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Short Title: The Potts Family of
Westmoreland, Indiana
Long Title: The Potts Family of Westmoreland
County, Indiana
Compiled By: Douglas S. Wilson
Published: 1987, by the compiler.
Format: Looseleaf Notebook, 8.5" x 11", 77
pages including index.
Table of Contents:
Introduction (2 pages)
In the late 1700s both Pennsylvania and Virginia laid claim
to what is now western Pennsylvania. To strengthen their claims, both states
encouraged their citizens to settle in this area. This resulted in a large
influx of settlers after the Revolutionary War. In about 1796 John Potts
(Johannes Patz), his wife Christina Portzer, and their first six children
arrived in Westmoreland County. They settled in Denmark Manor (now Penn
Township). The family, farmers all, were of German descent and belonged to the
Reformed or Lutheran Churches, from whence many of the records were obtained. It
is alleged that John and Christina had seventy-two grandchildren, but only
twenty-six are identified in this compilation.
Family Outline (10 pages)
Brief outline descendant charts are presented.
Biographies (44 pages)
If available, short biographical sketches of each person are
included.
Bibliography (2 pages)
Thirty-four references are noted.
Index (9 pages)
Availability: Unknown
Note: This work is an extension of the last section of
chapter XLIII of Thomas Maxwell Potts’ compilation, The Potts Family.
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