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Lt Col. James Porter 1735–1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 4 AUG 1822

Death Location: Greene, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Robert Porter

Mother: Lileous Christy

Spouse(s): Nancy Inghram

Children(s): David Porter

Lt Col. James Porter was born in 1735 in Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Robert Porter And Lileous Christy. Lt Col. James Porter married Nancy Inghram, and had children including David Porter. Lt Col. James Porter passed away in 1822 in Greene, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Lt Col. James Porter was born in 1735 in Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Robert Porter And Lileous Christy.
  • Lt Col. James Porter married Nancy Inghram, and had children including David Porter.
  • Lt Col. James Porter passed away in 1822 in Greene, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Lt Porter's Ancestors

Self
Lt Porter
1735–1822
Birth Place: Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Robert Porter
1698–1770
Inishowen, Donegal, Ireland
Lileous Christy
1708–1771
Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Robert Meredith) Porter
1665–1742
Parish of Burt, Inishowen, Donegal, Ireland,
Eleanor Rogers
1668–1750
Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland
John Christey
1679–1766
Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Jane Smith
1684–1756
St Leonards Creek, Calvert, Maryland, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Porter
1647–1716
Margaret Meredith
1646–1664
Andrew \
1641–
Eleanor
1641–1674
John Christie
1655–1741
Janet More
1658–
Richard II
1659–1713
Barbara Morgan
1660–1697
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Porter
1615–1640
Rebecca Berry
1615–1640
Richard Meredith
1624–1700
Susan
1626–1700
Colonel Smith
1635–1689
Eleanor Hatton
1635–1725
Capt Morgan
1616–1674
Frances Morgan
1625–1672

Lt Porter's Descendants

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Lt (Col. James) Porter (1735–4 AUG 1822) m. Nancy Inghram (1752–27 NOV 1810)
  1. 1. David Porter 1776–1821

Lt Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1735
1735
Birth of Lt Col. James Porter in Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
1822
4 AUG 1822
Age 87
Death of Lt Col. James Porter in Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Greene, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 AUG 1822
    Event Place: Greene, Pennsylvania, USA

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