Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16058, for George Potter, Rhode Island
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I Ephraim Crockett of Danbury in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged sixty two years depose and say that I have been acquainted with Mrs. Nancy Potter widow of George  Potter late of the Town of Grafton in the County of Grafton aforesaid deceased, about twenty years last past.  I further say that I was acquainted with her late husband George Potter.  I further say that the said George Potter died in the spring of the year 1826 according to the best of my recollection.  I attend his funeral services as a clergyman  I further say that the said Nancy Potter has remained a widow ever since that period. 
                                                  Ephraim Crockett


I Eli Haskins of Grafton in the County of Grafton and the State of New Hampshire aged 77 years depose and say that in the year of 1778 I was a soldier in the Revolutionary War in Capt Olny's Company Col. Archibald Canary Regiment in the state of Rhode Island  I further say that the same year I became acquainted with Lieut, George Potter late of said Town of Grafton, deceased, who was then a Lieutenant in Capt. Aaron Mann's Company.  Said Mann's Company composed the life guard of General Sulivan at that time.  I further say that in 1813 as near as I can recollect said Potter with his family remove from Providence as I understood to said Town of Grafton where he resided until the day of his death which took place in  March 1826.  I further say
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that I am well acquainted with Mrs. Nancy Potter the widow of said George Potter deceased.  I living within about one and a half miles of her area since she lived in said Town of Grafton  I further that said Nancy Potter has remained a widow ever since the death of said George Potter, her late husband.

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State of New Hampshire  }
Grafton County                } ss          September 19th 1836

The the witness named Ephraim Crockett and the above named Eli Haskins personally appeared and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by them severally subscribed are true before

D C Churchill one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for ? County

I hereby certify that the said Crockett and Haskins before named are credible witnesses

                                                                  D. C Churchill a Judge of the Court aforesaid
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                                                State of New Hampshire
Grafton Cty

I Nathan B. Felton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County hereby certify that  David C. Churchill whose name is subscribed to the two foregoing certificates, one subjoined to the affidavit of Nancy Potter and the other to the affidavits of Eli Haskins and Ephraim Crockett, and the whose name is also subscribed to a second certificate under the affidavit of Nancy Potter, also to a second certificate under the said affidavits of said Hoskins and Crockett,  is one of the judges of said Court of Common Pleas, and that his name so subscribed is his genuine signature being in his own proper hand writing.

                                     In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
                                     affixed the seal of the said Court the nineteenth day of 
                                     September   Anno Domini 1836
                                                            N. B. Felton, Clerk
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George Potter of Provident, son of the late George Potter, and Nancy Willson of Providence were lawfully joined together in marriage on the 4th day of November A. D. 1778 by Joseph Snow, Pastor

The above is certified a a true copy from the Marriage Records in the hand of the Pastor of the Redeemed Cong Church Providence 

Thos. T. Waterman

Providence Oct. 7, 1836 sworn to before me by said T. T. Waterman.
Benja. Cowell.
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Nancy Potter
N. H. 
Act 4 July 1836

Admitted


papers
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Mrs. Alfred S Burdick
2148 Giddinsg Street 
Chicago, Illinois

May 14, 1924

Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions

Will you kindly send me Rev. War record of my ancestor.
George Potter of Hopkinton, RI
Feb 10, 1757
-died 1801
Mar, April 20, 1780 Mary Stillman (dau. of Benjamin Stillman.)
George Potter was son of George & Content (Maxson) Potter.
His children were George, Nancy, Benjamin, Mary, Ephraim, Sally, Jolue, Constent, Charles of Westerly RI.
Any record you may find will be greatly appreciated.
Yours Truly
Ella B Burdick
(Mrs. Alfred S.)
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Seal:
OLD WAR & NAVY FILES
Mar 24 1898
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PENSION OFFICE
March 22 1898
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8.98 Harold R Maxson
Westerly, RI
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1924, Feb 20 - Hist to Mrs. Le Clede Woodmansee
see George Potter W.21754
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1928 - July 30, Hist to Ethel M Barney Her letter in [illegible] of David Bullack, W.20907 M.E.
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1930 - Dec 9 - Hist to Mrs G. Franklin Curtis. See letter inn case John Potter S.19038 EES
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George Potter was enlisted in Col Crarys Regt of R. Island State Troops in March 78 (probably 16th) as a Sergeant was detached with 3 other Sergt of the same Regt to serve in Genl Sullivans life guard and acted as Sergt untill 3 Oct 78 when Genl Sullivan by order (the form not known) authorized him to "exercise the
office" of 2. Lieut and was commissioned by the Legislature of R. Island on 7 Dec 78, to bear date the 3 Oct 78
As a pension under the act of 7 June 1852 is computed by the pay & rank of the actual
service, a question arises whether the claimant
is entitled to a pension for the service from
3 Oct to 7 Dec '78, as a Sergt of Lt. There
are no known payrolls of the service and by
a decision of the Dept the office can alone
rest by a Commission or some tantamount
instrument from the proper authority
Decided that he was Sergt to the date of
his Commission from 16 Mar to 7 Dec 78
8 mo. 22d Sergt
from 7 Dec 78 to 16 Mar 79 3 mo. 8d Lieut
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Copy of Record
of R. Island
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State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Providence }   I Dexter Randall Clerk of the County of Common Pleas withing and for the County of Providence being a Court Record do hereby certify that Benjamin Cowell , Esq. before whose the within affidavit was sworn is Chief Justice of the said  Court - that he is by law duty authorized & qualified to administer oaths and take dispositions and that his signature before written is genuine

In testimony whereof I have
hereunto my hand and 
affixed the seal aforesaid
Court at Providence this
first day of October AD 1836

Dexter Randall, Clk