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Hugh Thompson Porter 1785–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1785

Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 2 Jan 1859

Death Location: Portland, Mills, Parke, Indiana

Father: Samuel Porter

Mother: Mary Alley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Walker

Children(s): John Porter, Sarah Mccorkle, Robert Porter, Hugh Porter, William Porter, Elizabeth Porter, James Porter, Margaret Porter

Hugh Thompson Porter was born in 1785 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel S Porter And Mary Alley. Hugh Thompson Porter married Elizabeth Walker, and had children including Elizabeth Aveline Porter, Hugh Thompson Porter, James E Porter, John R Porter, Margaret C Porter, Robert Anderson Porter, Sarah J Porter Harbison Mccorkle, William Amzie Porter. Hugh Thompson Porter passed away in 1859 in Portland, Mills, Parke, Indiana.

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Biography

  • Hugh Thompson Porter was born in 1785 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel S Porter And Mary Alley.
  • Hugh Thompson Porter married Elizabeth Walker, and had children including Elizabeth Aveline Porter, Hugh Thompson Porter, James E Porter, John R Porter, Margaret C Porter, Robert Anderson Porter, Sarah J Porter Harbison Mccorkle, William Amzie Porter.
  • Hugh Thompson Porter passed away in 1859 in Portland, Mills, Parke, Indiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Porter
1757–1809
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Alley
1760–1803
Birth Location: Johns Creek, Floyd, Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Walker
1785–1861
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
EW

Children(s)

John Porter
1810–1899
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, NC, USA
JP
Sarah Mccorkle
1816–1904
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
SM
Robert Porter
1828–1867
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
RP
Hugh Porter
1820–1891
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
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William Porter
1826–1914
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
WP
Elizabeth Porter
1823–1891
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
EP
James Porter
1814–1831
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
JP
Margaret Porter
1808–1882
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
MP

Hugh Porter's Ancestors

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Hugh Porter
1785–1859
Birth Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Samuel S Porter
1757–1809
Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Mary Alley
1760–1803
Johns Creek, Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh Porter's Descendants

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Hugh (Thompson) Porter (2 Jan 1785–2 Jan 1859) m. Elizabeth Walker (16 Mar 1785–11 Aug 1861)
  1. 1. John (R) Porter 1810–1899 m. Sarah (Jane) Harbison 1815–1888
    1. 1. William (Alexander) Porter 1846–1922 m. Martha (Ann) Johnson 1857–1911
      1. 1. Charles (Morton) Porter 1878–1963 m. Effie (Eliza) Bain 1880–1952
        1. 1. Beulah (May) Porter 1907–1991 m. Charles (Frederick) Comer 1909–1968
        2. 2. Leo (L) Porter 1902–1985
        3. 3. Glen (Lowell) Porter 1904–1973
        4. 4. Russell (Forrest) Porter 1905–1995
        5. 5. James (Alexander) Porter 1912–1982
        6. 6. Charles (Robert) Porter 1923–2013
        7. 7. Harley (Bain) Porter 1910–1994
      2. 2. John (Ora) Porter 1881–1960
      3. 3. Elsie (Amanda) Porter 1884–1972
      4. 4. James (Roy) Porter 1893–1967
    2. 2. Nancy (Ann) Porter 1852–1931 m. William (I) Ratcliff 1849–1883
      1. 1. Laura (Morton) Ratcliff 1881–1973 m. Malcolm (Fraser) Campbell 1871–1937
        1. 1. Richard (Lorne) Campbell 1916–2008 m. Josephine (Rogler) Armstrong 1918–1994
        2. 2. Anna (Elizabeth) Campbell 1906–1976
      2. 2. Caroline Ratcliff 1878–1960
      3. 3. Maude (Belle Ratcliff) Duffes 1876–1956
      4. 4. William (I) Ratcliff 1883–1960
    3. 3. Minerva (Elizabeth) Porter 1837–1931
    4. 4. James (Thompson) Porter 1842–1882
    5. 5. John (Walker) Porter 1859–1931
    6. 6. Margaret (D) Porter 1840–1868
    7. 7. Sarah (Jane) Porter 1850–1925 m. John (Wesley) Ratcliff 1845–1912
      1. 1. Margaret (Estella) Ratcliff 1869–1914 m. George (Taylor) Hazlett 1849–
        1. 1. Margaret (Isobel) Hazlett 1900–1981 m. Joseph (Durward) Tingle 1902–1970 m. Guy (Olaf) Loftis 1899–1978
      2. 2. Loulelia Ratcliff 1871–
      3. 3. Samuel Ratcliff 1873–
      4. 4. John (Guy) Ratcliff 1876–1913
      5. 5. Grace (Glenn) Ratcliff 1878–1968
      6. 6. Sarah (Anna) Ratcliff 1881–
      7. 7. Clay (Merle) Ratcliff 1884–
      8. 8. Frank (Porter) Ratcliff 1886–1965
      9. 9. Gladys (Pearl) Ratcliff 1899–1908
  2. 2. Sarah (J Porter Harbison) Mccorkle 1816–1904
  3. 3. Robert (Anderson) Porter 1828–1867
  4. 4. Hugh (Thompson) Porter 1820–1891
  5. 5. William (Amzie) Porter 1826–1914
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Aveline) Porter 1823–1891
  7. 7. James (E) Porter 1814–1831
  8. 8. Margaret (C) Porter 1808–1882

Hugh Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1785
2 Jan 1785
Birth of Hugh Thompson Porter in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
1859
2 Jan 1859
Age 74
Death of Hugh Thompson Porter in Portland, Mills, Parke, Indiana
Portland, Mills, Parke, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1785
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1859
    Event Place: Portland, Mills, Parke, Indiana
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