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David Porter 1755 – 1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 1798

Death Location: Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Samuel Porter

Mother: Elisabeth Byers

Spouse(s): Florah Brownfield

Children(s): Anne Porter

Born in 1755 in Ireland, David Porter was the child of Samuel Porter and Elisabeth Shaw Byers. In time, David Porter married Florah Brownfield, and they raised a family that included Anne J. Porter. David Porter died in Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America in 1798.

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Parents

Samuel Porter
1725 – 1789
Birth Location: Ireland
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Elisabeth Byers
1716 – 1794
Birth Location: Exeter, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Florah Brownfield
1757 – 1844
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Anne Porter
1782 – 1843
Birth Location: Chester County, South Carolina, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1755
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1798
    Event Place: Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: 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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