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Abner Porter 1718 – 1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1718

Birth Location: Abington

Death Date: 20 Feb 1793

Death Location: Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Nicholas Porter

Mother: Bathsheba Reed

Spouse(s): Jane Cheesman

Children(s): Ruth Porter, Bershabe Porter, Edward Porter, William Porter, David Porter, Matthew Porter, Abner Porter, Jane Porter, Clifford Porter, Abijah Porter

Abner Porter was born in 1718 in Abington, the child of Nicholas Porter and Bathsheba Reed. Abner Porter married Jane Cheesman, and had children including Ruth Porter, Bershabe Porter, Edward Porter, William Porter, David Porter, Matthew Porter, Abner Porter, Jane Porter, Clifford Porter, Abijah Porter. Abner Porter passed away in 1793 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Abner Porter was born in 1718 in Abington, the child of Nicholas Porter and Bathsheba Reed.
  • Abner Porter married Jane Cheesman, and had children including Ruth Porter, Bershabe Porter, Edward Porter, William Porter, David Porter, Matthew Porter, Abner Porter, Jane Porter, Clifford Porter, Abijah Porter.
  • Abner Porter passed away in 1793 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Abner Porter's Ancestors

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Abner Porter
1718 – 1793
Birth Place: Abington
Parents
Nicholas Porter
1672 – 1773
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Bathsheba Reed
1674 – 1722
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Porter
1638 – 1717
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Deliverance Byrum
1644 – 1720
Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
William Reed
1639 – 1706
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Hester (or Esther) Tomson
1652 – 1705
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Porter
1611 – 1687
Ruth Dorcet
1615 – 1688
Nicholas Byrum
1610 – 1688
Susannah Shaw
1617 – 1700
Capt Reede
1607 – 1679
John Tompson
1616 – 1696
Mary Cooke
1626 – 1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Porter
1576 – 1640
James Dorcet
1580 – 1683
Mary Bicknell
1580 –
William Byram
1585 – 1618
Mary Williams
1589 – 1640
Richard Read
1567 – 1639
Joanna Dale
1571 – 1631
Francis Cooke
1582 – 1663

Abner Porter's Descendants

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Abner Porter (27 Nov 1718 – 20 Feb 1793) m. Jane Cheesman ( – 13 Mar 1814)
  1. 1. Ruth Porter (21 Apr 1745 – 1780)
  2. 2. Bershabe Porter (28 Jun 1746 – 1780)
  3. 3. Edward Porter (11 Jun 1748 – )
  4. 4. William Porter (27 Sep 1750 – 15 Feb 1824)
  5. 5. David Porter (2 Apr 1753 – 1827)
  6. 6. Matthew Porter (20 May 1755 – )
  7. 7. Abner Porter (8 Aug 1757 – )
  8. 8. Jane Porter (15 Apr 1759 – )
  9. 9. Clifford Porter (6 Apr 1762 – 1788)
  10. 10. Abijah Porter (18 Nov 1764 – )

Abner Porter's Timeline

3 Records

1718
27 Nov 1718
Birth of Abner Porter in Abington
Abington
1718
27 Nov 1718
Birth of Abner Porter
None
1793
20 Feb 1793
Age 75
Death of Abner Porter in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1718
    Event Place: Abington
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: A Genealogy of the descendants of Richard Porter, who settled at Weymouth, Massachusetts, 1635, and

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1718
    Record Source: Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1793
    Event Place: Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: A Genealogy of the descendants of Richard Porter, who settled at Weymouth, Massachusetts, 1635, and
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850

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