When John Floyd Albius Portis was born on 1 April 1740, in Halifax, North Carolina, United States, his father, George Portis, was 55 and his mother, Elizabeth Ann Bell, was 36. He married Sarah Jane Wilder in 1760, in Halifax, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He registered for military service in 1781. He died on 1 June 1794, in Hollister, Halifax, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 54.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
North Carolina is the 12th state.
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
English: variant of Porteous .
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Possible Related NamesThe Suppressed Will of John Portis - 1794, of Nash County, N.C. by Ransom McBride The Portis family of Nash County is the namesake of the gold mine which was discovered on PORTIS property in the e …
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