Lydia Barnes Potter (1757-1836) according to Potter family lore was a patriot, "Lydia Barnes, who was devoting her whole time and strength to the service of her country by making clothing for the soldiers at the front. She spun and wove the wool and cut and made the garments, learning the tailor's trade that she might the more expeditiously supply the soldier's needs." Lydia Barnes Potter was born in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut on April 27, 1757. She married Lemuel Potter and they had nine children. After her husband's death, in 1826, she moved to Oakland County to live with her daughter, Merilla Potter Hemingway. Lydia Barnes Potter died August 28, 1836, and is buried in the Paints Creek Cemetery in Lake Orion, Oakland County, Michigan.
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