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Introduction
The following table was developed by Ben Porter for inclusion on the Old Chester Tapestry. The table identifies Porters in Old Chester County Tax Assessments west of the Brandywine, and east of the Octoraro Creek. Ben's original table include townships to the east of the Brandywine, as well, but page limitations have forced us to place that on a seaparate page.
Sources
- Chester County Archives, Tax Index of Chester 1693-1740, vol. N-Z, 0387953
- Chester County Archives, Tax Index of Chester 1747-1763, vol. I-V, 0387955
West of Brandywine
Color Code
| Nathaniel (=Violet Oglesby) and descendants
| Robert of Drumore (d. 1745) & descendants
| Samuel of Drumore, and brother Alexander
| Mathew & David, brothers, who later appear in York (Cumberland Township), parentage unknown
| possible descendant of Alexander of Red Lyon Hundred
| relatives of Patrick Porter of W. Caln (1777)
| relatives of Robert Porter of East Caln (1785)
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Year | "London
Britain" | "New
London" | "East
Nottingham" | "West
Nottingham" | Kennett | Londongrove | Londonderry | Oxford | Sadsbury | "East
Caln" | "West
Caln" | "East
Nantmeal" | "West
Nantmeal"
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| 1718 | | | | | William, a servant | | | | | | | |
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| 1726 | | | Nathaniel | | | | | | | | | |
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| 1729 | | James | William & Andrew | Robert | | | | | Alexander | | | |
| | | | William | Nathaniel | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Nathaniel | | | | | | | | | |
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| 1730 | | James | Nathaniel | Nathaniel | | | | | Alexander | | | |
| | | | William | Robert | | | | | | | | |
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| 1732 | | | William | | | James | | | Alexander | | | |
| | | | James | | | | | | | | | |
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| 1734 | | | James | Nathaniel | | | | | | | | |
| | | | William | Robert | | | | | | | | |
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| 1735 | | | William | Robert | | | William | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Samuel | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | James | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Nathaniel | | | | | |
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| 1737 | | | William | Robert | | | David | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | James | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Nathaniel | | | | | |
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| 1739 | | | | John (Jn) | | | Samuel | | | | | James |
| | | | | | | | Mathew | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | David | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | William | | | | | |
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| 1740 | | | William | John | | | William | | | | | | unreadable
| | | | | Robert | | | Mathew | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | David | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Samuel | | | | | |
| 1747 | | | William | John | | | Nathaniel | | Samuel | | Alexander | | James
| | | | | | | | Mathew | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | William | | | | | |
| 1749 | John | | Mary | | | | Mathew | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Willliam | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | David | | | | | |
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| 1750 | John | | Widow (Mary?) | Gennet (widow) | | | William | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Mathew | | | | | |
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| 1753 | John | | Widow (Mary?) | Widow (Gennet?) | Charles | | | | | | John | | James
| | | | | David, free | | | | | | | | |
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| 1754 | John | | Mary | Charles | Charles | | | Mathew | | | John | | James
| | | | | Jennet | | | | William | | | | |
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| 1756 | John | | Widow (Mary) | Jannet | Charles | | | William | | | | | James
| | | | | | | | | Mathew | | | | |
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| 1757 | John | | Mary | David | Charles | | | Andrew, Free | | | Thomas | | James
| | | | | Jennet | | | | John, Free | | | John | |
| | | | | | | | | Mathew | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | William | | | | |
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| 1760 | John | | | | Charles | | | John | | Robert | Thomas | | Nathaniel
| | | | | | | | | Mathew | | | John | | James
| | | | | | | | | William | | | | |
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| 1762 | John | | | | Charles | | | John | | Robert, Free | | | Nathaniel
| | | | | | | | | Mathew | | | | | James
| | | | | | | | | William | | | | |
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| 1763 | John | | | | Charles | | | John | | Robert, Free | Thomas | | Nathaniel
| | | | | | | | | William | | | Mary | | James
| | | | | | | | | | | | John | | Henry
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| count: | 9 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 13
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