Notebook:Porters of Old Chester County PA

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From User:Dan Welch 23 January 2009:

There are several researchers that have posted information about the early Delaware Porter families. Much posted is sketchy and some controdictory. However, a few nuggets of high interest can be mined from the confusion.

An early David Porter, with wife Anguish, of New Castle County, Delaware left a January 1751 Will that identified many of his children - among them a David Porter and a Patrick Porter. It seems as the elder David Porter was a sea captain. Apparently son David Porter married Margaret Houston on 19 Mar 1751 as documented in FHL Film # 0006414 to 0006422. Other researchers report that David Porter is identified on George Houston's Will as the son in-law of wife Margaret. I can not located the Will of this George Houston who is identifed as George Houston of Red Lion Hundred nor the Will of sea captain David Porter - both of New Castle County.

The Patrick Porter of this family's birthday has been estimated as between 1730 and 1750 by some researchers that go on to report that he died "unmarried." He is definitely not the Patrick Porter, son of Alexander Porter of Red Lion Hundred that owned a mill on the main road in Mill Creek Hundred as the Patrick Porter, son of Alexander, left a Will.

Still another Patrick Porter can be identified as an early resident of West Caln Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Some researchers report that this is the missing "unmarried" Patrick Porter, son of sea captain David Porter. This "West Caln" Patrick Porter was too young and remained in West Caln Township thru 1774 so he is not likely to be the Patrick Porter of our interest.

Therer are several items known to exist that would help better identify these Porters.

1. The 1751 Will of sea captain David Porter.

2. The Will of mill owner Alexander Porter of Red Lion Hundred.

3. The Will of Alexander's apparent son Patrick Porter of Red Lion Hundred.

4. The Will of George Houston of Red Lion Hundred with son in-law David Porter.

Oh - I forgot to mention that some researchers say that David Porter, father or son not identified, owned lands in White Clay Creek Hundred - this very near Christopher Houston.

Dan

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