Born in Gillamoor, Yorkshire, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Wood
and Mary (Fisher) Wood
Sister of
Joseph Wood, Elizabeth Wood, John Wood, Charles Wood, Robert Wood, George Wood and Mary (Wood) Chapman
Wife of
John Potter
— married
27 Feb 1816 in Kirkby Moorside, Yorkshire, England
[children unknown]
Died
at age 40
in Woolah House, Fadmoor, Yorkshire, England
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Biography
Tamar was born in 1792. She was the daughter of Joseph Wood and Mary Fisher. In 1816 she married John Potter and the couple had eight children, six surviving to adulthood. John was a farmer who grew up in his family residence at Woolah House, Fadmoor, Yorkshire. This is where the Potter family lived and Tamar died in 1833. She was returned to Gillamoor for burial with her parents in the churchyard of St. Aidan's. Her two young children with John Potter are also buried there.
Sources
- England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973
- Burial 17 February 1833 St. Aidan's Church, Gillamoor in the grave with her parents, Ancestry record
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Tamar by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Tamar:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Tamar by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Tamar:
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~1.56%
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~0.78%
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