New England Families: Genealogical and Memorial, Vol. 2
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Nicholas Potter

Nicholas Potter, the immigrant ancestor, was born in England, died October 18, 1677. He was a mason by trade, and owned sixty acres of land in Lynn, Massachusetts, where he settled. When the iron works were established there, he seems to have been interested in them, but in 1660 he moved to Salem, Massachusetts. In 1646 the Lynn court gave him a license to "draw wine." His will was dated October 10, 1677, and he appointed his father-in-law executor. The inventory of the estate amounted to two hundred and six pounds, eleven shillings. He married (first) Emma ?, (second) Alice Weeks, widow of Thomas Weeks, (third) Mary Gedney, daughter of John Gedney Esq., of Salem, who was executor of his will. Children by first wife: Robert; Elizabeth, married ? Newhall. By second wife, born in Lynn: Mary, January 4, 1659/60; Hannah, March 25, 1660/61; died October 28, 1662. Born in Salem: Sarah, October 4, 1662, died September 29, 1688; Mary, November 10, 1663; Samuel, January 9, 1664/65, died January 10, 1666; Hannah, March 27, 1665/66; Lydia, February 26, 1666/67, died September 17, 1668; Bethiah, May 23, 1668; Samuel, April 22, 1669; Lydia, July 16, 1670, died April, 1671; Benjamin, November 6, 1671; Joseph, June 9, 1673, died in childhood.