Judge
Thomas
Porter
Born in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Ebenezer Porter
and Annah Porter
Brother of
Susanna Porter, Rebeckah (Porter) Langdon, John Porter, Elizabeth (Porter) Hart, Timothy Porter and Ebenezer Porter
Husband of
Abigail (Howe) Porter
— married
22 Jun 1756 in Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
Zachariah Howe Porter, Ann (Porter) Osborn, Abigail Porter, Thomas Porter and Jared Porter
Died
at age 100
in Granville, Washington, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Oct 2014
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Biography
Thomas was born in 1733 in Connecticut.[1]
He was the son of Ebenezer Porter and Annah Porter.
He married Abigail Howe in 1756.[2]
He died in 1833 in New York.[3]
- Hon.Thomas Porter came to Tinmouth in 1779 from Cornwall, Connecticut. He served in Vermont as a Judge of Rutland County, Speaker of the House/General Assembly (1780-82). Member of the Executive Council (1783-95). Justice of the State Supreme Court ( 1783-86) and Delegate/Signer of Vermont's ratification of the U.S. Constitution (1791) Prior to 1779, he had served in the Connecticut General Assembly (1768-76).
- Captain in the 14th Connecticut during the American Revolution.
Sources
- ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F746-6HW : 7 January 2020), Thomas Portter, 1733.
- ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7L-756Z : 15 April 2022), Thomas Carter or Porter, ; citing Marriage, Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272225.
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG5-WXN6 : 2 July 2020), Thomas Porter, 1833; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- Thomas is buried at Sawyer Cemetery in Tinmouth, Rutland County, Vermont, USA. His page lists and has links to his father, siblings, spouse, children. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122560433/thomas-porter
- Carpenter, A. B., Porter Family, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1855) Vol. 9, Page 54.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
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