Anna (Porter) Gaylord (bef. 1621 - 1653)

Born before 22 Sep 1621 in Felsted, Essex, England

Ancestors

Wife of William Gaylord Jr. — married 24 Feb 1641 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 21 Jul 1653 after age 31 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

Anna (Porter) Gaylord immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

Anna (Porter) Gaylord was born in Essex, England.

Ann/Anna Porter, baptized 22 September 1621 in Felsted, Essex,^[1] was the oldest of twelve children of John Porter and Ann White.^[2]

Ann arrived in New England with her parents and eight siblings about 1638,^[2] possibly aboard the ship "Susan and Ellen", on 17 July 1638. The family settled at Windsor, Connecticut by 1639/40, when her father was appointed constable.^[3]

Ann married 24 February 1641[/2?], at Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, William Gaylord.^[2][4][5] They had the following children born at Windsor, Connecticut:

1. Ann, born 24 April 1645,^[6] died 27 September 1690, married Isaac Phelps^[2]
2. Hannah, born 30 January 1646,^[7] died 3 August 1678, married John Crandall^[2]
3. John, born 27 January 1648,^[8] bap. 4 February 1648/9, died 27 April 1699, married Mary Clarke^[2]
4. William, born 25 February 1650[/1],^[9] died 1680, married Ruth Crowe^[2]
5. Hezekiah, born 11 February 1652,^[10] bap. 14 February 1652, died 12 September 1677 unmarried^[2]

Ann died in Windsor, Connecticut on 21 July 1653.^[2][11]

Research Notes

The Anna Porter (under age 20 and unmarried) named in the 20 April 1648 will of their father, John Porter, is NOT the Ann of this profile, but another daughter of that name (probably sister Hannah). John Porter's will does not name his eldest two daughters (the Ann of this profile and Sarah). In 1650, a statement acknowledging this omission was added by the executors of John's will, giving John's two eldest daughters 30 pounds each.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Holman, Winifred L. "John Porter of Windsor" in The American Genealogist, vol. 16, 1939, pages 49-53. AmericanAncestors.org.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} Alicia Crane Williams. "William Porter" in Early New England Families, 1641-1700. NEHGS, 2013. AmericanAncestors.org($)
3. ↑ Stiles, Henry Reed. The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor Connecticut, vol. 2. Hartford: Case, Lockwood and Brainard, 1891/2, pp. 620-21. Archive.org
4. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, (FamilySearch: 15 April 2022), Anna Porter; citing Marriage, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 007833263.
5. ↑ "U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700", Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD. Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) - Ancestry Record 3824 #150357 ($): GAYLORD, William Jr. (1616-1656) & 1 /wf ?Ann/?Anna/Anne PORTER (1621-1653); 1641, 24 Feb 1644, 1641/2, 1641?; Windsor, CT
6. ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch: 7 January 2020), Ann in entry for Ann Gaylar, 1645.
7. ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch: 7 January 2020), Ann in entry for Hanna Gaylar, 1646.
8. ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch : 7 January 2020), Ann in entry for John Gaylard, 1648.
9. ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch : 7 January 2020), Ann in entry for William Gaylar, 1650.
10. ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch : 7 January 2020), Hezeciah Gaylar, 1652.
11. ↑ Welles, Edwin. Births, Marriages, and Deaths Returned from Hartford, Windsor, and Fairfield. Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1898, p. 43. Archive.org: "Ann wife to Willm Gayler Jun : dyed July 21 1653"

See also:

• "Essex Baptisms", Archive: Essex Record Office; Reference: D/P 99/1/1, FindMyPast Transcription ($), First name(s): Anna; Last name: Porter; Baptism date: 22 Sep 1620; Father's first name(s): Johannis; Father's last name: Porter; Mother's first name(s): Anna; Place: Felsted; County: Essex; Country: England (index: gives baptism in 1620 rather than 1621).
• Find a Grave (has image for marriage only), Find A Grave: Memorial #35617067, Memorial page for Ann Porter Gaylord (22 Sep 1621-21 Jul 1653); Maintained by Coleman (contributor 47076912).
• The Descendants of John Porter of Windsor, Conn. 1635-9, Vol. 1. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin, 1893, p. 1-2. Google Books. Use with caution - errors reported