Isaiah L. Potts

Isaiah L. Potts
Born	Isaiah Luna Potts 1784? Loudoun County, Virginia
Died	after 1843 (aged 59+)
Nationality	American
Other names	Isaiah Luna Potts, William Potts, Billy Potts, Billy Potts, Sr.
Occupation	tavern keeper, justice of the peace, road supervisor, salt maker, criminal gang leader, highwayman
Spouse(s)	Polly Blue
Parent(s)	David Potts and Elizabeth Luna Looney
Relatives	David Potts (brother) Jeremiah Potts (brother) Jonathan Potts (brother) John Potts (brother) Catharine Potts (sister) Mary Potts (sister) Margaret Potts (sister) Amy Potts (sister) Rebecca Potts (sister) Joel Potts (half-brother) Jonathan Potts (grandfather) Martha Tines Short (grandmother) Absolam Looney (grandfather) Isaiah L. Potts (nephew) James Blue (father-in-law) Margaret Kearney (mother-in-law) Solomon Blue (brother-in-law) William Blue (brother-in-law) Uriah Blue (brother-in-law) Nancy Blue (sister-in-law) James Blue, Jr. (brother-in-law) John Blue (brother-in-law) Margaret Blue (sister-in-law)

Potts' Hill Gang

Founded by	Isaiah L. Potts, alias Billy Potts, Sr.
Founding location	Potts' Tavern, near Potts' Hill, Pope County, Illinois, now an abandoned house, west of, present-day Illinois Route 1 (state highway) in Hardin County, Illinois
Years active	1820s-1830s
Territory	Illinois, Ohio River
Ethnicity	European-American
Membership (est.)	?
Criminal activities	river piracy, slave stealing, horse and cattle theft, highway robbery, counterfeiting, murder

Isaiah L. Potts, born Isaiah Luna Potts (1784?– after 1843), in Loudoun County, Virginia and lived in Union County, Kentucky and Potts Hill, Hardin County, Illinois. In history and folklore, he was known by many names and aliases including; Billy Potts, Sr. Potts was an Illinois tavern keeper and salt maker who, allegedly, ran a gang of highwaymen and murderers, known as the "Potts' Hill Gang", out his tavern inn, along the frontier crossroad highways, and the Ford's Ferry Road, near Cave-In-Rock. Isaiah Potts was also alleged to be the criminal partner of James Ford, a pillar of the local community, and secretly, the criminal leader of the Ford's Ferry Gang.

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