Gazlay Family History
Thomas Pott
Parents
| Father | Gideon Pott ( - ) |
| Mother | Margaret Saidler ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 9 November 2013; Last Edited: 10 November 2013 |
| Person ID | 6024 |
| Name | Thomas Pott |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 1814 in New York1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 15 July 1844 in St. Thomas, West Indies to Julia Maria Heartt3 |
| Died | 4 April 1877 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York3 |
Biography
The Biographical Register of Saint Andrew’s Society of the State of New York provides a brief biographical sketch of Thomas Pott:3
1041 Thomas Pott
Thomas Pott, son of Gideon, member 1807, and Margaret Saidler, his wife, was born in 1814. He became a clerk with Aymar & Co. for some time and went out to St. Thomas in the West Indies, where he married July 15, 1844, Julia M. F. Heartt, of Troy, New York. He became a member of the firm of I. F. Penniston & Co. and in 1862 returned to New York. He died in Brooklyn April 4, 1877.3
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Julia Maria Heartt (daughter of Christopher Heartt and Cornelia Lyle) |
| Born | ca. 1826 in Alabama |
| Married | 15 July 1844 in St. Thomas, West Indies to Thomas Pott |
| Died | 12 February 1898 in Summit, Union County, New Jersey |
| Children | of Thomas Pott and Julia Maria Heartt: |
| 1. | Gertrude Pott |
| Born | ca. 1846 in St. Thomas, West Indies |
| 2. | Gideon R. Pott |
| Born | ca. 1847 in St. Thomas, West Indies |
| 3. | Francis H. Pott |
| Born | ca. 1848 in New York |
| 4. | Mary C. Pott |
| Born | ca. 1850 in St. Thomas, West Indies |
| 5. | Julia M. Pott |
| Born | ca. 1853 in St. Thomas, West Indies |
| +6. | Jessie S. Pott |
| Born | ca. 1855 in St. Thomas, West Indies |
| Married | to James Grant |
| 7. | Josephine R. Pott |
| Born | ca. 1857 in St. Thomas, West Indies |
| 8. | Thomas Rodgers Pott |
| Born | 5 March 1860 in New York |
| 9. | Lillian Wallace Pott |
| Born | |
| Died | 3 March 1867 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
| 10. | Helen Larey Pott |
| Born | 2 November 1866 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
| 11. | Alice Lyle Pott |
| Born | 23 July 1868 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
| Died | 12 July 1869 |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, King County, Brooklyn, Page 3, family of Thomas Pott (55, New York, com[mission] merchant); Julia Pott (44, Alabama); Gertrude Pott (24, West Indies); Gideon R. Pott (23, West Indies, clerk in comn [commission] house); Francis H. Pott (22, New York, clerk in hardware store); Mary C. Pott (20, West Indies); Julia M. Pott (17, West Indies); Jessie S. Pott (15, West Indies); Josephine R. Pott (13, West Indies); Thomas R. Pott (10, New York); Harriet Lyle (27, New York); plus 3 servants.
- New York State Census, 1875, Kings County, Brooklyn, Tenth ED, Pages 51, 52, family of Thomas Pott (62, New York); wife Julia Pott (42, New York [sic, age is more likely about 49, and born in Alabama, according to other records]); daughter Gertrude Pott (27, West Indies); son Gideon Pott (26, West Indies); son Frank Pott (25, New York); daughter Mary Pott (23, West Indies); daughter Julia Pott (21, West Indies); daughter Jessie Pott (29, West Indies); daughter Josephine Pott (17, West Indies); son Thomas Pott (15, New York); plus three help [i.e., servants].
- Biographical Register of Saint Andrew’s Society of the State of New York, by William M. MacBean, LL.D., New York, Printed for the Society, 1925. Available at archive.org. Vol. II 1807-1856, Member# 1041, Thomas Pott. Biographical sketch that includes the names of his parents and wife, and vital details.