Susannah Ann Porter

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'Daughters of Ann Houston & John Walker:

• Susanna Ann Walker & Martha Walker
  • were both grandmothers to Jane Montgomery Poplett.
• Susanna Ann Walker Porter
  • had married Patrick Porter
    • who was Susanna Porter Montgomery’s mother (John Montgomery’s wife);
• Martha Walker Montgomery
  • had married Alexander Montgomery
    • who was the father of John Montgomery (Jane’s father)
      • who married Susanna Porter Montgomery (Jane’s mother).
• Thus John & Ann Houston Walker were Jane’s Great Grandparents thru both parents!

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Susannah Walker Porter

• Birth:Mar. 31, 1739 in Orange County, Virginia, USA
• Death: Apr. 28, 1795, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA  Family links: 
•  Spouse:  Patrick Porter (1737 - 1805) 
•  Children:  Samuel Porter (1757 - 1803)* 
• Burial: Unknown

************************** From:  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~porters/database/d336.htm#... and      http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~varussel/families/porterwalkerbio...

Susannah Walker(5) was born on 21 FEB 1739. Researcher: Aaron Porter aaporter@juno.com

• Parents: John Walker III and Ann Houston.
• Children were: Samuel Porter, John Walker Porter, Jane Porter, Susanna Elizabeth Porter, Patrick Porter Jr, Katherine Porter, Mary Porter , Ann Porter.

Susannah Walker (1739 - 28 April 1795).

• Susannah's parents were John Walker III (1705-ca 1773) and Ann Houston (ca. 1705-before 1772).
  • (One site lists mother's name as Nancy Ann Houston)
• The extended Walker family had settled near the community of Rising Sun, Maryland about 1726 (12), coming to the area from Newry, Ireland, and prior to that, from Wigton (now Wigtown) Scotland.
• The Houston's had settled in New Castle County DE, well before 1726.
• John III and Ann married in March 1734 (13), and
  • Susannah was born 31 March 1739 (14).
    • Where she was born is not clear.
    • Her parents moved from Rising Sun to Borden's Grant (then Augusta Co, now modern Rockbridge Co.) sometime between ca. 1737 and 1740).
    • It is likely that they were on Borden's grant when Susannah was born, but direct proof of this is lacking.
• Documentary evidence for Susannah is sparse.
  • Apart from the record of her birth date in Patrick Porter's Sermon Book there are two direct references to her.
    • The first is found in the court records of Orange County North Carolina, where Patrick is enjoined to keep the public peace with his wife Susannah.
    • The second is found in court records of a case between James Allord (plaintiff), and Jacob Castle and John W. Crunk (defendants). A deposition was taken from Susannah on 3 March 1804 to the effect that she had witnessed a sale of land from Amos Allord (James's father) to John W. Crunk about 1786.
• On 26 February 1805 John Montgomery testified as to the character of Susannah. Montgomery was asked, "What is the character of Mrs. Susanna Porter and Jacob Castle," to which he replied "They both had characters without a blot" (15). We thus know that Susanna Porter survived until at least 1804. Beyond this, we have no information for her.

************************ From:  http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/u/r/Felicia-R-Murray/W...

Susannah Walker

• (daughter of John III Walker and Ann Houston)
• was born March 31, 1739 in Orange County, NC, and
• died April 28, 1795 in Floyd County, KY. She married Patrick Porter. Children of Susannah Walker and Patrick Porter are: * i. +Samuel Porter, b. February 07, 1757, Guilford County, NC, d. 1803, Scott County, VA.
• ii. John Walker Porter, b. April 19, 1759, Guilford County, NC, d. November 23, 1842, Floyd County, KY.
• iii. Jane Porter, b. September 09, 1761, Fauquier County, VA, d. September 25, 1843, Kilgore Fort, Nicklesville, Scott County, VA.
• iv. Susannah Elizabeth Porter, b. July 29, 1763, Guilford County, NC, d. November 30, 1802.
• v. Katherine Porter, b. June 09, 1768, Guildford County, NC, d. September 05, 1853, Rye Cove, Scott County, VA.
• vi. Anne Porter, b. March 31, 1770.
• vii. Mary Porter, b. February 25, 1771, Guilford County, NC, d. 1842, Franklin, IN.
• viii. Patrick Jr. Porter, b. February 12, 1776, Scott County, VA, d., Kentucky.

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     There is some uncertainty about Susannah's date-of-death. If one goes to the olde case
of 'James Allord vs. John Walls Crunk', one of the witnesses is a Susannah Porter,
living in the area where Susannah Walker Porter had lived.
     On page 3 and page 11 of the seventeen-page file, Mrs. Susannah Porter makes-her-mark
on documents from two different dates in the files. The first is July 1, 1786; the second is
March 3, 1804.
     If this 'Susannah Porter' is the 'Susannah Walker Porter' of this memorial, and married
to Patrick Porter, then she did not die in 1895. If anyone has proof of her death year, I would
be grateful if they would share it with us.
     And while we are on the subject of vital dates, Susannah Walker Porter is listed in some
family trees as being born in Pennsylvania. I doubt this to be true, but, again ...if someone
has some evidence of this being the case, please let us know.
     I thank you all for your patience.
                     ~terry
~Url to 'James Allord vs. John Walls Crunk':
https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/full_case_detail.asp?CFN=015-...
~t.c.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jul 12 2024, 16:01:13 UTC