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Moses Porter

Male 1735 - 1794  (59 years)


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  • Name Moses Porter 
    Birth 1735 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1794  Allegany County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 1 brother 
    Notes 
    • Moses Porter settled near Wellersburg, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, just after he and his brother John helped with the survey of the Mason-Dixon Line after 1763. It is likely that he moved over the state line into Maryland with his brother. Moses and John served in the Revolutionary War in Captain Paxton's Bedford County Militia (Pennsylvania Archives, 5th Series, Vol. V, p. 116).

      Moses Porter's will was probated in Allegany County, Maryland, on 5 January 1795. The will was dated 10 July 1794, and mentions his wife Margaret, sons Aaron, John William, Joshua, Bethel,Thomas, and Moses, and daughters Eleanor and Sarah. His real estate included lots 3395 and 3396 in addition to 37.5 acres. The executors were his wife Margaret and his brother John. Witnesses were William Shaw, Aaron Mackenzie, and Michael Porter. He was probably the father of the Thomas Porter whose daughter Margaret married John W. Magruder.
    Person ID I665  Private
    Last Modified 27 Sep 1999 

    Father John Porter,   b. 20 Jan 1694, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1778 (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Elinor Durier,   b. cir 1695 
    Family ID F4037  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret McKenzie,   b. 1741, Hopson's Choice, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Moses Porter,   b. cir 1762
     2. Aaron Porter,   b. cir 1765
     3. Sarah Porter,   b. cir 1765
     4. John Porter,   b. cir 1765
     5. Joshua Porter,   b. cir 1765
     6. Bethel Porter,   b. cir 1765
     7. William Porter,   b. 1775   d. 1844 (Age 69 years)
     8. Thomas M. Porter,   b. cir 1782, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860 (Age 79 years)
     9. Elinor Porter,   b. 1785   d. 1870 (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F257  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2023 

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