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The Porter Clan - 1700 Southampton, Virginia>S.C. >- 1899 in Johnson Co, TX before moving to Haywood> Crockett Co., TN

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Early TN Marriages

JANEL'S PORTERS

Porters of America

CHARLES PORTER

of Isle of Wight County, VA (and Prince George County, VA before that). Part of Isle of Wight became Southampton Co.)

dob:? - died 1734 in Isle of Wight

married:

ANN (MOODY?) children born Southampton Co., VA include:

JAMES PORTER

CHARLES PORTER,SR. (b. bef. 1734, died 1795); lived Isle of Wight; died in Edgecombe/Anson Co., NC

THOMAS PORTER dob bef. 1720 and died before 1760

there is strong evidence that Charles is also the father of John Porter,Sr. and maybe Abraham Porter

Charles Porter, Sr. and unk. children were:

CHARLES PORTER,JR.(b. bef. 1734, died 1795)

ELIZABETH PORTER

KESIAH PORTER

MARTHA PORTER

MOODY PORTER

THOMAS PORTER

SILVEA PORTER

Thomas Porter (dob before 1720 died before 1760) married:

Julian Porter

children of Thomas and Julian were:

JOHN (abt 1740-1777) married:

REBECCA (BARLOW?) (ETHELDRED)(abt. 1764)this being the name of Rebecca's second husband after John died

SOLOMON PORTER

THOMAS PORTER

HENRY PORTER

NEWIT PORTER

JAMES PORTER- who marred:

ANN PORTER

MY LINE

up till now all lines have been in Southampton,VA

CHILDREN OF JOHN AND REBECCA ARE:

BENJAMIN PORTER

(1769 - 18 Oct 1852)- died in Robertson Co.,TN - married:

MARY BRIDGES (1779 in N.C. - 19 Aug 1847)

JOHN PORTER (1769)- married:

LUCY HOPKINS

JESSE PORTER(1773)

THOMAS PORTER-(1765)

-married:LUCY NEWSOM

TABITHA PORTER-(1776)married her first cousin son of Solomon:

DRURY PORTER

MY LINE: BENJAMIN PORTER & MARY BRIDGES CHILDREN INCLUDE:

THOMAS PORTER,SR.ABT. 1802 IN TN

who married:

Penelope House born abt. 1806 in Robinson Co.,TN

HENRY PORTER(14 Mar 1824 - 23 Jul 1886) married:

MARY JANE CLARK (20 Jul 1823)

REBECCA PORTER(abt 1800 Robertson Co.,TN and died after 1870 same place)married:

EPHRAIM STARK

DAVID T. PORTER(ABT 1814 IN ROBERTSON CO.,TN)married:

MARTHA JOHNSON

(MY LINE: THOMAS PORTER,SR. AND PENELOPE HOUSE'S CHILDREN INCLUDE):

TOM PORTER,JR.(dob:abt. 1834 in SC) who married:

SARAH JANE BEATY (dob:abt. 1841)

WILLIAM PORTER

MARTHA PORTER(dob:abt 1836)

MALACHI PORTER(dob:abt 1839)

ADALINE PORTER(22 Feb 1829 in Robertson Co.,TN - 3 Mar 1912 in Robertson Co,TN) who married:

ALLEN JONES

RICHARD PORTER(dob:abt 1833)

married:

MARTHA J. WILKS in Robertson Co.,TN

SUSAN PORTER(dob: abt 1838)

SARAH PORTER(dob: abt. 1842)

ROBERT PORTER(dob:abt. 1842)

HENRY W. PORTER(1845-1916 IN Robertson Co.,TN)

EDWARD PORTER(dob:abt. 1847)

PENELOPE PORTER(dob:abt 1849)

MY LINE IS THOMAS PORTER AND SARAH JANE BEATY WHOSE CHILDREN WERE:

STEPHEN A. PORTER(19 DEC 1860-22 FEB 1936) who married:

LUCY HELEN MCMILLAN (6 JAN 1861-9 JAN 1933)

STEPHEN & LUCY are buried at Cyprus Cem., in Crockett Co.,TN

RAS G. PORTER(1861-1923) buried at Cyprus Cem.

HENRY PORTERmarried:

THENNY C. GRANTHAM in Johnson Co.,NC

MARY S. PORTER(1856)

FRANCIS PORTER(1859)

My line is Stephen and Lucy Porter. They moved from TN to TX and moved back around 1907 to West TN and settled in Gadsden,TN - Crockett Co. Stephen had a long black handle-bar mustache and rode a big black horse as a country vet. Their children included:

JOHN DEWEY PORTER(9 Oct 1898 born in TX-Jun 1977 in TN)married:

WAVIE QUIAT BLURTON (6 NOV 1900-JUN 1993)

BOTH JOHN AND WAVIE ARE BURIED IN GIBSON CO.,TN AT BETHEL CEM. NEAR HUMBOLDT,TN

JIM W. PORTER(6 Oct 1888-14 Sept 1948) married:

NANNIE E. PORTER (1 May 1898-23 Apr 1969) Both Jim and Nannie are buried at Cyprus Cem.,Crockett Co.,TN

ARCHIE TOM PORTER(26 Jul 1882-29 May 1958) buried at Cyprus

JAMES LELA PORTER( 29 Sept 1914-Aug 1975)

LIDDIE PORTER who married:

JAMES HUDGINS

VIOLET PORTER(died Nov 1975) who married:

RICHARDSON

RUFFIN PORTER(1 Sept 1893-11 Aug 1992) buried at Cyprus along with wife:

GLENDA ROSE MEDLIN (1897-1976)

NELSON PORTER(5 Oct 1907-Oct 1979) died in Crockett Co.,TN

AZILEE PORTER

MCMILLAN

ARCHIE MURCHERSON MCMILLANmarried:

MARGARET (MARY?) YOUNG born 1785 in Scotland

They had a son named:

JAMES ARCHIBALD C. MCMILLAN born abt. 1810 in N.C. and died at 83 yrs., 8 mo., 9 days old of CA of the prostate in Bells, TN; Crockett Co.

James married:

JULIE A. F. YOUNG dob abt 1835 and they had five children:

LUCY HELEN C. MCMILLAN(6 Jan 1861-9 Jan 1933) died of breast CA who married:

STEPHEN A. PORTER (19 Dec 1860-22 Feb 1936) died of pneumonia (LISTED ABOVE WITH PORTERS)note: Stephen & Lucy are in the picture with their children. My grandfather John Porter is the child in front in the man's lap.