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Deacon Thomas PORTER

Male - 1697


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  1. 1.  Deacon Thomas PORTER died in 1697.

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    He settled in Hartford but early removed to Farmington and with his wife joined the Church there, July 19, 1653. Their names stand sixth in the list of members in full communion, which was dated March 1, 1679/80, and which seems to be graded according to rank or dignity, His was a family of Deacons. A Deacon himself, he married a Deacon's daughter; his two sons, Thomas and Samuel were both Deacons. Thomas left but one son, Deacon Timothy, who married Susannah, daughter of Deacon Thomas Bull. Deacon Samuel left two sons, both of whom were Deacons; Deacon Samuel in Farmington and Deacon Joseph in Kensington.

    He lived on the lot adjacent to the Deacon Hart, his father-in-law, and which remained in the family and was occupied in 1844 by Timothy Porter, his descendant.

    Thomas married Sarah HART on 20 Nov 1644 in Hartford, Connecticut. Sarah (daughter of Deacon Stephen HART and ? UNKNOWN) was born in England; died after 1697. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Sarah PORTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1646 in Farmington, Connecticut; died on 7 Oct 1725.
    2. 3. Deacon Thomas PORTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1648 in Farmington, Connecticut; died on 28 Mar 1711.
    3. 4. Joanna PORTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1652 in Farmington, Connecticut.
    4. 5. Dorothy PORTER  Descendancy chart to this point was christened in Nov 1654; died after Mar 3, 1691.
    5. 6. Deacon Samuel PORTER  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 7. Ruth PORTER  Descendancy chart to this point died before 4 Sep 1750.
    7. 8. Rachel PORTER  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 26 Dec 1658; died on 4 Oct 1743.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sarah PORTER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born about 1646 in Farmington, Connecticut; died on 7 Oct 1725.

    Sarah married Nathaniel WINCHELL on 8 Apr 1664. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Deacon Thomas PORTER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born about 1648 in Farmington, Connecticut; died on 28 Mar 1711.

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    His will dated Mar. 28, 1711; before finishing it it states that "at this point Deacon Porter fainted and ceased to live," which would indicate that he died that day.

    Family/Spouse: Lois STANLEY. Lois (daughter of Timothy STANLEY and Elizabeth ?) was born on 23 Aug 1645; died after 28 Mar 1711. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Joanna PORTER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1652 in Farmington, Connecticut.

    Joanna married Stephen TAYLOR in 1676. Stephen died on 3 Aug 1707. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Dorothy PORTER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was christened in Nov 1654; died after Mar 3, 1691.

  5. 6.  Deacon Samuel PORTER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: 15 Dec 1707, Chosen Deacon of the Farmington Church


  6. 7.  Ruth PORTER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) died before 4 Sep 1750.

    Ruth married Samuel SMITH on 24 Mar 1687. Samuel (son of William SMITH and Elizabeth STANLEY) was born in May 1664; died on 6 Jan 1725. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Ruth married Joseph ROOT, Sr. on 3 May 1727. Joseph died in 1739. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  Rachel PORTER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was christened on 26 Dec 1658; died on 4 Oct 1743.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Dau. of Deacon Thomas Porter and Sarah Hart

    Rachel married Deacon Samuel COWLES on 17 Nov 1685. Samuel (son of Samuel COWLES and Abigail STANLEY) was born on 17 Mar 1661 in Farmington, Connecticut; died on 14 Oct 1748 in Kensington, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Capt Samuel COWLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 May 1692 in Farmington, Connecticut; died on 9 Jul 1777.
    2. 10. Esther/Hester COWLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 May 1697 in Farmington, Connecticut; died on 22 Jul 1776.


  

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