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John Porter 1623 – 1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Feb 1623

Birth Location: Felsted, Essex, England

Death Date: 02 Aug 1688

Death Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: John Porter

Mother: Rosanna White

Spouse(s): Mary Stanley

Children(s): John Porter, Mary Porter, Sarah Porter, James Porter, Nathaniel Porter, Hannah Porter, Samuel Porter, Rebecca Porter, Hester Porter, Ruth Porter, Hezekiah Porter, Joseph Porter

John Porter was born in 1623 in Felsted, Essex, England, the child of John Porter and Rosanna White. John Porter married Mary Stanley, and had children including John Porter, Mary Porter, Sarah Porter, James Porter, Nathaniel Porter, Hannah Porter, Samuel Porter, Rebecca Porter, Hester Porter, Ruth Porter, Hezekiah Porter, Joseph Porter. John Porter passed away in 1688 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • John Porter was born in 1623 in Felsted, Essex, England, the child of John Porter and Rosanna White.
  • John Porter married Mary Stanley, and had children including John Porter, Mary Porter, Sarah Porter, James Porter, Nathaniel Porter, Hannah Porter, Samuel Porter, Rebecca Porter, Hester Porter, Ruth Porter, Hezekiah Porter, Joseph Porter.
  • John Porter passed away in 1688 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Porter
1594 – 1648
Birth Location: Felsted, Essex, England
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Rosanna White
1600 – 1647
Birth Location: Shalford, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Stanley
1633 – 1688
Birth Location: Kent County, England
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Children(s)

John Porter
1651 – 1669
Birth Location: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Porter
1653 – 1682
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Sarah Porter
1655 – 1730
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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James Porter
1657 – 1727
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Nathaniel Porter
1660 – 1750
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Hannah Porter
1662 – 1738
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Porter
1664 – 1736
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Rebecca Porter
1666 – 1759
Birth Location: –
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Hester Porter
1669 – 1763
Birth Location: –
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Ruth Porter
1671 – 1753
Birth Location: –
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Hezekiah Porter
1673 – 1757
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Joseph Porter
1675 – 1741
Birth Location: –
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John Porter's Ancestors

Self
John Porter
1623 – 1688
Birth Place: Felsted, Essex, England
Parents
John Porter
1594 – 1648
Felsted, Essex, England
Rosanna White
1600 – 1647
Shalford, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Porter's Descendants

1.
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John Porter (09 Feb 1623 – 02 Aug 1688) m. Mary Stanley (02 Feb 1633 – 13 Sep 1688)
  1. 1. John Porter (03 Jan 1651 – 16 Dec 1669) m. Joanna Gaylord (05 Feb 1652 – 04 Jan 1699)
    1. 1. Joanna Porter (07 Feb 1670 – 02 Dec 1760)
    2. 2. Mary Porter (22 Feb 1672 – 11 Mar 1759)
    3. 3. John Porter (17 Jan 1674 – 28 Apr 1724)
    4. 4. Sarah Porter (01 Jun 1677 – 22 Feb 1747)
    5. 5. Ann Porter (26 Aug 1679 – 16 Sep 1707)
    6. 6. Daniel PORTER (13 Nov 1681 – 1734)
    7. 7. Martha PORTER (16 Sep 1683 – 1687)
    8. 8. David Porter (03 Oct 1685 – 24 Jan 1767)
    9. 9. Martha Porter (23 Apr 1687 – 25 Sep 1729)
    10. 10. Isaac PORTER (23 Sep 1687 – 10 Oct 1717)
    11. 11. Esther Porter (28 Nov 1689 – 05 Feb 1690)
    12. 12. Lydia Porter (28 Nov 1689 – 12 Nov 1747)
  2. 2. Mary Porter (17 Jul 1653 – 10 Jan 1682) m. Joseph Phelps (24 Jun 1647 – 26 Sep 1695)
    1. 1. Mary Phelps (13 Jan 1674 – 03 Jan 1750)
    2. 2. Sarah Phelps (04 Apr 1677 – 1678)
    3. 3. Joseph Phelps (30 Dec 1678 – 03 Sep 1751)
    4. 4. Hannah Phelps (1680 – Mar 1728)
    5. 5. Mindwell Phelps (1682 – 03 Oct 1771) m. Obadiah Hosford (23 Sep 1677 – 27 Feb 1740)
      1. 1. Anna Hosford (23 Feb 1705 – 1740)
      2. 2. John Hosford (1706 – 1706)
      3. 3. Obadiah ((1)) Hosford (Abt. 1706 – )
      4. 4. John Hosford (07 Mar 1707 – 23 Mar 1709)
      5. 5. Daniel Hosford (02 Feb 1712 – 13 Oct 1773)
      6. 6. Joseph Hosford (19 Apr 1715 – 18 May 1761)
      7. 7. Aaron Hosford (10 Mar 1717 – 24 Dec 1746)
      8. 8. Mindwell Horsford (20 May 1722 – 31 Mar 1807)
      9. 9. Obadiah Hosford (20 Jan 1724 – 11 Jul 1783)
      10. 10. Jesse Hosford (01 Oct 1747 – 01 Oct 1747)
  3. 3. Sarah Porter (05 Sep 1655 – 03 Dec 1730) m. Enoch Drake (08 Dec 1655 – 21 Aug 1698) m. Josiah Barber (15 Feb 1653 – 06 Jan 1729)
    1. 1. Ruth Drake (1657 – 1731)
    2. 2. Sarah Drake (31 May 1681 – 08 May 1742) m. Benoni Trumbull (20 Aug 1684 – 24 Jul 1770)
      1. 1. Sarah Trumbull (26 Aug 1710 – 18 Dec 1736)
      2. 2. Benjamin Trumbull (11 May 1712 – 06 Jul 1793)
      3. 3. Hannah Trumble (12 May 1716 – )
      4. 4. Hester Trumbull (22 Aug 1722 – 14 May 1747) m. Josiah Mack (19 Aug 1721 – 24 May 1812)
        1. 1. Esther Mack (17 Feb 1745 – )
        2. 2. Sarah Mack (30 Apr 1747 – 1783)
        3. 3. Mary Mack (24 Sep 1754 – 23 Jun 1830)
    3. 3. Enoch Drake (05 May 1683 – 17 Nov 1776) m. Dorcas Eggleston (07 Sep 1692 – 18 May 1751) m. Elizabeth Barber (09 Feb 1684/85 – 02 Apr 1717) m. Lydia Cook (13 Mar 1696 – 18 May 1718)
      1. 1. Jerusha Drake (1720 – 1752)
      2. 2. Hezekiah Drake (17 Jan 1722 – 07 Oct 1763)
      3. 3. Dorcas Drake (11 Sep 1723 – Abt. 1780)
      4. 4. Dudley Drake (30 Aug 1725 – 03 Apr 1810)
      5. 5. Lydia Drake (15 Nov 1727 – 09 Nov 1818)
      6. 6. Ebenezer Drake (28 Nov 1729 – 04 May 1776)
      7. 7. Isaac Drake (13 Jul 1733 – 26 Oct 1755)
      8. 8. Enoch Drake (12 Jan 1705/06 – 04 Jan 1782)
      9. 9. Noah Drake (13 Jun 1704 – )
      10. 10. Elizabeth Drake (03 Feb 1707 – 05 Jan 1802)
      11. 11. Eunice (2) Drake (15 Jun 1710 – 27 Nov 1804)
      12. 12. Lois Drake (15 Jun 1710 – )
      13. 13. Noah Drake (13 Jun 1714 – )
      14. 14. Hannah Drake (29 Mar 1717 – )
    4. 4. Nathaniel Drake (1685 – 23 May 1769) m. Rebecca BARBER (11 Apr 1687 – 22 May 1768)
      1. 1. Nathaniel DRAKE (04 Jun 1708 – 24 Mar 1800) m. Elizabeth Warner (1710 – 19 Feb 1790)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Drake (08 Sep 1732 – 1827) m. Ezekiel Pember (Abt. 1727 – 12 Aug 1800)
        2. 2. Waitfull ((Waitstill)) Drake (02 Nov 1734 – 22 Oct 1784)
        3. 3. Nathaniel Drake (04 Mar 1736 – 13 Feb 1806)
        4. 4. Ebenezer Drake (12 Jun 1739 – 1823)
        5. 5. Silas Drake (08 Jan 1741 – 20 Apr 1827)
        6. 6. Shubael Drake (27 Jan 1744 – 18 Jul 1785)
        7. 7. unnamed Drake (07 Sep 1747 – 08 Sep 1747)
        8. 8. Simeon Drake (09 Aug 1749 – 09 Aug 1807)
      2. 2. Joseph Drake (18 Apr 1711 – )
      3. 3. Josiah Drake (18 Apr 1711 – 06 Nov 1808)
      4. 4. Samuel Drake (06 Sep 1713 – 19 Oct 1798)
      5. 5. Rebeckah Drake (30 Dec 1715 – 06 Dec 1740)
    5. 5. Samuel Drake (27 Jul 1688 – ) m. Pricilla (Drake) (MNU) (1695 – )
      1. 1. James (Brainard) Drake (07 Jun 1838 – )
    6. 6. Hannah Drake (06 Oct 1695 – 31 Mar 1758) m. Remembrance Sheldon (21 Feb 1693 – 1758)
      1. 1. Elisha Sheldon (29 Feb 1720 – 01 Sep 1779)
      2. 2. Jerusha Sheldon (27 Nov 1722 – 01 May 1798)
      3. 3. Epaphras Sheldon (24 Sep 1726 – 20 Sep 1803)
      4. 4. Remembrance SHELDON (23 Oct 1728 – 1776)
  4. 4. James Porter (22 Dec 1657 – 27 Sep 1727) m. Sarah Tudor (31 May 1686 – 07 Oct 1725)
    1. 1. James Porter (14 Oct 1680 – 14 Jan 1681)
    2. 2. Mary Porter (23 Sep 1682 – 09 Jun 1684)
    3. 3. Isaac Porter (13 Jul 1683 – 01 May 1684)
    4. 4. Sarah Porter (31 May 1686 – )
    5. 5. Ruth Porter (18 Apr 1688 – 1722)
  5. 5. Nathaniel Porter (20 Apr 1660 – 1750)
  6. 6. Hannah Porter (01 Jan 1662 – 01 Jan 1738)
  7. 7. Samuel Porter (05 Mar 1664 – 25 Mar 1736)
  8. 8. Rebecca Porter (08 Mar 1666 – 20 May 1759)
  9. 9. Hester Porter (08 May 1669 – 1763)
  10. 10. Ruth Porter (07 Aug 1671 – 16 Feb 1753)
  11. 11. Hezekiah Porter (09 Nov 1673 – 29 Jun 1757) m. Mary Buell
  12. 12. Joseph Porter (07 Feb 1675 – 29 Sep 1741) m. Hannah Porter (4 May 1674 – 7 April 1761)
    1. 1. Nathaniel Porter (1710 – 1779)
      1. 1. Nathaniel Porter (1746 – 1816) m. Martha Tudor (1746 – 16 May 1838)
        1. 1. Sarah Porter (23 Oct 1771 – )
        2. 2. Martha Porter (1774 – 1851) m. Ebenezer Williams (06 Jun 1767 – 09 Oct 1844)
        3. 3. William Porter (9 Apr 1777 – )
        4. 4. Clarissa Porter (7 Aug 1780 – )
        5. 5. abigail porter (7 Aug 1782 – 15 Mar 1868)
        6. 6. Elizabeth Porter (23 Sep 1784 – )
        7. 7. Mary Porter (23 Feb 1787 – )
        8. 8. Susanna Porter (12 Jul 1790 – )
        9. 9. Edward Porter (2 Oct 1796 – )

John Porter's Timeline

4 Records

1622
06 Apr 1622
John Porter was baptized
None
1623
09 Feb 1623
Birth of John Porter in Felsted, Essex, England
Felsted, Essex, England
1688
02 Aug 1688
Age 65
Death of John Porter in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1775
Bet. 1775–1890
Age 152
John Porter resided here in Connecticut, USA
Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Feb 1623
    Event Place: Felsted, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 255; SAR Membership Number: 50956
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records
    [4] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 06 Apr 1622
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Yorkshire: Burghwallis - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1596-1812
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Connecticut; Year: 1638; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Connecticut; Year: 1639; Page Number: 228
    [2] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Connecticut; Year: 1639; Page Number: 225

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bet. 1775–1890
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: The public records of the colony of Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Ancestry of Lawrence Williams

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Aug 1688
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 255; SAR Membership Number: 50956
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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