John Porter b. 21 Jun 1594 Felstead, Essex, England d. 21 Apr 1648 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

1594 - 1648 (53 years)

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Name John Porter [1]

Born 21 Jun 1594 Felstead, Essex, England

Gender Male

Reference Number 2264

Will 20 Apr 1648 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA [2]

Died 21 Apr 1648 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA [1, 3, 4]

Siblings 5 Siblings

	1. Francis Porter, b. Abt 1588, d. 26 May 1635, Felstead, Essex, England (Age ~ 47 years)
	2. Thomas Porter, b. Abt 1590
	3. Margaret Porter, b. 17 May 1593
+	4. John Porter, b. 21 Jun 1594, Felstead, Essex, England , d. 21 Apr 1648, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Age 53 years) ▻ Anna White, m. 18 Oct 1620
	5. Rose Porter, b. 1598, d. 1618 (Age 20 years)
	6. William Porter, b. 1613

Person ID I2264 FelsingFam

Last Modified 16 Feb 2024

Father	John Porter, b. Abt 1560, Felstead, Essex, England , d. 26 Nov 1625, Essex, England (Age ~ 65 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Sybil Vessey, b. 30 Nov 1561, Little Baddow, Essex, England , d. Aft 1625 (Age > 65 years)
Relationship	natural
Married	12 Sep 1587	Little Baddow, Essex, England [5, 6]
Family ID	F1226	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Anna White, b. 13 Jul 1600, Shalford, Essex, England

Married 18 Oct 1620 Messing, Essex, England [3]

Children

	1. Sara Porter, b. 15 Mar 1621, Felstead, Essex, England [natural]
+	2. Anna Porter, b. 22 Sep 1621, Felstead, Essex, England , d. 1653 (Age 31 years) [natural]
+	3. John Porter, Jr, b. 9 Feb 1622, England , d. 2 Aug 1688, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Age 66 years) [natural]
	4. James Porter, b. 20 Feb 1627, Felstead, Essex, England [natural]
	5. Rebecca Porter, b. 16 Sep 1630, Felstead, Essex, England [natural]
	6. Samuel Porter, b. 26 May 1632, Felstead, Essex, England , d. 15 Jul 1632, Felstead, Essex, England (Age 0 years) [natural]
	7. Rose Porter, b. 24 Jun 1633, Felstead, Essex, England [natural]
+	8. Samuel Porter, Sr, b. 2 Jun 1635, Felstead, Essex, England , d. 6 Sep 1689, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA (Age 54 years) [natural]
+	9. Mary Porter, b. 1 Oct 1637, Felstead, Essex, England [natural]
	10. Nathaniel Porter, b. 19 Jul 1640, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA [natural]
	11. Hanna Porter, b. 4 Sep 1642, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA [natural]

Last Modified 16 Feb 2024

Family ID F537 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Married - 18 Oct 1620 - Messing, Essex, England
	Will - 20 Apr 1648 - Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
	Died - 21 Apr 1648 - Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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Notes

John Porter was baptized at Felstead, Essex, England 21 Jun 1594 the son of John Porter and Sybyl Vessey. (TAG:18P56-60)

He married Anna White, dau of Robert White of Shalford and Bridget Allgar of Messing, in Messing on 18 Oct 1620. She was baptized at Shalford 13 Jul 1600. (TAG:18P56-60)

I see different dates for his entry into New England in various on-line genealogies. The problem being that there were three different John Porter immigrants into New England in these early years. Records of one are being confused with another. Our John Porter arrived in New England in late 1638 or early 1639 and immediately settled at Windsor. He died 21 Apr 1649 at Windsor. His wife Anna had died 21 Apr 1648 also in Windsor. (TAG16:P49-53)

John Porter and Anna White have many descendants, including Marlon Brando, John Brown (The Abolitionist), Anthony Perkins, William Williams (signor of the Declaration of Independence) and three U.S. Presidents, Grover Cleveland, Ulysses Grant and Gerald Ford.

Sources

[S27] John Porter and his Descendants, Arthur Amasa Porter, (Date: 1917;).
[S164] A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, Charles Manwaring, (Name: R.S. Peck & Co, Printers; Location: Hartford, Connecticut; Date: 1604;), v1, p29-30.
John Porter, in Manwaring, Charles W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, v 1 p 29, 30, Secondary quality.

Porter, John, 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, £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 £30, 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
[S12] New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1851 Vol5 P359.
[S15] Barbour Collection, Windsor, Hartford Connecticut Vital Records.
[S48] The American Genealogist, TAG 1941 Vol 18 PP56-60.
[S3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Database online.
Record for Sibyl Vessey