THIRTEENTH GENERATION
Married 1661 in Portsmouth, RI. (106)

4096. Ichabod Potter (78) was born in 1639 in Portsmouth, RI. (62) He died in 1676. (78)

From Representative Men and Old Families

"Ichabod Potter, son of Nathanial, married Martha Hazard, daughter of Thomas and Martha, and was of Portsmouth, R.I. Their children were: Thomas, John, Robert, Ichabod. Ichabod Potter Sr. Died in 1676. He signed articles relative to Westerly lands in 1661. His widow removed from Portsmouth to Kingston."
4097. Martha Hazard was born 1638 or 1649 (?) in Portsmouth, RI. (62)

Ellibee says 1638. RMOF confirms location of Birth as Portsmouth, RI and Location of death as Kingston

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Hazard, George, Providence, b. Jan. 1646, was, perhaps, s. of one Thomas, and br. of Thomas, jr. ROBERT, Portsmouth, R. I. 1655, s. of Thomas, b. in Wales, it is said; was f. of Thomas, wh. d. 1746, aged 90, of George, wh. d. 1743; of Stephen; Robert; and Jeremiah. THOMAS, Boston 1635, ship carpenter, freem. 25 May 1636, rem. in few yrs. to R. I. signed the cov. of citiz. 24 Jan. 1639, and is on the list of 1655, but in 1656 was at Newtown, L. I. Thence he soon came back to Portsmouth, R. I there d. 1669. His will of that date names w. Martha; ds. Eliz. w. of George Laighton; Hannah, w. of Stephen Wilcox of Misquamacuck, that pt. of the Narraganset now Westerly; and Martha, w. of Ichabod Potter of Portsmouth, beside s. Robert, and gr.s. Thomas Hazard. Tradit. in the fam. is, that he came from Wales, bring. s. Robert, a. 4 yrs. old. Six of this name had, in 1834, been gr. at Brown Univ. and of two gr. at N. J. one was Ebenezer, the assiduous antiquary, who d. at Philad. 1817, aged 73. Hist. Col. of R. I. III. 312.

Children were:

child2048 i.  Thomas Potter Sr.
child  John
child  Robert
child  Ichabod

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