James Porter and Elizabeth Black

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Husband James Porter ¹

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           Born: 3 Oct 1782 - York Co, PA 2
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           Died: 8 Apr 1862 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: William Porter (1739-1824) 3
         Mother: Martha Ross (1750-1790) 4

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       Marriage: 16 Jun 1807 5

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Wife Elizabeth Black ²

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           Born: 29 Mar 1787 - near Dillsburg, York Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Jun 1863 - York Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: Col. Thomas Black (1752-      ) 6
         Mother: Martha Bracken (1762-1833) 2

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Children

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1 M Thomas Porter ^{2 7}

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           Born: 6 Mar 1808 - York Co, PA 5
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           Died: 15 Feb 1901 - Grove City, Mercer Co, PA 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Frances Park (1815-1898) 5
           Marr: 2 Jan 1834 5

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2 M William Porter ^{2 9}

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           Born: 4 May 1809 - Monaghan Twp, York Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1883
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Nelson (1813-1883) 9 10

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3 F Martha Porter ²

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: when nineteen years old
         Buried: 

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4 M James Porter, Jr. ¹¹

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           Born: 16 Jun 1812 - near Dillsburg, York Co, PA 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Isabella Campbell (      -1852) 2
           Marr: 21 Feb 1837 13

         Spouse: Rebecca Peoples (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 28 Dec 1852 13

         Spouse: Nancy Jane Ross (1820-1885) 14
           Marr: 26 Apr 1855 or 1856 15

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5 M Alexander Porter ²

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           Born: 15 Mar 1814 - near Dillsburg, York Co, PA 16
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Oct 1854 16
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         Spouse: Leah Firestone (      -      ) 2

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6 M Matthew Porter ^{2 9 17 18}

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           Born: 8 May 1822 - near Dillsburg, York Co, PA 16
     Christened: 
           Died: 
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         Spouse: Caroline Nelson (      -Bef 1907) 9 10

         Spouse: Lydia Mumper (1822-1874) 2 17 18

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1 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 77.

2 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 81.

3 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 50.

4 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 50, 77.

5 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 117.

6 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 80.

7 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 421.

8 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 118.

9 —, History of York County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1907), Pg 242.

10 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 81, 117.

11 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 64.

12 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 119.

13 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 120.

14 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 63.

15 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 64, 120.

16 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 122.

17 Editor, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 495.

18 Editor, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 709.