Richard Potter, Deceased, in Commissioners Land Sale
Dade County, Georgia, 1894
The land of Richard Potter, deceased, late of Dade County, Georgia, appears in a legal notice issued on 2 July 1894 in Dade County, that the property is to be sold at public outcry on the first Tuesday in August 1894 (original petition filed March 1894, Superior Court, Dade County, Georgia); the proceeds are to be divided between these heirs: John Potter, Brad Potter, B. F. Sizemore, and E. B. Sizemore, who (collectively) were due one sixth interest, having recovered their share in a court case against Dick Potter, Bettie Potter, and Caroline Potter. The land, 'known as the Potter home place,' was described 'as the south half of lot of land No. 90 in the 18th Dist. and 4th Sect. of said state and county.' Signed/Published by T. H. B. Cole, J. M. Cantrell, and John A. Cureton, Com'rs.
Source: Heirs of Richard Potter mentioned in 'Commissioners Land Sale,' State of Dade News (Trenton, Dade, Georgia) 1891-1901, 13 July 1894, page 3 (digital image 3), Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (Gallileo).
(clipping; full page accessed 17 Mar 2020, by D.K. Pritchett).
Research Reference:
The above-mentioned parties are thought to refer to:
Richard Potter (b.1810 ; d. probably bef. 1850; inferred original landowner)
+ Sarah Roach (b. 1816 ; died, probably on or about 1894; daughter of Mrs. Kissiah Roach)
Children:
1) Kissiah Potter [not mentioned; probably deceased without heirs, by 1894]
2) Caroline Potter (co-defendant)
3) [Margaret Potter, not mentioned, peobably deceased; but E. B. Sizemore and B. F. Sizemore, her sons, (co-plaintiffs), likely inherited her share.]
4) Sarah Potter [not mentioned; deceased without heirs, by 1894]
5) Richard 'Dick' Potter (co-defendant)
6) Bradford Potter (co-plaintiff)
7) [Nancy Potter, not mentioned; probably
deceased without heirs, by 1894]
8) John Potter (co-plaintiff)
9) Elizabeth 'Bettie' Potter (co-defendant)
Note: Sarah possibly had a daughter, Laura Potter (so listed in census). She was born about 20 years after the other siblings, and must not be a daughter of Richard Potter, since she is living in 1894, but is not among Richard Potter's heirs.
Further: my speculation is that Richard Potter probably died before 1850, leaving Sarah as a widow with nine children. Sarah lived with her mother and children in Dade County, Georgia, probably dying in or around 1894, when the property was subdivided.
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