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Elizabeth (Porter) Durbin (abt. 1765 - abt. 1821)

Elizabeth (Betty) Durbin formerly Porter
Born about in Marylandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 1779 in Marylandmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 56 in Madison County, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Profile last modified | Created 13 Nov 2013
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Contents

Biography

Name

Name: Elizabeth Betty /Porter/[1]

Birth

Elizabeth (Betty) Porter's birth is uncertain. Two possibilities have been found.
18 May 1757, Coventry Parish Church, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America, Father's name: John Porter; Mother's name: Margret [2]
23 Apr 1758, Coventry Parish Church, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America, Father's name: Matthew Porter name: Mary [3]
Note: Today, the Coventry Parish Church ruins are located at Rehobeth, Somerset County, Maryland [2]

Marriage

Elizabeth (Betty) Porter married Edward (Ned) Durbin, Sr. about 1779 or 1780, In Maryland, before going to Kentucky. [4]
(Documentation for this marriage has not been found, so we have no record of it.) Elizabeth and Edward are second cousins once removed.
They went from Maryland to Kentucky around 1787 or 1788. Records show that he was in Madison County, Kentucky, in 1788. Edward Durbin and wife Elizabeth sold land in Madison County, Kentucky in 1809. It is quite likely that Edward Durbin accompanied his father in the settlement of Madison County. Records show that his brother Joseph was married in Madison County in 1789 which would indicate that Christopher Durbin, the father, was in the state and county by, or prior, to 1789.
Edward Durbin, his wife Betty (Porter) and family moved to Barren County, Kentucky. By trade he was a wagoner and hauled supplies such as salt, lumber, and metals from one community to another, using creek beds as roads.

Children

Children of Edward Durbin[4]
  • Susan (Susannah) Durbin b about 1780, married John Logsdon (son of Edward & Polly (Brown) Logsdon) 1796 Madison County, Kentucky
  • Samuel Durbin
  • Christopher (Kit) Durbin
  • Phillip Durbin
  • Edward (Ned) Durbin married Sally Wagers,26 Jan 1818, Estill County, Kentucky
  • John Durbin b 1794, married Nancy Ann Wagers, 25 Jan 1814, Estill County, Kentucky
  • Joseph (Joe) Durbin b about 1797, married Margaret Edith (or Edith Margaret) Logsdon b 1798 or 1799, daughter of Edward and Mary Polly (Brown) Logsdon

Death

1821 Madison County, Kentucky, United States

Famous Connections

Maria Tall ChiefRuth Porter (her mother) → John Henry Porter (her father) → Moses Franklin Porter (his father) → Henry Porter (his father) → Betty Porter (his sister)

Sources

  1. Source: #S1 Data: Text: Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
  2. Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995 (at FamilySearch), Elizabeth Porter, 18 May 1757; citing Birth, Coventry Parish, Somerset, Maryland, United States, various libraries, churches, historical and national societies, private and public records; FHL microfilm 14,417.
  3. Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995 (at FamilySearch), Betty Porter, 23 Apr 1758; citing Birth, Coventry Parish, Somerset, Maryland, United States, various libraries, churches, historical and national societies, private and public records; FHL microfilm 14,417.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Carson, Betty Jewell Durbin, Durbin and Logsdon Geneology with Related Families 1626-1991 (Book can be read online at [1] pg 161 Edward (Ned) Durbin, Sr, was oldest of Christopher Durbin's six sons.....born in Maryland, married about 1779 or 1780, ..... to Elizabeth (Betty) Porter. This marriage has not been found, so we have no record of it. ....GENEALOGY CONTINUES ON FOLLOWING PAGES

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Andrew P. Robertson for creating WikiTree profile Porter-4719 through the import of Robertson Family_2013-11-12.ged on Nov 12, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Andrew P. and others.

Porter-10273 was created by Sherry Baker through the import of hogan_david.ged on Sep 16, 2016.





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Hi, May need some edits here to change Betty to preferred name not middle name. Add references:
  • Paul E. Ryan, History of the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky: On the occasion of the centenary of the diocese, The Dioseses of Covington Ky, 1954. Family tree on page 36, Family history pages 34 to 37
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Edward Durbin to Elizabeth Porter abt 1780
posted by Bob Durbin Jr.
Porter-10273 and Porter-9753 appear to represent the same person because: these are clearly duplicate profiles for the same person.
posted by Bill Vincent Ph.D.

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