For: FDescendants in Jackson Co. Captain John Potter b. 12 Sep 1746 Brookfield, MA., d. 20 Oct 1818 West Boylston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Son of Daniel Potter and Abigail Wheelock. Having learned about two of Captain John Potter’s clocks and seen the one at Storrowtown, present the following in search of any information on his clocks. (1) A name plate inserted in the dial is marked - John Potter, Brookfield, No jft. Inside this tall case and tacked to the door is a paper. It states the clock had been made for William Ayars, Esq. in the year 1770, along with other ownership information. (2) At the Potter Mansion, built circa 1776 moved to Storrowton Village Museum, late 1920‘s, is a tall clock The inserted name plate has inscribed - John Potter, Brookfield, No. 2 Fecit. (3) Another Potter tall case clock was at the Newburyport Historical Society, Essex Co., MA.. This clock, from the Dyer collection, has been sold by the Society at auction. No records of disposition, date of sale or other information is available. Anyone with information or pictures of clock’s identified in (1) & (3) above or new findings would be greatly appreciated.
Ron Smith, 5th Generation Great Grandson of Captain John Potter