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deteriorated condition, he finally, in 1807, sold the remainder of his interest in it and settled in Genesee. The late Honorable Elisha R. Potter purchased the homestead, but the elegant garden with parterres, borders, shrubbery, summer— house, fruit—orchard,——his ancient mansion with the high and costly fences, out- houses, and cookery establishment, and the more recent erections for the accommo— dation and gratification of the priestess of his devotions, were in ruins, and within * a few years the whole buildings have been removed, and a small and suitable house fora tenant has been built in its place. . . . The descendants ofJudge Pot— ter are numerous in the State of New York. His son Arnold entered Harvard College, and remained there some time, but did not graduate. He was a man of great intelligence and enterprise. He owned a large estate in Middlesex, Yates County, now owned by William H. Potter of Providence. When the town of Middlesex was divided several years ago, the eastern part of it was named Potter, in honor of the memory of Judge Potter. Penelope, daughter of Arnold Potter, married Charles W. Henry, now living at Laporte, Indiana. Edward, son of Judge Potter, married a daughter of Captain Samuel Johnson, of Norwich, Con— neéticut; and a son, Doétor Francis M. Potter, is now (I 847) living at Penn Yan,

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CHILDREN 480. MERCY POTTER, born Nov. 26,1751; married 1769, jar/ma Perry; died 1794. 481. THOMAS HAZARD POTTER, born Dec. 8, 1753; died Sept. 11, 1807; married Patient, daughter of j’errmz’ab and Army (IV/ripple) Wilkinron, and sister to 7ernz'7na Wilkiman. 482. ALICE POTTER, born April 20, I756 ; died 1818 ; married Capt. Arnold Hazard son of Gov. Gearga Hazard. For children see Arno/d Hazard, Na. 235. 483. SUSANNAH POTTER, born April 25, 1758; unmarried. 484. WILLIAM ROBINSON POTTER, born July 13, 1760; died young. 485. BENEDICT ARNOLD POTTER, born Sept. 12, 1761 ; died 1810; married Sara/J, daughter of Benjamin Brown. His daughter Pena/ape married Cbar/ar W. Henry. 486. PENELOPE POTTER, born March 7, 1764; died 1813; married, 1784, Benjamin Brawn, Jr. 487. WILLIAM PITT POTTER, born April 10, 1766; died Nov. 6, 1800; married, 1793, Mary Hazard. 488. EDWARD POTTER, born Feb. 15, 1768; died Aug. 12, 1849; married Eliza 7012mm. 489. SIMEON POTTER, born April 25, 1770; died Feb. 1, 1817; married Catberine Klire. 490. SARAH POTTER, born Dec. 13, 1771 ; died 1830; married, 1805, George Brawn. 491. JOHN POTTER, born May 24, 1774; died 1815; married Cat/raring Garriran. 492. PELHAM POTTER, born Dec. 7, 1776.

§237- HANNAH HAZARD, 5 (Colonel Thomas, 4; George, 3 ; Robert, 9.; Thomas, I), was born August 5, 1732. She married, November 21, 1762, Colonel John Wilson, who was born May 1 I, 1726, and was son of Jeremiah and Mary Wilson, and had a twin brother Jeremiah. In 1761, John Wilson was appointed Major in the Colonial army. The next year he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and by this title has he usually been known. In the struggle

1 Updike’s Hist. of Narragansett Church, p. 23 3. f 01'