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Robert Henry Porter 1770–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 August 1770

Birth Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1830

Death Location: Wythe County, Virginia, USA

Father: James Porter

Mother: Margaret Ewing

Spouse(s): Ann Black

Children(s): John Hendrix, Allen Porter, William Porter, Robert Porter, Andrew Porter, James Porter, Margaret ✔, Susannah Porter, Malinda Porter

Robert Henry Porter was born in 1770 in Prince Edward, Virginia, USA, the child of James Andrew Porter And Margaret Jane Ewing. Robert Henry Porter married Ann Black, and had children including Allen Porter, Andrew Porter, James Porter, John Hendricks Hendrix, Malinda Porter, Margaret Porter, Robert Porter, Susannah Porter, William Porter. Robert Henry Porter passed away in 1830 in Wythe County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Henry Porter was born in 1770 in Prince Edward, Virginia, USA, the child of James Andrew Porter And Margaret Jane Ewing.
  • Robert Henry Porter married Ann Black, and had children including Allen Porter, Andrew Porter, James Porter, John Hendricks Hendrix, Malinda Porter, Margaret Porter, Robert Porter, Susannah Porter, William Porter.
  • Robert Henry Porter passed away in 1830 in Wythe County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Porter
1734–1821
Birth Location: Coleraine, Londonderry County, Ulster, Ireland
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Margaret Ewing
1734–1821
Birth Location: Cecil, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Ann Black
1765–1830
Birth Location: Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Hendrix
1800–1854
Birth Location: Wythe County, Virginia
JH
Allen Porter
1790–1849
Birth Location: Grayson, Virginia, United States
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William Porter
1794–1817
Birth Location: Wythe County, Virginia, USA
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Robert Porter
1797–1862
Birth Location: Wythe County, Virginia, USA
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Andrew Porter
1792–1864
Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, United States
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James Porter
1805–
Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, United States
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Margaret ✔
1794–
Birth Location: Wythe County, Virginia, USA
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Susannah Porter
1811–
Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, United States
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Malinda Porter
1794–
Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, United States
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Robert Porter's Ancestors

Self
Robert Porter
1770–1830
Birth Place: Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Andrew Porter
1734–1821
Coleraine, Londonderry County, Ulster, Ireland
Margaret (Jane) Ewing
1734–1821
Cecil, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Alexander (Ewing) Rev
1677–1738
Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Ewing
1654–1738
Rebecca Porter
1654–1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Porter
1630–1675

Robert Porter's Descendants

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Robert (Henry) Porter (19 August 1770–1830) m. Ann Black (BEF 1765–1830)
  1. 1. John (Hendricks) Hendrix 1800–1854 m. Betsy Boone 1816–1888
    1. 1. Margaret Porter 1847– m. James (Robert) Dunford 1844–1901
      1. 1. Francis (M) Dunford 1876–1956 m. Virginia (Geneva Janey" Jennie) Dunford 1876–1964
        1. 1. Wallace (Walke) Dunford 1906–
      2. 2. John Dunford 1876–
      3. 3. Robert Dunford 1876–
    2. 2. Susan Porter 1827–1880 m. Josiah Beasley 1830–1918
      1. 1. George (Washington) Beasley 1877–1958
      2. 2. Ulysses (Grant) Beasley 1870–1958
      3. 3. Josiah (Beasley) Jr. 1866–1921
      4. 4. Florence (Elizabeth) Beasley 1872–1932
      5. 5. Henriettehenrietta Beasley 1862–1952 m. John (A) Webb 1857– m. George (Winfield) Gibbs 1841–
        1. 1. Neva (Amelia Webb) Spencer 1890–
        2. 2. John (K) Webb 1892–
        3. 3. Nannie (Porter Webb) Hedrick 1886–
        4. 4. Edwin Gibbs 1903–
        5. 5. George (Winfield) Gibbs 1895–1971
        6. 6. Garnett (J Gibbs) Fitzhugh 1894–
        7. 7. Lillian (Frances Gibbs) Burns 1898–
        8. 8. Helen (G) Gibbs 1899–1901
      6. 6. Laura (May Victoria) Beasley 1860–1940
      7. 7. Esther (J) Beasley 1857–1934
      8. 8. David (M) Beasley 1856–1878
      9. 9. Joseph (C.) Beasley 1867–
      10. 10. Ulysaur (B) Beasley 1869–
      11. 11. Laura (W) Beasley 1862–
    3. 3. Ann (Elizabeth) Porter 1830–1917 m. Samuel Allison 1836–1874
      1. 1. John (Burton) Allison 1864–1936
      2. 2. Josephine Allison 1870–1952
      3. 3. William (Robert) Allison 1860–1943
      4. 4. George (Washington) Allison 1878–1963
      5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Allison 1858–1860
    4. 4. Robert (C.) Porter 1833–
    5. 5. Sarah Porter 1835–
    6. 6. James Porter 1838–1860
    7. 7. Martha (H) Porter 1840–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Porter 1831–1898 m. John (Langford) Paris 1830–1910
      1. 1. George (Crockett) Paris 1864–1923
      2. 2. Emily (M.) Paris –1921
      3. 3. Prudence (Elizabeth) Heath 1858–1929
      4. 4. Melissa Paris 1858–1921
    9. 9. John Porter 1844–
    10. 10. Lydia Porter 1835–
  2. 2. Allen Porter 1790–1849
  3. 3. William Porter 1794–1817
  4. 4. Robert Porter 1797–1862
  5. 5. Andrew Porter 1792–1864
  6. 6. James Porter 1805–
  7. 7. Margaret (Porter) ✔ 1794–
  8. 8. Susannah Porter 1811–
  9. 9. Malinda Porter 1794–

Robert Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1770
19 August 1770
Birth of Robert Henry Porter in Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
1830
1830
Age 60
Death of Robert Henry Porter in Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Wythe County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 August 1770
    Event Place: Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Wythe County, Virginia, USA
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