Elizabeth Betty (Denson) Porter (abt. 1725 - 1780)

Born about 1725 in Pagan Creek, Nansemond, Virginia

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Died 8 Jan 1780 at about age 55 in Nash, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth (Denson) Porter was a Virginia colonist.

Elizabeth was a Friend (Quaker)

Elizabeth was born circa 1725. Her father was John Denson, his wife was named in his will only as wife. Her siblings named in her father's 23 Oct 1756 will included:^[1]

• Joseph Denson
• Benjamin Denson
• Mary (Denson) Johnson
• Hollowell Denson

Denson: 1743, 10, 1. Betty at liberty to marry John Porter.^[2] She is named in her father, John Denson's 23 Oct 1756 Southampton County, Virginia will as Betty Porter, and her husband John Porter is named as an heir in the later (9 Oct 1766) settlement which was signed by her brother Bejamin Denson.^[1]

Their children are named in her husband's 27 Jun 1796 Sampson County will.^[3]

1. Absalom Porter
2. William Porter
3. Elizabeth J (Porter) Butler
4. Mary (Porter) Autry
5. Jemima (Porter) Coore
6. Delilah (Porter) Hair
7. Samuel Porter
8. Ann (Porter) Hinson

She lived until 1780. She is mentioned, along with her siblings in the Find A Grave: Memorial #64313640 for her father, John Denson Jr (ca. 1695, Isle of Wight, Virginia -1753, Southampton, Virginia), as having married John Porter in 1743. Her mother is described as Alice Hollowell (ca. 1695-1766), who is named on a memorial at the Eastern State Hospital Cemetery, Williamsburg, Virginia: Find A Grave: Memorial #8001457, but this is an unconfirmed match.

Research Notes

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Chapman, Blanche Adams. Wills and administrations of Southampton County, Virginia, 1749-1800. Book 1. 1947, p. 38, 66. Virginia: Author. John Denson names daughter Betty Porter in his 23 Oct 1756 will, abstracted in the same volume on p. 38. Her husband, John Porter, is named as an heir of his father-in-law, John Denson's estate on page 66.
2. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade; Marshall, Thomas Worth; and Brown, Douglas Summers, ed. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Vol. VI, Pagan Creek Monthly Meeting. 1950, p. 45. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edwards Brothers, Inc.
3. ↑ See transcription reproduced from a 2010 report by Wayne Atkinson, produced for the Sampson County Historical Society. Sampson County Historical Society. Undated report labelled JohnPorterKelly, with the circa 2010 Wayne Atkinson report: Royal-Butler-Porter-Cooper Connections, accessed 29 Jun 2019. Available at closed (i.e., non-public) Facebook group: Sampson County Historical Society. Membership referral may be needed. Contact Porter Fann or the Facebook group moderator for assistance.

• US Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935: John Porter, Spouse: Betty Denson, Marriage: 3 Nov 1743, Vital: 3 Nov, Residence: Suffolk City, Virginia 3 Nov.