Hannah Potter1

F, #5339, b. 6 January 1828, d. 18 June 1897
FatherPeter Potter2 b. 9 Jun 1793, d. 3 Nov 1864
MotherJane Sinden2 b. 26 Aug 1789, d. 21 Sep 1871
Relationship4th great-aunt of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited18 Aug 2022
Note* 
Have assumed that the child baptised as Mary was known as Hannah. It seems illogical that the next born child after Mary Ann would be called Mary. The child baptised as Mary matches the birth date for Hannah in her marriage and death records.3 
Name Variation Mary Potter4 
Baptism*6 January 1828 St Thomas, Lewes, Sussex;
Mary Potter daughter of Peter & Jane Potter, Coachsmith, Cliffe5 
Married Name13 January 1849 Martin1 
Marriage*13 January 1849 Congregational Chapel, Adelaide, SA, Australia;
John Martin, bachelor, 30
Hannah Potter, spinster, 21;Groom=John Martin1 
(Beneficiary) Will8 November 1855 Lyndoch Valley, SA, Australia;
This is the last Will and Testament of Mr Peter Potter of Lyndock Valley in the Province of South Australia Farmer All my real and personal estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or kind soever I give devise and bequeath unto my dear wife Jane Potter for and during the term of her natural life and from and after her decease I give and bequeath the same unto and amongst my dear children as is hereinafter mentioned viz To my dear Son Samuel Potter I give and Devise All that piece or parcel of land containing Fifty eight Acres (more or less) being Section No 566 in the Lyndock Valley Survey in the Hundred of Barossa in the said Province To hold the same unto the said Samuel Potter his heirs and assigns for ever Together with a right of road for the said Samuel Potter over the Northern side of Section No 566A and numbered No 565 as is hereinafter more particularly mentioned To my dear Son George Potter I give and devise All that piece or parcel of land containing fifty one Acres (more or less) being Section No 566 with about ten acres of land adjoining on the Eastern side of Section No 565 in the Lyndock Valley Survey aforesaid Together with a right of Road over the remaining part of Section No 565 as is hereinafter more particularly mentioned To hold the same until the said George Potter his Heirs and assigns for ever Subject to a right of Road over the same for the said Samuel Potter his heirs and assigns as is hereinafter more particularly mentioned To my dear Son Edward Potter I give and Devise All the remaining part of the said Section No 565 containing Seventy Acres (be the same more or less) situate in the Lyndoch Valley Survey aforesaid To hold the same unto the said Edward Potter his Heirs and assigns for ever Subject to a right of Road over the same for the said Samuel Potter and George Potter their Heirs and assigns as is hereinafter more particularly mentioned And I do hereby declare that it is my Will and Mind that the said Samuel Potter and George Potter and their respective Heirs and assigns shall have liberty of ingress egress and regress at all times for themselves and their servants with or without all and all manner of Drays Carts Carriages Horses and Cattle in over and upon a certain Road of the width of Twenty feet inside and along the Northern fence of Sections N 566A and No 565 hereinafter given and devised to the said Samuel Potter and George Potter and their respective Heirs and assigns To my dear Sons the said Samuel Potter, George Potter and Edward Potter I give and Devise All that piece or parcel of Land containing Fifty seven acres and a half (be the same more or less) situate in the Hundred of Barossa aforesaid and being the Southern half of Section No 2710 And also all that piece or parcel of Land containing Thirty five acres (be the same more or less) being the Southern Half of Section No 636 in the Wiltshire Survey in the County of Light in the said Province To hold the same unto the said Samuel Potter, George Potter and Edward Potter their Heirs and assigns or tenants in common and not as joint tenants Subject nevertheless to the payment of the several Legacies hereinafter mentioned viz to my dear Son Caleb Potter I give and bequeath the Legacy or Sum of Twenty five pounds To my dear son James Potter I give and bequeath the legacy or sum of Twenty five pounds To my dear daughter Mercy Burfield I give and bequeath the legacy or Sum of Twenty five pounds To my dear daughter Jane McInytre I give and bequest the legacy or sum of twenty five pounds To my dear Son Thomas Potter I give and bequeath he legacy or Sum of Twenty five pounds To my dear daughter Hannah Martin I Give and bequeath the legacy or Sum of Twenty five pounds To James Potter Milgate I give and bequeath the Legacy or Sum of Twenty five pounds And to my dear daughter Mary Ann Allen I give and bequeath the Legacy or Sum of Twenty five pounds which said several Legacies I hereby direct shall be paid as soon as conveniently may be after my said Wifes decease All the rest residue and remainder of my personal estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or kind soever from and after the decease of my said dear Wife Jane Potter I give and bequeath unto my dear Sons the said Samuel Potter George Potter and Edward Potter in equal Shares and proportions And Lastly I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint the said Caleb Potter and Samuel Potter joint executors of this my last Will and Testament and hereby revoking and making void all former and other Wills by me at any time heretofore made do declare this only to be my Last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this eighth day of November in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty five
Peter Potter
Signed sealed published and declared by the said testator Peter Potter as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses
John Edwin Gameau
Solicitor Gawler Town
Frederick Codd;Principal=Peter Potter6 
Death of Father3 November 1864 Lyndoch, SA, Australia;
When Died: November 3rd 1864
Name and Surname: Peter Potter
Sex: Male
Age: 71 Years
Rank or Profession: Blacksmith
Usual Residence: Lyndoch
Cause of Death: Dysentry
Place where Death occurred: Lyndoch;Principal=Peter Potter7 
Death of Spouse6 October 1866 North Adelaide, SA, Australia;
age 46;Principal=John Martin8 
Death of Mother21 September 1871 Lyndoch Valley, SA, Australia;
When Died: Septr 21st 1871
Name and Surname: Jane Potter
Sex: Female
Age: 82 Years
Rank or Profession: Widow of late Peter Potter, Farmer of Lyndoch Valley
Usual Residence: Lyndoch Valley
Cause of Death: General Debility & Old Age
Place where Death occurred: Lyndoch Valley;Principal=Jane Potter9 
Death*18 June 1897 Davenport Terrace, Wayville, SA, Australia;
DEATHS.
MARTIN.—On the 18th June, at Davenport-terrace, Wayville, Hannah, relict of the late John Martin, grocer, Rundle-street, Adelaide, in her 70th year. Arrived in the colony in the "Somersetshire," August, 1839.10 

Family

John Martin d. 6 Oct 1866
Children

Citations

  1. [S1655] Findmypast South Australia Marriages 1842-1937 Transcription, online http://www.findmypast.com/, John Martin & Hannah Potter 1849.
  2. [S1311] IGI batch C022636 - Lewes, Sussex.
  3. [S17] Guess.
  4. [S1567] England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, online https://familysearch.org, Mary Potter 1828.
  5. [S1528] Sussex Family History Group, online http://www.sfhg.org.uk/, baptism Mary Potter 1828.
  6. [S201] Will.
  7. [S1556] South Australian Death Registrations transcript (Keith Bassett), Peter Potter 1864.
  8. [S1654] Findmypast South Australia Deaths 1842-1972 Transcription, online http://www.findmypast.com/, John Martin 1866.
  9. [S1556] South Australian Death Registrations transcript (Keith Bassett), Jane Potter 1871.
  10. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Bunyip, Friday, June 25, 1897.
  11. [S1696] Findmypast South Australia Births 1842-1928 Transcription, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Elizabeth Martin 1849.
  12. [S1696] Findmypast South Australia Births 1842-1928 Transcription, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Matilda Jane Martin 1852.
  13. [S1696] Findmypast South Australia Births 1842-1928 Transcription, online http://www.findmypast.com/, John Suidun Martin 1854.
  14. [S1696] Findmypast South Australia Births 1842-1928 Transcription, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Henry Louis Martin 1856.
  15. [S1696] Findmypast South Australia Births 1842-1928 Transcription, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Annie Lucretia Martin 1860.
  16. [S1696] Findmypast South Australia Births 1842-1928 Transcription, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Charles Albert Martin 1863.
  17. [S1696] Findmypast South Australia Births 1842-1928 Transcription, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Alice Susannah Martin 1865.