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Hugh Porter 1791–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1791

Birth Location: Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 12 Feb 1855

Death Location: Rogersville, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

Father: Andrew Porter

Mother: Rebecca Burney

Spouse(s): Sarah Bowie

Children(s): Rebecca Porter

Hugh Porter was born in 1791 in Abbeville, South Carolina, USA, the child of Andrew Porter And Rebecca Burney. Hugh Porter married Sarah Frances Bowie, and had children including Rebecca Burney Porter. Hugh Porter passed away in 1855 in Rogersville, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Hugh Porter was born in 1791 in Abbeville, South Carolina, USA, the child of Andrew Porter And Rebecca Burney.
  • Hugh Porter married Sarah Frances Bowie, and had children including Rebecca Burney Porter.
  • Hugh Porter passed away in 1855 in Rogersville, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Porter
1769–1849
Birth Location: Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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Rebecca Burney
1770–1851
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Bowie
1793–1869
Birth Location: Georgia
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Children(s)

Rebecca Porter
1819–1908
Birth Location: Union Co., SC
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Hugh Porter's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Porter
1791–1855
Birth Place: Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Andrew Porter
1769–1849
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Rebecca Burney
1770–1851
Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Hugh (Porter) (Sr)
1736–1824
Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Sarah Livinggood
1730–
Charles (H) Burney
1731–1787
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Porter
1714–1756
Bernard Byrne
1704–1787
Mary Woods
1710–1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Porter
1680–1735
Rebecca Wales
1680–1714

Hugh Porter's Descendants

1.
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Hugh Porter (12 Jun 1791–12 Feb 1855) m. Sarah (Frances) Bowie (22 August 1793–9 May 1869)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Burney) Porter 1819–1908 m. Green (Berry Davis) ⭐️ 1822–1896
    1. 1. William (B) Davis 1844– m. Malinda (Springer) Foreman 1843–
      1. 1. james (greene) davis 1880–1974 m. nora (malessie) hill 1889–1961
        1. 1. Lula (I) Davis 1916–1991 m. James (A) Reeves 1916–1960
        2. 2. William (Dudley) Davis 1924–2014
        3. 3. Fannie (M) Davis 1910–
        4. 4. william (m) davis 1908–1930
        5. 5. annie (m) davis 1905–

Hugh Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1791
12 Jun 1791
Birth of Hugh Porter in Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
1855
12 Feb 1855
Age 64
Death of Hugh Porter in Rogersville, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Rogersville, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1791
    Event Place: Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1855
    Event Place: Rogersville, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
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