Katherine Dennis

Abt 1662 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Katherine Dennis  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1662	Hungars Parish, Northampton Co, Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named in Grand Fathers will	16 Feb 1687	Somerset Co, Maryland   [2]
  	She was shown as Katherine Dennis in the will of Roger O'Cane.
  Will - Named in Husbands will	28 May 1709	Somerset Co, Maryland   [3]
  	She was shown as wife Katharine in the will of Hugh Porter.
  Marr Name	Katherine Porter
  Reference Identifier	TF#0505
  Record ID	31565
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Roger O'Cane,   b. Abt 1615   d. Bef 6 Jun 1688, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 73 years)  (Grandfather)  Alice 'Ellis' Nehulian, (O'Hulian),   b. Abt 1645   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 4 sisters
  + 1. Katherine Dennis,   b. Abt 1662, Hungars Parish, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Hugh Porter, I,  m. Abt 1680 > 2. Elizabeth Dennis,   b. 16 Nov 1665, Hungars Parish, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown ▻ George Lyd,  m. Abt 1685 + 3. Margaret Dennis,   b. 8 Feb 1668, Marumsco Section, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Hope Taylor, Sr.,  m. 5 Feb 1683/4 + 4. Donagh 'Donnock' Dennis, II,   b. 16 Feb 1669, Marumsco Section, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ▻ (--?--) (--?--),  m. Abt 1690 + 5. Ellis 'Alice' Dennis,   b. 29 Jul 1673, Marumsco Section, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 3 May 1743, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 69 years) ▻ Henry Hudson, II,  m. Abt 1694 ;   John Gillett,  m. Abt 1725 > 6. Elinor Dennis,   b. Abt 1675, Marumsco Section, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Jeremiah Morris,  m. Abt 1700 + 7. John Dennis,   b. 12 Feb 1676/77, Marumsco Section, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 04 Mar 1744, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 67 years) ▻ Sarah (--?--),  m. Abt 1700 ;   Elizabeth Day,  m. Abt 1710
  Half-siblings	1 half sister (family of Donogh 'Donnock' Dennis and "Unknown")
  + 1. Mary Dennis,   b. Abt 1650   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ (--?--) Taylor,  m. Abt 1670 ;   Philip Conner, (Conway) Sr.,  m. 17 Dec 1677
  Half-siblings	1 half brother (family of Morice 'Morris' Matthews and Alice 'Ellis' Nehulian)
  + 1. William Matthews,   b. Bef 9 Jun 1661, Hungars Parish, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 12 Dec 1726, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 65 years) ▻ Mary (of Teague) Riggin,  m. Abt 1683
  Person ID	I31565	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2011

  
  

  Father	Donogh 'Donnock' Dennis, (O'Cane) I,   b. Abt 1638, County Galway, Ireland d. 23 Mar 1716/17, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Alice 'Ellis' Nehulian, (O'Hulian),   b. Abt 1645   d. Yes, date unknown Other Partners: ╚═Morice 'Morris' Matthews,   b. Abt 1630   d. Bef 28 Apr 1707, Dorchester Co, Maryland  (Age < 77 years)
  Marriage	31 Jul 1661	Hungars Parish, Northampton Co, Virginia   [4, 5]
  	Marshall shows them as Donock Dennis and Elice Nehulian. Ellis Nehulian's son, William Matthews, who she had by Morris Matthews, was raised by Ellis and her husband, Donnock Dennis.
  Family ID	F9682	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hugh Porter, I,   b. Abt 1655   d. Bef 23 Aug 1717, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 62 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1680	Somerset Co, Maryland   [3, 6]
  Children	+ 1. Martha Porter,   b. Abt 1680, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Daniel Donahoe, Sr.  (Age < 54 years)  m. Abt 1696   2. John Porter,   b. Abt 1688, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Hugh Porter, II,   b. Abt 1689, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 22 Nov 1732, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 43 years) ╚═ Mary (--?--)  m. Abt 1710   4. Mary Porter,   b. Abt 1690, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   5. Rachel Porter,   b. Abt 1694, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 6. William Porter,   b. Abt 1696, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 21 Apr 1743, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 47 years) ╚═ Sarah (--?--)  m. Abt 1720   7. Joshua Porter,   b. Abt 1698, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   8. Francis Porter,   b. Abt 1700, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Sarah Townsend  m. Abt 1724 + 9. Elizabeth Porter,   b. Abt 1702, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Aft 1763 (Age > 62 years) ╚═ John Scott  (Age 82 years)  m. 1728   10. Jonathan Porter,   b. Abt 1710, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 11. McKemie Porter,   b. Abt 1712, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 06 Aug 1751, Worcester Co., Maryland (Age < 39 years) ╚═ Elizabeth (149) Scarburgh  (Age < 81 years)
  Family ID	F25394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S200] Matthew M. Wise, Wise, Matt - Boston Family, 2nd Ed, (Delmar Company, Charlotte, NC, 1986), 200. [S2065] Vernon L. Skinner Jr., Skinner, Som & Wor Co, MD Wills 1664-1775, (V.L. Skinner Jr., Brookeville, MD 1988), p. 10 (will of Roger O'Cane), 2065. [S2166] Vernon L. Skinner Jr., Skinner, Wor Co, MD Wills 1666-1742, (V.L. Skinner Jr, Brookville, MD, 1987), p. 13 (will of Hugh Porter, wife Katharine), 2166. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 68 (Hungars Parish Records), 497. [S3123] Jim Matthews. 7114 Harlan Ln. Sykesville. MD 21784 & Lloyd Matthews. 11 Redhaven Place. The Woodlands. TX 77381, Matthews, James - Matthews web page, ([email protected] & [email protected]), http://matthewsofdelmarva.org/index.htm, 3123. [S224] Clayton Torrence, Torrence, Clayton - Old Somerset, (Regional, Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD, 1966), p. 442 (Dennis Family Notes), 224.