Nehemiah Porter (1720 - 1820)

Born 22 Mar 1720 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Chipman) Porter — married 14 Feb 1749 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts

Husband of Elizabeth Nowell — married 7 Dec 1778 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Feb 1820 at age 99 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Chebacco Parish, Massachusetts One Place Study.

Chaplain Nehemiah Porter served with Hampshire County, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Nehemiah Porter is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A091190.

Nehemiah Porter, the son of Nehemiah and Hannah Porter, was born on 22 March 1720 at Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.^[1] (Although Nehemiah's birth is recorded in the Ashfield Vital Records, it shows no parents, merely his birth date and refers to his as Rev., so the record was clearly made long after his birth.) ^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

"Nehemiah Porter, Rev. of Ipswich and Mrs. Rebecca Chipman" were married in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, on 14 Feb 1749.^{[7][8][9][10]} They had the following children recorded at Ipswich:^[1]

• Rebbecca Porter, bpt. 23 Jan 1750
• Hannah Porter, bpt. 26 Dec 1751
• Nehemiah Porter, bpt. 12 Jan 1753
• John Porter (Chipman), bpt. 12 May 1754
• Sarah Porter, bpt. 17 Aug 1755
• Samuel Porter, bpt. 8 May 1757
• Ebenezer Porter, bpt. 22 Oct 1758
• Joseph Porter, bpt. 13 Jan 1760
• Elisabeth Porter, bpt. 11 Oct 1761

At the Ashfield Town Meeting on 20 June 1777, the Rev. Nehemiah Porter asked for liberty to join the Continental Army. Liberty was denied. Nehemiah joined anyway, as the town had to hire a substitute minister in his absence. Nehemiah served as a Chaplain to the Continental Army.^[11]

In 1790, Nehemiah was living in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. ^[12] In 1810^[13] and 1820,^[14] Nehemiah and his family were living in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA.

On 28 August 1794, Nehemiah married Elizabeth Raymond at Beverly.^[15] Elizabeth died on 31 May 1814 (or 27 May) at Ashfield.^[16] She is buried at the Hill Cemetery, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.^[17]

Rev. Nehemiah Porter died of a liver complaint on 29 Feb 1820 at Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. He was 99 years and 11 months old.^{[16][18][19][20][21]} He is buried at the Hill Cemetery, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.^[22] You can see a picture of his gravestone at FindAGrave.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Vital records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849.. Vol. 1 - Births. Salem, MA: The Essex institute, 1910. Open Library Pages 299-300
2. ↑ Ashfield (Mass.). Vital records of Ashfield, Massachusetts. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1942. The Massachusetts Vital Records Project Page 86
3. ↑ Source: #S864
4. ↑ Source: #S846 SAR Membership Number: 89611
5. ↑ Source: #S869
6. ↑ Source: #S907
7. ↑ Beverly (Mass.). Vital records of Beverly, Massachusetts. Vol. 2 - Marriages and Deaths. Topsfield, Mass: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907. Open Library Page 245
8. ↑ Source: #S865
9. ↑ Source: #S892 Birth year: 1727; Birth city: of Beverly; Birth state: MA
10. ↑ Source: #S865
11. ↑ Frederick G. Howes. History of the town of Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, from its settlement in 1742-1910. [Ashfield, Mass.]: Published by the town, 1910. Open Library Page 229
12. ↑ Source: #S867 Year: 1790; Census Place: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 20; Image: 32; Family History Library Film: 0568144
13. ↑ Source: #S1318 Year: 1810; Census Place: Ashfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 19; Page: 269; Image: 0205627; Family History Library Film: 00282
14. ↑ Source: #S866 Year: 1800; Census Place: Ashfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 15; Page: 824; Image: 337; Family History Library Film: 205614
15. ↑ Beverly (Mass.). Vital records of Beverly, Massachusetts. Vol. 2 - Marriages and Deaths. Topsfield, Mass: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907. Open Library Page 246
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} Ashfield (Mass.). Vital records of Ashfield, Massachusetts. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1942. The Massachusetts Vital Records Project Page 257
17. ↑ www.FindAGrave.com; Created by: DeeB; Record added: Mar 01, 2011; Find A Grave Memorial# 66330690
18. ↑ Source: #S864
19. ↑ Source: #S846 SAR Membership Number: 89611
20. ↑ Source: #S903
21. ↑ Source: #S907
22. ↑ www.FindAGrave.com; Maintained by: Cathy; Originally Created by: DeeB; Record added: Mar 01, 2011; Find A Grave Memorial# 66333700

See also:

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Oct 8, 2015), "Record of Nehemiah Porter", Ancestor # A091190.
• Source: S1318 Title: 1810 United States Federal Census Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Author: Ancestry.com Repository: [[#R1] Repository: R1
• Source: S796 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Author: Yates Publishing Repository: #R1
• Source: S801 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1
• Source: S846 Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Author: Ancestry.com Repository: #R1
• Source: S864 Title: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Author: Ancestry.com Repository: #R1
• Source: S865 Title: Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850 Author: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005; Repository: #R1
• Source: S866 Title: 1800 United States Federal Census Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Author: Ancestry.com Repository: #R1
• Source: S867 Title: 1790 United States Federal Census Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Author: Ancestry.com Repository: #R1
• Source: S869 Title: Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850 Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999; Author: New England Historic Genealogical Society Repository: #R1
• Source: S892 Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000; Author: Edmund West, comp. Repository: #R1
• Source: S903 Title: Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850 Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999; Author: New England Historic Genealogical Society Repository: #R1
• Source: S907 Title: Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013 Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Author: Ancestry.com Repository: #R1

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jonathon Dale Walter Myers for creating WikiTree profile Porter-4539 through the import of WARNER James 1828.ged on Sep 13, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Jonathon Dale Walter and others.