James
Porter
Born in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Josiah Porter
and Margaret (Ewing) Porter
Brother of
Rachel (Porter) Ewing
Husband of
Eleanor (Gillespie) Porter
— married
1733 in Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland
Descendants 
Died
at about age 79
in Cecil, Maryland, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Dec 2014
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Biography
His father was Josias Porter. [1]James Porter was born in Ireland near Londonderry 1699;[2] came to America in 1727 with the Ewings and married Sam Gillispie's sister Ellen. [3]Their children were;[4]
- Jane (Married Patrick Ewing, son of Joshua Ewing, the immigrant)
- Mary (Married George Ewing, son of Nathaniel Ewing, the immigrant)
- Nellie
- Betsy (Married Patrick Ewing, son of Joshua Ewing, the immigrant, after the death of her sister, Jane.)
- Stephen (Married a Hart)
- George (Married a Hart, sister of Stephen's wife)
- Andrew
- William
- Samuel
James was born in 1739. James Porter ... [5]
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Sources
- ↑ Ewing – McCulloch – Buchanan Genealogy
- ↑ Ewing – McCulloch – Buchanan Genealogy
- ↑ Ewing – McCulloch – Buchanan Genealogy
- ↑ Ewing – McCulloch – Buchanan Genealogy
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Patricia Stenbak, Monday, March 30, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.
- Source: S-168578015 Repository: #R-796352450 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=49681302&pid=2740
- Repository: R-796352450 Name: Ancestry.com
- Brown, Marguerite and Vernon; Ewing – McCulloch – Buchanan Genealogy. Dallas, Texas: Royal Publishing Company, 1957.
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Teresa Downey
Teresa Downey
I don't think this is correct wife for him. Please see Porter-6839. He was born in Ireland and has same wife.
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Rejected matches › James Porter (bef.1701-)
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