POTTER United Families

2. WEST-FLANDERS “Potter” re-united roots, with three
old lines as solid basis:
- Bruges “Potterye” (1300), “Pottier” (1400), “Pottere”
(1500), “Potter de Droogenwalle“ in Keyem/
Dixmude, “Potter“ (1600+), precisely identified by
expert Pieter Donche.
Several volunteers found representatives of the district of
St. Omer (Créstien Potterye in 1300), an elected member
of the Free State of Bruges (Jean in 1307), a deputy Bayliff
of the Free State of Bruges (Lodewyk in 1680), a delegate
to the city of Bremen (Robert in 1600), etc.;
- Alveringhem ”Potter(e)” (1600) and then East-Flanders
Audenaerde (1650) identified by cousin Henri Brussin
plus Patrick de Potter. Kerchove “Potter” (1700)
dentified by Wim Penninx and the Yseq ADN lab, with
Fernand as survivor, Avelghem “Potter” (1750) identified
by Denis and Yvonne de Potter, with Sven as survivor,
and finally French Flanders Uxem “Potter” (1770)
identified by Paul De Clerck, with Joost, Liam and Pascal
as survivors of above green line.
- Westhoek “Pottere”, (1600) Courtrai-Heule
“Potterye” and French-Flanders well identified by
freelance volunteers Annick Malard in France and cousin
Henri Brussin in Mouscron-Roubaix, providing e.g. a
Receiver of the King’s estates in Lille in 1570 and ties to
several abbeys in Mount Cassel and Poperinge in 1600.
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