Elizabeth Porter

1734 - 1807  (73 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Porter  [1]
  Birth	27 Feb 1734	St. Thomas Parish, Orange County, Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Death	7 Oct 1807	Rockbridge County, Virginia
  Person ID	I40198	Tree1
  Last Modified	18 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Porter,   b. 1679, England d. 26 Nov 1761, St. Thomas Parish, Orange County, Virginia - probate (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anne Campbell,   b. 1704, Ireland d. Aft 1778, St. Thomas Parish, Orange County, Virginia (Age > 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	3 Oct 1730	St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
  Family ID	F25149	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Grigsby,   b. 1720, St. Paul's Parish, Stafford County, Virginia d. 7 Apr 1794, Fruit Hill, Rockbridge County, Virginia (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1764	St. Thomas Parish, Orange County, Virginia
  Children	1. Anne Grigsby,   b. 13 Sep 1766, St. Thomas Parish, Orange County, Virginia  [Father: natural]   2. Joseph Grigsby,   b. 6 Jan 1768, St. Thomas Parish, Orange County, Virginia  [Father: natural]   3. Jane Grigsby,   b. 18 Oct 1769, St. Thomas Parish, Orange County, Virginia  [Father: natural]   4. Rachel Grigsby,   b. 7 May 1771, St. Thomas Parish, Orange County, Virginia  [Father: natural]   5. Martha Grigsby,   b. 10 Sep 1772, St. Thomas Parish, Orange County, Virginia  [Father: natural]   6. Elisha Grigsby,   b. 17 May 1774, St. Thomas Parish, Orange County, Virginia  [Father: natural]   7. Elizabeth Grigsby,   b. 10 Mar 1776, St. Thomas Parish, Orange County, Virginia  [Father: natural]   8. Frances Grigsby,   b. 2 Feb 1778, St. Thomas Parish, Orange County, Virginia  [Father: natural]   9. Reuben Grigsby,   b. 5 Jun 1780, St. Thomas Parish, Orange County, Virginia  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F25140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  === A DIGEST OF ORANGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA WILL BOOKS 1734-1838 {Sparacio} PORTER, Benjamin 2. 317-318. Will made 21 Jan 1761; rec 26 Nov 1761. EXS. sons Nicholas & Benjamin. WIT. George Taylor, James Taylor, George Taylor Junr., Jonathan Taylor. CH. eldest son Ambrose, Nicholas, Thomas, Charles, Abner, Benjamin, Joseph, Elizabeth, Frances, Jane, Betty, Mary, Ann. 3. 353-362. Est acct with Benjamin Porter, mentions daus Elizabeth & Frances and their husbands James & John Grigsby; rec 25 Apr 1796. === A DIGEST OF ORANGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA WILL BOOKS 1734-1838 {Sparacio} PORTER, Benjamin 4. 283-286. Will made 3 Aug 1807; rec 27 June 1808. EXS. Brother Abner Porter, John Taylor, Camp & John Porter. WIT. Anthony A. Harrison, Abraham Maury Junr., Richard H. Taliaferro, William Milburn. WIFE Mary. Mentions Brothers Abner, Charles (deced), Thomas, Joseph; Brother Charles' sons Camp, John 6 Benjamin; Ann Smith dau of Brother Thomas; William & Elizabeth ch of Brother Joseph; Sisters Elizabeth (Grigsby), Frances (Grigsby) her ch Benjamin & Mary (Weir); George son of Nicholas Porter, John L. Wood; Benjamin & Maria (Cave) children of Brother Abner. BN. May Burton, James Barbour, William White, Francis Cowherd, Belfield Cave. 5. 31-33. Est acct with Abner Porter examined & settled 2 Dec 1814; rec 26 Dec 1814.

  
  

• Sources

  [S71] Henrietta Hamilton McCormick, Genealogies and Reminiscences, (Name: 1897;).