Ruth
[uncertain]
Porter
formerly [surname unknown]
Born in England
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Richard Porter
— married
1634 in Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Died
at about age 73
in Weymouth, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| Ruth (Unknown) Porter migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm |
Disputed Origins
Internet errors claim her surname was Dorcet. Her suname is unknown at this time because of lack of reliable sources for Dorcet. If evidence for that surname come to light in the future, it may be reapplied following discussion with the PGM project.
Biography
Richard Porter married in Weymouth, about 1634/35, a woman who's name is, actually, unknown. Three different sources confirm this. Torrey in "New England Marriages Prior to 1700"[1] states her name as unproven to be Ruth. Both, "The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635"[2] and "A genealogy of the descendants of Richard Porter"[3] never list her name at all. The fact that so many online trees list her last name as Dorset may be further proof that he was from Dorset, England, but this is only speculation.
Sources
- ↑ Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.
- ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles; George F. Sanborn; and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635. (NEHGS, 1999-2011).
- ↑ Porter, Joseph Whitcomb, 1824-1901, A genealogy of the descendants of Richard Porter, who settled at Weymouth, Mass., 1635, and allied families : also, some account of the descendants of John Porter, who settled at Hingham, Mass., 1635, and Salem (Danvers) Mass., 1644. [1] (page 7)
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Cheryl (Aldrich) Skordahl
Anne B
Alan Pendleton
Her last name at birth should be Unknown. Thanks.
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Cheryl (Aldrich) Skordahl
done..........................................................
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Anne B
Looks like Ruth's LNAB should be changed to Unknown. Objections?
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by Anne B
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