Samuel Potter1

M, #5744, b. 11 April 1830, d. 6 June 1901
FatherPeter Potter1 b. 9 Jun 1793, d. 3 Nov 1864
MotherJane Sinden1 b. 26 Aug 1789, d. 21 Sep 1871
Relationship4th great-uncle of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited19 Apr 2021
Baptism*11 April 1830 St Thomas, Lewes, Sussex;
Samuel Potter son of Peter & Jane Potter, coachmaker, Cliffe1 
Marriage*11 January 1855 Residence of Samuel Potter, Lyndoch Valley, SA, Australia;
Samuel Potter,, 24
Eliza Gaston, 19, Spinster;Bride=Eliza Gaston2 
(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 Potter3 
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 Potter4 
News-Arct18 February 1865 "The Adelaide Observer", Adelaide, SA, Australia;
On WEDNESDAY, February 22, at 2 o'clock.
AT THE RESIDENCE OF MR. SAMUEL POTTER, NEAR LYNDOCH VALLEY.
C. VON BERTOUCH is instructed by the Executors of the estate of the late
Peter Potter to sell as above—
2 Good MARES
2 Cows and Calves, Heifer, 1 Bullock, 1 Bull
Dray, Winnowing-Machine
Ploughs, Harrows, Harness
Thrashing and Land Roller, and Sundries.;Principal=Peter Potter5 
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 Potter6 
Death*6 June 1901 Langholm near Lyndoch, SA, Australia7 
News-Arct*15 June 1901 "The Adelaide Chronicle", Adelaide, SA, Australia;
An old and respected colonist, Mr. Samuel Potter, died at Langholm, near Lyndoch, on Thursday week. The late Mr. Potter arrived in the State by the ship Somersetshire on August 28, 1839, and proceeded to Lyndoch, where he continued to reside up to the time of his decease. Some years alter his arrival he took over his father's blacksmithing business, and carried it on successfully. The bellows used in the first brass foundry in South Australia owned by the late Mr. Pybus, were imported by Mr. Potter's father, and have been in constant use at Mr. Samuel Potters establishment. Mr. Potter leaves a widow but no children.8 

Family

Eliza Gaston

Citations

  1. [S1528] Sussex Family History Group, online http://www.sfhg.org.uk/, baptism Samuel Potter 1830.
  2. [S1655] Findmypast South Australia Marriages 1842-1937 Transcription, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Samuel Potter & Eliza Gaston 1855.
  3. [S201] Will.
  4. [S1556] South Australian Death Registrations transcript (Keith Bassett), Peter Potter 1864.
  5. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Adelaide Observer, Saturday, February 18, 1865.
  6. [S1556] South Australian Death Registrations transcript (Keith Bassett), Jane Potter 1871.
  7. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Chronicle, Saturday, June 15, 1901.
  8. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Adelaide Chronicle, Saturday, June 15, 1901.