William Potts Sr. (1751 - 1800)

Biography

Captain William Potts was born in 1751, in North Carolina and was residing in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina at the time of the American Revolutionary War. William served as an officer in the Mecklenburg County Militia. Captain Potts is honored by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution as DAR Ancestor #A091869. DAR records indicate that William died November 29, 1800 in North Carolina and that his wife's name was Lydia McKarahan. Applications for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of their daughter, Mary Adeline Potts, who married James Potts. ^[1]

Research Notes

Rev. William Potts, Sr. was born in Rowan County (the part that became Iredell County in 1788), North Carolina in 1751. He died on Nov 20, 1800 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.^[2]

Parents: James Potts (1719-1781) and Margaret McKee (1732-1795) or Henry Potts (1727-1775) and Rebecka Mashburn (1725-1788)^[3]

Spouse: Lydia McCue (1758-1843)^[4]

Children:

1. Mary Potts
2. James Potts
3. William Potts, Jr.

Sources

1. ↑ https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A091869
2. ↑ #FG, #C1790, #Will
3. ↑ #WillFather
4. ↑ according to FamilySearch.com profile LRF3-CMS

• Find A Grave: Memorial #21754147 retrieved Sep 12, 2017
• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH2M-9NW : accessed 12 September 2017), William Potts Sr, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 392, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
• "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q2WT-5FLH : accessed 12 September 2017), William Potts, 15 Jul 1785; citing North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
• Will Book F, pp 37-39, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, 16 Feb 1781
• Mecklenburg County, Will Book F, pp 6-8, 16 Feb 1781