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Nicholas Porter 1659 – 1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1659

Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: Feb 1756

Death Location: Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Nicholas Porter

Mother: Catherine Lockley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (Porter)

Children(s): Benjamin Campbell)

Nicholas Porter was born in 1659 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Nicholas Porter and Catherine Collett Lockley. Nicholas Porter married Elizabeth Mitchell (Porter), and had children including Benjamin Porter (m. Campbell). Nicholas Porter passed away in 1756 in Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Nicholas Porter was born in 1659 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Nicholas Porter and Catherine Collett Lockley.
  • Nicholas Porter married Elizabeth Mitchell (Porter), and had children including Benjamin Porter (m. Campbell).
  • Nicholas Porter passed away in 1756 in Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Nicholas Porter's Ancestors

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Nicholas Porter
1659 – 1756
Birth Place: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Nicholas Porter
1616 – 1700
Lamesley, Durham, England
Catherine (Collett) Lockley
1618 – 1660
Madley, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
Grandparents
John Porter
– 1682
Hertfordshire England
Joane Hazard
1591 – 1672
Bredon, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Porter
– 1623
** Ford
1575 – 1652
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicholas Porter's Descendants

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Nicholas Porter (1659 – Feb 1756) m. Elizabeth (Mitchell) (Porter) (26 Sep 1658 – 1746)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Porter (m.) Campbell) (1679 – Nov 1761)
    1. 1. Ambrose Porter (1722 – 18 June 1773) m. Jemima Smith (1725 – )
      1. 1. Mary (Ann Porter) McDaniel (1735 – 01 Jul 1785) m. Henry McDaniel (1724 – 21 April 1819)
        1. 1. James (W) McDaniel (26 December 1755 – August 1847) m. Rebecca Lewis-McDaniel (1768 – 1850)

Nicholas Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1659
1659
Birth of Nicholas Porter in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
1756
Feb 1756
Age 97
Death of Nicholas Porter in Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1659
    Event Place: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1756
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America

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