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Katherine Porter 1520 – 1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Benington, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 26 Feb 1606

Death Location: Honington, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Sir Porter

Mother: Ellen Smyth

Spouse(s): William Smith

Children(s): Eleanor Smith

Katherine Porter was born in 1520 in Benington, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Sir Augustine Porter and Ellen Helena Smith Smyth. Katherine Porter married William Smith, and had children including Eleanor Smith. Katherine Porter passed away in 1606 in Honington, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • Katherine Porter was born in 1520 in Benington, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Sir Augustine Porter and Ellen Helena Smith Smyth.
  • Katherine Porter married William Smith, and had children including Eleanor Smith.
  • Katherine Porter passed away in 1606 in Honington, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Porter
1490 – 1554
Birth Location: Belton, Lincolnshire, , England
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Ellen Smyth
1490 – 1569
Birth Location: Belton, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

William Smith
1520 – 1552
Birth Location: Humberstone, Leicestershire, England
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Children(s)

Eleanor Smith
1546 – 1599
Birth Location: Stourton Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England, (Present UK)
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Katherine Porter's Ancestors

Self
Katherine Porter
1520 – 1606
Birth Place: Benington, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Sir Augustine Porter
1490 – 1554
Belton, Lincolnshire, , England
Ellen (Helena Smith) Smyth
1490 – 1569
Belton, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Augustine Porter Baron Porter of) Belton
1460 – 1530
Markham, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Gardner
1440 – 1463
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Katherine Porter's Descendants

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Katherine Porter (1520 – 26 Feb 1606) m. William Smith (1520 – 31 Jan 1552)
  1. 1. Eleanor Smith (1546 – 07 Apr 1599) m. Alexander White (1550 – 06 May 1596)
    1. 1. Charles White (1573 – 1633)
    2. 2. Katharine White (Abt. 1575 – 16 May 1621)
    3. 3. William White (10 Nov 1591 – 21 Feb 1621) m. Susanna Jackson (1594 – 01 Oct 1680)
      1. 1. Resolved White (15 September 1614 – 19 September 1687) m. JUDITH (VASSALL WHITE IMMIG) MA (1562 – 05 May 1592) m. Abigail Lord (1606 – 1682) m. Judith Vassall (@@1619 – 03 Apr 1670)
        1. 1. Samuel White (13 Mar 1646 – Apr 1731)
        2. 2. William White (10 Apr 1642 – 24 Jan 1695)
        3. 3. John White (11 Mar 1644 – 24 Jan 1695) m. Hannah French (16 Feb 1644 – 09 May 1674)
      2. 2. Peregrine White (19 Dec 1620 – 20 Jul 1704) m. Sarah Bassett (1630 – 1716)
    4. 4. Roger White (1578 – )
    5. 5. Bridget White (10 Nov 1579 – 28 Oct 1643)
    6. 6. Thomas (Roger) White (1581 – Abt. 1679)
    7. 7. Frances Jessup (1585 – Abt. 1636)
    8. 8. Edward White (1588 – Bef. 1599)
    9. 9. Jane Thickens (1589 – )

Katherine Porter's Timeline

6 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Katherine Porter in Benington, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England
Benington, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England
1535
July 1535
Age 15
Katherine Porter was married in Sturton, Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England
Sturton, Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England
1540
13 Jun 1540
Age 20
Katherine Porter was married in Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England
Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England
1548
14 Jul 1548
Age 28
Katherine Porter was married in St Peter At Gowts,Lincoln,Lincoln,England
St Peter At Gowts,Lincoln,Lincoln,England
1552
aft 1552
Age 32
Katherine Porter was married in Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, , England
Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, , England
1606
26 Feb 1606
Age 86
Death of Katherine Porter in Honington, Lincolnshire, England
Honington, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Benington, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1535
    Event Place: Sturton, Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1540
    Event Place: Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1548
    Event Place: St Peter At Gowts,Lincoln,Lincoln,England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: aft 1552
    Event Place: Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1606
    Event Place: Honington, Lincolnshire, England
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