John Porter

1640–1716 (Age 76)
Carrowen, County Donegal, Ireland

The Life Summary of John

When John Porter was born in 1640, in Carrowen, County Donegal, Ireland, his father, David Porter, was 25 and his mother, Rebecca Elizabeth Berry, was 25. He married Margaret Meredith about 1660. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1716, in his hometown, at the age of 76.

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Family Time Line

John Porter
1640–1716
Margaret Meredith
1646–1733
Marriage: 1691
Josias Porter
1661–1716
Richard Porter
1667–
Elizabeth Porter
1670–
Thomas Porter
1670–
Elizabeth Porter
1685–
John Porter
1687–
Robert Lee Porter
1665–1705
John Porter
1670–1716
Elizabeth Porter
1677–
William Porter
1680–1742
Gabriel Porter
1683–1766

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1691Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland
    • Children

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (6)

    1641
    Age 1
    Great Catholic-Gaelic rebellion for return of lands, later joined by Old English Catholics in Ireland. Under leadership of Irish chieftain, Rory O'More, conspiracy was formed to seize Dublin and expel the English. English settlers were driven out of Ulster. Catholics hold 59% of land in Ireland.
    1649
    Age 9
    The Protestant Lord Protector of England, Oliver Cromwell, landed at Dublin. His troops killed 2,000 men. A great part of lands in Munster, Leinster and Ulster (Drogheda and Wexford) was confiscated and divided among the English soldiers.
    1672
    Age 32
    Over 6,000 Irish boys and women sold as slaves since England gained control of Jamaica.

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: occupational name for the gatekeeper of a walled town or city, or the doorkeeper of a great house, castle, or monastery, from Middle English and Older Scots porter(e), port(o)ur ‘doorkeeper, gatekeeper’ (Anglo-Norman French port(i)er, portur, Latin portarius). The office often came with accommodation, lands, and other privileges for the bearer, and in some cases was hereditary, especially in the case of a royal castle. The name has been established in Ireland since the 13th century. In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates and equivalents in other languages, for example German Pförtner (see Fortner ) and Poertner .English: occupational name for a man who carried loads for a living, especially one who used his own muscle power rather than a beast of burden or a wheeled vehicle. This sense is from Middle English port(o)ur, porter ‘porter, carrier of burdens’ (Anglo-Norman French portur, porteo(u)r).Dutch: variant, mostly Americanized, of Poorter, status name for a freeman (burgher) of a town, Middle Dutch portere, modern Dutch poorter. Compare De Porter .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Porterfield
    Sluiter
    Port
    Fortner
    Portmann
    Portier

    Sources (5)

    • John Porter in entry for Sarah Porter, "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881"
    • John Porter in entry for Elizabeth Porter, "Ireland, the Register of Derry Cathedral, 1642-1703"
    • John Porter in entry for Sarah Porter, "Ireland, the Register of Derry Cathedral, 1642-1703"

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