Hannah Potter 
Hannah was born on September 8th, 1636 in New Haven, Ct. Hannah's father was William Potter and her mother was Frances Child. Her paternal grandparents were John Potter and Hannah Mead or Hawes; her maternal grandparents are Thomas Child and Jane Mrs Child. She had three brothers and four sisters, named Joseph, Thomas, Nathaniel, Sarah, Mary, Rebecca and Hope. She died at the age of 64 on November 13th, 1700 in Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Ct.General Notes
Married - 10 Jul 1657 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT.
Throughout the records,there is much controversy over Hannah Potter's
lineage. One theory is she wasthe daughter of John Browne and Dorothy.
After John's death, Dorothy's second husband was William Potter, who
adopted Hannah and gave her the name Potter.
John Browne, b. 1598 came over on the "Lyon" in 1632 and settled in
Watertown, Mass. His parents were Edmund Browne, b. 1547 and Mary
Camphorne, b. 1562, daughter of William camphorne and Joane Plowe.
Edmund is the son of WilliamBrowne, b. abt 1505, and Joan, b. abt
1510. All of thje Brownes were born inSawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire,
England.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1550 in London, England
- b.~ 1579 in , Kent, England d.02 Oct 1623 in , Kent, England
- b.09 Jan 1608 in Moreton Hampstead, Devon, England d.06 Jun 1662 in , New Haven, Connecticut
- b.1584 in Spaldhurst, Kent, England d.05 Apr 1658 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
- b.08 Sep 1636 in New Haven, Ct d.13 Nov 1700 in Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Ct
- b.~ 1502 d.29 Jul 1552
- b.~ 1523 in Roxton,Bedfordshire,Eng d.09 Oct 1606 in Roxton,Bedfordshire,Eng
- b.~ 1502 d. in Roxton,Bedfordshire,Eng
- b.~ 1558 in Roxton,Bedfordshire,Eng d.06 Jun 1628 in Sutton,Lincolnshire,Eng
- b.~ 1503 in Bedfordshire,Eng d.Jul 1554 in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England
- b.~ 1524 in Dunstable,Bedfordshire,Eng
- b.~ 1505 in Bedfordshire,Eng
- b.~ 1588 in Roxton,Bedfordshire,Eng
- b.~ 1560 in Roxton,Bedfordshire,Eng
- b.16 Feb 1610/1611 in Bletsoe,Bedfordshire,Eng d.1662 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
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