Re: Porters from 1682 - Bristol
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Re: Porters from 1682 - Bristol
Peter Derrick 11/16/02
Hi,
I have Porter's from Bristol, Atworth (Wilts.) and Bath Easton (Somerset?).I'm in Canada, so am not familiar with all the little villages there.
My g-g-grandfather was Samuel Porter - married Eliza Sheppard (quarry owners in Corsham / Atworth).The name Thomas seemed to run in the family, as did William.I know there were cousins of my branch living in Bath Easton.
A diary my g-grandfather left explained it like this:
My mother and father were born in Wiltshire and all their parents were living and working about Wiltshire, Melksham, Devises and Corsham.One of my fathers brothers went to America when he was very young and father had another brother W Porter - his home and gardens were at Bath Easton.
Does this help at all?
William David Porter (beleived to be my g-g'father's cousin) was an executor of Sam's will in 1913 when he died in Bristol.
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