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James Porter 1802 – 1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Oct 1802

Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1874

Death Location: Wayne County, West Virginia, USA

Father: James Porter

Mother: Susannah Keith

Spouse(s): Rachel Daniels

Children(s): Susan Porter

In 1802, James Porter Jr entered the world in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA, born to James Porter and Susannah Elizabeth Keith. James Porter Jr married Rachel Daniels, and had children including Susan Elizabeth Porter. James Porter Jr passed away in 1874 in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1802, James Porter Jr entered the world in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA, born to James Porter and Susannah Elizabeth Keith.
  • James Porter Jr married Rachel Daniels, and had children including Susan Elizabeth Porter.
  • James Porter Jr passed away in 1874 in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Porter
1781 – 1830
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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Susannah Keith
1772 – 1853
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Daniels
1802 – 1880
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Susan Porter
1829 – 1862
Birth Location: Grayson, Virginia, USA
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James Porter's Ancestors

Self
James Porter
1802 – 1874
Birth Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Porter
1781 – 1830
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Susannah (Elizabeth) Keith
1772 – 1853
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Porter) Pourter
1737 – 1820
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Jane "Betsy") Reynolds
1746 – 1818
Surry Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
George Keith
1749 – 1804
New York
Nancy Ayres
1755 – 1795
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Reynolds
1710 – 1789
Sarah Jenkins
1711 – 1779
Juda Thompson
1715 – 1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Farley
1690 – 1774

James Porter's Descendants

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James Porter (05 Oct 1802 – 1874) m. Rachel Daniels (Abt. 1802 – Aft. 1880)
  1. 1. Susan (Elizabeth) Porter (ABT 1829 – ABT 1862) m. John (Fontaine) Warrick (May 1832 – )
    1. 1. Catherine (Jane) Warrick** (6 Apr 1854 – 29 Oct 1940) m. Robert (Huey) Merritt (15 Aug 1849 – 30 Dec 1913)
      1. 1. William (Jackson) Merritt (18 May 1882 – 19 April 1939) m. Hattie (Louise Mills “Merritt”) “Grant” (21 Jan 1888 – 2 December 1974)
        1. 1. William (Jack) Merritt m. Mildred McKee (abt 1922 – )

James Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1802
05 Oct 1802
Birth of James Porter Jr in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
1874
1874
Age 72
Death of James Porter Jr in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
Wayne County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Oct 1802
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1874
    Event Place: Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
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