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Nancy Ann (Turner) Porter (abt. 1760 - abt. 1816)

Nancy Ann [uncertain] Porter [uncertain] formerly Turner aka Clark
Born about in Fairfax County, Colony of Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married about 1780 (to about 1786) in Fairfax, Virginia, United States of Americamap [uncertain]
Wife of — married 9 Oct 1800 (to 1816) in Frederick, Virginia, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 56 in Falls of the Rough, Grayson County, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

Nancy Ann Turner was born around 1760 to William Turner and Sarah Ellzey in Fairfax County in the Colony of Virginia.[1]

Nancy married John Clark around 1777. John died in 1786.[1][2][3][4]

Nancy married Elias Porter around 1787.[1][3][4]

The Porters and their combined children, along with Elias' nephews William T. Porter & Elias Porter, moved to Grayson County, Kentucky around 1804.[1][5]

Nancy died in 1816 and is buried at Eskridge Cemetery in Grayson County, Kentucky.[1]

Research

  • There is a photocopy of transcription of a court document from the Fairfax County Court on the 18 June 1787 where it states that "Ann Porter, wife of Elias Porter and late the Widow of John Clark" regarding John Clark's last Will and Testament where Ann was disputing the Will and demanding instead what was owed to her under the law.[3]
    • TODO: Get an actual copy of the court record.
    • Possible source? "Abstracts of Wills & Inventories, Fairfax Co., VA 1742-1801"
  • There is a photocopy of "Implied Marriages of Fairfax, Co., VA." that lists "PORTER, Elias & Ann Clark, widow of John Clark (DB Q1:392].[4]
    • TODO: Get an actual copy of the record.
    • Possible source? "Fairfax Co. Deed Bk Q"
  • There is a photocopy of an email or forum thread discussing Tomazin Porter. Research points from discussion[1]:
    • John Payne Clark is the son of John Clark and Nancy Ann Turner
    • Nancy Ann Turner is the daughter of William Turner and Sarah Ellzey
    • Elizabeth Clark is the daughter of John Clark and Nancy Ann Turner. Elizabeth married William Grant.
    • Possible children of Nancy Ann Turner and Elias Porter: Tomazin, Edward, John, Mary, Ann and Sarah.
    • Elias married Ann Turner Clark in Virginia in 1787.
    • Mary Porter, daughter of Nancy Ann Turner and Elias Porter was born in 1798 in Virginia
    • Elias Porter's full name is Elias Charles Porter.
    • Unknown "history book of KY": Elias Porter migrated to KY around 1803-1804 with "his wife, her 3 Clark children, their 6 Porter children and 2 nephews - William T. Porter and Elias Porter."
      • Possible source? "Grayson Co., KY History"
    • Elias may have remarried after Nancy Ann Porter passed away.
    • Tomazin Porter
      • Parentage unproven
      • Exists in the 1820 Census for Grayson County, KY
      • Exists on 1825 tax record for same location
      • Daughter Emma born in Kentucky in 1825
      • Son Sanford Elias Porter born in Illinois in 1829
      • Son Clement Porter
      • 1830 census for Hamilton County, Illinois lists Tomazin as "Tounson"
      • Tomazin is a Turner family name (See Tomasin Turner)
    • One poster in the thread claims to have a copy of a letter from 1825 written by John Payne Clark Jr. (b. 1804) to his half brother, Tomazin Porter.

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Public Member Photos & Scanned Documents," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 March 2017), "Notes Clark/Porter," by capatom, profile for Nancy Ann Turner (1760 - 1816, b. Fairfax, Virginia, d. Grayson, Kentucky) undocumented data shared on 24 January 2010.
  2. Daughters of the American Revolution, “Ancestor Database.” database, Genealogical Research System (http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/ : accessed 19 December 2017), John Clark, A022482.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Public Member Photos & Scanned Documents," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 March 2017), "Ann Clark Court Ruling," by William Brown, profile for Nancy Ann Turner (1760 - 1816, b. Fairfax, Virginia, d. Grayson, Kentucky) undocumented data shared on 14 September 2016.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Public Member Photos & Scanned Documents," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 March 2017), "Ann Clark Court Ruling," by Ellen Martina, profile for Nancy Ann Turner (1760 - 1816, b. Fairfax, Virginia, d. Grayson, Kentucky) undocumented data shared on 18 September 2016.
  5. This is research information, though it seems to be supported by non-primary sources. Information about nephews needs to be moved to their own profiles, not be listed here. ~ Allison Mackler, 13 September 2018




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Turner-6240 and Turner-828 appear to represent the same person because: These 2 are the same & need to be merged into Turner-828, Thanks, Jan
posted by Jan Dempsey
In 1961 James H. Porter, gg grandson of Thomasin Porter, applied for a military veteran headstone for "Thompson Porter" who was in the War of 1812 from KY. Location for headstone would be Gholson Cemetery, Broughton, IL. James gives Thompson's birthdate as 1791 and death date as 23 Nov 1840. See U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 for Thompson Turner at Ancestry.com. Thomasin's name was spelled many ways on various records, including Thompson, Thomazin, Thomasen & Thomazen.
posted by Pam (Phillips) Sulzer
Nancy Porter born in 1760 too young to be mother of Thomasin Porter born 1770. Thomasin may be linked to incorrect parents.

Thank You, Cheryl

posted by Cheryl (Stone) Caudill

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