Sarah Jane "Betsy" Porter

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Sarah Jane "Betsy" Porter (Reynolds)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Bladen County, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1820
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Francis Reynolds, of Wilkes Co NC and Rebecca Reynolds
Wife of Joseph Porter
Mother of Molly Porter; Elizabeth O'Nall; James Porter; Jane Porter; Lois Chambers and 11 others
Sister of John Francis Reynolds, II; James Reynolds; Eliza Sadden; William Henry Reynolds; Jenkins Reynolds and 4 others
Half sister of John Francis "Frank" Reynolds

Managed by: Erica Howton
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Immediate Family

About Sarah Jane "Betsy" Porter

Sarah Jane Reynolds was born about 1745 in Bladen County, North Carolina and died before 1820 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.

Parents: John Frances Sr. Reynolds (b: 5 OCT 1710 in Norfolk Co VA) and Sarah Rebecca Jenkins (b: 18 NOV 1711 in Kent Co Rhode Island)

  1. Marriage: Jan 1759 in Wilkes County, NC to Joseph Porter b: 1737 in Wilkes Co N. C.

Children

  1. Mary Mollie Porter b: ABT 1774 in Wilkes Co N. C.
  2. Sarah Rebecca Porter b: 1778 in Wilkes Co N.C.
  3. James Porter b: ABT 1778
  4. Francis Porter b: ABT 1782 in Wilkes Co N. C.
  5. Joseph Jr. Porter b: 4 FEB 1784 in Wilkes Co N. C.
  6. Lois Porter b: ABT 1786 in Wilkes Co N. C.
  7. William Porter b: ABT 1792
  8. Margaret Porter b: ABT 1794 in Wilkes Co N. C.
  9. Elizabeth Porter b: ABT 1796 in Wilkes Co N. C.
  10. Jane Porter b: ABT 1800 in Wilkes Co N. C.
  11. Nancy Porter b: ABT 1802

Notes

Removing death date of 1839 based on this:

Joseph Porter died in 1820. His will was written in April 1820 and proved in court during the October term the same year. Three children were mentioned. They were Joseph Porter, Jr., Molly (Mary) Porter, and Francis Porter. His wife was not mentioned, indicating that Sarah preceded him in death.

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Sarah Jane "Betsy" Porter's Timeline

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