Person:William Porter (79)

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Capt. William Porter
b.1746 Belfast, Ireland
d.8 Jul 1828 Butler Co, KY
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1740
  1. Capt. William Porter1746 - 1828
  2. Anna Porter1750 - 1829
  3. Colonel John Porter1759 - 1833
  4. Oliver Cromwell Porter1763 - 1838
  5. Francis Porter1765 - 1821
  6. Florence PorterAbt 1767 -
  7. Rachel Porter1769 - 1834
Spouse and Children
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m. 9 Sep 1787
  1. Col. William Porter1776 - 1841
  2. Rev. Thomas Porter1788 - 1839
  3. Oliver "Guffy" Porter1793 - 1866
  4. Annie PorterAft 1795 -
  5. Francis D. Porter, M.D.1795 - 1862
  6. Anthony PorterAft 1795 - 1834
  7. John PorterAft 1795 -
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Facts and Events
Name Capt. William Porter
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1746 Belfast, Ireland
Marriage 9 Sep 1787 Prince Edward Co, VAto Susan (Sukey) Carson
Residence? Abt 1796 Logan Co, KY
Death[2] 8 Jul 1828 Butler Co, KY
Burial? Porter Cemetery, Sugar Grove, Butler, KY

William was named in his father’s will in 1781. He signed a religious freedom petition in Prince Edward County in 1781. Member of the Williamsburg Masonic Lodge, April 1778 to Oct 1780 (USGenWeb archives) He and his family moved to Logan Co, KY about 1795/6 with his sister Florence and her husband, and his brothers John and Frances.

His son and grandson were Cumberland Presbyterian ministers (an offshoot of mainstream Presbyterianism that developed after 1800 in Kentucky). A biography of his grandson Hershel S. Porter describes William: “Captain Porter was a Revolutionary soldier, and carried to his grave a large scar upon his face, left by a wound received from a British sword in the war of the Revolution. The Porter family were Scotch-Irish Presbyterians....Captain Porter moved from Prince Edward county, Virginia, about the year 1794, and settled in what is now Butler county, Kentucky.”

1st Lieutenant during Rev. War. The Pension Roll of 1835 reads: “WILLIAM PORTER, BUTLER COUNTY, LIEUTENANT, VIRGINIA LINE, $320.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE, $752.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED, NOVEMBER 29, 1828 PENSION STARTED, DIED JULY 8, 1828. F. D. PORTER AND THOS. PORTER, ADMINISTRATOR [sons]”

References
  1. ↑ Porter, John M. “History of Our Family Connection.”.
  2. ↑ Porter Cemetery.
  3.   Cumberland Presbyterian Church Library and Archives.
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