POTTS, Richard

Richard married Margaret in 1661 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. Margaret was born in 1646 in New Hampshire, USA; died in 1678 in Sagadahoc, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

Thomas married on 24 Mar 1690 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

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]