Porter

 

John Porter was born about 1510 in England, and married in England. Agnes Luscombe. She was born about 1512 in England.

 

Children of John Porter and Agnes Luscombe

Thomas was born about 1540 of Felsted, Essex, England, and married 1599 in Felsted, Essex, England, Ann UnKnown. She was born 1542 of Weymouth, Essex, England, and died 19 August 1616 in Essex County, England.

 

Children of Thomas Porter and his wife Ann

John Porter II was born about 1560 of Felsted, Essex, England, and married 12 September 1587 in Little Baddow, Essex, England. Sibyl Vessey, the daughter of Thomas Vessey and Unknown Wife.   She was christened 15 November 1561 in Little Baddow, Essex, England, and died 26 November 1625 in Felsted, Essex, England. John died 26 November 1625 in Felsted, Essex, England.

 

Children of John Porter II and Sibyl Vessey

1. Francis  b:    Abt 1588; Felsted, Essex, England

               d: 26 May     ;

   2. Thomas   b: 19 Aug 1590; Felsted, Essex, England

               d: 20 Dec 1638; Felsted, Essex, England.

   3. Margaret b: 17 May 1593; Felsted, Essex, England

   4. John III     b:    Abt 1595; Felsted, Essex, England

              md: 18 Oct 1620; Messing, Essex, England

                               Anna Rosanna White

               d:    Apr 1648; Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

   5. William  b:    Abt 1597; Felsted, Essex, England

   6. Rose    b:    Abt 1699; Felsted, Essex, England

              md:            ; Felsted, Essex, England

                               Mr. Wentford

   7. William  b: 25 Nov 1607; Great Burstead, Essex, England

 

John Porter III was born about 1595 of , Essex, England, and married 18 October 1620 in Messing, Essex, England, Anna Rosanna White, the daughter of Robert White and Bridget Allgar.  She was christened 13 July 1600 in Shalford, Essex, England, and died 12 May 1647 in Windsor Hartford, Connecticut. John died between 20 April 1648, when his will was signed, and 27 April 1648, when the Inventory was taken, in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.

 

 

"Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers"
by Joseph SAVAGE
Vol 3 Porter

John, Windsor, among the earliest sett. 1638, and so it is by some presumed that he went from Dorchester, but more prob. is it, that he had been short time only in Mass. and accomp. Rev. Ephraim Hewett, bring. beside the six ch. ment. in his will, Sarah and Joseph, nam. by Goodwin, was constable 1640, rep. 1646 and 7; and add. to ch. by w. Rose, b. prob. in Eng. at W. had Nathaniel, b. 19 July 1640; and Ann, sometimes call. Hannah, 4 Sept. 1642; and Parsons, in Geneal. Reg. V. 359, says he d. 21 Apr. 1648, and was bur. next day. But his will of the day preced. was not carr. to Court bef. June of next yr. It gives eldest s. John, £100; sec. James, £60; Samuel, Nathaniel, Rebecca, Rose, Mary, and Ann, ea. £30. His wid. was bur. 20 days aft. [p.461] him. Sarah m. 24 Oct. 1644, Joseph Judson.

 

 

A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS
1695 to 1700
Page
475

Name: John Porter III Location: Windsor
Invt. £470-17-00. Taken 27 April, 1648, by Henry Clarke, David Wilton, William Phelps, Thomas Ford.
Will dated 20 April, 1648.

Imprimis. This is the last will and Testament made by mee, John Porter, of Wyndsor, allthough now weake and sick in body, yet in prfect memory, doe bequeath my soule to God that gave it, and my Body to be buried, and my goods as followeth: Ite. I give to my eldest sonne, John Porter IV, £100; and to my second sonne, Jeames Porter, I give £60; and to my other six children, to witt, Samuel Porter, Nathaniel, Rebeka, Rose, Mary & Anne Porter, to each œ30, wch is to be raised out of my whole estate, as howseing, lands, cattell, and household goods, and is to be paid as they come to be twenty yeares of age, or sooner if my overseers sees just cause, without whose consent I would not have them marrye, wch if they doe it shall bee in the power of my ourseers to abate their portions and give it to the other that are more deserveing. And in case any of my children dye before they be married, or be twenty yeares of age, their portion shall be equally divided amongst the rest, unless the ourseers see cause to abate it uppon the eldest. In case my estate shall bee founde uppon perticular view to arise to be more in valew than these portions above given, or less than the summe, my will is that it shall bee proportionally added or abated to my childrens severall portions, except my ourseers see cause to abate my eldest, that hath the bigger portion, or likewise my second. The particular goods wherein each child shall have his portion paid out of my whole estate I leave to the discretion of my ourseers. My sonne Joseph Judgson is to take twenty shillings of Thomas Thornton, the next winter; also I give fifty shillings to the pore of Wyndsor Church. My desire is that these my beloved friends would bee the ourseers of this my last will and testament: Mr. Warham of Wyndsor, Mr. Goodwyn of Hartford, Goodman White of Hartford, Matthew Grant of Wyndsor.
John Porter
Witness: Henry Clarke Abigaill Branker.
Court Record, 7 March, 1650. One of the younger daughters had died, and there was an adjustment of the Elder daughters' Portions. 7 June, 1649, Will Proven.
John Taillcott Will Westwood. J. C. Secry

 

 

 

Children  of John Porter III and Anna Rosanna White

 

    1. Ann       b: 22 Jan 1622; Felsted, Essex, England

                md: 22 Feb 1644; Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

                                 William Gaylord

                 d: 21 Jul 1653; Windsor, Harford, Connecticut

    2. John IV      b:  9 Feb 1623; Felsted, Essex, England

                md:        1649; Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

                                 Mary Stanley

                 d:  2 Aug 1688; Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

    3. Sarah     b: 15 Mar 1624; Felsted, Essex, England

                md: 24 Oct 1644; Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut

                                 (Lieut.) Joseph Judgson

                 d: 16 Mar 1696; Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut

    4. James     b: 20 Feb 1627; Felsted, Essex, England

                 d: 27 Sep 1727; , , Connecticut

   

5.  Rebecca   b: 16 Sep 1630; Felsted, Essex, England

                md: 16 Oct 1650; , Hartford, Connecticut.

                                 John Clarke

                md:    Aft 1677; , Hartford, Connecticut.

                                 Gerard (Jared) Spencer

    6. Samuel    b: 22 May 1632; Felsted, Essex, England

                 d: 15 Jul 1632; Felsted, Essex, England.

    7. Rose      b: 24 Jun 1633; Felsted, Essex, England

                 d: 12 May 1648; Windsor, Essex, England.

    8. Samuel    b:  2 Jun 1635; Felsted, Essex, England

                md:        1659; Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

                                 Hannah Stanley

                 d:  6 Sep 1689; Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts

     9. Mary      b:  1 Oct. 1637; Felsted, Essex, England

                md: 27 May 1658; Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

                                 Samuel Grant

                 d: 16 Dec 1681; Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

   10. Anna      b:  4 Nov 1638: Felsted, Essex, England

                 d:  4 Nov 1638; Felsted, Essex, England

   11. Nathaniel  b: 19 Jul 1640; Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

                md:        1673; Milford, New Haven, Connecticut

                                 Elizabeth Baldwin?

                 d:    Jan 1679; Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut

   12. Hannah    b:  4 Sep 1642; Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

                md: 29 May 1663; , Hartford, Connecticut

                                 John Coleman

                 d: 20 Sep 1677; Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts