James PORTER, IL
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Re: James Porter early 1800's
Ronald Stover 11/07/02
Do you know whether your James PORTER had a middle initial?James M. PORTER served from Jefferson Co. in the Civil War, Pvt., Co. H, 80 IL Inf.
The Illinois Marriage Index has some possible marriages of the parents of James PORTER:
David PORTER m. 18/20 Feb. 1812, St. Clair Co., Rhoda REAVIS/RIVIS.
John PORTER m. 15 Oct. 1800, St. Clair Co., Cynthia PIGGOT.
John PORTER m. 12 July 1820, St. Clair Co., Nancy TOLLY.
Thomas PORTER m. 11 Jan. 1802, St. Clair Co., Sally CLINE.
Soldiers of the Black Hawk War of 1832 from Illinois included PORTER:
David & Robert, Crawford Co. (on the Indiana border)
Elbridge, Hamilton Co. (adjoins Jefferson on the southeast)
Ephraim, fr. Apple Creek (?)
James, Robert, & Wm. of White Co. (southeast, on IN border)
James & Washington of Fayette Co. (n. of Marion, which is n. of Jefferson)
James C., of Jo Daviess Co. (northwest corner of IL)
Joseph of Cook Co. (Chicago area)
Wm. of Sangamon Co. (Springfield area)
Illinois Public Domain Land Sales included several tracts in 1837 for James PORTER in Jefferson Co., Twp. 1 S - 1 E, Sections 3, 4, & 27.James PORTER of Jefferson Co. also received land in Twp. 1 N - 1 E, Sec. 33.
John PORTER had land in Jefferson 1-1, in Sec. 10, 1837.
William PORTER's first land was 1 Nov. 1826, Jefferson, 1 S 3 E, Sec. 17.He added more 1833 - 1840.[ All from USGenWeb > State Links > IL ]
You might want to expand your search.St. Clair Co., IL, was one of the sources of Jefferson Co., but there were others."Handy Book" says that Jefferson Co., IL, was formed in 1819 from Edwards and White.Edwards was formed in 1814 from Madison (formed in 1812 from St. Clair) & Gallatin.White was formed in 1818 from Gallatin, which was formed in 1812 from Randolph.
Do you know the names of anybody else in the family of your James PORTER that might be clues or any other places he lived?
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