Thomas Potter1

M, #5743, b. 2 January 1820
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 Edited9 Apr 2022
Note* 
Cannot find a death record for Thomas Potter. He dies at some time between the writing of his father's will (1855) and the marriage of his daughter Mary Ann Potter (1869) 
Baptism*2 January 1820 St Thomas, Lewes, Sussex;
Thomas Potter son of Peter & Jane Potter, blacksmith, Cliffe1 
Marriage*31 March 1839 St Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex;
Groom
Name: Thomas Potter
Age: of full age
Condition: Bachelor
Rank or Profession: Carrier
Residence at the Time of Marriage: 19 Frederic Place
Father's Name: Peter Potter
Rank or Profession of Father: Smith

Bride
Name: Harriet Blunden
Age: of full age
Condition: Spinster
Rank or Profession: Servant
Residence at the Time of Marriage: Chichester House, Kemp Town
Father's Name: Edward Blunden
Rank or Profession of Father: Labourer

Place of Marriage: St Nicholas Church, Brighton
Date of Marriage: 31 March 1839
Religion: Church of England
Minister: B Addison, Curate
Witnesses: Robert Burfield, Mercy Burfield

Note: Thomas signed, Harriet made her mark;Bride=Harriet Blunden2 
Immigration*24 August 1839 "Somersetshire", Port Adelaide, SA, Australia;
Thomas Potter, 19, carrier;Immigrant=Harriet Blunden, Immigrant=Caroline Potter3 
(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 Potter4 

Family

Harriet Blunden d. 3 Sep 1877
Children

Citations

  1. [S1528] Sussex Family History Group, online http://www.sfhg.org.uk/, baptism Thomas Potter 1820.
  2. [S49] Marriage Certificate, Thomas Potter & Harriet Blunden 1839.
  3. [S1694] Findmypast Emigrants Seeking Free Passage to South Australia 1836-1841, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Thomas Potter 1839.
  4. [S201] Will.
  5. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Adelaide Observer, Saturday, October 13, 1866.
  6. [S1696] Findmypast South Australia Births 1842-1928 Transcription, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Jane Potter 1841.
  7. [S1696] Findmypast South Australia Births 1842-1928 Transcription, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Elizabeth Hannah Potter 1843.
  8. [S1696] Findmypast South Australia Births 1842-1928 Transcription, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Thomas Potter 1845.
  9. [S1696] Findmypast South Australia Births 1842-1928 Transcription, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Mary Ann Potter 1850.
  10. [S1696] Findmypast South Australia Births 1842-1928 Transcription, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Elizabeth Jemima Potter 1854.
  11. [S1696] Findmypast South Australia Births 1842-1928 Transcription, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Peter Potter 1855.