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 1763 - 1836 (73 years)
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| Name |
Samuel Andrew Porter [1] |
| Born |
25 Jan 1763 |
Guilford County, North Carolina  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
11 Dec 1836 |
Abbeville District, South Carolina U.S.A. [1] |
| Notes |
- [TEST_file_Nov2002.ged]
Notes from his pension file:
James Cosper, clergyman residing in District of Abbeville, and G eorge
Pettigrew residing in Dist.....acquainted well with Samuel Porte r and blieve
him to be 69...respected and believed tin the neighborhood wher e he resides to
have been a soldier of the revolution. dated 16 Oct.1832. Swor n to James A.
Black....Samuel Porter was unable to appear in open court by rea son of bodily
disabilities he having been confined to his room for 12 years b y reason of
Rumatic Pains with which he is aflicted.....James A. Black state d that he had
personally been acquainted with S.P. for the past 20 years and h ad always
understood that he was in the Rev.War.....17 Jun 1833
"I was born in Guilford County, state of N.C. 25 Jan 1763....no rec ord of my age
all I know of the matter I was told by my parents.
Who can testify to your character? Answer was:
James A. Black
Dr. Alexander B. Arnold
Dr. James Hunt
Rev. James Cosper
Rev.Thomas Bigbie
Archibald Mauldin
Thomas Patterson
George Pettigrew
Hugh Robertson and others not listed.....Please direct your answ er to this
Samuel Porter, Temple of Health, Abbeville Dist., SC to the car e of James A.
Black."
Note: The Temple of Health might be a nursing home?
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Samuel Porter. Estate of Samuel Porter. Box 74, Pack 1795. Pro bate Judge Office. Pickens. S C.
I, Samuel Porter, being of sound and disposing mind and memory , but weak in body. I desire enough of my property be sold to pa y my debts and funeral expenses. After my debts are paid I giv e to my wife Susanah Porter all the remainer of my personal prop erty, as long as she lives, at her death I desire the property s he left be sold and the money devided into six shares. One shar e to Jane L. Brownlee, and one share to Susanah M. Dobins, the r emaining shares to Sinthy M. Dobins, P. Dobins, and Eliza A. Dob ins. I give all that tract of land where widow Nancy Porter no w lives containing 170 acres to the heirs of Andrew R. Porter . I give my son Sanuel Porter all that tract where I now live , containing 250 acres. My sons, Hugh Porter, John Porter, Rich ard Porter have received their share of my estate. I appoint Su gar Bonds and Samuel W. Beaty executors.
Dated 4 May 1833.
Wit: James Cosper, F. Y. Baskin, Thos. X. Crofford.
Signed: Samuel Porter.
Will proven on oath of F. Y. Baskin before Moses Taggart, Ord. o n the 11 Dec. 1836.
A letter to D. Lesly, Ord. of Abbeville Dist. Dated 19 Jan 184 2 to Mr. Sugar Bonds of Jefferson Court House. Jackson County, Ga . States that the widow was to have the personal property durin g her life time. She died in 1841 leaving nothing worth admr. o n. Your petitioner is desirous to have an order for the sale o f the est. of her son Samuel Porter decd. ordered by him to be s old at her death. Signed: Sugar Bonds. One negro in sale name d Tempy. Some expenses of the est. Jain Brownlee paid for keepi ng Susanah Porter the widow. Paid for moving the widow form S . C. to Jackson County, GA. On 15 Oct. 1841 the funeral expenses f or Susanah Porter $8.00.
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| Person ID |
I4771 |
Devin Timber | Cay's pedigree |
| Last Modified |
16 Apr 2010 |
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