John Porter

Abt 1660 - Bef 1709  (< 49 years)

• Name	John Porter  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1660  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Land - they were in possession of lands	1688	Somerset Co., Maryland   [2]
  	1688 "Weaver's Choice" 300A patented by Hope Taylor, Mattapony 100, possessed by John Porter.
  Estate Settlement - Named in debts against an estate in a settlement	1691	Somerset Co., Maryland
  	1691 petitioned for payment from estate of John Galbraith, merchant, for debt of 15 shillings, 2 pence for 2 pump boxes for sloop, 6 dead dyes and 2 trusses for sloop. (Rebecca F. Miller, Judicial Records 1690-1692 County of Somerset, p. 20)
  Will	30 Jul 1701	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  	Will dated 30 Jul 1701, probate 24 May 1709 - In his will John Porter gave to wife Elizabeth Extr and tract Wevour's Choice. Mentions children (unnamed), sons under 21 and daughters under 16. Witt: Robert Johnson Sr., Peter Johnson & John Webb. Probate Sept. 24, 1711 shows payments to: Edward Martin, Capt. William Rownd, John Henry, Pierce Bray, Thomas Parramour, John Fleming, John Pope Sr., Hugh Nilson, Robert Johnson, Col. William Whittington, Nathaniel Hopkins adm. of Mr. Dent, Sa. Hopkins, adminx. Elisabeth Pope, wife of Jobe Pope.
  Constable - Was appointed a Constable	1707-1708	Somerset Co., Maryland
  	"Weavers/Wevours Choice" at Mattapony/Pocomoke, Wor.; 1707 Constable for Mattapony 100 (Som. Judicial Record 1707-1708, p. 38); 1708 Mr. John Porter, Constable for Mattapony 100 (Som. Judicial Record, 1707-1708, p. 141)
  Death	Bef 24 May 1709	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated.
  Administration of estate - Administration of their estate was recorded	1711	Somerset Co., Maryland   [3]
  	As the wife of John Pope, she submitted the administrative account for John Porter on September 24, 1711.
  Reference Identifier	Wor
  Record ID	78719
  Origins
  Person ID	I78719	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2023

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth (of Thomas) Gray,   b. Abt 1662   d. Aft 1734 (Age > 73 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Job Pope,   b. Abt 1675, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 1721, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 46 years)  m. Abt 1710
  Marriage	25 Jan 1687/88	Somerset Co, Maryland   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Hugh Porter   d. 1720, Somerset Co., Maryland ╚═ Mary Bray   2. William Porter,   b. 25 Mar 1684   d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Mary (--?--)  m. Abt 1722;    ╚═ Ann Patrick  m. Bef 1722   3. John Porter, Jr.,   b. 14 May 1692, Somerset Co., Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   4. Janet Porter,   b. Abt 1693, Somerset Co., Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Samuel Truitt   5. Elizabeth Porter,   b. Abt 1694, Somerset Co., Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Joseph Brittingham   6. McClintock Porter,   b. Abt 1700, Somerset Co., Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Rachel (--?--)   7. Joseph Porter,   b. Abt 1700, Somerset Co., Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F40344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S2166] Vernon L. Skinner Jr., Skinner, Wor Co, MD Wills 1666-1742, (V.L. Skinner Jr, Brookville, MD, 1987), p. 7 (will of John Porter, wife Elizabeth), 2166. [S1046] Dryden, Ruth - Somerset Land Records, (Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD 1992), 1046. [S975] Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 09, (Lewes, DE: Delmarva Roots, 2000), 975. [S3128] Rob Hall (C.R.V. Hall) [email protected], Ancestors of Robert Lee Hill, (Email to M.K. Miles, 8 May 2021), 3128.