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Frances Dorsey Porter 1609 – 1652 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1609

Birth Location: Hampton, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States

Death Date: c. 1652/53

Death Location: Killed by Indians, Round Bay, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Father: Adam Dorsey

Mother: Mary Clark

Spouse(s): Peter Porter

Children(s): Peter Jr

The story of Frances Dorsey Porter began in 1609 in Hampton, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States, with parents Adam Dorsey and Mary Clark. As an adult, Frances Dorsey Porter wed Peter Porter. Their household included Peter Porter Jr. Frances Dorsey Porter's life came to an end in 1652 in Killed by Indians, Round Bay, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.

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Parents

Adam Dorsey
1590 – 1639
Birth Location: Hornsby Castle, Yorkshire, England
AD
Mary Clark
1592 – 1624
Birth Location: St Andrew Holborn, London, England
MC

Spouses(s)

Peter Porter
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Peter Jr
1651 – 1676
Birth Location: Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
PJ

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1609
    Event Place: Hampton, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: Date Unknown
    Event Place: lower Norfolk, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 15 Feb 1636
    Event Place: Hampton, Elizabeth, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 15 Feb 1648
    Event Place: Hampton, Elizabeth, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1659
    Event Place: Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: c. 1652/53
    Event Place: Killed by Indians, Round Bay, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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