Matthew Porterfield (1742 - 1804)

Born 1742 in Berkley County, Virginia

Ancestors

Died 1804 at about age 62 in Berkeley County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Matthew was born in 1742. He passed away in 1804. ^[1] He was a farmer in Berkley County, Virginia (now West Virginia).

Will

Matthew was never married. In his will he left $50 to his brother Josiah, brother John $50, brother William $200, William's son John $100, more gifts of cash, and to his brother George one Negro girl named Violet, to sister Rachel Mason two Negro girls named Ida and Poe, and to her husband James Mason one Negro boy named Ben, to sister Mary Harlan a Negro boy named Nat, and other property to other siblings.^[1]

He passed away in 1804.

Research Notes

Matthew's will mentions his brother Josiah, heirs of his brother John (deceased), brother William, William's son John, Alexander Porterfield (deceased, relationship not stated), brother George Porterfield, sister Racheal Mason, sister Mary Harlan, Mary's son George Harlan, Mary's son Mathew Harlan, Racheal's daughters Mary and Elizabeth.

Matthew bequeathed to his brother George a slave named Violet, and his sister Racheal two slaves (names unclear from handwriting). Matthew also bequeathed Racheal's husband James Mason a slave boy named Ben.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Frank Burke Porterfield, The Porterfields (1947), 267; scanned image, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=12275).

See also:

• "West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QM-RW77 : 12 March 2018), Matthew Or Mathew Porterfeild, 1804; citing Berkeley, West Virginia, United States, Will book, v. 003 1796-1805, page 643, Jackson County Clerk, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 831,170.