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Sir Knight William Porter 1512–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Of, Huyton, Lanc, England

Death Date: 1593

Death Location: Grantham, Leicester, England

Father: Augustine Porter

Mother: Ellen Smith\Smythe\Smyth

Spouse(s): Jane Butler

Children(s): Margaret Porter

In 1512, Sir Knight William Porter entered the world in Of, Huyton, Lanc, England, born to Augustine Porter And Ellen Helena Smith Smythe Smyth. Sir Knight William Porter married Jane Butler, and had children including Margaret Thomasine Porter. Sir Knight William Porter passed away in 1593 in Grantham, Leicester, England.

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Biography

  • In 1512, Sir Knight William Porter entered the world in Of, Huyton, Lanc, England, born to Augustine Porter And Ellen Helena Smith Smythe Smyth.
  • Sir Knight William Porter married Jane Butler, and had children including Margaret Thomasine Porter.
  • Sir Knight William Porter passed away in 1593 in Grantham, Leicester, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Augustine Porter
1500–1554
Birth Location: Belton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
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Ellen Smith\Smythe\Smyth
1500–1569
Birth Location: Belton, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Butler
1516–1562
Birth Location: Aston Le Walls, Northampton, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Porter
1562–1616
Birth Location: Huyton By, Lancashire, , England
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Sir Porter's Ancestors

Self
Sir Porter
1512–1593
Birth Place: Of, Huyton, Lanc, England
Parents
Augustine Porter
1500–1554
Belton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Ellen (Helena) Smith\Smythe\Smyth
1500–1569
Belton, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Lord (Augustine Porter of) Belton
1460–1530
Markham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Katherine Elizabeth) Bellingham
1473–1554
Markham Clinton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Sir (William Smith) Smyth
1465–1527
Putney, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Alice Richard
1470–1545
Cosham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Porter's Descendants

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Sir (Knight William) Porter (1512–1593) m. Jane Butler (1516–28 Dec 1562)
  1. 1. Margaret (Thomasine) Porter 1562–1616 m. George Milner 1560–1588
    1. 1. Margaret (Goodman) Millner 1588–1617 m. Nicholas Tast 1584–1676
      1. 1. Frances Jackson 1604–1648 m. Edward Jackson 1604–1681
        1. 1. Hannah* Jackson 1643–1704 m. John Ward 1625–1708

Sir Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1512
1512
Birth of Sir Knight William Porter in Of, Huyton, Lanc, England
Of, Huyton, Lanc, England
1593
1593
Age 81
Death of Sir Knight William Porter in Grantham, Leicester, England
Grantham, Leicester, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Of, Huyton, Lanc, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Grantham, Leicester, England
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