Robert
Porter
Jr.
Born in Inishowen in Inishkeel, County Donegal, Ireland
Son of Robert Porter
and Eleanor (Rogers) Porter
Brother of
Andrew Porter
Husband of
Lileous (Christy) Porter
— married
1727 in Londonderry, Rockingham New Hampshire
Descendants 
Father of
John Porter, Elizabeth (Porter) Patterson, Robert Porter, Lillias Amelia Louise (Porter) Wilson, Mary (Porter) Skinner, Andrew Porter, William Porter, Ann (Porter) Ziegler and Stephen Porter
Died
at age 64
in Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania,
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jul 2011
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Biography
Robert was born to Robert Porter 1665–1698 (Marriage: 6 November 1684 in Templemore, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland) and Eleanor Rogers 1668–1750
Birth
25 November 1705; Place of Birth: Isle Burt, Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland. Death Date: July 1770; Place of Death: Norristown, Montgomery Co, Pennsylvania; Marriage Date: 1740; Marriage Place: Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, on 25 November 1705. Recorded/Isle Burt, Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland.
Robert immigrated to America from Londonderry, Ireland in 1720. He settled in Londonderry, New Hampshire. He then moved to Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in 1740
Sources
Find A Grave: Memorial #5805845 Robert Porter
Scotch-Irish Pioneers of Schuylkill Valley Pennsylvania, by Samuel Gordon Smith.
Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 26 June 2017, 23:53), entry for Robert Porter Jr(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KLL4-RKL); contributed by various users.
Family Tree: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L817-P5Y
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
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~0.78%
Donald Miller
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Landy (Beery) Gobes :
23andMe, GEDmatch M181987 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A533681 [compare], Ancestry member landygobes99
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T760605 [compare], FTDNA kit #148299
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~0.39%
~0.78%
Denny Seymour :
23andMe, GEDmatch M122189 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A741529 [compare], Ancestry member dseymour
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T819182 [compare], FTDNA kit #108347
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~0.39%
K Lewis :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #IN34893
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Damon Weddington :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ldwed24
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Alan Confer
Alan Confer
Porter-1374 and Porter-9116 appear to represent the same person because: Many details are the same including being shown as married to same person.
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by Alan Confer
Bob Tonsmeire
Porter-7098 and Porter-1374 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same dates, same wife, same child, birth location needs to be reconciled
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by Bob Tonsmeire
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