Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ... GENEALOGY. We now commence with Robert Potter, son of John Potter, and his wife Ruth (Fisher) Potter, and grand-son of the first Robert Potter mentioned in this work. It-appears that he moved to Providence, now Scituate, and there lived the rest of his days. As we find a deed in the Providence records, book 4, page 102, of acres of land in the Westcanaug purchase, for which he paid $, deed Irom Daniel Abbott, 1719. This Robert Potter was born March 5th, 1665 or '66. We do not know when he died, but it appears that he was living in 1730, as we find a deed then given to his daughter, Sarah Bennett, wile of Benjamin Bennett, dated October 7th, 1730, giving them thirty acres during their natural lives, then to go to their son, Jonathan Bennett (the copy of said deed the writer now has in his possession). It would appear that his wife was not living, as only his name was attached to the deed. This is all the information, we have of him, except that he had a son Robert, who settled in Scituate, and died there in 1758. He probably came there from Warwick with his father. This Robert Potter was greatgrand-father to the writer. The writer found in a record book in the hands of Dr. E. M. Snow, superintendent ol the board of health of Providence, where Robert Potter, of Providence, was married to Catherine Johnson, ol Warwick, April 3d, 1729. It would seem that he became acquainted with her before he left Warwick and went back and took her for his wife and lived in Scituate, as I find a deed (to him) from Daniel Abbott to Robert Potter, Jr., dated 1729, of acres of the Wes canaug land for which he paid 30.--Provideuce Record book, No. 8, page 243. This Robert Potter died April 4th, 1758. His birth and the death of his wife are not known to..."
