Robert
William
Porter
Born in Colony of Virginia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret Lindsay (Ewing) Porter
— married
29 Apr 1764 (to 6 Aug 1781) in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Descendants 
Father of
Andrew Porter and Robert Millard Porter
Died
at about age 41
in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Mar 2021
This page has been accessed 93 times.
Biography
Robert Porter was born in 1740 in Cecil, Maryland, his father, John, was 20 and his mother, Eleanor, was 19.
He married Margaret Lindsay Ewing on May 27, 1764. They had six children in 11 years. He died on August 6, 1781, in Montgomery, Virginia, at the age of 41.
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 07 September 2020, 22:08), entry for Robert William Porter(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MTQM-7TT); contributed by various users.
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168950124/robert-porter
- Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
- Ancestry Family Tree https://www.ancestry.com/family tree/person/tree/82346925/person/232339634689/facts
- American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Source number: 1547.074; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
- U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
- Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
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~0.78%
Yvonne (James) Henderson
:
23andMe, GEDmatch A256381 [compare], yourDNAportal YVO5e5c9df0
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A256381 [compare], yourDNAportal YVO5e5c9df0, Ancestry member daisysroots
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~0.78%
Jesse James :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A577829 [compare], Ancestry member PJ, FTDNA kit #B218763
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~0.39%
Melissa Maynard :
23andMe, GEDmatch FC9500726 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AR5909374 [compare], Ancestry member mclifford973
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch XT3209757 [compare]
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~0.39%
Todd Lytle :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A899614 [compare], Ancestry member jorayek
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~0.39%
Derek Lackaff :
AncestryDNA
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