Elizabeth Jane Porter (1750 - aft. 1796)

Born 1750 in Duplin, North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Butler — married 1770 in Duplin, North Carolina

Descendants

Died after 27 Jun 1796 after age 46 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

She was named by her married name in her father John Porter's 27 Jun 1796 Sampson County Will:

State of North Carolina, Sampson County. In the name of God Amen, I John Porter of the County aforesaid, being weak and sickly of body but of sound mind and manner do in the first place commit my soul to God who gave it and my body to the Earth to be buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors, their to ly while the morning of the presumption and as for what Little Estate it hat bin please God bestow upon me, I do give and bequeath in the manner following to wit--.

...I give to my daughter Elizabeth Butler one shilling.^[1]

Research Notes

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Sources

1. ↑ 27 Jun 1796 Sampson County Will of John Porter It is presumed that this will transcription is that represented by the Ancestry index record North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998: John Porter, Death: Abt 1796 North Carolina, USA: Ancestry Record 9061 #2228010. This transcription is 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.