The Potters were an old and wealthy pure-blood family, and Harry inherited much wealth from his father James. The Potters descended from the Peverell family through Ignotus Peverell, who passed the Cloak of Invisibility on to his descendants. The Potters are related to the Gaunts, who are descendants of the second brother Cadmus. From him, the Resurrection Stone was passed onto his descendants as a family heirloom, set in a signet ring.