Person:John Porter (165)

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John Porter
b.27 Mar 1778 Rockbridge County, Virginia
d.21 Aug 1837 Gibson County, Tennessee
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1763
  1. Agnes Porter1765 - Aft 1841
  2. Lily PorterAbt 1767 - Abt 1828
  3. William Porter1771 - 1852
  4. Mary Jane 'Jean' Porter1773 - 1859
  5. Mary PorterAbt 1778 -
  6. John Porter1778 - 1837
  7. Charles PorterAbt 1781 -
  8. Joseph Porter1782 - 1852
  9. Elizabeth Porter1786 - 1872
  10. Stephen Porter1789 - 1854
  11. Rees Porter1793 -
  12. Samuel Porter
Spouse and Children
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m. 16 Sep 1802
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Facts and Events
Name John Porter
Gender Male
Birth[1] 27 Mar 1778 Rockbridge County, Virginia
Marriage 16 Sep 1802 Rockbridge County, Virginiato Margaret 'Peggy' Culton
Death[1] 21 Aug 1837 Gibson County, Tennessee
Burial[1] 1837 Porter Graveyard, Crockett County, Tennessee

John Porter (165) John and Margaret (Peggy)Culton setled in Lincoln Co., TN before 1812 and probably as early as 1805. He served as Captain in the War o 1812 under Col. John Wynne in the West Tennessee Militia, aparently agains the Creek Indians. His file designation in the National Archives is: BLWT 38810-5-120. His widow applied for Land Bounty 17 March 1851 in Gibson Co., TN. Margaret Culton died in 1861 while living with her daughter, Mary Cox in Gibson County. John and Margaret had six children: Lucinda, b. 23 July, 1803, Lucretia, b. 13 Dec. 1804, James, b.2 Feb. 1806; d. 1867, Peggy (Margaret) b. 11 Apil 1808; d.31 June 1881, Mary b. 24 Aug. 1810; d. 2 Feb. 1889, John C., b.9 July 1812; d. 10 Nov. 1891

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=amweil&id=I164

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