Samuel Porter is named in his father, John Porter's 27 Jun 1796 will:[1]
I give to my son, Samuel Porter, five head of cattle and one feather bed and furniture and all my other household furniture, in doors and out, which I brought there when I come to live with him.
His spouse may have been Priscilla Ellis, who outlived him.[2]
Research Notes
Unconfirmed match: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI): Samuel Porter, Birth: 1750 North Carolina Ancestry Record 3599 #1109950.
Sources
↑ 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 Fann Fann or the Facebook group moderator for assistance.
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch: 12 Apr 2016, Priscilla Ellis, Chowan county, part of, Chowan, North Carolina, United States; citing family 197, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration).
1783, Duplin County, North Carolina: Samuel Porter Land Grant Duplin 137A W-side, Little Coharie. See also 200A for the same year.
1785, Duplin County, North Carolina: Samuel Porter Land Grant Duplin 98A W-side, Little Coharie.
North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998: Samuel Porter, Death: North Carolina, USA Ancestry Record 9061 #1923607.
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