Mary (Pottenger) Kercheval (abt. 1756 - 1804)

Born about 1756 in Prince George's, Maryland

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Died 1804 at about age 48 in Butler, Ohio, United States

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Biography

FindAGrave.com narrative:

Oldest daughter of Robert Pottenger and Elizabeth Willet. who came from MD. She married James Kercheval (son of Samuel Kercheval and Margaret Harrison Kercheval) about 1776 in Martinsburg, VA. They had eight children and also "took in" all of Mary's orphaned brothers and sisters. In late 1795 or 76, they followed Mary's brother, Capt Samuel Pottenger, on a return trip to the fort he had established in Nelson County, KY in 1781 where he had moved his siblings. A year or two later, James bought land and moved the family to Preble Co, Ohio and built a mill on Four Mile Creek after 1800. Mary died in 1804 at the age of 48, James died in the Cincinatti area in 1824 at the age of 74.

Their children were Benjamin b 1777, Sarah b 1779, Elizabeth b 1782, Nancy b 1784, Rueban b 1785, Samuel P. b 1788, John b 1791 and Lewis b 1794.

Name

Name: Mary /Pottenger/^[1][2]

Note

Note: #N1893

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S51 Page: p. 594 Note: #N1437
2. ↑ Source: #S205 Page: p. ii

• WikiTree profile Pottenger-473 created through the import of Pottenger Surname_Wiki_Sub_2012-02-13.ged on Feb 13, 2012 by Tom Pottenger. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tom and others.

• Source: S205 Title: Pottenger White, Susan, Our Pottenger Family Repository: #R11 NOTEPottenger White, Susan, C.G.R.S.. Our Pottenger Family. Revised July 1982. Kettering, Ohio: self-published, 1979. CONT CONT with additional comments and data by Burdette A. Elverhardt, 2393 Camden College Corner Rd, Camden, Ohio 45331. 937-452-3137 CONT

• Repository: R11 Name: Preble County Room (Preble County District Library) Address: Preble County Library 450 S Barron St Eaton, Ohio E-Mail Address: Phone Number: (937) 456-4970

• Source: S51 Author: George Norbury MacKenzie, LL.B (ed) Title: Colonial Families of the United States of America Publication: Name: Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.; Repository: #R2 NOTELibrary of Congress Catalogue Card Number 66-18423 CONT International Standard Book Number, Volume II: 0-8063-0224-0 CONT Set Number: 0-8063-1543-2 CONT (downloaded from the internet)

• Repository: R2 Name: Nira A Pottenger (nee Amon) Family Home Address: 1168 S Shawnee Drive, Greenville, Darke County, Ohio 45331 E-Mail Address: Phone Number: 937-548-6784

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Notes

Note N1437

Note N1893Mary was one of three sisters who came to Ohio with their brothers Robert, John and Dennis. The other sisters were Anne and Eunice. (Pottenger Pioneers in Ohio, pg. 4, by Frank H Stieg, Jr.)

"…has a few… descendants still living in Ohio. Among the descendants of Mrs. Kercheval is John Pottenger Charles of Eaton, Ohio." (From "A Short Account…" p. 56, by R. W. Quinn.)

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of LaBach Family TreeApril28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011.