John Potts (1710-1768), the founder of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, was a prominent businessman and ironmaster. Potts married Ruth Savage in 1734. In 1751 he purchased 995 acres of land from Samuel McCall where he built his family home, Pottsgrove Manor. His family moved into the residence in 1753, and in 1761 Potts began to plan the city of Pottsgrove (re-named Pottstown in 1815). Potts died in 1768, the father of 13 children. The house and estate were purchased by his eldest son, Thomas, who then sold the land and home in 1783.
Bibliography:
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Historic Sites. "Pottsgrove Manor." Accessed March 21, 2012. http://www.montcopa.org/historicsites/cwp/fileserver,Path,HISTORICSITES/PGM_History.pdf,assetguid,de4da9d0-7a3c-410b-ba40daeb1c27c9a9.pdf
From the guide to the Potts family papers, 1720-circa 1905, (Pottsgrove Manor)
