Potter, Stephen

1788 - 1875  (86 years)

• Name	Potter, Stephen
  	20190406HAv- Issac is a grandson of Israel Parshall Posted 07 Apr 2014 by CarolynAlbins ISAAC C. THOMPSON, retired farmer, P.O. Potter Brook, Tioga Co., Penn., was born in Tompkins county, N.Y., November 16, 1821, a son of Isaac and Keziah (Wickes) Thompson. His father was a native of Connecticut and a son of Jared Thompson, a pioneer of Ulysses, Tompkins Co., N.Y. His maternal grandfather was Israel P. Wickes, formerly of Rensselaer county, N.Y., and a pioneer of Tompkins county, N.Y. Isaac Thompson, Sr., settled with his family in Harrison township, Potter Co., Penn., in 1832, locating on a farm where the village of Mills now stands, and cleared and improved the same; here he died March 26, 1874, and his wife November 13, 1876. They reared a family of seven children: - Lydia (Mrs. Ephraim Z. Olney), - Jared, - Isaac C., - Nancy (Mrs. Aaron Webster), - Prudence (Mrs. Alonzo Hawks), - Emily (Mrs. John A. Smith), and - Israel. Mr. Thompson was a prominent citizen of his day, a member of the Baptist Church, and took an active part in establishing the present church at Harrison Valley, contributing nearly one-half the fund for its erection; he was deacon in this church until his death. He served Potter county as commissioner and treasurer with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of his constituents, and was a genial and public spirited citizen. Isaac C. Thompson was reared in Harrison township, and assisted his father in clearing the homestead, where, with the exception of five years he lived in Hector, he resided until 1866, when he removed to Potter Brook, Tioga county, and has since resided there. He was in the Civil war, enlisting September 1, 1864, in Company D, Two Hundred and Seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was honorably discharged after ten months' service. He has been married twice. - His first wife was Mary A., daughter of Stephen and Matilda Potter, of Potter Brook, Penn., by whom he had five children: - Emily T. (Mrs. W.D. Weeks), - Sophronia M. (Mrs. B.F. Mulford), - Julia A. (Mrs. L.J. Skinner), - Eva K. (Mrs. A.V. Hawley) and - Hattie (Mrs. Wm. Nivision). - His present wife was Mrs. Sarah A. (Rossiter) Stevens, of Homer, Potter county. Mr. Thompson and wife are members of the Baptist Church at Harrison Valley, of which he has been deacon since his father's death. He served one term as auditor of Potter county. He is a member of the Sons of Temperance, politically is a stanch Republican, and is a strong advocate of prohibition. Carolyn Albins Mills Cemetery Isaac Thompson and Kezia Wickes Thompson Isaac Thompson and Kezia Wicks Issac is a grandson of Israel Parshall CarolynAlbins CarolynAlbins originally shared this on 07 Apr 2014 Linked To Keziah Wicks Isaac Chauncey Thompson Saved by (10 of 14) Saved by Valarie316 Saved by jasonstevens3 Saved by Mary Allen Saved by dlm722 Saved by paf082225 Saved by Anita Adams Saved by hsprings96 Saved by Jessica Dalton Saved by deschp2 Saved by NanUrbaniak Comments
  Birth	11 Jun 1788	Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
  	LDS
  Gender	Male
  FSID	K4LV-4GD
  Death	9 Apr 1875	Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	age 86
  Person ID	I67693	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Potter, Jonathan,   b. 13 May 1763, Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA d. 9 Nov 1847, Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Glasier, Jemima
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	6 Aug 1786	Kent, Rhode Island, USA
  	LDS
  Family ID	F63683	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Aldrich, Matilda,   b. 7 Jan 1793, Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA d. 26 Aug 1874, Potter Brook, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	10 Mar 1811	Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
  residence jt	Potter Brook, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
  	20190406HAv- Issac is a grandson of Israel Parshall Posted 07 Apr 2014 by CarolynAlbins ISAAC C. THOMPSON, retired farmer, P.O. Potter Brook, Tioga Co., Penn., was born in Tompkins county, N.Y., November 16, 1821, a son of Isaac and Keziah (Wickes) Thompson. His father was a native of Connecticut and a son of Jared Thompson, a pioneer of Ulysses, Tompkins Co., N.Y. His maternal grandfather was Israel P. Wickes, formerly of Rensselaer county, N.Y., and a pioneer of Tompkins county, N.Y. Isaac Thompson, Sr., settled with his family in Harrison township, Potter Co., Penn., in 1832, locating on a farm where the village of Mills now stands, and cleared and improved the same; here he died March 26, 1874, and his wife November 13, 1876. They reared a family of seven children: - Lydia (Mrs. Ephraim Z. Olney), - Jared, - Isaac C., - Nancy (Mrs. Aaron Webster), - Prudence (Mrs. Alonzo Hawks), - Emily (Mrs. John A. Smith), and - Israel. Mr. Thompson was a prominent citizen of his day, a member of the Baptist Church, and took an active part in establishing the present church at Harrison Valley, contributing nearly one-half the fund for its erection; he was deacon in this church until his death. He served Potter county as commissioner and treasurer with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of his constituents, and was a genial and public spirited citizen. Isaac C. Thompson was reared in Harrison township, and assisted his father in clearing the homestead, where, with the exception of five years he lived in Hector, he resided until 1866, when he removed to Potter Brook, Tioga county, and has since resided there. He was in the Civil war, enlisting September 1, 1864, in Company D, Two Hundred and Seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was honorably discharged after ten months' service. He has been married twice. - His first wife was Mary A., daughter of Stephen and Matilda Potter, of Potter Brook, Penn., by whom he had five children: - Emily T. (Mrs. W.D. Weeks), - Sophronia M. (Mrs. B.F. Mulford), - Julia A. (Mrs. L.J. Skinner), - Eva K. (Mrs. A.V. Hawley) and - Hattie (Mrs. Wm. Nivision). - His present wife was Mrs. Sarah A. (Rossiter) Stevens, of Homer, Potter county. Mr. Thompson and wife are members of the Baptist Church at Harrison Valley, of which he has been deacon since his father's death. He served one term as auditor of Potter county. He is a member of the Sons of Temperance, politically is a stanch Republican, and is a strong advocate of prohibition. Carolyn Albins Mills Cemetery Isaac Thompson and Kezia Wickes Thompson Isaac Thompson and Kezia Wicks Issac is a grandson of Israel Parshall CarolynAlbins CarolynAlbins originally shared this on 07 Apr 2014 Linked To Keziah Wicks Isaac Chauncey Thompson Saved by (10 of 14) Saved by Valarie316 Saved by jasonstevens3 Saved by Mary Allen Saved by dlm722 Saved by paf082225 Saved by Anita Adams Saved by hsprings96 Saved by Jessica Dalton Saved by deschp2 Saved by NanUrbaniak Comments
  Children	1. Potter, Mary Adelsey,   b. 21 Feb 1821, Harrison twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 Jan 1880, Potter Brook, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F46481	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 11 Jun 1788 - Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Marriage - 10 Mar 1811 - Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Death - 9 Apr 1875 - Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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TNG ID: I67693

FSID: K4LV-4GD