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Anne J. Porter 1782 – 1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1782

Birth Location: Chester County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: Sep 1843

Death Location: Chester County, South Carolina, USA

Father: David Porter

Mother: Florah Brownfield

Spouse(s): Dr. Gaston

Children(s): Samuel Gaston, Martha (Boyd), Juliet Gaston, Joseph Gaston, John Gaston, David Gaston, Robert Gaston, Flora Gaston, Samuel Gaston

Anne J. Porter was born in 1782 in Chester County, South Carolina, USA, the child of David Porter and Florah Brownfield. Anne J. Porter married Dr. John Brown Gaston, and had children including Samuel Gaston, Martha Narcissa Gaston (Boyd), Juliet Victoria Granville McCammon Gaston, Joseph Alexander Gaston, John Hugh Gaston, David Porter Gaston, Robert Brownfield Gaston, Flora T. B. Gaston, Samuel Stanhope Gaston. Anne J. Porter passed away in 1843 in Chester County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Anne J. Porter was born in 1782 in Chester County, South Carolina, USA, the child of David Porter and Florah Brownfield.
  • Anne J. Porter married Dr. John Brown Gaston, and had children including Samuel Gaston, Martha Narcissa Gaston (Boyd), Juliet Victoria Granville McCammon Gaston, Joseph Alexander Gaston, John Hugh Gaston, David Porter Gaston, Robert Brownfield Gaston, Flora T. B. Gaston, Samuel Stanhope Gaston.
  • Anne J. Porter passed away in 1843 in Chester County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Porter
1755 – 1798
Birth Location: Ireland
DP
Florah Brownfield
1757 – 1844
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
FB

Spouses(s)

Dr. Gaston
1772 – 1847
Birth Location: Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
DG

Children(s)

Samuel Gaston
1787 – 1826
Birth Location: , Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
SG
Martha (Boyd)
1805 – 1843
Birth Location: Chester County, South Carolina, USA
M(
Juliet Gaston
1807 – 1881
Birth Location: Chester County, South Carolina, USA
JG
Joseph Gaston
1810 – 1868
Birth Location: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
JG
John Gaston
1813 – 1876
Birth Location: Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
JG
David Gaston
1816 – 1886
Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina, United States
DG
Robert Gaston
1818 – 1852
Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina, USA
RG
Flora Gaston
1820 – 1821
Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina, United States
FG
Samuel Gaston
1822 – 1896
Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina, United States
SG

Anne Porter's Ancestors

Self
Anne Porter
1782 – 1843
Birth Place: Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
David Porter
1755 – 1798
Ireland
Florah Brownfield
1757 – 1844
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Porter
1725 – 1789
Ireland
Elisabeth (Shaw) Byers
1716 – 1794
Exeter, Devon, England
Robert Brownfield
1710 – 1795
Ireland
Jane ("Jenny") Stuart\Stewart
1716 – 1811
Ulster, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Elisabeth Cox
1688 – 1741
Robert Brownfield
1670 – 1739
Jean Stewart
1670 – 1740
Robert Stewart
1691 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Brownfield
1640 – 1730
Mary Holms
1640 – 1740

Anne Porter's Descendants

1.
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Anne (J.) Porter (7 Jul 1782 – Sep 1843) m. Dr. (John Brown) Gaston (2 April 1772 – 6 July 1847)
  1. 1. Samuel Gaston (16 Oct 1787 – 01 Mar 1826)
  2. 2. Martha (Narcissa Gaston) (Boyd) (2 October 1805 – November 1843)
  3. 3. Juliet (Victoria Granville McCammon) Gaston (9 Sep 1807 – 6 April 1881)
  4. 4. Joseph (Alexander) Gaston (4 Mar 1810 – 11 Feb 1868) m. Elizabeth Wylie (2 Oct 1816 – 11 Oct 1850)
    1. 1. William (Newton) Gaston (20 February 1839 – 17 November 1907)
    2. 2. Adam (Wylie) Gaston (1841 – 11 November 1863)
    3. 3. John (Porter) Gaston (1844 – 28 Mar 1925)
    4. 4. Juliette (Victoria "Vic") Gaston (25 Dec 1846 – 17 Jul 1898) m. Peter (Turner) Hollis (24 Apr 1844 – 1 Nov 1919)
      1. 1. Joel Hollis (abt 1870 – ) m. N. (A.) McWatters
      2. 2. Joseph (Gaston) Hollis (29 Sep 1870 – 15 Mar 1963) m. Annie (Isabel) Lyle (6 June 1872 – 6 February 1932)
        1. 1. Jean (Lyle) Hollis (20 August 1896 – 13 May 1987) m. James (Hodge) Saye (abt 1894 – 21 October 1971)
        2. 2. Victor (Wylie) Hollis (08 Oct 1897 – 09 Sep 1969)
        3. 3. Joseph (Gaston) Hollis (22 Nov 1898 – 21 Feb 1992) m. Augusta (McFadden “Gus”) Saye (30 August 1900 – 19 August 1972)
        4. 4. David (Lyle) Hollis (22 May 1900 – 17 Jan 1973)
        5. 5. Peter (Turner) Hollis (22 Oct 1901 – 1 Nov 1960) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Coggins (5 June 1912 – 27 April 1994)
        6. 6. John (Porter) Hollis (30 Sep 1903 – 01 Oct 1976) m. Faye (Caroline) Purser (16 June 1903 – 3 February 1979)
        7. 7. Infant (Twin) Hollis (29 Sep 1905 – 29 Jul 1906)
        8. 8. Antoinette (Strait "Lady") Hollis (29 Sept 1905 – 1 Jan 1992) m. Joel (Alexander) Smithwick (19 April 1895 – 17 May 1987)
        9. 9. Lafayette (Strait) Hollis (15 Nov 1910 – 30 Apr 1958)
        10. 10. Robert (Henri "Bobby") Hollis (07 Apr 1915 – 24 February 1986) m. Ethel Hollis (8 April 1915 – 17 July 1972)
        11. 11. William (Wallace "Billy") Hollis (7 April 1915 – 16 Mar 1991) m. Myrtle Hollis (1 October 1917 – 9 June 2014)
      3. 3. Dr. (John Porter) Hollis (24 Nov 1872 – 15 March 1963) m. Sarah (Wilson Sanders) Hollis (16 October 1864 – 15 May 1952) m. Mary Walker (22 July 1886 – 11 July 1965)
        1. 1. John ("Jack" Porter) Hollis (1911 – 22 January 1943)
        2. 2. Julia Hollis (6 October 1914 – 3 September 2010)
        3. 3. Alice (Eloise) Hollis (26 September 1919 – 29 April 2008)
        4. 4. Daniel (Walker) Hollis (4 March 1922 – 7 February 2008)
      4. 4. Mary (Anna) Hollis (8 April 1877 – 15 October 1881)
      5. 5. Elizabeth (W. "Lizzie") Hollis (Abt 1877 – 27 May 1960) m. James (Robert) Reid (5 March 1868 – 30 July 1933)
        1. 1. Mary (Helen) Reid (9 May 1891 – 19 September 1945)
      6. 6. William (Gill) Hollis (6 Aug 1877 – 21 Oct 1952) m. Gertha (Long) Henderson (12 November 1880 – 15 June 1949)
        1. 1. Geraldine (Hollis) (States) (16 November 1909 – 27 December 1992)
        2. 2. William (Gill) Hollis (15 Apr 1912 – 24 April 1977)
        3. 3. Charles (Henderson 'Charlie') Hollis (28 Mar 1914 – 1 May 1975)
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Grace) Hollis (21 Jul 1916 – 26 Dec 2008)
        5. 5. Harris (Whitton) Hollis (25 Jun 1919 – 21 Mar 1999)
        6. 6. Gertha (Nancy Artemesia Dunlap Gaston) Hollis (7 December 1921 – 27 March 2011)
      7. 7. Anna (Eliza Hollis) (Lynn) (03 Oct 1881 – 16 Mar 1971) m. James (Jeffries) Lynn (abt 1880 – )
      8. 8. Lawrence (Peter) Hollis (29 Nov 1883 – 13 Dec 1978) m. Emma (Harleston) Clyde (5 May 1888 – 4 February 1947)
        1. 1. Lawrence (Peter) Hollis (05 Jun 1908 – )
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Hollis (5 Jun 1908 – 13 Jan 1988)
        3. 3. Louise (Buist) Hollis (abt 1912 – 22 Feb 1988)
        4. 4. Peter Hollis (1913 – )
        5. 5. Emma Hollis (1914 – )
        6. 6. Juliet (Victoria Hollis) McAfee (12 Jul 1915 – 12 Nov 2005)
        7. 7. Lawrence (Peter) Hollis (29 Apr 1923 – 21 Mar 2002)
      9. 9. Daniel (Saye) Hollis (28 Jul 1885 – 6 May 1981) m. Maude (White) McFadden (11 Jul 1886 – 21 Nov 1971)
        1. 1. Daniel (Saye) Hollis (04 Jun 1909 – 29 Oct 1993)
        2. 2. Martha (A) Hollis (abt 1912 – 20 Sep 1986)
        3. 3. Maude (A) Hollis (2 Nov 1913 – 9 May 1992)
        4. 4. Annie (James) Hollis (28 Aug 1915 – 28 Aug 2004)
        5. 5. Susan Hollis (12 Apr 1922 – 8 Feb 2007)
        6. 6. Neely (McFadden "Mack") Hollis (20 Feb 1928 – 23 May 2010)
      10. 10. Mattie Hollis (abt 1886 – )
    5. 5. Tabitha (Agnes) Gaston (1849 – 5 Nov 1854)
    6. 6. David (G.) Gaston (1856 – )
  5. 5. John (Hugh) Gaston (20 December 1813 – 26 February 1876)
  6. 6. David (Porter) Gaston (3 May 1816 – 12 May 1886)
  7. 7. Robert (Brownfield) Gaston (3 Aug 1818 – 27 April 1852 ??)
  8. 8. Flora (T. B.) Gaston (1 Aug 1820 – 1821)
  9. 9. Samuel (Stanhope) Gaston (3 October 1822 – 16 May 1896)

Anne Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1782
7 Jul 1782
Birth of Anne J. Porter in Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Chester County, South Carolina, USA
1843
Sep 1843
Age 61
Death of Anne J. Porter in Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Chester County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1782
    Event Place: Chester County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1843
    Event Place: Chester County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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