The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1875-10-21
Whole No. 2O56.
From the stanton Cva.l Spectator
Mrs. Lucy Potter.

Messrs. Editors The notice of the death of
Mrs. Lucy Potter enclose to you, taken from the
Democratic Watchman, of Beliefonte, Pennsyiva-
mia, has several serious blunders that deserve
notice. Mr.. Winters eldest daughter, Hannah, mar
red Henry Miller, of Messy Creek in tbs county, in
stead of Abraham Lincoln, of Rockingham, as
here stated. Her next Oldest sister, Nancy, mar
ried George Crawford of this county, and Mrs.
Lincoln was younger. Mrs. Miller and Mrs Craw-
ford both left an extensive relationship in the
Valley. NJ.
PoTrER.-Died in Bellefoute at the residence of
Edward c. Humes, on Thursday morning, the
s0th day of May, A. D. 1875. Mrs. Lucy Potter,
reIict of Hon. William ". Potter, deceased, aged
81 years, nine months and two days.
Mrs. Potter was member of large and rather
remarkable family-her faiher having been born
in 1I2s, married in f74I, children to the number Of
nineteen being born to him. the eldest in IT4s the
youngest in 1T9o-ztheir births extending over
period of forty-two years. William Winters, the
father of the deceased, came from Berks county to
Northumberland. now Lycoming county, in the
year l77s, having rarch ase the ferm lately known
as the Jadge Grier farm, near what is called New
berry, but now within the corporate limits of the
city of Williamsport. Mr.. Winters was twice mar
ried. His first wife was Anne Boone, the sister of
Col. Daniel Boone, famous in the early annals Of
Kentucky. His marriage took place in the year
lT47, in the then province of Virginia. By this
union there were issue eleven children, four males
and seven females. His eldest daughter, Hannah,
married in Rockingham county, Virginia, Abraham
Lincoln, the grandfather of Ex-President Lincoln.
Shortly before his death, Lincoln, who was killed
hvf fba IL
now Wilamsport, and John Winters, his brother.
in-law, returned with him to Kentucky, whittier
Mr.. Lincoln had removed after his marriaee-John
being deputed to look after some lands taken up
by Col. Daniel Boone and his father
They travelled on foot from the farm, by route
leading by where Bellefonte now is, the 'Indian
path leading from Bald Eagle 10 Frankstown.-
John Winters visited his sister Mrs Potter in 1913
and wandering to the hill upon which the Academy
is now situated messenger was sent for him, his
friends thinking he had lost himself. but he was
only looking for the path that he and Lincoln had
trod sixty years before, and pointed out with his
finger the course from Spring Greek, along Buffalo
Run, to where it crosses the along Limestone VAL
ley as the route they had Travelled.
Upon the death of Mr.. Winters first wife in the
year III, he again, in I7T4 married. His second
wife was Ellen Campbell, who bore him eight chill
dren. three males and five females, of which latter
the subject of this notice was the youngest. The
father of Mrs. Potter died in 1894 and in 1885, Mrs
Winters, his widow, was licensed by the Courts of
Lycoming county to keep ''house of entertain
ment' where WilliamspOrt now is-where she
lived and reared her children as well as several
of her step-chldren. Mary becoming the wife of
Charles Huston, who for number of years adorned
the bench of the Supreme Court of this State;
Ellen, the wife Of Thomas Burnside, who was
member of Congress, Judge of the Court of Com
nom Pleas and finally justice of the Supreme
Court; Sarah, the wife of Benjamin Harris, whose
daughter, Miss Ellen Harris, resides on Spring
street this borough; Elizabeth, the wife of
Thomas Alexander, a carpenter and builder,
who erected one of the first dwelling in VIII
Transport, at the corner of what is now Pine and
Third streets in that city, and many of whose de-
scendants are still living in LycOmiDg eOCniy;
Lucy, the wife William W. Potter, leading poll
iician in this county, who died on the 18th day Of
October, 1873, whilst member of our National
Congress.
Mrs Potter continued with her mothers family
in Lycoming county, frequently visiting her two
sisters, Mrs Huston and Mrs. burnside, who resid-
ed in Bellefonte where, in 1915, she united in
marriage by Rev. James Linn with William W.
Potter, Young and rising lawyer, and son OF
Gen. James Potter one of the carly settlers Of this
county. Here, with her husband until his death,
Ind then, upon the marriage of her niece, Miss
Lucy Alexander, with Mr.. Edward C. Humes, she
made her home, having lived continuously in this
own since her marriage, and having survived her
husband for the long period of forty-seven years,
a. a.,
Mrs. Potter was well-informed person and
pleasant companion, who did not let her great age
letter her from keeping abreast with time and its
,rogress. A constant reader of the newspapers
If the day and pleased to know what was transpir-
ng in the religious political and social world, she
vas more fully informed as to that than many
-onnger persons. Her character was very de-
ided one-perceiving the right course to pursue
nd not swerving therefrom, she lived her long
ife and died without enemy. Her religious
ceilings deep and constant; faithful and consist
mt christian. member of the Presbyterian church
or more than half a century, she believed in its
Doctrines and teuets as firmly as she found them
the Bible and set forth in the Confession. Being
hildless, she fixed upon herself the affections of
er neice, to whom during her life she was an al
rays present, ready and willing friend, ally and
randmother. LII.