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WILLIAM LAMB PORTER 1786–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07/13/1786

Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 06/26/1860

Death Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Father: John Porter

Mother: Elisabeth Lamb

Spouse(s): Anne Porter

Children(s): Anna Gray, Hannah Porter, Joseph Porter, John Porter, Mary Porter, Margaret Porter, William Porter, Laura Porter, Frances Porter, Normand Porter

WILLIAM LAMB PORTER was born in 1786 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Porter And Elisabeth Lamb. WILLIAM LAMB PORTER married Anne Porter, and had children including Anna Elisabeth Gray, Frances Mary Porter, Hannah Hayden Porter, John Woodbridge Porter, Joseph Yates Porter, Laura Saylor Porter, Margaret L Porter, Mary Stephens Porter, Normand Mcleod Porter, William Dennison Porter. WILLIAM LAMB PORTER passed away in 1860 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

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  • WILLIAM LAMB PORTER was born in 1786 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Porter And Elisabeth Lamb.
  • WILLIAM LAMB PORTER married Anne Porter, and had children including Anna Elisabeth Gray, Frances Mary Porter, Hannah Hayden Porter, John Woodbridge Porter, Joseph Yates Porter, Laura Saylor Porter, Margaret L Porter, Mary Stephens Porter, Normand Mcleod Porter, William Dennison Porter.
  • WILLIAM LAMB PORTER passed away in 1860 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

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WILLIAM PORTER's Ancestors

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WILLIAM PORTER
1786–1860
Birth Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Parents
John Porter
1751–1798
Braintree, Mass
Elisabeth Lamb
–1819
Grandparents
Jonathan Porter
1720–1783
Topsfield
James (Lamb) II
1715–1781
Forfar, Scotland
Deziah (or Desire) Thompson
1726–1775
Boston, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
William Porter
1674–1732
Phebe Porter
1680–1736
Patience Cokes
1700–1779
Robert Thompson
1689–1760
Anne Barker
1683–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John GGF
1646–1710
Desire GGM
1653–1706

WILLIAM PORTER's Descendants

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WILLIAM (LAMB) PORTER (07/13/1786–06/26/1860) m. Anne Porter (1791–15 February 1833)
  1. 1. Anna (Elisabeth) Gray 1814–1876 m. James (William) Gray 1795–1870
    1. 1. Annie (Marie) Cart 1841–1891 m. Francis (G.) Cart 1819–1878
      1. 1. John Cart 1868– m. Pauline (Gervais) Prentiss 1869–1943
        1. 1. Annie (Gray) Cart 1896–1897
        2. 2. John (Cart) Jr 1893–1966
        3. 3. Pauline (Gervais Lindsay) Cleveland 1892–1982
      2. 2. Francis (G.) Cart 1865–
      3. 3. Anna (G.) Cart 1871–
      4. 4. Florence Cart 1873–1908
      5. 5. William (P.) Cart 1878–1958
      6. 6. Elisa (C.) Cart 1870–
    2. 2. Mary (F) Gray 1838–
    3. 3. Alfred Gray 1842–
    4. 4. Ellen (E.) Gray 1827–1838
  2. 2. Hannah (Hayden) Porter 1818–
  3. 3. Joseph (Yates) Porter 1817–
  4. 4. John (Woodbridge) Porter 1820–
  5. 5. Mary (Stephens) Porter 1822–
  6. 6. Margaret (L) Porter 1828–
  7. 7. William (Dennison) Porter 1810–
  8. 8. Laura (Saylor) Porter 1824–
  9. 9. Frances (Mary) Porter 1826–
  10. 10. Normand (McLeod) Porter 1813–

WILLIAM PORTER's Timeline

3 Records

1786
07/13/1786
Birth of WILLIAM LAMB PORTER in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
1810
01/17/1810
Age 24
WILLIAM LAMB PORTER was married in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
1860
06/26/1860
Age 74
Death of WILLIAM LAMB PORTER in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07131786
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A Genealogy of the descendants of Richard Porter, who settled at Weymouth, Massachusetts, 1635, and
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 01171810
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06261860
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A Genealogy of the descendants of Richard Porter, who settled at Weymouth, Massachusetts, 1635, and
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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