John Porter

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name
John Porter
aka
[John Porter Sr.]
sex
male
access
public
summary
A first settler of Windsor, Connecticut, who came, by Stiles's account, from Felsted, Essex, with his wife, Anna White, and nine children about 1638-39. At Windsor he was constable, juror and deputy to the General Court, and he died there in 1648, leaving a large estate. Probably the father of Samuel Porter of Hadley, and of John, who married Mary Stanley.
died
date
21 Apr 1648
place
Windsor, Connecticut
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]
note
"d. 21 and was bu. 22 April, 1648" (Windsor record, as given by Stiles). WikiTree and the research report give him a birth year of 1594.
residences
date
1639
place
Windsor, Connecticut
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]
note
"John Porter, Sr., came from Eng. and settled here in Windsor in 1639" (Windsor church record), with his wife and nine children.
spouses
id
anna-white-1600
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]
married
date
18 Oct 1620
place
Messing, Essex, England
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]
note
"1620. Oct. 18. John Porter of Felsted & Anna White of Messing" (Messing parish register, as reported to Stiles by Henry D. White).

Father of Samuel Porter of Hadley, and a first settler of Windsor, Connecticut. The Windsor church record says: "John Porter, Sr., came from Eng. and settled here in Windsor in 1639." Stiles adds, from Henry D. White's statements, that he came "with wife and nine children from Felsted, County Essex, Eng., probably in the ship Susan and Ellen, 17 July, 1638, and in company with his brother-in-law, Joseph Loomis," and that he had married Anna White of Messing in 1620 (source).

At Windsor "He had land grant ...; was appointed constable, 1639/40; juror, 1640; grand-juror, 1643; deputy to General Court, 1646 and '47, and a prominent man in the community. He 'd. 21 and was bu. 22 April, 1648'; left a large est." His wife had died in 1647. Among their children were Samuel, who "settled Hadley, Mass.; became the ancestor of the H. Porters," John, who married Mary Stanley, and Mary, who married Samuel Grant of Windsor in 1658. Judd's Hadley genealogy calls Samuel "s. of John of Windsor, Ct." (source).

Research: Patricia Hatten's Browne–Chapin side: the pedigree, notable ancestors and famous kin.

Open questions

  • His English origin rests on the statements of Henry D. White reported by Stiles; the Felsted and Messing registers have not been seen.
  1. ---
  2. name: John Porter
  3. aka: [John Porter Sr.]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. A first settler of Windsor, Connecticut, who came, by Stiles's account, from Felsted, Essex, with
  8. his wife, Anna White, and nine children about 1638-39. At Windsor he was constable, juror and
  9. deputy to the General Court, and he died there in 1648, leaving a large estate. Probably the
  10. father of Samuel Porter of Hadley, and of John, who married Mary Stanley.
  11. died:
  12. date: 21 Apr 1648
  13. place: Windsor, Connecticut
  14. basis: documented
  15. confidence: probable
  16. sources: [book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]
  17. note: '"d. 21 and was bu. 22 April, 1648" (Windsor record, as given by Stiles). WikiTree and the research report give him a birth year of 1594.'
  18. residences:
  19. - date: "1639"
  20. place: Windsor, Connecticut
  21. basis: documented
  22. confidence: probable
  23. sources: [book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]
  24. note: "\"John Porter, Sr., came from Eng. and settled here in Windsor in 1639\" (Windsor church record), with his wife and nine children."
  25. spouses:
  26. - id: anna-white-1600
  27. basis: documented
  28. confidence: probable
  29. sources: [book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]
  30. married:
  31. date: 18 Oct 1620
  32. place: Messing, Essex, England
  33. basis: documented
  34. confidence: probable
  35. sources: [book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]
  36. note: '"1620. Oct. 18. John Porter of Felsted & Anna White of Messing" (Messing parish register, as reported to Stiles by Henry D. White).'
  37. ---
  39. Father of Samuel Porter of Hadley, and a first settler of Windsor, Connecticut. The Windsor church record
  40. says: "John Porter, Sr., came from Eng. and settled here in Windsor in 1639." Stiles adds, from Henry D.
  41. White's statements, that he came "with wife and nine children from Felsted, County Essex, Eng., probably in
  42. the ship Susan and Ellen, 17 July, 1638, and in company with his brother-in-law, Joseph Loomis," and
  43. that he had married Anna White of Messing in 1620 ([source](/files/sources/book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor/)).
  45. At Windsor "He had land grant ...; was appointed constable, 1639/40; juror, 1640; grand-juror, 1643;
  46. deputy to General Court, 1646 and '47, and a prominent man in the community. He 'd. 21 and was bu. 22
  47. April, 1648'; left a large est." His wife had died in 1647. Among their children were Samuel, who
  48. "settled Hadley, Mass.; became the ancestor of the H. Porters," John, who married Mary Stanley, and Mary,
  49. who married Samuel Grant of Windsor in 1658. Judd's Hadley genealogy calls Samuel "s. of John of
  50. Windsor, Ct." ([source](/files/sources/book-judd-1905-history-hadley/)).
  52. Research: `research/hatten/Browne_Chapin_Cumins.md`.
  54. ## Open questions
  56. - His English origin rests on the statements of Henry D. White reported by Stiles; the Felsted and
  57. Messing registers have not been seen.
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