Dobbs County Entries & Warrants – 1741-1757
26th Novr 1757  Robert Potts – 50 acres – Johnston 
lyeing betwean his own land and Francis McIllwains 
[Lenoir]

Dobbs County 1769 Tax List
Potts, Robert son Stephen
Potts, Stringer

Lenoir County Index to Real Estate – 
Grantor Index – 1746-1880, Vol. 1
Robert Potts to Stringer & Stephen Potts
Stringer Potts to Daniel Potts
Pleasant Potts to W F Williams
Stringer Potts to Croom Collier
Daniel Potts to William Croom
Stringer Potts to Croom Collier
Drury Ann Potts to Winston Andrews
Selathial Potts & wife to Thomas Hood
Elizabeth Potts to Mary E Potts

List of Drafts – Part of 113 men from Dobbs County 
to be drafted & sent to Wilmington, 26 July 1777, 
Page 2, Captain Kennedy’s Company continued.
Name
Potts, Stringer

1790 – NC Census – Daniel Potts, Wayne County, 
his age over 16, New Bern District
Stringer Potts, Dobbs County.

1791 – Daniel Potts witnesses deed in Wayne County 
of Richard Bass.

1794 – A marriage record exists of a Daniel Potts marrying 
Elizabeth Stevens, Duplin County.

1800 – NC Census – Lenoir County
Stringer Potts, his age over 45, 2 boys under 16, 
2 girls under 10, 2 girls under 16, 1 girl under 26 & 
wife over 45.
Pleasant Potts, 1 boy under 16, 1 boy under 25, 1 girl 
under 10, 1 girl under 16, wife over 45.

1810 – NC Census – Lenoir County 
Francis Potts, his age under 26, 2 boys under 10, 
wife under 26.
James Potts, his age under 45, 2 boys under 10, 
wife under 26.
Mary Potts, her age under 26, 1 boy under 10.
Stringer Potts, his age over 45, 1 girl under 16.
Susanna Potts, her age under 26.


1820 – NC Census – Lenoir County
Polly Potts, her age 16-26, 2 boys under 10, 1 girl under 10.
Selathial Potts, his age 30-40, 1 girl under 10, 1 girl 10-16, 
wife age 16-26.

1830 – NC Census – Lenoir County
Selathial Potts, his age 40-50, 1 boy under 5, 1 boy 5-10, 
1 girl under 5, 1 girl 5-10, 1 girl 10-15, wife age 30-40.
Charlotte Potts.

1840 – NC Census – Lenoir County
Robert Potts, his age 20-30.
Selathial Potts, his age 50-60, 2 boys 5-10, 1 boy 15-20, 
2 girls 15-20, 1 girl 20-30, wife age 40-50.

1850 – NC Census – Lenoir County
Hannah Potts, her age 30, in the home of Walter and 
Cynthia Dunn. 

1850 – NC Census – Wayne County
Newman Potts, his age 30, Mary age 2, William age 
1 month, wife Susan age 27.