POTTS, Thomas
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1. POTTS, Thomas was born in 1667 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1738 in Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Birth: 1667, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
- Death: 1736, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Thomas married ROBERTS, Joanna on 24 Mar 1689 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. Joanna (daughter of ROBERTS, Sergeant Thomas III and LEIGHTON, Mary) was born in 1673 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 11 Oct 1729 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. POTTS, Mary
was born on 6 Jul 1690 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1775 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
- 3. POTTS, Joyce Roberts "Joy"
was born on 21 Aug 1693 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1778 in Berwick, York, Maine, USA.
Thomas married on 24 Mar 1690 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 2
2. POTTS, Mary
(1.Thomas1) was born on 6 Jul 1690 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1775 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
Notes:
Mary was mentioned in will of grandfather Samuel Tibbetts as "Mary Corsen". On Ap. 17, 1742, "Mary Corson, daughter of Capt. Samuel Tibbets of Dover, deceased, conveyed to Capt. John Wallingford all right and title to an eighty-acre grant to said Samuel in the Salmon Falls Woods."
Zebulon was in the army in 1746 when the family was living in Somersworth, near Dover. He and Mary moved upriver to nearby Lebanon, York Co. ME in their later years with most of their adult children. Zebulon was baptized as an adult by the Rev. Hasey in June 1773. In July and Aug. of that year Hasey was at Zebulon's house to pray with his sick daughter Lydia.
On Jul 28, 1784 the Rev. Hasey wrote that 'Zebulon Corson said he heard a chorus of Angels' and after he became speechless that he "visited and prayed with him.
Zebulon was described as a laborer and died from "decay of nature". Mary died at the home of son Moses.Mary married CORSON, Samuel after Apr 1708 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. Samuel (son of CORSON, Cornelius and HOBBS, Hannah Mary) was born in 1685 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1764 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. CORSON, Zebulon
was born on 17 Jun 1712 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 28 Apr 1786 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA; was buried in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA.
- 5. CORSON, Ichabod
was born about 1725 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in UNKNOWN in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
- 6. CORSON, Samuel
was born on 2 Nov 1719 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1810 in Cherryfield, Washington, Maine, USA.
- 7. CORSON, Joannah
was born on 15 Jul 1717 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in UNKNOWN in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
- 8. CORSON, Hatevil
was born on 9 Dec 1714 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died after 1791 in Castine, Hancock, Maine, USA.
- 9. CORSON, Mary
was born on 9 Nov 1722 in Stratford, Coos, New Hampshire, USA; died in UNKNOWN in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
- 10. CORSON, Hannah
was born before 1727 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1801 in Bristol, Lincoln, Maine, USA.
- 11. COURSON, Charles William
was born in 1711.
- 4. CORSON, Zebulon
3. POTTS, Joyce Roberts "Joy" (1.Thomas1) was born on 21 Aug 1693 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1778 in Berwick, York, Maine, USA.
Generation: 3
4. CORSON, Zebulon
(2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 17 Jun 1712 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 28 Apr 1786 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA; was buried in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Web Address: https://amongourancestors.com/lebanon-maine/
- Occupation: Laborer
- _DNA: Match (maternal)
- _MILT: 1746, Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; Somersworth Army under the command Colonel Thomas Wallingford,
Notes:
Mary was mentioned in will of grandfather Samuel Tibbetts as "Mary Corsen". On Ap. 17, 1742, "Mary Corson, daughter of Capt. Samuel Tibbets of Dover, deceased, conveyed to Capt. John Wallingford all right and title to an eighty-acre grant to said Samuel in the Salmon Falls Woods."
Zebulon was in the army in 1746 when the family was living in Somersworth, near Dover. He and Mary moved upriver to nearby Lebanon, York Co. ME in their later years with most of their adult children. Zebulon was baptized as an adult by the Rev. Hasey in June 1773. In July and Aug. of that year Hasey was at Zebulon's house to pray with his sick daughter Lydia.
On Jul 28, 1784 the Rev. Hasey wrote that 'Zebulon Corson said he heard a chorus of Angels' and after he became speechless that he "visited and prayed with him.
Zebulon was described as a laborer and died from "decay of nature". Mary died at the home of son Moses.
From ancestry:
ID: I0028
Name: Zebulon CORSON
Sex: M
Birth: 17 JUN 1712 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire 1
Death: 28 APR 1786 in Lebanon, Maine 1
Note:
Zebulon was a laborer, and his wife, Mary, were both of the Somersworth
section of Dover, New Hampshire, sold to Thomas Wallingford of the same
town, for 25 pounds (British) that portion of an 80 acre grant not yet sold or disposed of that had been originally granted to Captain Samuel Tebbets, Mary's grandfather, and conveyed to her father, Samuel Tebbets and inherit-
ed by Zebulon and Mary. The deed was witnessed by G. Wentworth and M.
Hogden. The deed was signed by the 'X' marks of Zebulon and Mary, dated
April 17, 1742 and recorded on February 16, 1745. Zebulon was in the Somersworth Army under the command of Captain Thomas Wallingford as of
July 23, 1746. Zebulon was apparently residing at the time in the Rochester/Somersworth area of Dover, New Hampshire. (Somersworth was
only an administrative district of Dover). He later moved from there and sometime before 1766 was an early settler at Lebanon, Maine. This was
according to the journals of Reverend Isaac Hasey. Hasey was at Zebulon's
on February 4, 1773 and again on February 11, 1773. On April 5, 1773, reference is made to Zebulon having Hasey's horse to go to Pine Hill, in
Berwick, Maine. Zebulon was baptized as an adult by Rev. Hasey on June
27, 1773. Rev. Hasey was at Zebulon's house again on August 2, 1773, to
pray with his sick daughter, Lydia.
Father: Samuel CORSON b: ABT. 1685 in Cochecho Point, Dover, New Hampshire
Mother: Mary POTTS b: 6 JUL 1690 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire
Marriage 1 Mary TIBBETS b: 18 NOV 1718 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire
Married: ABT. 1738 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire 1
ID: I0028
Name: Zebulon CORSON
Sex: M
Birth: 17 JUN 1712 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire 1
Death: 28 APR 1786 in Lebanon, Maine 1
Note:
Zebulon was a laborer, and his wife, Mary, were both of the Somersworth
section of Dover, New Hampshire, sold to Thomas Wallingford of the same
town, for 25 pounds (British) that portion of an 80 acre grant not yet sold or disposed of that had been originally granted to Captain Samuel Tebbets, Mary's grandfather, and conveyed to her father, Samuel Tebbets and inherit-
ed by Zebulon and Mary. The deed was witnessed by G. Wentworth and M.
Hogden. The deed was signed by the 'X' marks of Zebulon and Mary, dated
April 17, 1742 and recorded on February 16, 1745. Zebulon was in the Somersworth Army under the command of Captain Thomas Wallingford as of
July 23, 1746. Zebulon was apparently residing at the time in the Rochester/Somersworth area of Dover, New Hampshire. (Somersworth was
only an administrative district of Dover). He later moved from there and sometime before 1766 was an early settler at Lebanon, Maine. This was
according to the journals of Reverend Isaac Hasey. Hasey was at Zebulon's
on February 4, 1773 and again on February 11, 1773. On April 5, 1773, reference is made to Zebulon having Hasey's horse to go to Pine Hill, in
Berwick, Maine. Zebulon was baptized as an adult by Rev. Hasey on June
27, 1773. Rev. Hasey was at Zebulon's house again on August 2, 1773, to
pray with his sick daughter, Lydia.
Father: Samuel CORSON b: ABT. 1685 in Cochecho Point, Dover, New Hampshire
Mother: Mary POTTS b: 6 JUL 1690 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire
Marriage 1 Mary TIBBETS b: 18 NOV 1718 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire
Married: ABT. 1738 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire 1
ID: I2422
Name: Zebulon CORSON
Sex: M
Birth: 17 JUN 1712 in Dover, NH
Death: 28 APR 1786 in Lebanon, ME
Note: Zebulon and his wife are buried behind the Meeting House, Lebanon, ME. Data taken from Corson Cousins, Vol 7, #EE5, Oct 1887; Pg 9, Vol 8, #3, 1988 (also Pg 4)Zebulon married TIBBETS, Mary about 1738 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. Mary (daughter of TIBBETS, Samuel and TUTTLE, Dorothy) was born on 18 Nov 1718 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 11 Jan 1803 in Shapleigh, York, Maine, USA; was buried in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. CORSON, Samuel
was born in 1738 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 20 Mar 1785 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA.
- 13. CORSON, Lemuel Samuel
was born in 1750 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1820 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA; was buried in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA.
- 14. CORSON, Aaron
was born in 1740 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1813 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA.
- 15. CORSON, Moses
was born in 1744 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 29 Dec 1802 in Shapleigh, York, Maine, USA.
- 16. CORSON, Lydia
was born on 8 Nov 1743 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; was christened on 8 Nov 1773 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA; died on 1 Jan 1774 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA.
- 17. CORSON, Issac
was born in 1756 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA; died on 27 Jul 1775 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
- 18. CORSON, John
was born in 1754 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 27 Jul 1775 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
- 19. Living
5. CORSON, Ichabod (2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born about 1725 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in UNKNOWN in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
6. CORSON, Samuel
(2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 2 Nov 1719 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1810 in Cherryfield, Washington, Maine, USA.
7. CORSON, Joannah (2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 15 Jul 1717 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in UNKNOWN in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
8. CORSON, Hatevil (2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 9 Dec 1714 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died after 1791 in Castine, Hancock, Maine, USA.
9. CORSON, Mary (2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 9 Nov 1722 in Stratford, Coos, New Hampshire, USA; died in UNKNOWN in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
10. CORSON, Hannah (2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born before 1727 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1801 in Bristol, Lincoln, Maine, USA.
11. COURSON, Charles William (2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1711.
Generation: 4
12. CORSON, Samuel
(4.Zebulon3, 2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1738 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 20 Mar 1785 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Differentiator: First settler in West Lebanon in 1760
- Relation to Me: 7 GGF
- _DNA: Match (maternal)
- Residence: 1775, Lebanon, York, Maine, USA
Notes:
Samuel and Mary moved up the Salmon Falls River to the new settlement of Lebanon, York Co. ME in about 1770 where Samuel cleared land and built a log cabin. His parents and siblings located there also. Samuel is mentions in the "Soldiers of the American Revolution of Lebanon" but it seems he didn't serve.
Samuel married WENTWORTH, Mary in 1760 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. Mary (daughter of WENTWORTH, Ebenezer and ROBERTS, Sarah) was born in 1735 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 11 Feb 1804 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. CORSON, Levi
was born on 8 Nov 1761 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA; died on 12 Mar 1849 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA; was buried in Cowell-Corson Family Plot, Lebanon, York, Maine, USA.
- 21. CORSON, Child
was born on 5 May 1778 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA; died on 5 May 1778 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA.
- 22. CORSON, Mehitable
was born in 1767 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA.
- 23. CORSON, Anna
was born on 20 May 1764 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA; died on 29 Sep 1780 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA.
- 24. CORSON, Comfort
was born in May 1766 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA; died on 25 Jan 1856 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA.
- 25. CORSON, Daniel
was born on 5 Mar 1763 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA; died on 28 May 1813 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
- 26. CORSON, Mary Rachael
was born on 5 Aug 1772; died on 1 Oct 1838 in Gibson, Indiana, USA.
- 27. CORSON, John Tibbets
was born on 15 Nov 1774 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA; died on 29 Feb 1848 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA.
13. CORSON, Lemuel Samuel (4.Zebulon3, 2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1750 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1820 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA; was buried in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA.
Lemuel married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
14. CORSON, Aaron
(4.Zebulon3, 2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1740 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1813 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Wars: Revolutionary War
- _MILT: Yes
15. CORSON, Moses (4.Zebulon3, 2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1744 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 29 Dec 1802 in Shapleigh, York, Maine, USA.
Moses married PERKINS, Elizabeth on 15 May 1769 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of PERKINS, Gilbert and HARTFORD, Charity) was born in 1750 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 13 Sep 1827 in Canaan, Somerset, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 28. CORSON, Isaac
was born about 1770 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA; died on 2 Mar 1832 in Canaan, Somerset County, Maine, USA.
- 29. CORSON, Moses
was born about 1772 in Maine, USA; died on 17 Jun 1816.
- 30. CORSON, Priscilla
was born about 1778 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA; died on 28 Jun 1820 in Acton, York, Maine, USA.
- 31. CORSON, Seward
was born about 1779; died on 22 Aug 1841.
- 32. CORSON, James
was born in 1780 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA; died in Jul 1839 in Conestoga, New York, USA.
- 33. CORSON, Betsey
was born about 1785.
- 34. CORSON, Benjamin
was born about Apr 1785 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA; died on 3 Jul 1851 in Waterville, Kennebec, Maine, USA.
- 35. CORSON, Aaron
was born about 1790; died on 4 Jun 1835 in Canaan, Somerset, Maine, USA.
- 36. CORSON, John
was born about 1773; died on 18 Apr 1855.
- 28. CORSON, Isaac
16. CORSON, Lydia (4.Zebulon3, 2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 8 Nov 1743 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; was christened on 8 Nov 1773 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA; died on 1 Jan 1774 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA.
17. CORSON, Issac (4.Zebulon3, 2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1756 in Lebanon, York, Maine, USA; died on 27 Jul 1775 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
18. CORSON, John (4.Zebulon3, 2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1754 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 27 Jul 1775 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
19. Living (4.Zebulon3, 2.Mary2, 1.Thomas1)