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Sir Knight William Porter 1510–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Belton, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: Dec 1593

Death Location: Thorne, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England / St. Nicholas Churchyard Burial or Cremation PlaceThorne, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

Father: Augustine Porter

Mother: Ellen Smith\Smyth

Spouse(s): Jane Butler

Children(s): Margaret Porter, William II, Margaret Porter, Margaret Porter, William Porter, William Porter, Arthur Porter, Ralph Porter, John Porter

The story of Sir Knight William Porter began in 1510 in Belton, Lincolnshire, England. Sir Knight William Porter married Ann Porter, Jane Butler, and had children including Arthur Porter, John Porter, Margaret Anne Porter, Margaret Thomasine Porter, Ralph Porter, W Porter, William Berenger Porter Ii, William Porter. Sir Knight William Porter passed away in 1593 in Thorne, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England / St. Nicholas Churchyard Burial or Cremation PlaceThorne, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Knight William Porter began in 1510 in Belton, Lincolnshire, England.
  • Sir Knight William Porter married Ann Porter, Jane Butler, and had children including Arthur Porter, John Porter, Margaret Anne Porter, Margaret Thomasine Porter, Ralph Porter, W Porter, William Berenger Porter Ii, William Porter.
  • Sir Knight William Porter passed away in 1593 in Thorne, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England / St. Nicholas Churchyard Burial or Cremation PlaceThorne, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Porter's Ancestors

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Sir Porter
1510–1593
Birth Place: Belton, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Augustine Porter
1490–1567
Belton, Lincolnshire, England
Ellen (Helena) Smith\Smyth
1490–1569
Belton, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Lord Augustine Porter of) Belton
1460–1530
Belton, Lincoinshire, England
Lady (Katherine Elizabeth) Bellingham
1473–1554
Markham Clinton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Porter Belton
1430–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Porter's Descendants

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Sir (Knight William) Porter (1510–Dec 1593) m. Jane Butler (1516–28 Dec 1562)
  1. 1. Margaret (Thomasine) Porter 1562–1586
  2. 2. William (Berenger Porter) II 1560–1654
  3. 3. Margaret (Thomasine) Porter 1562–1636
  4. 4. Margaret (Anne) Porter –1587
  5. 5. William Porter 1560–1620
  6. 6. William Porter 1560–1654
  7. 7. Arthur Porter 1581–1628
  8. 8. Ralph Porter 1570–1636
  9. 9. John Porter 1567–1567

Sir Porter's Timeline

3 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Sir Knight William Porter in Belton, Lincolnshire, England
Belton, Lincolnshire, England
1593
Dec 1593
Age 83
Death of Sir Knight William Porter in Grantham, Leicester, England
Grantham, Leicester, England
1593
Dec 1593
Age 83
Burial of Sir Knight William Porter in Thorne, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England / St. Nicholas Churchyard Burial or Cremation PlaceThorne, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Thorne, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England / St. Nicholas Churchyard Burial or Cremation PlaceThorne, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Belton, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1593
    Event Place: Grantham, Leicester, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Dec 1593
    Event Place: Thorne, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England / St. Nicholas Churchyard Burial or Cremation PlaceThorne, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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