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Margaret Peggy Porter 1783–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1783

Birth Location: Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 29 January 1840

Death Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Porter

Mother: Margaret 3GGM

Spouse(s): Upton Byram

Children(s): John Byrum, Caroline Robinson

The story of Margaret Peggy Porter began in 1783 in Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, United States. Margaret Peggy Porter married Upton Byram, and had children including Caroline Elizabeth Robinson, John Porter Byrum. Margaret Peggy Porter passed away in 1840 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Peggy Porter began in 1783 in Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, United States.
  • Margaret Peggy Porter married Upton Byram, and had children including Caroline Elizabeth Robinson, John Porter Byrum.
  • Margaret Peggy Porter passed away in 1840 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Porter
1741–1821
Birth Location: England
JP
Margaret 3GGM
1755–1827
Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
M3

Spouses(s)

Upton Byram
1770–1840
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
UB

Children(s)

John Byrum
1813–1877
Birth Location: Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC
JB
Caroline Robinson
–1889
Birth Location: –
CR

Margaret Porter's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Porter
1783–1840
Birth Place: Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Porter
1741–1821
England
Margaret (E Leeper) 3GGM
1755–1827
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Porter's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Peggy) Porter (1783–29 January 1840) m. Upton Byram (1770–30 Dec 1840)
  1. 1. John (Porter) Byrum 1813–1877 m. Catherine (Margaret L) Kerr 1816–1888
    1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Byrum 1839–1920 m. David (Daniel) Mincey 1818–1897 m. John (Porter) Byrum 1813–1877
      1. 1. Leila Mincy 1867–1947 m. William ("Doc") Thomas 1866–1942
        1. 1. Lizzie Mincey 1885–1973 m. Jim Braswell 1873–1947
        2. 2. Estella Thomas 1905–1980
        3. 3. Milton ((Melton) K) Thomas 1904–
        4. 4. William (J) Thomas 1889–
        5. 5. Fletcher Thomas 1895–
        6. 6. Alice Mincey 1895–1977 m. Sam Braswell 1892–1965
        7. 7. Willie (D) Thomas 1899–1981
        8. 8. Annie (Lee) Thomas 1904–1979
        9. 9. Eli Thomas 1883–
      2. 2. Thomas (J.) Mincy 1866–1936
      3. 3. Samuel Mincy 1872–
      4. 4. Louisa Mincy 1870–
      5. 5. Laura Mincey-Scribner 1874–1907
      6. 6. Sauran Mincy 1877–
      7. 7. Sarah (L.) Mincy 1880–
      8. 8. Tennie Mincey 1876–
      9. 9. Mary (Virginia) Wilson 1864–1949
      10. 10. Cecila (Caroline) Mincey-Helton 1867–1905
      11. 11. Susie (Ann) Mincey-Jacobs 1875–1960
      12. 12. Eliza Jenkins 1874–1929
      13. 13. Leila Mincy 1867–1947 m. William ("Doc") Thomas 1866–1942
        1. 1. Lizzie (M) Braswell 1885–1973 m. Jim Braswell 1873–1947
        2. 2. Willie (Lou) Mincy 1899–1981
        3. 3. Alice Mincy 1895–1977
        4. 4. William (J) Thomas 1889–
        5. 5. Fletcher Thomas 1895–
        6. 6. Annie (Lee) Thomas 1903–1979
        7. 7. Melton Thomas 1904–
        8. 8. Estelle (Mincy) Thomas 1905–1980
        9. 9. Fletcher Thomas 1895–
        10. 10. Eli Thomas 1883–
      14. 14. Hannah (Josephine) Mincy 1857–1929
      15. 15. Louisa Mincy 1876–
      16. 16. Samuel Mincy 1873–
      17. 17. Laura Mincy 1874–1907
      18. 18. Sauran Mincy 1877–
      19. 19. Sarah (L.) Mincy 1879–
      20. 20. Thomas (J.) Mincy 1866–1936
      21. 21. Mary (Virginia) Wilson 1864–1949
      22. 22. Cecila (Caroline) Mincey 1867–1905
      23. 23. Susie (Ann) Mincey-Jacobs 1875–1960
      24. 24. Susan (A) Mincey 1875–1960
    2. 2. Ann Byrum 1841–1924
    3. 3. Mary (Lucinda) Byrum 1843–1887
    4. 4. Thomas (Jefferson) Byrum 1845–1908
    5. 5. Robert (Franklin) Byrum 1853–1925
    6. 6. William (Kerr) Byrum 1855–1926
    7. 7. Jane ("Jennie" Agnes) Byrum 1858–1899
    8. 8. Catherine (L.) Byrum 1849–1863
    9. 9. Mary (V.) Byrum 1864–
    10. 10. Joseph Byrum 1847–
  2. 2. Caroline (Elizabeth) Robinson –1889

Margaret Porter's Timeline

3 Records

1783
1783
Birth of Margaret Peggy Porter in Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, United States
Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, United States
1793
1793
Age 10
Margaret Peggy Porter was married in NC
NC
1840
29 January 1840
Age 57
Death of Margaret Peggy Porter in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: NC

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 January 1840
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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