Thomas Porter 1761–1832 – Phineas Wolcott Cook Family Organization

Thomas Porter, 1761–1832 (aged 70 years)

Thomas Porter

Name: Thomas Porter
Given names: Thomas
Surname: Porter

Gender Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	November 30, 1761 31 27 Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Birth of a brother	Elijah Porter February 6, 1764 (aged 2 years) Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death of a brother	Justus Porter January 20, 1777 (aged 15 years) Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Death of a grandmother	Mrs. Elizabeth … September 16, 1777 (aged 15 years) Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death of a mother	Beulah Minor September 4, 1786 (aged 24 years)
Marriage	Beulah Price — View this family about 1790 (aged 28 years) Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Birth of a child	Child Porter 1793 (aged 31 years) Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death of a father	Thomas Porter before 1800 (aged 38 years) Harpersfield, Delaware, New York, USA
Birth of a son	John Porter about 1805 (aged 43 years) Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Birth of a son	James Porter about 1808 (aged 46 years) Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Birth of a son	Moses Porter about 1810 (aged 48 years) Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Death	after 1832 (aged 70 years) Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana, USA
LDS baptism	September 16, 1924 (92 years after death) LDS temple: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
LDS endowment	April 22, 1925 (93 years after death) LDS temple: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
LDS child sealing	March 4, 1977 (145 years after death) LDS temple: Washington, District of Columbia, United States Family: Thomas Porter + Beulah Minor
Unique identifier	2E717230A9054E088E5F3D5246BFC957E6F1
Last change	March 20, 2019

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: July 22, 1730 38 37 — Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Marriage: December 25, 1752 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: July 24, 1754 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: before 1800 — Harpersfield, Delaware, New York, USA LDS baptism: October 18, 1943 LDS endowment: August 28, 1944 LDS child sealing: June 12, 1963 LDS spouse sealing: March 30, 1972 LDS spouse sealing: October 28, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Hand Daughter Porter Family with spouse Beulah Minor Justus Porter Joanna Porter Beulah Porter Thomas Porter Elijah Porter Thomas Porter 1730–1800 Birth: July 22, 1730 38 37 — Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Death: before 1800 — Harpersfield, Delaware, New York, USA
mother	Links Birth: August 29, 1734 36 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: July 24, 1754 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: September 4, 1786 LDS spouse sealing: March 30, 1972 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Porter Justus Porter Joanna Porter Beulah Porter Thomas Porter Elijah Porter Beulah Minor 1734–1786 Birth: August 29, 1734 36 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: September 4, 1786
Marriage	Marriage: July 24, 1754 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
11 months elder brother	Links Birth: June 6, 1755 24 20 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Christening: July 30, 1755 25 20 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: January 20, 1777 — Somerset, New Jersey, United States LDS baptism: August 24, 1976 LDS endowment: December 4, 1976 LDS child sealing: March 3, 1977 Burial: New Jersey, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Justus Porter 1755–1777 Birth: June 6, 1755 24 20 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: January 20, 1777 — Somerset, New Jersey, United States
17 months elder sister	Links Birth: October 29, 1756 26 22 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: LDS baptism: September 16, 1924 LDS endowment: September 29, 1930 LDS child sealing: March 12, 1977 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Joanna Porter 1756– Birth: October 29, 1756 26 22 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death:
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: December 30, 1758 28 24 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: February 5, 1786 — Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: LDS baptism: September 16, 1924 LDS endowment: October 10, 1930 LDS child sealing: March 12, 1977 LDS spouse sealing: April 3, 1998 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Samuel D. Beeman Samuel Porter Beeman Andrew Beeman William Beeman Beulah Porter 1758– Birth: December 30, 1758 28 24 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death:
3 years himself	Links Birth: November 30, 1761 31 27 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: about 1790 — Hamilton, Ohio, USA Death: after 1832 — Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana, USA LDS baptism: September 16, 1924 LDS endowment: April 22, 1925 LDS child sealing: March 4, 1977 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Beulah Price Child Porter John Porter James Porter Moses Porter Thomas Porter 1761–1832 Birth: November 30, 1761 31 27 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: after 1832 — Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana, USA
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: February 6, 1764 33 29 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: LDS baptism: September 16, 1924 LDS endowment: April 24, 1925 LDS child sealing: March 3, 1977 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elijah Porter 1764– Birth: February 6, 1764 33 29 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death:

Father’s family with Elizabeth Hand
father	Links Birth: July 22, 1730 38 37 — Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Marriage: December 25, 1752 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: July 24, 1754 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: before 1800 — Harpersfield, Delaware, New York, USA LDS baptism: October 18, 1943 LDS endowment: August 28, 1944 LDS child sealing: June 12, 1963 LDS spouse sealing: March 30, 1972 LDS spouse sealing: October 28, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Hand Daughter Porter Family with spouse Beulah Minor Justus Porter Joanna Porter Beulah Porter Thomas Porter Elijah Porter Thomas Porter 1730–1800 Birth: July 22, 1730 38 37 — Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Death: before 1800 — Harpersfield, Delaware, New York, USA
step-mother	Links Birth: July 1, 1728 30 26 — Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Marriage: December 25, 1752 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: October 9, 1753 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA LDS baptism: May 9, 1957 LDS endowment: October 2, 1957 LDS child sealing: March 12, 1958 LDS spouse sealing: October 28, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Porter Daughter Porter Elizabeth Hand 1728–1753 Birth: July 1, 1728 30 26 — Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Death: October 9, 1753 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage	Marriage: December 25, 1752 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
9 months half-sister	Links Birth: September 20, 1753 23 25 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: September 20, 1753 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA LDS child sealing: October 4, 2007 Burial: Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA LDS baptism: LDS endowment: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Daughter Porter 1753–1753 Birth: September 20, 1753 23 25 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: September 20, 1753 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Family with Beulah Price
himself	Links Birth: November 30, 1761 31 27 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: about 1790 — Hamilton, Ohio, USA Death: after 1832 — Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana, USA LDS baptism: September 16, 1924 LDS endowment: April 22, 1925 LDS child sealing: March 4, 1977 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Beulah Price Child Porter John Porter James Porter Moses Porter Thomas Porter 1761–1832 Birth: November 30, 1761 31 27 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: after 1832 — Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana, USA
wife	Links Birth: about 1763 Marriage: about 1790 — Hamilton, Ohio, USA Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Porter Child Porter John Porter James Porter Moses Porter Beulah Price 1763– Birth: about 1763 Death:
Marriage	Marriage: about 1790 — Hamilton, Ohio, USA
4 years child	Links Birth: 1793 31 30 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: September 20, 1793 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Child Porter 1793–1793 Birth: 1793 31 30 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: September 20, 1793 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
13 years son	Links Birth: about 1805 43 42 — Hamilton, Ohio, USA Death: LDS child sealing: LDS baptism: LDS endowment: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John Porter 1805– Birth: about 1805 43 42 — Hamilton, Ohio, USA Death:
4 years son	Links Birth: about 1808 46 45 — Hamilton, Ohio, USA Death: 1877 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships James Porter 1808–1877 Birth: about 1808 46 45 — Hamilton, Ohio, USA Death: 1877
3 years son	Links Birth: about 1810 48 47 — Hamilton, Ohio, USA Death: 1899 — Jefferson, Indiana, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Moses Porter 1810–1899 Birth: about 1810 48 47 — Hamilton, Ohio, USA Death: 1899 — Jefferson, Indiana, USA

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Note	BIRTH: Barbour Collection of Woodbury Vital Records, F.H.L. book 974.6 V2wL, Vol. 53, p. 213. "Thomas Porter, son of Thomas and Beulah." Original Records at the Town Clerk’s Office, Connecticut, Births, Marriages and Deaths, Vol. 1 p. 42. The same date recorded in the original record: "Woodbury Index to Vital Records," FHL film 1491338, item 1, p. 86.) Now found in "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F746-XH6 : 11 February 2018), Thomas Porter, 30 Nov 1761; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown. BETHLEHEM CT: In his Revolutionary War Pension application he stated he enlisted in Bethlehem. However, two years earlier he had enlisted in Wyoming County, PA, then a part of Conn. Obviously the family lived for a time in Wyoming County and at least Thomas Jr. returned to Bethlehem. REVOLUTIONARY WAR: 1. In 1778 Thomas served a short time as a Volunteer at Wyoming, Pennsylvania under Capt. Jenkins. They went in pursuit of savages who had massacred the Harden brothers. The officer was Butler. (Pension) 2. He served in a company of Connecticut Militia under Captain Chapman, Col. Beebe's Regiment" for 9 months. (Revolutionary War Pension Application, #2 17640, FHL film 971,955, p. 430) At the time of service, he was living "in the Bethlehem Society near Woodbury, Connecticut." After joining in Bethlehem they marched to Horne Neck. Stationed there until dismissed Jan. 1, 1781. He remembered in his pension application Colonel Beebe, Captains Porter, Umstead, and Bradley. The date written was Apr. 1780 to Jan. 1781. Thomas filed a pension claim in Cotton, Switzerland County, Indiana on August 21, 1832 for which he was later granted a pension. On the date of application, June 7, 1832, he was 70 years old. He stated he lived 5 or 6 years in New York state, then in Kentucky 10 years, (probably what later became southern Ohio), Ohio 20 years, and Indiana 13 years. He was married to either Sarah Price or Beulah Price (b. circa 1763) and they had three known sons; John (b. 1805, Hamilton County, Ohio), James (1808, Ohio-1877), and Moses (1810, Ohio-1899, Jefferson County, Indiana). Thomas stated that he lived in Kentucky for ten years (difficult to read) and he lived in Ohio for about twenty years before moving to Indiana, but the area where he lived was the border, and he may actually have been in approximately the same place but the boundaries changed. There were two other Porters listed on the rolls for the 4th Connecticut Regiment. Nathanial Porter served from December 7, 1780 to November 13, 1782 in the 7th Company commanded by Captain David Star. Colonel Zebulon Butler was the Regimental commander. Eldad Porter from Waterbury served from April 1, 1780 to December 31, 1780. WESTMORELAND, PENN. In 1778, Thomas Jr. served a short time as a Volunteer at Wyoming, Pennsylvania under Capt. Jenkins. He must have moved back to Woodbury when he returned because he then served in a company of Connecticut Militia under Captain Chapman, Col. Beebe's Regiment, for nine months. Revolutionary War Pension Application, #2 17640, p. 430. It was noted at the time of service, he was living “in the Bethlehem Society near Woodbury, Connecticut.” In 1783 he bought land in Wilkes-Barre, PA, and was called "Thomas Porter of Westmoreland on the deed. (Deeds of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 1:98. ) In 1789 he sold the land in Wilkes-Barre, and was known as "Thomas Porter of Bethlehem, Litchfield, CT."(Deeds of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 1:127.) From correspondence with Nancy Smith: "Thomas and all his 4 sons saw service in the Revolutionary War. Justice died in the war. The other 3 sons have pension applications. Thomas Jr was in Switzerland Co, IN in 1832. His account details the "pursuit of the savages who had massacred two white men" at Wyoming. 'We killed two Indians, one of them while swimming in the Susquehanna river.'" 1790 CENSUS: Thomas Porter in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, p. 394 (Census Place: Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut; Roll: M637_1; Image: 0349). In the household were three females, one male above 16 and one under 16. Neighbors are Samuel Blakesley, Sponsor Gangred, Ebenezer Plumbley and Samuel Olcott. 1800 CENSUS: There are two of that name in Waterbury, none in Woodbury, Ohio or Tn. TIME LINE: 30 Nov. 1761 - born in Bethlehem, Litchfield, CT. 1765-1770 - his family moved to Westmoreland, PA 1778 - Served in Revolutionary War at Wyoming, Pennsylvania under Capt. Jenkins. Apr. 1780 to Jan. 1781 - Enlisted at Bethlehem Ct in the CT Militia under Captain Chapman, Col. Beebe's Regiment" for 9 months. 1783 - Living in Westmoreland, PA when he bought land at Wilkes-Barre PA. 1789 - Sold the land in Wilkes-Barre, and was known as "Thomas Porter of Bethlehem, Litchfield, CT." 1790 - Woodbury Census 1793 - His child died in Woodbury 1795 - Moved to New York 1800 - Moved to Kentucky (Could have been Ohio before borders were confirmed?) 1810 - Moved to Ohio 1830 -Lived in Indiana 1832 - Applied for pension at Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana PENSION: On August 21, 1832 he applied for a pension from Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana at 70 years old. Gave his birth 29 Nov. 1761 near New Haven, Conn. "When called into the service I lived in the Bethlehem society near Woodbury, Conn. Since the war I lived about 5 or 6 years in New York State (borders uncertain, he may have meant Wilkes-Barre where he owned land 1783-1789), then in Kentucky about 10 years, about 20 years in Ohio and 13 in Indiana." In Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files, it states "Sol. was b. 29 Nov. 1761 near New Haven Ct, and he lived near Woodbury Ct. at enlistment. After the war he lived in NY state 5 or 6 years, then moved to Kentucky for 10 years, then to Ohio for 20 years. In 1819 he moved to Indiana. He appl 21 Aug 1832 in Switzerland, Co. Indiana." DEATH: His residence in Indiana was found in the Pension.
Note	Thomas's Revolutionary War Pension file names her Beulah or Sarah Price. In fact, another source claims he may have married both, one after the other died.

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