Benjamin
Porter
Born in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Porter
and Mary (Scott) Porter
Brother of
Mary (Porter) Hubbard, John Porter, Thomas Porter, Robert Porter, Sarah (Porter) Andrus [half], Elizabeth (Porter) Andrews, Joanna Porter, Sarah (Porter) Benedict, Hannah (Porter) Browne and Hepzibah Porter
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Benjamin was born on 18 March 1659/60. He is the son of Robert Porter and Mary Scott.
Sources
Anderson, Joseph. The Town and City of Waterbury, Connecticut, From the Aboriginal Period to the Year Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Five (The Price & Lee company, New Haven, 1895), Vol. 1, Appendix, Page 165.
Robert Porter m. 1644, Mary Scott, dau. of Thomas of Hartford:
1. Mary, b. Feb 24, 1646; m. Benj. Andrus.
2. John, b. Nov 12, 1648; d. before 1686.
3. Thomas, b. Oct 29, 1650; m. May 1678, Abigail Cowles, and d. 1719.
4. Robert, b. Nov 12, 1652; d. 1689.
5. Elizabeth, b. Jan 11, 1653-4; m. Thomas Andrews, s. of Francis of Hartford. He lived in Milford, 1675-1700.
6. Joanna, bapt Jan 6, 1655-6.
7. Sarah, b. Dec 20, 1657; m. Abr. Andrus.
8. Benjamin, b. Mch 18, 1659-60; d. 1689.
9. Hannah, b. Apr 1664; m. John Browne.
10. Hepzibah, b. Mch 4, 1666.
Robert mar. after 1675, Hannah, wid. of Stephen Freeman of Newark.
Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England (Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1862), Vol. 3, Page 462. [ROBERT PORTER, Farmington, one of the first sett. m. 1644, Mary, d. of Thomas Scott of Hartford, had Mary, b. 24 Feb. 1646; John, 12 Nov. 1648; Thomas, 29 Oct 1650; Robert, 12 Nov. 1652, d. young; Eliz. 11 Jan 1654; Joanna, bapt. 6 Jan. 1656; Sarah, 20 Dec. 1657; Benjamin, 18 Mar. 1660; Ann [also seen as Hannah], Apr. 1664; and Hepzibah, b. 4, bapt. 11 Mar. 1666. He took sec. w. Hannah Freeman, a wid. and d. 1689, for inv. was giv, 18 Sept. of that yr. Sarah m. Abraham Andrews of the same; and his br. Thomas m. ano. d. Eliz.]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
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Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup T2b, FTDNA kit #40356, MitoYDNA ID T10784 [compare]
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