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My name is Joe, Researching my family tree has led me to SaponiTown many times over the past few months. At this point I suspect that if a Melungeon or “Melungeon Indian” ever was, or is, then my Father would have been very near a full-blood.
I never would have thought that I might find some information on my maternal ancestors though. I’ve never heard-tell of my Potter’s having Indian blood. My 3rd great Grandfather is Joseph Potter, born about 1830 in Northern Virginia or Maryland. He was married to Jane Lyles, born 1831 in Fairfax Virginia, she died there around 1932. I’m having a hard time finding out who his father is or where they came from. I’ve always thought England, but recently came across a site that had information on Potters coming to Maryland as Irish servants in the 1700s. Maybe y’all can help clear some of this up?
My Potters are a mystery before 1800 so not much I can offer. These Potter’s were of German extraction. The original spelling me be Pottaar. The first known Potters were Prussian (German). The name also comes from England though.
The lines my Potters married into mostly came from Northern VA from the late 1600s through the 1700s (Frederick, Warren, Loudon, Culpepper Orange, Fauquier, Fairfax, Stafford, King George, Westmoreland, Lancaster counties) and Maryland (Cecil, Essex, Fredericktown). They had all left these areas by the early 1800s.
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