Nathan Potter

M
FatherIsaac Potter b. c 1759, d. 20 Apr 1832
MotherAbigail Bebout b. a 1764, d. 6 Feb 1804

Israel Potter

M
FatherIsaac Potter b. c 1759, d. 20 Apr 1832
MotherAbigail Bebout b. a 1764, d. 6 Feb 1804

Levisa Potter

F
FatherIsaac Potter b. c 1759, d. 20 Apr 1832
MotherAbigail Bebout b. a 1764, d. 6 Feb 1804

Lydia Potter

F
FatherIsaac Potter b. c 1759, d. 20 Apr 1832
MotherAbigail Bebout b. a 1764, d. 6 Feb 1804

Abigail Swain

F
     She married Isaac Potter.1

Family

Isaac Potter b. c 1759, d. 20 Apr 1832

Citations

  1. [S12] John Littell, First Settlers, Passaic Valley, p 331.

Isaac Newton Potter

M
FatherIsaac Potter b. c 1759, d. 20 Apr 1832
MotherAbigail Swain

Amanda Potter

F
FatherIsaac Potter b. c 1759, d. 20 Apr 1832
MotherAbigail Swain

Malvina Potter

F
FatherIsaac Potter b. c 1759, d. 20 Apr 1832
MotherAbigail Swain

Jemima Potter

F
FatherIsaac Potter b. c 1759, d. 20 Apr 1832
MotherAbigail Swain

Rev Samuel Sanford Potter1

M
FatherIsaac Potter b. c 1759, d. 20 Apr 1832
MotherAbigail Swain
     He married Phebe Riggs on 8 September 1845.2

Family

Phebe Riggs b. b 6 Oct 1817

Citations

  1. [S12] John Littell, First Settlers, Passaic Valley, p 331.
  2. [S12] John Littell, First Settlers, Passaic Valley, pp 331, 343.

Antrim Robbins Forsyth

M
FatherJohn Forsyth
     Antrim was born.1 He married Elizabeth Riggs on 25 August 1842.1

Family

Elizabeth Riggs b. b 19 Apr 1822, d. 7 Sep 1848
Children

Citations

  1. [S12] John Littell, First Settlers, Passaic Valley, p 343.

John Forsyth

M

Family
Child

Elias Riggs Forsyth

M
FatherAntrim Robbins Forsyth
MotherElizabeth Riggs b. b 19 Apr 1822, d. 7 Sep 1848
     Elias was born.1

Citations

  1. [S12] John Littell, First Settlers, Passaic Valley, p 343.

William Congar Forsyth

M
FatherAntrim Robbins Forsyth
MotherElizabeth Riggs b. b 19 Apr 1822, d. 7 Sep 1848
     William was born.1

Citations

  1. [S12] John Littell, First Settlers, Passaic Valley, p 343, died in infancy.

Margaret Riggs Potter

F
FatherRev Samuel Sanford Potter
MotherPhebe Riggs b. b 6 Oct 1817

Joseph Lewis Potter

M
FatherRev Samuel Sanford Potter
MotherPhebe Riggs b. b 6 Oct 1817

Rev Joseph Y(G?) Montfort

M
FatherRev Francis Montfort
     Joseph was born.1 He married Hannah Riggs.1

Family

Hannah Riggs b. b 24 Sep 1815

Citations

  1. [S12] John Littell, First Settlers, Passaic Valley, p 342.

Rev Francis Montfort

M

Family
Child

Elias Riggs Montfort

M
FatherRev Joseph Y(G?) Montfort
MotherHannah Riggs b. b 24 Sep 1815

Francis Cosat Montfort

F
FatherRev Joseph Y(G?) Montfort
MotherHannah Riggs b. b 24 Sep 1815

Margaret Congar Montfort

F
FatherRev Joseph Y(G?) Montfort
MotherHannah Riggs b. b 24 Sep 1815

James Mitchel Ray

M
     He married Margaret Riggs on 1 October 1834.1

Family

Margaret Riggs b. b 29 Aug 1813

Citations

  1. [S12] John Littell, First Settlers, Passaic Valley, 342.

Anna Axtel Ray

F
FatherJames Mitchel Ray
MotherMargaret Riggs b. b 29 Aug 1813

Harriet Martha Ray

F
FatherJames Mitchel Ray
MotherMargaret Riggs b. b 29 Aug 1813

Louisa Montfort Ray

F
FatherJames Mitchel Ray
MotherMargaret Riggs b. b 29 Aug 1813

Martha Jane Dalzel

F, b. 3 July 1810, d. 15 November 1887
     Martha was born at New Vernon, NJ, on 3 July 1810.1 Martha was listed as a member of a church at Mendham, Morris, New Jersey, USA, in 1828.2 As of 18 September 1832,her married name was Riggs.3,1,4 She married Rev Elias R Riggs at Mendham, Morris, New Jersey, USA, on 18 September 1832.3,1,4 Martha died on 15 November 1887 at age 77.5 Her body was interred on 16 November 1887 at Aintab, Turkey.6

Family

Rev Elias R Riggs b. 19 Nov 1810, d. 1901
Children

Citations

  1. [S1124] Unknown author, The First Presbyterian Congregation Mendham, Morris County New Jersey, 1738-1938, Supplement to History and Records, 42.
  2. [S1125] Unknown author, The First Presbyterian Congregation, Mendham, Morris County, New Jersey, History and Records, 1738-1938, 232.
  3. [S12] John Littell, First Settlers, Passaic Valley, 342.
  4. [S1243] Amherst College Graduates, online www.amherst.edu/~rjyanco/genealogy/acbiorecord/1829.html, "181. Riggs, Elias. S. of Rev. Elias and Margaret (Hudson, née Conger), b. New Providence, N. J., N. 19, 1810. M. A., A. C., 1832; D. D., Hanover Coll., Ia., 1853; LL. D., A. C., 1871.

    Prepared with Ezra Fairchild, New Providence, N. J., and at Amherst Acad. Andover T. S., 1830-32; ordained Elizabethtown, N. J., S. 20, 1832; miss'y of A. B. C. F. M., Athens, Greece, 1833-34; Argos, Greece, 1834-38; Smyrna, Asia Minor, 1838-53; Constantinople, 1853-1901. Author several works on Chaldian, Armenian, Turkish and Bulgarian languages; Suggested Emandations of the English Versions of the Old Testament, and many other works. D. Constantinople, Jan. 17, 1901.

    Married S. 18, 1832, Martha Jane, da. of Johnston Dalzel, Mendham, N. J. 8 ch. Bro. Joseph L. (A. C. 1831). (Portrait in possession of A. C.)."
  5. [S1124] Unknown author, The First Presbyterian Congregation Mendham, Morris County New Jersey, 1738-1938, Supplement to History and Records, 44.
  6. [S1124] Unknown author, The First Presbyterian Congregation Mendham, Morris County New Jersey, 1738-1938, Supplement to History and Records, 44-5.

Elizabeth Riggs

F, b. 12 March 1839, d. 29 November 1859
FatherRev Elias R Riggs b. 19 Nov 1810, d. 1901
MotherMartha Jane Dalzel b. 3 Jul 1810, d. 15 Nov 1887
     Elizabeth was born at Smyrna, Turkey, on 12 March 1839.1,2 Elizabeth died on 29 November 1859 at age 20.2

Citations

  1. [S12] John Littell, First Settlers, Passaic Valley, 342.
  2. [S1124] Unknown author, The First Presbyterian Congregation Mendham, Morris County New Jersey, 1738-1938, Supplement to History and Records, 43.

Margaret Riggs

F, b. 14 October 1841
FatherRev Elias R Riggs b. 19 Nov 1810, d. 1901
MotherMartha Jane Dalzel b. 3 Jul 1810, d. 15 Nov 1887
     Margaret was born at Smyrna, Turkey, on 14 October 1841.1,2 She married Tillman C Trowbridge on 15 May 1861.2

Family

Tillman C Trowbridge d. 20 Jul 1888

Citations

  1. [S12] John Littell, First Settlers, Passaic Valley, 342.
  2. [S1124] Unknown author, The First Presbyterian Congregation Mendham, Morris County New Jersey, 1738-1938, Supplement to History and Records, 43.

Edward Riggs

M, b. 30 June 1844
FatherRev Elias R Riggs b. 19 Nov 1810, d. 1901
MotherMartha Jane Dalzel b. 3 Jul 1810, d. 15 Nov 1887
     Edward was born at Smyrna, Turkey, on 30 June 1844.1,2 He married Sara H Dwight in May 1869.2

Family

Sara H Dwight

Citations

  1. [S12] John Littell, First Settlers, Passaic Valley, 342.
  2. [S1124] Unknown author, The First Presbyterian Congregation Mendham, Morris County New Jersey, 1738-1938, Supplement to History and Records, 43.

Emma Louisa Riggs

F, b. 25 March 1847, d. 2 July 1865
FatherRev Elias R Riggs b. 19 Nov 1810, d. 1901
MotherMartha Jane Dalzel b. 3 Jul 1810, d. 15 Nov 1887
     Emma was born at Smyrna, Turkey, on 25 March 1847.1,2 Emma died on 2 July 1865 at age 18.2

Citations

  1. [S12] John Littell, First Settlers, Passaic Valley, 342.
  2. [S1124] Unknown author, The First Presbyterian Congregation Mendham, Morris County New Jersey, 1738-1938, Supplement to History and Records, 43.