Alexander
Porterfield
Born about in Ayrshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of Gabriel Porterfield
and Jean (Maxwell) Porterfield
Brother of
William Porterfield [half], Anna (Porterfield) Peebles [half], Jean (Porterfield) Anderson [half], John Porterfield, Gabriel Porterfield, George Porterfield, Marion Porterfield, Elizabeth Porterfield, Janet (Porterfield) Montgomery, William Porterfield [half], Mary (Porterfield) Fullerton [half] and Isobel Porterfield [half]
Died
at about age 36
in Ayrshire, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Nov 2016
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| Preceded by John Porterfield |
Laird of Hapland 1653 - 1664 |
Succeeded by Gabriel Porterfield |
Biography
Alexander was the son of Jean Maxwell and Gabriel Porterfield. Alexander held the lands of Hapland. He passed away unmarried in 1664 at Duchal. He was succeeded by his brother Gabriel.[1][2]
Sources
- ↑ Frank Burke Porterfield, The Porterfields (Roanoke, Virginia: Multiprint Inc, 1947), pp. 16, digital images, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066246737;view=1up;seq=24. Hathi Trust Digital Library (https://babel.hathitrust.org: accessed 13 November 2016).
- ↑ James Patterson, History of the county of Ayr, Volume 2 (Edinburgh: Thomas George Stevenson, 1852), p. 506-507, digital images, https://books.google.com/books?id=OvEHAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA507. Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed 19 November 2016).
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