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BENJAMIN (1ST BORN COLONEL AMERICA) PORTER 1679 – 1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1679

Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 Nov 1761

Death Location: Spotsylvania, Orange County, Virginia, USA

Father: Nicholas Porter

Mother: Elizabeth (Porter)

Spouse(s): Mary Campbell

Children(s): Ambrose Porter

BENJAMIN (1ST BORN COLONEL AMERICA) PORTER was born in 1679 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of Nicholas Porter and Elizabeth Mitchell (Porter). BENJAMIN (1ST BORN COLONEL AMERICA) PORTER married Mary Ann Campbell, and had children including Ambrose Porter. BENJAMIN (1ST BORN COLONEL AMERICA) PORTER passed away in 1761 in Spotsylvania, Orange County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • BENJAMIN (1ST BORN COLONEL AMERICA) PORTER was born in 1679 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of Nicholas Porter and Elizabeth Mitchell (Porter).
  • BENJAMIN (1ST BORN COLONEL AMERICA) PORTER married Mary Ann Campbell, and had children including Ambrose Porter.
  • BENJAMIN (1ST BORN COLONEL AMERICA) PORTER passed away in 1761 in Spotsylvania, Orange County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Porter
1659 – 1756
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
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Elizabeth (Porter)
1658 – 1746
Birth Location: Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Mary Campbell
1683 – 1761
Birth Location: Drumboden, Kilmachrenan, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
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Children(s)

Ambrose Porter
1719 – 1773
Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, USA
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BENJAMIN PORTER's Ancestors

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BENJAMIN PORTER
1679 – 1761
Birth Place: Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
Nicholas Porter
1659 – 1756
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth (Mitchell) (Porter)
1658 – 1746
Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

BENJAMIN PORTER's Descendants

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BENJAMIN ((1ST BORN COLONEL AMERICA)) PORTER (1679 – 26 Nov 1761) m. Mary (Ann) Campbell (10 June 1683 – January 1761)
  1. 1. Ambrose Porter (1719 – 18 Jun 1773)
    1. 1. Susannah Porter (10 Feb 1756 – 1821) m. John May (1736 – 1819)
      1. 1. Gabriel May (8 December 1792 – 06 Jul 1864) m. Elizabeth Still (06 Mar 1794 – 25 March 1856)
        1. 1. Isabella (Ann) MAY (22 Apr 1833 – Abt. 1869) m. Thomas (J) Hobson (1830 – 25 AUG 1862)

BENJAMIN PORTER's Timeline

2 Records

1679
1679
Birth of BENJAMIN (1ST BORN COLONEL AMERICA) PORTER in Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
1761
26 Nov 1761
Age 82
Death of BENJAMIN (1ST BORN COLONEL AMERICA) PORTER in Spotsylvania, Orange County, Virginia, USA
Spotsylvania, Orange County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1679
    Event Place: Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1761
    Event Place: Spotsylvania, Orange County, Virginia, USA
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