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Capt William Porter 1708–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1708

Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 3 Mar 1749

Death Location: Emmitsburg, Frederick, Maryland, United States

Father: James Porter

Mother: Elizabeth Lyle

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Capt William Porter was born in 1708 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of James Porter And Elizabeth Lyle. Capt William Porter passed away in 1749 in Emmitsburg, Frederick, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • Capt William Porter was born in 1708 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of James Porter And Elizabeth Lyle.
  • Capt William Porter passed away in 1749 in Emmitsburg, Frederick, Maryland, United States.

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Capt Porter's Ancestors

Self
Capt Porter
1708–1749
Birth Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
James Porter
1700–1775
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Elizabeth Lyle
1705–1798
Ireland
Grandparents
John Porter
1622–1688
Harwich, England
Mary Stanley
1633–1688
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
James Lysles
1670–
Ireland
Mary (Jane) Wilson
1670–
Chester Co., PA.
Great-Grandparents
John Porter
1595–1648
Anna White
1600–1647
Thomas Stanley
1607–1663
Bennett Tritton
1609–1664
Captain Lawless
1630–1700
Anne Bryan
1630–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Stanley
1590–1668
Elizabeth GGM)
1570–1605
Daniel Tritton
1585–1615
Alice Goldhatch
1587–1655
Richard Lollace
1610–1670
Margaret Denn
1610–1670
John Bryan
1610–1671
Anne Walsh
1620–

Capt Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1708
1708
Birth of Capt William Porter in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1749
3 Mar 1749
Age 41
Death of Capt William Porter in Emmitsburg, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Emmitsburg, Frederick, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1708
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1749
    Event Place: Emmitsburg, Frederick, Maryland, United States

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