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Dorothy Porter 1540–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Thetford, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1585

Death Location: Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Father: Walter Porter

Mother: Jane Pyne

Spouse(s): Robert Oliver

Children(s): William Oliver

Dorothy Porter was born in 1540 in Thetford, Norfolk, England, the child of Walter Porter And Jane Pyne. Dorothy Porter married Robert Oliver, and had children including William Oliver. Dorothy Porter passed away in 1585 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Porter was born in 1540 in Thetford, Norfolk, England, the child of Walter Porter And Jane Pyne.
  • Dorothy Porter married Robert Oliver, and had children including William Oliver.
  • Dorothy Porter passed away in 1585 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Porter
1504–1550
Birth Location: Thetford, Norfolk, England
WP
Jane Pyne
1518–1555
Birth Location: Thetford, Norfolk, England
JP

Spouses(s)

Robert Oliver
1540–1592
Birth Location: Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent, England
RO

Children(s)

William Oliver
1565–1601
Birth Location: Sevenoaks, Kent, England
WO

Dorothy Porter's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Porter
1540–1585
Birth Place: Thetford, Norfolk, England
Parents
Walter Porter
1504–1550
Thetford, Norfolk, England
Jane (*) Pyne
1518–1555
Thetford, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Henry (Pyne, Member of) Parliament
1500–1557
Thetford, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Wise
1477–1534
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Porter's Descendants

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Dorothy Porter (1540–1585) m. Robert Oliver (25 April 1540–24 Mar 1592)
  1. 1. William Oliver 1565–1601 m. Ann Barton 1568–1597 m. Elizabeth Symmes 1548–1598
    1. 1. Elizabeth (11GGM) Oliver 1585–1624 m. Preacher (William Symes) (Symmes) 1573–1623
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Godfrey) Symmes 1605–1668 m. GEORGE (Georgi FRENCH) Sir 1570–1647
        1. 1. Mary (Grace) French 1629–1707

Dorothy Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Dorothy Porter in Thetford, Norfolk, England
Thetford, Norfolk, England
1585
1585
Age 45
Death of Dorothy Porter in Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Thetford, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Sevenoaks, Kent, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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