The
POTTS SURNAME WEBSITE
Here you will find:
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Information on the POTTS surname and it's variations.
- A searchable relational database containing amost 29,000 POTTS surnamed individuals (plus their 15,563 spouses) who lived in the 16th to early 20th centuries throughout the world. Boolean (logical) searching is now incorporated with up to eight search criteria being allowed. An alternate seach capability (Pico Search) allows you to scroll through the entire database, one alphabetical section at a time.
- Information on over thirty publications and other printed sources of POTTS genealogical data, some of which are downloadable from this site.
- A list of some sources of POTTS information available on the Internet.
- A listing of all the inquirers/researchers (almost 1,000), and their email addresses (if known), who have contacted me for help, indexed by the Potts individual or surname line they are working on.
- A section on genealogical DNA usage and how you can be tested and then compare your DNA with others on available web sites in order to find ancestral origin and perhaps kin.
- A Guest Book that you can sign if you choose, that is shared with site visitors. Tell visitors who or what family you are researching.
- A Feedback Form to provide me with information regarding any difficulties you encountered on the site or, perhaps a brief summary of your success.
and, in the future:
- A list of Potts cemeteries in the United States. (Don't look for this soon. For now you will have to search the various available web sites.)
- Information on the Potts Family arms and crest. (Currently available only via a link on this site.)
Recent updates to the Potts Surname Web Site:
- January 24, 2010 - added 1,032 individuals to the database.
- December 2009 - added 681 individuals to the database.
- November 2009 - added a DNA field to the database, entered known DNA data for some individuals, and added an additional Potts reference.
- October 2009 - added more individuals, photograph pages, and a three-page section on DNA.
- September 2009 - added 279 individuals to the database.
- May 2009 - added 258 individuals to the database and 5 additional Potts references.
- March 2009 - added 132 individuals to the database and 8 additional Potts references.
- Note: All updates include modifications and corrections to existing informaton and elimination of duplicate information when found.
This web site is dedicated to my wife, Betty, who makes me whole.
The Potts Surname Database
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