John Porterfield (abt. 1420 - aft. 1460)

Born about 1420 in Scotland

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Descendants

Died after 1460 after about age 40 in Scotland

Biography

This profile is part of the Porterfield Name Study.

John Porterfield is the earliest known person who took the surname of Porterfield. John is the son of Robert Porter. On 3 February 1460 he received the lands of Porterfield by charter from King James III. ^[1][2]

His wife's name is unknown. He was the father of John Porterfield.

Sources

1. ↑ William Playfair, British Baronetage: Volume III (1811), pp. 120-121; scanned image, Open Library (https://archive.org/stream/britishbaronetag31play#page/n327/mode/2up).
2. ↑ Frank Burke Porterfield, The Porterfields (Roanoke, Virginia: Multiprint Inc, 1947), p. 7, digital images, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066246737;view=1up;seq=15. Hathi Trust Digital Library (https://babel.hathitrust.org: accessed 29 April 2019).

See also:

• George Crawfurd, A General Description of the Shire of Renfrew (1818), pp. 62-63; scanned image, (http://books.google.com/books?id=bpnmAAAAMAAJ).
• James Murray, Kilmacolm: a Parish History, 1100-1898 (1898), p. 240; scanned image, Open Library (https://archive.org/stream/kilmacolmparishh00murr).