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Sgt. John Porter 1594–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1594

Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England

Death Date: 6 Sep 1676

Death Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Porter

Mother: Sybil Vessey

Spouse(s): Mary Endicott

Children(s): Sarah Andrews, Hannah Porter, Rachel Porter, Samuel Porter, Joseph Porter, Capt. I, John Porter, Benjamin Porter, Mary Porter, Jonathan Porter

Sgt. John Porter was born in 1594 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, the child of John Porter And Sybil Vessey. Sgt. John Porter married Mary Endicott, and had children including Benjamin Porter, Capt Israel Porter I, Hannah Porter, John Porter, Jonathan Porter, Joseph Porter, Mary Porter, Rachel Porter, Samuel Porter, Sarah Andrews. Sgt. John Porter passed away in 1676 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Sgt. John Porter was born in 1594 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, the child of John Porter And Sybil Vessey.
  • Sgt. John Porter married Mary Endicott, and had children including Benjamin Porter, Capt Israel Porter I, Hannah Porter, John Porter, Jonathan Porter, Joseph Porter, Mary Porter, Rachel Porter, Samuel Porter, Sarah Andrews.
  • Sgt. John Porter passed away in 1676 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Porter
1563–1625
Birth Location: Claines, Worcestershire, England
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Sybil Vessey
1561–1625
Birth Location: Little Baddow, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Endicott
1596–1684
Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England
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Children(s)

Sarah Andrews
1649–
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, MA
SA
Hannah Porter
1636–1722
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Rachel Porter
1630–1666
Birth Location: Porter, Warwickshire, England
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Samuel Porter
1637–1660
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Porter
1638–1714
Birth Location: Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Capt. I
1643–1706
Birth Location: Hingham, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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John Porter
1635–1684
Birth Location: Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
JP
Benjamin Porter
1639–1722
Birth Location: Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Porter
1645–1695
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Jonathan Porter
1647–1676
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Sgt. Porter's Ancestors

Self
Sgt. Porter
1594–1676
Birth Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England
Parents
John Porter
1563–1625
Claines, Worcestershire, England
Sybil Vessey
1561–1625
Little Baddow, Essex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Porter
1672–1754
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Mary (Anne de Calvert,) Porter
1542–1616
Weymouth, Essex, England
Elizabeth (Pye) Church
1536–1639
Little Baddow, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Porter
1641–1672
Sarah Porter
1646–1719
John Church
1507–1559
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard 8GG
1611–1688
Ruth Dorcet
1615–1688
***Robert Vining
1610–1672
*Mary Reade
1604–1672

Sgt. Porter's Descendants

1.
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Sgt. (John) Porter (21 Jun 1594–6 Sep 1676) m. Mary Endicott (1596–6 Feb 1684)
  1. 1. Sarah Andrews 1649– m. Daniel (Andrews) Sr. 1643–1702
    1. 1. Israel Andrews 1677–1718
    2. 2. Daniel Andrew 1677–1718 m. Elizabeth Pebody 1680–
    3. 3. Thomas Andrews 1678–1702
    4. 4. Israel Andrews 1689–1771
    5. 5. Mehetable ANDREWS 1691–1771
    6. 6. Elisabeth ANDREWS 1685–1702
    7. 7. Samuel ANDREWS 1683–1703
    8. 8. Sarah Andrews 1685–1749 m. Andrew Dodge 1676–1748
      1. 1. Thomas (D) Dodge 1707–1754 m. Elizabeth Dodge 1716–1790
        1. 1. Betty Dodge 1741–1801 m. Stephen Brown 1738–1819
        2. 2. Luke Dodge 1733–1827
        3. 3. Andrew Dodge 1739–1808 m. Mary Rindge 1742–1840
        4. 4. Sarah Dodge 1732–1788 m. James Bennet 1727–1809
        5. 5. Lucy Dodge 1749–1843 m. Charles Tuttle 1741–1826
        6. 6. Ammi Dodge 1751–1826
        7. 7. Jerusha Dodge 1753–
        8. 8. Elenor Dodge 1745–1834
        9. 9. Deliverance (Dodge) (Whipple) 1746–1836
      2. 2. Daniel Dodge 1705–1740
      3. 3. Sarah Dodge 1710–1776
      4. 4. Captain (Bartholomew) Dodge 1712–1793
      5. 5. Hannah Dodge 1714–1788
      6. 6. Amos Dodge 1717–1755
    9. 9. Daniel ANDREWS 1686–1718
  2. 2. Hannah Porter 1636–1722
  3. 3. Rachel Porter 1630–1666
  4. 4. Samuel Porter 1637–1660
  5. 5. Joseph Porter 1638–1714
  6. 6. Capt. (Israel Porter) I 1643–1706 m. Elizabeth (Hawthorn) Porter 1649–1706
    1. 1. Israel Porter 1686–1729 m. Sarah Putnam 1686–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Putnam 1673–1746
    3. 3. Anna Porter 1687–1682
    4. 4. Benjamin Porter 1693–1726
    5. 5. Benjamin Porter 1685–1691
    6. 6. Ginger Porter 1679–1706
    7. 7. John Porter 1677–1714
    8. 8. Mary (Travers) Porter 1680–1710
    9. 9. Mary Porter 1681–1682
    10. 10. Sarah Porter 1675–1728 m. Abel Gardner 1663–1739
      1. 1. Samuel Gardner 1696–1783
      2. 2. Elisabeth Gardner 1701–
      3. 3. Abel Gardner 1713–1750 m. Priscilla Gardner 1722–1787
        1. 1. Sarah Gardner 1750–1809
        2. 2. Abel Gardner 1736–1780
        3. 3. Mary Gardner 1748–1779
        4. 4. Joseph Gardner 1745–1780
        5. 5. Priscilla Gardner 1739–
        6. 6. Simon (Stacey) Gardner 1743–1787
      4. 4. Jonathan Gardner 1698–1783
      5. 5. Joseph Gardner 1718–1779
        1. 1. Eunice Gardner 1753–
        2. 2. Samuel Gardner 1763–1796
        3. 3. Nathaniel Gardner 1750–1801
        4. 4. Joseph Gardner 1743–
      6. 6. Thomas Gardner 1705–1757 m. Rebeckah Gardner 1692–1748 m. Eunice Waters 1706–
        1. 1. Andrew Gardner 1712– m. Sarah Battles 1722–1773
        2. 2. Thomas Gardner 1732–1788
      7. 7. Sarah Gardiner 1710– m. Joseph Osborn 1702–1780
        1. 1. Ginger Osborne 1734–
        2. 2. Israel Osborn 1739–1790
        3. 3. Mehitable Osborn 1741–1814
        4. 4. Abel Osborn 1746–1834
        5. 5. Aaron Osborn 1742–1803
        6. 6. Eunice Osborn 1736–1798
      8. 8. Thomas Gardner 1700–1700
    11. 11. William Porter 1689–1754
  7. 7. John Porter 1635–1684
  8. 8. Benjamin Porter 1639–1722
  9. 9. Mary Porter 1645–1695
  10. 10. Jonathan Porter 1647–1676

Sgt. Porter's Timeline

3 Records

1594
21 Jun 1594
Birth of Sgt. John Porter in Dorchester, Dorset, England
Dorchester, Dorset, England
1676
6 Sep 1676
Age 82
Death of Sgt. John Porter in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1677
1677-1855
Age 83
Sgt. John Porter resided here in Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1594
    Event Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A Genealogy of the descendants of Richard Porter, who settled at Weymouth, Massachusetts, 1635, and
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1633
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Applications of Freemen

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1677-1855
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Historical sketch of School District Number Thirteen, North Danvers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Applications of Freemen

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1676
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A Genealogy of the descendants of Richard Porter, who settled at Weymouth, Massachusetts, 1635, and
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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