Brief Life History of Amariah
Amariah Potter was born on 18 November 1772, in Franklin, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America as the daughter of Benjamin Potter and Mary. She married William Attlerich Rigney on 19 September 1791, in Franklin, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She died on 7 January 1844, in Paoli Township, Orange, Indiana, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Rigney-McIntosh Cemetery, Paoli, Paoli Township, Orange, Indiana, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Amariah (Amey) Potter - Published information: birth: 18 November 1772; Pittsylvania, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
- Ameriah Potter, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Ameriah Potter in entry for William Rigney, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
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1775
"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
Name Meaning
English and Dutch; North German (Pötter): occupational name for a maker of drinking and storage vessels, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Middle Low German pot. In the Middle Ages the term covered workers in metal as well as earthenware and clay.
In some cases also an Americanized form (translation into English) of Croatian, Serbian, and Slovenian Lončar ‘potter’ (see Loncar ), and probably also of cognates from some other languages, e.g. Czech Hrnčíř (see Hrncir ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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