Thomas Potter and Bersheba Grinstead

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Husband Thomas Potter

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           Born: Abt 1791 - Virginia
     Christened: 
           Died: After 1860
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 4 Sep 1810 - Warren Co., Kentucky 1 2

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Wife Bersheba Grinstead

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           Born: Abt 1792 - Virginia
     Christened: 
           Died: After 1860
         Buried: 

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         Father: Richard Grinstead (Bef 1755-1830/1840)
         Mother: Elizabeth Warren (Abt 1760-1850/1860) 3

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Thomas Potter

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CENSUS:

<pre>1810 Warren Co., Kentucky
Thos. Potter 00100 -- 00100; no slaves
<10
10-15
1 16-25 1
26-44
>45 </pre>

He is 11 entries away from his brother-in-law Thos Meak.

<pre>1820 Warren Co., Kentucky
Thomas Potter 310010 -- 10010; 1 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
3 <10 1
1 10-16
16-18
16-26
1 26-45 1
>45 </pre>

Thomas is in the sequence Thomas Potter, Felix Potter, David Grinstead, Richard Grinstead, x, Thomas Meek, x, x, x, Richard Raglen, 9x, Bartholomew Grinstead.

<pre>1830 Warren Co., Kentucky
Thos. Potter 0122001 -- 210101; no slaves
male female
< 5 2
1 5-10 1
2 10-15
2 15-20 1
20-30
30-40 1
1 40-50
50-60 </pre>

<pre>1850 Warren Co., Kentucky, the Second District; Sept 18; pg 229
701/701
Thomas Potter 59 M Va $626 Farmer
Bersheba " 58 F Va
Philip W. " 16 M Ky
Thomas W. " 7 M Ky
Ellen B. Rhodes 3 F Ky </pre>

He is the owner of 2 slaves in the Slave Schedule (black male, 21; black male, 18).

<pre>1860 Warren Co., Ky, District No. 1, p.o. Bowling Green; Aug 7; pg 93
831/831
Thos. Potter 69 MW Ky $15148/$2965 Farmer
Beersheba " 68 FW Va
Ellen Rhodes 13 FW Ky
Jos. W. Potter MW Ky </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule.

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General Notes: Wife - Bersheba Grinstead

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See The William Grinstead Family in America, pages 113-15 for more information on the family of Bersheba Grinstead and Thomas Potter.

1 Helen Thomas, Mary Rabold, Elizabeth Price, "Warren County, Kentucky Marriages 1797 -- 1851," 1970, pg 24. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

2 "Familysearch.org," "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QD-7347), Thomas Potter and Bushiba Grinstead, 4 Sep 1810; citing Marriage, , Warren, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 339,890.

3 Maridell Fisher Fryar, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com db: williamgrinstead.