History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey with Biographical Sketches of many of their Prominent Men . ey (now called) in 1780, when alltheir salt was emptied in this brook, their objectbeing the preventing of its getting in the hands of the on to Morristown by or through village. Salt British forces. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. MAJ. JOTHAM Potter, the ancester of the Potter family inthis country, came from Wales. Daniel, second childin a family of eight of Samuel Potter, was born in1692. Daniel 2d, son of Daniel, born 1723, diedby accident Oct. 15, 1774. Jacob, fourth ch
History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey with Biographical Sketches of many of their Prominent Men . ey (now called) in 1780, when alltheir salt was emptied in this brook, their objectbeing the preventing of its getting in the hands of the on to Morristown by or through village. Salt British forces. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. MAJ. JOTHAM Potter, the ancester of the Potter family inthis country, came from Wales. Daniel, second childin a family of eight of Samuel Potter, was born in1692. Daniel 2d, son of Daniel, born 1723, diedby accident Oct. 15, 1774. Jacob, fourth child ofDaniel 2d, was an elder in the Presbyterian , fifth child and brother of Jacob, married Sarah his apprenticeship at Chatham, N. J.; followed thisbusiness some twenty years; manufactured principallythe old style two-wheeled gigs, which business he leftand went to farming at Summit, present site of Sum-mit, owning some two hundred acres. When M. andE. road was surveyed he sold out and moved to NewProvidence, on the farm now owned by Amos, hisson, then his wifes property (Jothams). Mr. Potter. ^J^^^S^ SM^ Clark, to whom was born five children. Jotham, theonly son and subject of this sketch, was born Oct. 3,1781, and married, May 6, 1810, to Phebe Pettit,daughter of Capt. Benjamin Pettit; to them were borneight children, viz.: Benjamin Pettit, Betsey Day,Sarah C. and Amos, Ludlow Day, Mehetabel M.,Phebe Pettit, and Harriet Newel. Mr. Potter (Jotham)began life as a wheelwright at Summit, N. J., serving served two terms in the Legislature during GovernorHaines administration, was justice of the peace manyyears, and gave much of his attention to military affairs,being commissioned as major, which office he heldmany years, keeping a horse for the express purpose;was agent of the Chancellor Kent property whenowned by Mr. G. H. Van Wagenan for years, lived inhouse built just in front of the old Edgar residence, 362 HISTORY OF UiNION AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY. pr
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