William was a man of great ability, highly honored by Queen Elizabeth, whose descendant s still live at Beaumanor Park, near Loughborough. Sir William was the uncle and patron of Robert Herrick the poet. See " Burke's Landed Gentry " and " Biography of Robert Herrick"; also, Upham's " History of Salem Witchcraft.'

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198. David (525), 25), b. l. c., March 14, 1805 m. in Byberry, by Rev. George Sheetz, rector of Oxford Ch., Oct. 10, 1833, to Amanda, dau. of Benjamin and Ann (Walton) Worthington. He d. in Phil., June 7, 1873. The following obituary appeared in the Phil. Evening Bulletin " of June 9

"David James, M. D., a prominent physician of the homoeopathic school of medicine, died on Friday last, in this city. He had been- in active practice for fort -five years. For twelve or fourteen years he practised the alloypathic system of medicine; but, becoming convinced of the merits of the new system from studying and prescribing it for such patients as were willing to try it, he at length resolved to administer nothing but the homoeopathic medicines to any of his patients. So great was the confidence in him as a man and physician, that almost the entire circle of his extensive practice adopted it at once.

"He was a graduate of the Jefferson Medical Coll., of this city, in 1828, and, soon after graduating, became associated with Dr. Worthington, residing in Byberry Township, in the northern part of the then county of Phil., now the Twenty-third Ward of the city ; but about seventeen years ago he removed with his family to his late residence, in Green St., where he has since lived in the enjoyment of a large and remunerative practice.

"In 1822, he became a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and has always been since that time a most consistent, active, working member in the denomination of his choice. He soon became a local preacher, and a more zealous, deeply pious Christian was not to be found.

"He had a most cheerful, hopeful disposition, was always happy at home and abroad, and his routine life was truly an exemplary one. His perception was quick and discerning, his judgment very clear and accurate; he was naturally generous and open-hearted, and actuated by high and noble impulses. His loss will be felt and mourned by a large circle of warm friends."

199. Anna-Potts, b. l. c., Feb. 21, 1807; unm.

200. Mary-Ann, b. 1. c., May 6, 1808; d. there Nov. 27, 1808.

201. Isaac-Griffith, b. 1. c., Nov. 20, 1809; d. Trenton, N. J., June 8, 1822.

202. Samuel-Nutt, b. l. c., July 4, 1813; unm.

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203. Henrietta, b. 1. c., Feb. 5, 1816; d. there, Jan. 30, 1832.

204. Martha-Haskins, b. 1. c., Aug. 19, 1819; unm.

Children of [60] David and [99] Martha (Potts) Potts,

205. Joanna-Holland, b. at Pottstown, Oct. 5, 1793; d. unm. at Warwick, Oct. 3, 1826, and was buried in the family graveyard at Coventry, where lie the remains of all her deceased brothers and sisters.

206. David, b. 1. c., Nov. 27, 1794; m. at Coventry, March 4, 1819, [1743 Anna-Nutt, dau. of Robert and [55] Ruth (Potts) May. She. d. s. p., March 17, 1823.

Before the age of eighteen, David had the principal charge of Warwick Furnace, which he carried on most successfully for half a century. He was elected to Congress in 1831, and was ever zealous in serving his country. During the war of the Rebellion, he gave liberally towards the raising of regiments, and for the relief of the sick and wounded soldiers. Seven of his nephews entered the army, some of whom were wounded. During the years of the war, twice every day a messenger was sent to Pottstown, the nearest point on the railroad, eight miles over the hills, for news. How eagerly the little band of brothers and sisters, living in this isolated spot, watched for tidings of their loved ones in the field, may be only faintly imagined by those who listened eagerly for every pulsation of the telegraph wires in their city homes. David d. at Warwick, June 1, 1863, and, after forty years, was laid by the side of his wife in the family graveyard, with the request that no stone should be raised to his memory.

The following obituary, written by Rev. James May, D. D., is copied from the Phil. " Press

The late Hon. David Potts.

";TO THE EDITOR OF THE PRESS.'

"SIR, - The Hon. David Potts died, June 1st (instant), at his ancestral home, Warwick Furnace, Chester Co., Pa., aged sixty-eight years and six months., No man was more widely known in his native county, nor had a more honored name, than the deceased. For some years, in early life, he

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represented that county in the State Legislature, and after-ward for four full terms in the national Congress. The great features of his character were soundness of judgment, decision, firmness, with extraordinary integrity, in all affairs, public or private. His high reputation for the most scrupulous honesty and honorableness in all transactions might well be aimed at by any one. His name seemed to be a synonyme for integrity and honor. His ground of action was, not policy, nor profitableness, nor popularity, but inherent rightness. He was, during life, a decided opponent of slavery, on the simple ground that the essential element of the institution is not only compulsory, but unrequited labor. He refused offers of free tickets on railroads, because he looked on them (except in the cases of official servants of the companies) as indirect means of influence against right, and as a species of wrong to honest stockholders.

"His decision and firmness were associated with singular repose of mind. Strangers might suppose him to be quiet, almost to the degree of indolent repose, while his mind was grasping and regulating with despatch all the details of a very large business. His judicious management of his furnace (one of the very oldest in the State) secured for him an abundant estate, and enabled him to dispense his income with largeness of heart., He took the liveliest interest in the great national question of the day, sustained the government with the most deliberate and earnest loyalty, and dispensed his private fortune munificently for the encouragement of volunteers in his country's service. His death is a public loss.

"PHILADELPHIA, June 3, 1863.

207. Edmund-Key, b. at Warwick, April 16, 1796; d. May 17,1805.

208. Thomas-May (531), b, 1. c., Aug. 9, 1797; in. Hannah Templin.

209. Nathaniel, b. 1. c., Nov. 13, 1798. After the death of his brother David, he carried on Warwick Furnace, where he still resides with his unm sister.

210. Rebecca-Smith, b. l. c., June 29, 1800; d. Oct. 22, 1805.

211. Francis (540), b. l. c., Jan. 14, 1802 ; in. Ann M. Church. She d. there Sept. 29, 1872, aged fifty-five.

212. Sarah-May (546), b. I c., Dec. 19, 1803 ; m. Rev. Nathan Stem, June 19, 1831. He was rector of St. John's Ch., Norristown, for twenty

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five years, where he d., and is buried in that churchyard. Mrs. Stem m. for her second husband, [236] David, son of [641 Joseph and [731 Sarah (Potts) Potts, at Phil., Sept. 16, 1869.

213. Robert-Hobart (504), b. 1. c., May 6, 1805 ; m. Sept., 1832, [1931 Julian Humphreys, dau. of [58] Thomas and Ann M. (Humphreys) Potts. She d. Jan. 29, 1868. Her husband survived her until Dec. 12, 1872.

214. Rebecca, b. 4 c., Feb. 28, 1807; unm.

215. Martha-Ellen, b. 1. c., Aug. 16, 18og; d. unm. at Warwick, May 10, 1852.

Children of [61] Nathaniel and Rebeccah (Hobart) Potts.

216. Emily, d. in infancy.

217. Nathaniel, b. Nov. 30, 1784 d. at Pottstown, Dec. 25, 1788. (See inscriptions.)

Children of [62] John and Eliza (Ramsay) Potts.

218. Wilhelmina-Douglass (551). She was m. at Christ Ch., Alexandria, D. C., Aug. 25, r818, to Rev. William Hawley, who was rector of St. John's Ch., Washington, for twenty-eight years, and d. there Jan. 23, 1845. His w. d. in Phil., April 13, 1865. One of her daughters relates that her mother remembered sitting on Gen. Washington's knee when a child, and drinking wine out of his glass, her father's house being one of Washington's homes in Alexandria.

219. Samuel (560), m. Mary-Ann Ross.

220. Sophia-Wilson (569), m. near Alexandria, Va., July, 1808, Dr. Thomas Semmes.* He was b. in Prince George's Co., Md., Aug. 13, 1779, and received his degree of M. D. from the Univ. of Pa. in 1801. His essay was on " The Effects of Lead." After travelling extensively in Europe, he returned to Alexandria, where be commenced the practice of medicine, and resided there until his d. in 1833. His w. survived him six years. She was a woman of great personal attrac

(1) An account of Dr. Semmes may be found in the American Medical journal," 1833.

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tions and elevated character. Dr. Semmes and his w. are buried in Christ Churchyard, Alexandria.

One of Mrs. Semmes's daughters has given me the following anecdote, which she had heard her mother relate. After Gen. Washington's retirement to Mount Vernon, lie would sometimes dine at her father's, in Alexandria. On one of these occasions there were other guests, and Sophia, with their children, her young friends, was seated at a side-table. These girls were Molly Fitzhugh (afterwards Mrs. Custis, the mother of Mrs. Robert E. Lee), Nancy Jenifer, and some others. Child like, they a. reed before dinner to eat of the same dishes, so every one chose wild duck ; then all took precisely the same vegetables. This amused Washington greatly, who, turning to them, said, 11 Young ladies, will you all take a glass of wine with me!" an invitation which made the climax of the glee of the young party.

221. Ramsay-Douglass, m. Lucretia.

222. Joanna (575), b. 1789; m. [244] Nathaniel-Potts, son of Robert E. and [65] Sarah M. (Potts) Hobart, and d. at Pottstown, Jan., 1867. (See inscriptions.)

Children of [63] Thomas and Abigail (Miles) Potts.

223. Joanna, b. at Pottsgrove, Oct. 29, 1786.

224. Rebeccah, b. l. c., 1788 ; d. unm. 1843.

225. Catherine-Miles (584), b. l. c., 1789; m. Dr. Samuel Gartley. He practised medicine in Norristown.

226. Samuel-Miles, b. 1. c., 1792; d. unm. 1823.

227. Thomas (589), b. l. c., 1794 ; m. Harriet Brooke, of Limerick.

228. Juliana, b. l. c., 1796; d. unm. 1867.

229. Joseph-McKean (594), b. 1. c., 1798 ; m. 1302] Rebecca J., dau. of Reese and [74] Harriet (Potts) Brooke, in 1824. He d. Aug. 3, 1832.

230. Sarah-Miles (588), b. l. c., 1800; m. her deceased sister's husband, Dr. Samuel Gartley.

231. Francis-Richard son (599), b. 1. c., May 10, 1802; m. Mary-Ann Moore, of Chester Co. She d. s. p. He m. for his second w. his cousin, Mary Miles. He went to Ohio, and settled at Putnam, of which town he is postmaster.

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Children of [64] Joseph and [73] Sarah (Potts) Potts.

232. Mary (603), b. at Pottsgrove, Dec. 7, 1792 ; was m. at Pottstown, by Rev. Dr. Clay, Sept. 23, 1813, to Robert-Hobart, son of Robert and Rebeccah (Hobart) Smith, the widow of Nathaniel Potts.

Mr. Smith graduated at the Univ. of Pa., and studied law with Hon. Jared Ingersoll, and had commenced practice in Phil., when he believed it to be his duty to devote himself to the ministry. He therefore entered the Theological Seminary at Princeton, and, after spending the required time there, he was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Phil. in 1829. His health had, however, become too feeble for him to assume a pastoral charge; but he occasionally officiated at the various benevolent institutions of the city, and was for nearly a quarter of a century a ruling elder in the Second Presbyterian Ch. of Phil., and treasurer' of the General Assembly for many years. He was a good classical scholar, and, as he grew older, he would often turn to these favorite studies of his youth as a means of mental recreation. During the last years of his life he resided at Germantown, where he d. Aug. 10, 1858, "having occupied an enviable place in the estimation, not only of those with whom he was connected by the ties of relationship, but of all with whom he was associated, either in the department of business, or in the intercourse of society."

233. Samuel (61o), b. 1. c., March 13, 1794; m. 1817, to [257] Ruth-Anna, dau. of [72] David and [66] Mary-Ann (Potts) Rutter.

The early years of his life were spent in Pottstown ; but he removed to Phil. while still a young man, and for thirty-six years he held the office of chief clerk in the Mutual Assurance Company of Phil. He d. suddenly, while walking in the street, Nov. 1, 1869. The following is extracted from an obituary notice in the papers of the day: " Honorable in his deportment, kind and gentlemanly in his manner, punctual and reliable in his business habits, be won the respect of all who knew him in private, and both secured and to the last retained the confidence of those with whom he was connected in business life In mature age, and after due consideration, he became a member of the Episcopal Ch., and through all his subsequent years continued to manifest the sincerity of his faith by the consistency of his life. Thus, in the experience and- practice of heartfelt but unobtrusive piety, be steadily moved onward in the narrow way, until, according to the mysterious

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will of God, suddenly, and without warning, he fell upon the sideway of the busy street, and in a few moments surrendered his spirit into the hand of Him who gave it. His remains, brought to this place, were conveyed to the quiet burial-ground of those who were near of kin to him, and there committed to the grave, to mingle with kindred dust.'' Ruth-Anna, his w., d. in Phil., Oct., 1864, and is buried in the family graveyard at Pottstown. (See inscriptions.)

Two stained-glass windows have been placed in the new edifice of Christ Ch., in that town, to the memory of Samuel and Ruth-Anna Potts.

234. Henry, b. 1. c., Dec. 7, 1795 ; d. April 28, 1797.

235. Henry (613), the second so named, b. 1. c., Aug- 5, 1797 ; m., in 18 19, to Isabella, dau. of Daniel Hitner, of Maple Hall, Montgomery Co., and d. Aug; 31, 1861. The following is extracted from an obituary printed in the Pottstown paper a few days after his death.

"He was born Aug. 5, 1797, at the then family residence in Pottstown. His parents were the late Joseph and Sarah Potts, each of them a descendant, in the third generation, of John Potts, proprietor of the estate known for many years as Pottsgrove. The municipal' corporation, created at a much later day than that of his death, was called Pottstown. Henry Potts, after being carefully educated, was placed in the counting-room of the late Robert Smith, Esq., of Philadelphia, where he acquired or developed the habits of clearness and accuracy which through life distinguished him in the details of his transactions. In early life he married Isabella, daughter of Daniel Hitner, Esq., of Montgomery Co. Immediately after, was settled at Glasgow Forge for the business of his life, which was the manufacture of iron. There and at Pottstown, with the exception of about three and a half years at Norristown, his life was passed. The records of his life from the time of his marriage would be a diary of affectionate devotion to his family, and of faithful, diligent attention to the duties of his trust.,

"His general intelligence may also be remarked on. There is no matter pertaining to the important questions of the time in morals, in politics, or trade, on which be had not maturely thought, and formed soberly a distinct opinion. The soundness and balance of his judgment were especially observable when he talked of such matters.

"In his latter days he withdrew from direct participation in what had been

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the business of most of his years, and was content to enjoy the fruits of his labors. When, a very few years before his death, the Pottstown Bank was chartered, his known qualifications, not only his judgment and skill in finance, but his high moral tone, occasioned at once his being selected as president. This alone drew him in a somewhat public position. It was when seated in his accustomed place in the bank, and in his energetic discharge of its duties, that hat he was suddenly seized with paralysis, accompanied with symptoms of disease of the heart. Six weeks afterwards, in the bosom of his family, he quietly breathed his last.

"In religious sentiments, a mother's partialities bad inclined him to hold with the Society of Friends, but without distinct fellowship with them in outward habits of profession.

"The funeral solemnities on Tuesday, 3d of September, gave an illustration of the regard in which he was held, and of the impression made by his death upon the community in which he had been known for more than half a century. The concourse of relatives and citizens was such as seldom if ever before had come together for a like purpose in the town. By spontaneous impulse, the stores were closed while his body was borne to the family cemetery where his fathers sleep. The unanimous sentiment, not unfrequently spoken aloud, was, the community has lost its best, most useful, and most honored citizen, while no one lives to supply his place."

236. David (619), b. Aug. 11, 1799.

He was called Springton David, to distinguish him from his cousins of the same name. He was chiefly engaged in the iron business. His first important venture was the purchase of Springton Forge, on East Brandywine Creek, Chester Co., near Downingtown. This he subsequently sold, and, after a brief residence in Pottstown, be, in company with his brother Henry and brother-in-law John P. Rutter, built Isabella Furnace (so named in honor of Henry's wife), on a branch of the creek above mentioned, and four miles northwest of Springton. This furnace he took charge of as manager in the spring of 1836, and continued in that position until April, 1855, when the enterprise, of which he was then chief owner, succumbed to disaster.

From this time he was variously engaged until Oct., 1.865, when he was chosen secretary and treasurer of the West Branch Lumber Company, which post he successfully filled till his death. He removed, in March, 1862, to Williamsport, Lycoming Co., Pa., and thence, in Sept., 1869, to Phil.

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While at Springton, he was m. Feb. 12, 1829, to Rebecca-Smith, dau. of Micajah and Phebe S. Speakman, a young Quaker lady of rare excellence and unusual force of mind and character. She was b. at Concord, Delaware Co. April 30, 1811; d. at Williamsport, March 29, 1867, and was buried at Milton. He m. for his second w., Sept. 16, 1869, his cousin, [212] Sarah (Potts), the w. of Rev. N. Stem, and dau. of [60] David and [99] Martha (Potts) Potts. He d. in Phil., Nov. 15, 1870, and was buried at Milton, Northumberland Co.

He was energetic, laborious, sanguine, fond of science, rigidly upright, a constant biblical student, and a conscientious Christian. He had a lively sense of humor, and possessed a vast store of family anecdote, in the repetition of which his enjoyment never flagged.

237. Joseph (621), b. 1. c., Feb. 17, 18oi. He was m. by Rev. Dr. Bull, Feb. 20, 1823, to [262] Mary-Katherine, dau. of [72] David and [66] Mary-Anne (Potts) Rutter; she d. May 22, 1858, and is buried in the family graveyard. He m. for his second w. Elizabeth Mitchell of Phil. He carried on the iron-works at Spring-Grove and Glasgow, and d. at the latter place May 13, 1866, and is buried by the side of his first wife. (See inscriptions.)

238. Emily (663), b. at Glasgow, June 7, 1804. She was m. Jan., 1824, by Rev. Dr. Bull, to [2591 John-Potts, son of [72] David and [66] MaryAnne (Potts) Rutter ; she d. at Pottstown, March 30, 1867.

239. Edward (624), b. 1. C., July 21, 1806. He was m. by Rev. Dr. Bull, in 1829, to Sarah, dau. of John Bechtel ; she d. at Pottstown, 1856; he d. at the same place, Dec. 29, 1836 ; and both are buried in the family graveyard.

240. John (628), b. 1. c., Sept. 28, 1809; m. 1837 to Mary-Grace, dau. of Samuel Jamison of Norristown, where she d. Aug. 25, 1867.

He was educated for the bar, and resided many years at Norristown in 1872 be removed to the home of his dau. in Ill. ; for 22 years he had been an active and influential member of the school board in Norristown, and before his departure a public reception was given him, and resolutions adopted relative to the loss that place would sustain of the most efficient laborer in the cause of popular education.

241. Sarah, b. 1. c., Jan. 10, 1812 d. July 5, 1812.

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242. Robert-Smith (633), b. Dec. 21, 1813 ; m. in 1839 to Anne H., dau. of Rev. Levi Bull, D. D., rector of St. Mary's Ch., Chester Co. ; she d. July 14, 1847 ; he m. for his second w. Lydia Baldwin, Nov., 1849.

243. Sarah, b. March 19, 1816; d. Feb. 17, 1830.

Children of Robert E. and [65] Sarah H. (Potts) Hobart.

244. Nathaniel-Potts (575), b. in Phil., Oct. 32 1790; was m. at Alexandria, Va., by Rev. Wm. Meade (afterwards, Bishop of Va.), April 18, 1813, to [222] Joanna-Holland, dau. of [62] John and Eliza (Ramsay) Potts.

He was by profession a lawyer, and was appointed by Gov. Hitner Auditor-General of Pa. He purchased the right of the other heirs of his grandfather Samuel to the Potts reserve of coal in Schuylkill Co., of which I have given an account in a previous chapter. He resided in Pottstown, where he d. July 3, 1860; his w. survived him until Jan., 1867, and both are buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.)

245. Joanna-Potts, b. 1. c. Sept. 26, 1792 ; d. unm. at Pottstown, April 10, 1869, and was buried in Edgewood Cemetery.

A large painted window has been placed in the new Christ Ch., Pottstown, in memory of Joanna and her sister Sarah, representing the figures of Faith, Hope, and Charity.

246. Robert-Enoch (636), b. at Pottsgrove, June 2, 1796; m. Henrietta, dau. of Gen. Wm. Rudolph Smith, and grand-daughter of Rev. Wm. Smith, Provost of the Univ. of Pa. in 1756. He d. at Pottstown, May 20, 1869, and was buried in Edgewood Cemetery.

247. Sarah-Potts, b. 1. c. Dec. 18, 1798; d. unm. at Pottstown, Feb. 2, 1872, and was buried in Edgewood Cemetery.

248. Rebecca, b. 1. c. Jan. 23, 1800 ; d. in Phil., Aug. 5, 1802 ; buried in Ch. Churchyard of that city.

249. Rebecca, the second so named, b. near Frankford, May 15, 1803 ; d. unm. at Pottstown, Jan. 13, 1837.

250. Mary, b. at Phil., March 29, 18o5; d. unm. at Pottstown, July 17, 1845.

251. Elizabeth, b. at Tacony, Aug. 18, 18o8; d. Dec. 20, 1809, and was buried in Ch. Churchyard at the head of her brother and sister.

252. Samuel-Potts, b. at Phil., Oct. 21, 1809; d. Nov. 11, 1809; buried in Ch. Churchyard.

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253. John-Henry (643), b. l c., March 15, 1810; m. Mary Ann, dau. of Wm. Mintzer. She d. at Pottstown, April 2, 1858, and is buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.) Gen. Hobart was educated as a lawyer, and practised his profession at Norristown, and was appointed district attorney in 1855. He resides in Pottstown.

254. Elizabeth- Potts, the second so named, b. at Pottstown, Aug. 11, 1811; d. Aug. 18, 1824, and was buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.)

255. Ellen Goodin, b. 1. c., July 4, 18 17 ; d. at Pottstown, Aug. 20, 1830.

Children of [72] David and [66] Mary-Ann (Potts) Rutter.

256. Margaretta (649), b. at Pine, Oct. 15, 1790; m. Dr. Samuel Heister. She d. May 2, 1820.

257. Ruth-Anna (610), b. 1. c., Aug. 12, 1792; M. [233] Samuel, son of [64] Joseph and [78] Sarah (Potts) Potts, Nov. 15, 1813.

258. Thomas (651) b. l. c. March 7, 1795 ; m. first Catherine Boyer. He m. for his second w. Catherine Ovenshine.

259. John-Potts (662), b. 1. c., Jan. 30, 1797; m. by Rev. Dr. Bull, Jan. 22, 1824, to [238] Emily, dau. of [64] Joseph and [78] Sarah (Potts) Potts.

At this date he owned and occupied Pine, and carried on that forge until it was sold in 1843, when he removed to Pottstown, where his w. d., March 30, 1867, and he survived her until April 13, 1870. Both are buried in the family graveyard. (See inscriptions.)

From the Montgomery Ledger, Pottstown, Pa., April 19, 1870.

"Died on the 12th instant, in this borough, John P. Rutter, aged seventy-three years two months and twelve days.

"Released from the body, which because of infirmity bad become a burden, our friend now, we trust, enjoys in spirit rest and peace in, the Paradise of God.

"By his removal another link connecting the present with the past has been broken. It is with a feeling of sadness that we mark how rapidly the

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generation with which he was numbered is disappearing. But while yet the remembrance of him. is precious in our thoughts, we deem it not amiss to recall some features of his life now past. We may then say that he was a man of strong emotional tendency, and at the same time of decided convictions. During his earlier years be was at times disturbed by doubts and fears. But having,- At length received and professed the faith, he acquired a taste for devotion, and a love for the activities of the Christian life. He labored long and zealously in the cause of Sunday-school instruction, when the school over which he presided was the only one in all this vicinity. From the beginning of the temperance reform, he gave it his active aid and sympathy; while in a spirit of advanced benevolence he was one of that band of little pioneers who, amid obloquy and reproach, proclaimed the right of every man to freedom, without distinction of race or color.

"Differing, however, in one important respect, from many of his colaborers in that cause, he ever advocated human rights on Christian principles, and in that instead of depreciating or denouncing the Church of God, he continued to the last a faithful member of it, through his connection with the Episcopal communion.

"Time, indeed, may have tempered his ardor in the cause of reform, without changing his views. For time itself justified his convictions, sin