From the Jefferson county genweb page;
LIEUT. ABEL POTTER, SON OF Abel & Hannah (Green) Potter
Born: March 10, 1760 in West Greenwich, Kent Co., R. I.
Died: March l3. 1846 in town of Ellisburg, Jefferson Co., N.Y.
Married: abt. 1782, perhaps in Halifax, Vt., MARGARET GREEN, daughter of Job and Meribah (Carr) Green
Born: August 5, 1763, West Greenwich, R. I.
Died: July 13, 1845 aged 82 yrs. (g.s.) in town of Ellisburg, N. Y.
Service: Abel Potter enlisted from West Greenwich, R. I. Served as a private under Capt. Whitman; as Ensign under Capt. Hoppin and Col. Topham; as Lieutenant under Capt. Traffam and Col. Barton. In fall of 1778 was taken prisoner in R. I. by scouts and taken to a British camp where he made his escape and returned to his regiment. Afterwards served as Capt. of Militia upon numerous occasions to the end of the war. He was with Col. Barton when he captured Gen. Prescott. Was wounded in the right thigh during the battle of R.I.
War Department, Washington, D. C.
Remarks: Lieut. Abel Potter and his wife are buried in the Woodville cemetery in the town of Ellisburg, Jefferson County, N. Y.
Found at the DAR free search site;
Ancestor # A091524
Note: The 1840 Census of Pensioners, published Washington, D. C., 1841, lists Abel Potter, age 80 years, Town of Ellisburg, Jefferson County, N. Y.
LIEUT. ABEL POTTER, SON OF Abel & Hannah (Green) Potter
Born: March 10, 1760 in West Greenwich, Kent Co., R. I.
Died: March l3. 1846 in town of Ellisburg, Jefferson Co., N.Y.
Married: abt. 1782, perhaps in Halifax, Vt., MARGARET GREEN, daughter of Job and Meribah (Carr) Green
Born: August 5, 1763, West Greenwich, R. I.
Died: July 13, 1845 aged 82 yrs. (g.s.) in town of Ellisburg, N. Y.
Service: Abel Potter enlisted from West Greenwich, R. I. Served as a private under Capt. Whitman; as Ensign under Capt. Hoppin and Col. Topham; as Lieutenant under Capt. Traffam and Col. Barton. In fall of 1778 was taken prisoner in R. I. by scouts and taken to a British camp where he made his escape and returned to his regiment. Afterwards served as Capt. of Militia upon numerous occasions to the end of the war. He was with Col. Barton when he captured Gen. Prescott. Was wounded in the right thigh during the battle of R.I.
War Department, Washington, D. C.
Remarks: Lieut. Abel Potter and his wife are buried in the Woodville cemetery in the town of Ellisburg, Jefferson County, N. Y.
Found at the DAR free search site;
Ancestor # A091524
Note: The 1840 Census of Pensioners, published Washington, D. C., 1841, lists Abel Potter, age 80 years, Town of Ellisburg, Jefferson County, N. Y.
From the Jefferson county genweb page;
LIEUT. ABEL POTTER, SON OF Abel & Hannah (Green) Potter
Born: March 10, 1760 in West Greenwich, Kent Co., R. I.
Died: March l3. 1846 in town of Ellisburg, Jefferson Co., N.Y.
Married: abt. 1782, perhaps in Halifax, Vt., MARGARET GREEN, daughter of Job and Meribah (Carr) Green
Born: August 5, 1763, West Greenwich, R. I.
Died: July 13, 1845 aged 82 yrs. (g.s.) in town of Ellisburg, N. Y.
Service: Abel Potter enlisted from West Greenwich, R. I. Served as a private under Capt. Whitman; as Ensign under Capt. Hoppin and Col. Topham; as Lieutenant under Capt. Traffam and Col. Barton. In fall of 1778 was taken prisoner in R. I. by scouts and taken to a British camp where he made his escape and returned to his regiment. Afterwards served as Capt. of Militia upon numerous occasions to the end of the war. He was with Col. Barton when he captured Gen. Prescott. Was wounded in the right thigh during the battle of R.I.
War Department, Washington, D. C.
Remarks: Lieut. Abel Potter and his wife are buried in the Woodville cemetery in the town of Ellisburg, Jefferson County, N. Y.
Found at the DAR free search site;
Ancestor # A091524
Note: The 1840 Census of Pensioners, published Washington, D. C., 1841, lists Abel Potter, age 80 years, Town of Ellisburg, Jefferson County, N. Y.
LIEUT. ABEL POTTER, SON OF Abel & Hannah (Green) Potter
Born: March 10, 1760 in West Greenwich, Kent Co., R. I.
Died: March l3. 1846 in town of Ellisburg, Jefferson Co., N.Y.
Married: abt. 1782, perhaps in Halifax, Vt., MARGARET GREEN, daughter of Job and Meribah (Carr) Green
Born: August 5, 1763, West Greenwich, R. I.
Died: July 13, 1845 aged 82 yrs. (g.s.) in town of Ellisburg, N. Y.
Service: Abel Potter enlisted from West Greenwich, R. I. Served as a private under Capt. Whitman; as Ensign under Capt. Hoppin and Col. Topham; as Lieutenant under Capt. Traffam and Col. Barton. In fall of 1778 was taken prisoner in R. I. by scouts and taken to a British camp where he made his escape and returned to his regiment. Afterwards served as Capt. of Militia upon numerous occasions to the end of the war. He was with Col. Barton when he captured Gen. Prescott. Was wounded in the right thigh during the battle of R.I.
War Department, Washington, D. C.
Remarks: Lieut. Abel Potter and his wife are buried in the Woodville cemetery in the town of Ellisburg, Jefferson County, N. Y.
Found at the DAR free search site;
Ancestor # A091524
Note: The 1840 Census of Pensioners, published Washington, D. C., 1841, lists Abel Potter, age 80 years, Town of Ellisburg, Jefferson County, N. Y.
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