Lauranie PETERMAN⁽²⁾ was born in 1825. She died on 1 May 1891 in Logan Co, KY. Parents: Jake PETERMAN.

She was married to Jessie BILYEU . Children were: Jasper BILYEU, Elizabeth BILYEU, William (Bud) BILYEU, Jacob (Jake) BILYEU, Pleasant BILYEU, Landon BILYEU, Mahalie Jane (Doll) BILYEU, Phelps (Seb) BILYEU, Lee Ann BILYEU, Mary BILYEU, Benjamin Lincoln BILYEU.

Oneida PETTIGREW

She was married to William Henry (Willie) WILKINSON on 9 Jul 1939.

Frank PIERCE⁽²⁾

He was married to Alice BILYEU.

George PILSON⁽¹¹⁾

He was married to Elizabeth (Betsy) THOMSON on 4 Jan 1795 in Augusta Co, VA. ⁽¹¹⁾

Arthur Maynard PINKLEY was born in 1908 in St. Elmo, IL. He died on 25 Jun 1979. He was buried on 28 Jun 1979 in Graceland Cemetary. Retired Carpenter, past president, and member of
Carpenters Local 743. Member United Methodist Church. Parents: Joseph William PINKLEY and Cora May MOORE.

He was married to Helen WOLFF in 1928. Children were: Elma Louise PINKLEY, Bette PINKLEY , Sandra PINKLEY.

Bette PINKLEY Living in Decatur Ill. in 1979. Parents: Arthur Maynard PINKLEY and Helen WOLFF.

Ellen PINKLEY. Parents: Elvin Clarence PINKLEY and Lena FEEZEL.

Elma Louise PINKLEY. Living in Urbana, Ill. in 1979. Parents: Arthur Maynard PINKLEY and Helen WOLFF.

Elvin Clarence PINKLEY was born in St. Elmo, IL. Died at age of 66 in Decatur Ill. Parents: Joseph William PINKLEY and Cora May MOORE.

He was married to Lena FEEZEL on 30 Jul 1932 in Effingham, IL. Children were: Stephen C. PINKLEY, Vada PINKLEY, Sara PINKLEY, Ellen PINKLEY.

Joseph William PINKLEY

Children were: Elvin Clarence PINKLEY , Arthur Maynard PINKLEY.

Sandra PINKLEY. Living in Decatur Ill.( with husband) in 1979. Parents: Arthur Maynard PINKLEY and Helen WOLFF.

Sara PINKLEY . Parents: Elvin Clarence PINKLEY and Lena FEEZEL.

Stephen C. PINKLEY. Parents: Elvin Clarence PINKLEY and Lena FEEZEL.

Vada PINKLEY . Parents: Elvin Clarence PINKLEY and Lena FEEZEL.

John PLAIN⁽⁸⁾ was born in 1823 in Bourbon County, KY.

He was married to Mary WORKMAN.

Dora Bell PLYMOTH (Private).

Adriana POLEMUS was born about 1642.

She was married to Jan Roeloffsen SUEBERINGH. Children were: Ida SUEBERINGH .

Abner PORTER⁽¹⁷⁷⁾ was born in 1739 in Orange Co, VA.⁽¹¹⁵⁾ Parents: Benjamin PORTER and Ann CAMPBELL.

Agnes PORTER⁽¹⁸⁾ was born in 1765 in Augusta Co, VA. She died in 1841. Parents: William PORTER and Mary BOWEN.

She was married to John MCCUTCHEON.

Alexander PORTER⁽¹⁸⁾ was born on 17 Nov 1810 in Williamson, TN. Parents: David PORTER and Nancy CULTON.

Alice R. PORTER⁽⁴³⁰⁾ was born about 1864 in Pike Co, IL. Parents: James David PORTER and Nancy Emma WILSON.

She was married to Aurelius C. CLAIBORNE. Children were: Emma CLAIBORNE , Earl CLAIBORNE, Verde CLAIBORNE .

Alpha Fay PORTER was born on 19 Jan 1896 in Moweaqua, Shelby Co, IL. She died on 9 May 1983 in Lincoln, IL. She was buried on 12 May 1983 in East Lawn Memorial Cem, Bloomington, IL. Parents: Arthur William PORTER and Julia Ann BILYEU.

She was married to John Patten EPPERSON on 2 Apr 1911 in Bloomington, IL. Newspaper clipping - Assumption, IL; May 2, 1911: School Girl and Husband Who Have Been Forgiven -- Gaining permission from her parents to pass the day in Decatur, Miss Alpha Porter, 15 years old, a student in the public school here, on April 2nd went to Bloomington in company with John Epperson, also of this place, and was married. The wedding was kept a secret from relatives here and the girl bride continued her attendance in school until a few days ago, when the secret leaked out in some manner. The parents of Miss Porter made the best of the matter and the couple are at present living with Mr. Epperson's parents in Le Roy, where he is employed by a canning company. The girls parents had no objection to the young man but objected to the marriage on account of the extreme youth of their daughter. Children were: Lysle Edgar EPPERSON, Delmar Loyal EPPERSON, Joy Burnell EPPERSON.

Amanda PORTER⁽⁴³¹⁾ was born about 1846 in IL. Parents: Joseph Woods PORTER and Elizabeth Ann HOWEY.

Ambrose PORTER⁽¹⁷⁷⁾ was born in 1731 in Orange Co, VA.⁽¹¹⁵⁾ Parents: Benjamin PORTER and Ann CAMPBELL.

Anne PORTER⁽¹⁷⁷⁾ Parents: Benjamin PORTER and Ann CAMPBELL.

Archie Raymond PORTER was born on 29 Nov 1900 in Prairieton Twp, Christian Co, IL. He died on 26 Sep 1965. Enlisted in US Army 8/15/1942 in East St. Louis. Discharged 10/15/1943, Ft Sumner NM.
Occupation of painter on enlistment papers. Hospitalized in Peoria, Ill 1957 for arthritis,
bronchial asthma, and surgery for spinal condition. Parents: Arthur William PORTER and Julia Ann BILYEU.

He was married to Evelyn WALDVOGEL on 17 Sep 1923.

Arthur William PORTER was born on 12 Mar 1873 in Miller Co, MO. ^{(55)(432) (433)} The Moore Family Record gives Arthur's birth date as 1870. Both the1880 and 1900 Fed. Census list him as born in MO in 1873. A pension application to the State of Colorado in 1939 gives his birth date as 12 MAR 1871. He died on 11 Dec 1940 in Pueblo, CO.⁽⁴³²⁾ He was buried on 13 Dec 1940 in Roselawn Cemetary, Pueblo, CO. ⁽⁴³²⁾ Lived at 112 East D Street in Pueblo, Colorado when he died. Parents: James David PORTER and Nancy Emma WILSON.

He was married to Julia Ann BILYEU on 27 Apr 1894 in Prairieton Twp, Christian Co, IL. Just prior to his marriage Arthur had participated in the "Oklahoma Land Rush" of 1982, but lost the land he had claimed because he was not living on and improving it, possibly because he was off in search of a wife.                    Children were: Edna May PORTER, Alpha Fay PORTER, Cloyd Everett PORTER, Lottie Marie PORTER, Archie Raymond PORTER, Myrtle Irene PORTER.

Barbara E. PORTER Parents: Errol Herbert PORTER and Patricia L. TIBBS.

Bell PORTER⁽⁴³⁴⁾ was born in 1874 in MO. Parents: Steven W. PORTER and Mercenia E. (Susanna) UNKNOWN.

Benjamin PORTER⁽⁴³⁵⁾ was born in 1675 in Spotsylvania Co, VA. He died in 1761.

(WARNING) The connection between Benjamin Porter and the William Porter shown as his son in this database is undocumented and should not be accepted as fact. At the risk of perpetuating an error already in many databases, I have decided it is better to acknowledge than to ignore the problem.  The connection is being maintained for the present, with this warning, and perhaps new evidence will resolve the problem.

The following is a discussion by Mary E. Porter taken from " A Family History William Porter, Jr. of Rockbridge County, Virginia (1740-1804)"

Some researchers have believed that he (William Porter) was the son of Benjamin Porter, Sr. who had a grant of land in Orange County in 1726. This lineage, undocumented, has appeared in several publications. However, Benjamin Porter's land was across the Blue Ridge Mountains and many miles from the Borden Tract (where William Porter's land was located). No evidence was found suggesting a connection between Benjamin Porter of the 1726 grant and the William Porter of this study. There is some evidence that suggests otherwise.

In the first place, the land of the Borden Tract was open to settlement only to persons not then residing in Virginia. A copy of the original grant states:

"George II, by the grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, etc... To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting: Know ye that for divers good causes and considerations, but more especially in consideration that Benjamin Borden, late of the Province of New Jersey, now of the County of Orange, in Virginia, hath lately caused to be imported and settled on the land herein after mentioned one family for every 1,000 acres we have given, granted and confirmed...to the said Benjamin Borden... one certain tract or parcel of land containing 92,000 acres...being on the west side of the Blue Ridge in the County of Augusta (in process of being formed at that time. Set off in 1745) and on the north and northeast branches of the James River...".

Almost, if not all, of the settlers in this tract were Scotch-Irish who came up the Shenandoah River Valley to its headwaters and settled on the upper reaches of the James River and its tributaries.

Another reason for believing that this William Porter was not born in Virginia is that at least one Porter who appears to have been his brother was from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Samuel Porter, a school master from Dromore Township, secured a patent for 300 acres of land below the forks of the Buffalo in 1748. This land is just a few miles from William Porter's later purchases in the Borden Tract. There is a court record in Augusta County of payments for improvements on Samuel Porter's plantation below Buffalo Creek in 1753. There is also a record of his marriage to Eve Johnson and the indenture of her child. Samuel Porter sold this land to James Dryden, a neighbor of William Porter, in 1756 and John Mitchell, son-in-law of said Porter, handled the transaction.

There were many Porters in the early records of southeastern Pennsylvania. Perhaps this is where the settler in the Borden Tract came from. One writer states that "William and Jean Porter came into western Virginia directly from southern Pennsylvania where they had migrated from Ireland in the 1720's". There is no documentation for this statement, but it could be true.

In the McCampbell Genealogy, published by Charles H. McCampbell, he states, "In the year 1729 the good ship George and Ann sailed from Ireland loaded with immigrants bound for America. They landed that same year in Philadelphia. On this ship were the following families: Allen, Armstrong, Irvin, Logan, McCampbell, Buchannan, McCloskey, McAfee, McNutt, McCune, and Tilford". All of these names except two appear fifteen years later among the purchasers in the Borden Tract. Tilford's land adjoined some of Porter's.. It seems highly probably that this Porter family was in this "Great Migration" from northern Ireland when thousands of Scotch-Irish landed in Philadelphia and other northern ports.
Parents: Nicholas PORTER.

He was married to Ann CAMPBELL. Children were: William PORTER Sr. , Benjamin PORTER, Samuel PORTER, Mary PORTER, Patrick PORTER, Thomas PORTER, Ambrose PORTER, Nicholas PORTER, Charles PORTER, Abner PORTER, Benjamin PORTER, Joseph PORTER, Elizabeth PORTER, Frances PORTER, Jane PORTER, Betty PORTER, Anne PORTER.

Benjamin PORTER⁽¹⁷⁷⁾ was born in 1714 in Goshen, Rockbridge, VA.⁽¹¹⁵⁾ Parents: Benjamin PORTER and Ann CAMPBELL.

Benjamin PORTER⁽¹¹⁵⁾ was born in 1741 in Orange Co, VA. Parents: Benjamin PORTER and Ann CAMPBELL.

Bessie A. PORTER (Private). Parents: Steven W. PORTER and Mercenia E. (Susanna) UNKNOWN.

Betty PORTER⁽¹⁷⁷⁾ was born in 1751 in Orange Co, VA.⁽¹¹⁵⁾ Parents: Benjamin PORTER and Ann CAMPBELL.

Blanche PORTER Parents: Oscar H. PORTER and Sallie FORBES.

Calvin Lewis PORTER (Private). Parents: Calvin Reese PORTER and Mary ENTRIKIN.

Calvin Reese PORTER (Private). Parents: John David PORTER and Margaret Jane HALL.

He was married to Mary ENTRIKIN on 16 Sep 1926 in Kansas City, MO. Children were: John David PORTER, Robert Reese PORTER, Calvin Lewis PORTER.

Charles PORTER⁽¹⁸⁾ was born in 1781. Parents: William PORTER and Mary BOWEN .

Charles PORTER⁽¹⁷⁷⁾ was born in 1735 in Orange Co, VA.⁽¹¹⁵⁾ Parents: Benjamin PORTER and Ann CAMPBELL.

Charley PORTER⁽⁴³⁶⁾ was born in 1872 in MO. Parents: Steven W. PORTER and Mercenia E. (Susanna) UNKNOWN.

Chester PORTER (Private). Parents: Steven W. PORTER and Mercenia E. (Susanna) UNKNOWN.

Cloyd Everett PORTER was born on 21 Sep 1897. He died on 28 Sep 1976. He was buried on 2 Oct 1976 in Pleasant View Cemetary, Assumption, IL. Parents: Arthur William PORTER and Julia Ann BILYEU.

He was married to Madge CORTER on 25 Aug 1921. Children were: Errol Herbert PORTER.

Clyde PORTER Parents: Oscar H. PORTER and Mary Catherine DECKER.

David PORTER⁽¹⁸⁾ was born on 8 Mar 1780 in Rockbridge, Co, VA. He died on 16 Jul 1849 in On the Oregon Trail, Idaho. Parents: William PORTER and Mary BOWEN.

He was married to Nancy CULTON on 7 Sep 1807 in Rockbridge, Co, VA. Children were: Mary Bowen PORTER, Rebecca PORTER, Alexander PORTER, William PORTER, Joseph Woods PORTER, Elizabeth PORTER, Stephen PORTER, Nancy PORTER, John PORTER, Reese PORTER.

He was married to Mary Elizabeth HOPKINS. Children were: James PORTER.

David PORTER⁽¹⁸⁾ was born on 14 Feb 1822 in Lincoln Co, TN. He died on 27 Nov 1834. Parents: Stephen PORTER and Mary Emmett PORTER.

David J. PORTER Parents: Errol Herbert PORTER and Patricia L. TIBBS.

Dollie E. PORTER (Private). Parents: Steven W. PORTER and Mercenia E. (Susanna) UNKNOWN.

Edna May PORTER was born on 26 May 1894 in Assumption, IL. She died on 28 Oct 1993 in Pueblo, CO. She was buried on 30 Oct 1993 in Roselawn Cemetary, Pueblo, CO. Parents: Arthur William PORTER and Julia Ann BILYEU.

She was married to William Clarence MOORE on 23 Apr 1913 in Taylorville, IL. Children were: Leona Genevieve MOORE, not given MOORE.

Effie PORTER⁽⁴³⁷⁾ was born in 1879 in MO. Parents: Steven W. PORTER and Mercenia E. (Susanna) UNKNOWN.

Elizabeth PORTER was born in 1853. Parents: Joseph Woods PORTER and Elizabeth Ann HOWEY.

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