Potts-Rutter family papers 1714-1936

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Potts-Rutter family papers 1714-1936

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John Potts (1710-1768), the founder of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, was a prominent business man and ironmaster. Potts's descendants intermarried frequently with the Rutter family, and the Potts and Rutter names remained prominent in southeastern Pennsylvania. They founded several important iron furnaces and were active in politics and community life. The Potts-Rutter family papers, 1714-1936, consist of scattered original papers of Potts and Rutter family members, as well as some genealogical research. The original papers include indentures and deeds (1714-1882), correspondence, marriage certificates, and other miscellaneous documents; there is a small amount of financial records from Warwick Furnace.

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Warwick Furnace (Chester County, Pa.)

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Charcoal blast furnace located on French Creek, Chester County, Pa.; built (1737-1738) by Samuel Nutt. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1704]-1788. (Bucks County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70927303 ...

Potts, John, 1710-1768

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Rutter family

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"Thomas Rutter, an English blacksmith who had first settled near Germantown, established his first forge on Manatawny Creek in Berks County in 1716. Around 1720, he also constructed the Colebrook Furnace on nearby Ironstone Creek. Pine Forge followed in 1725. Rutter secured the services of Thomas Potts, Sr., as ironmaster, and he had assumed the active management of the enterprises well before Rutter's death in 1730. The family alliance was cemented by the marriages of each of Potts...

Potts family

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