Zerah Porter 1788– – Phineas Wolcott Cook Family Organization

Zerah Porter, 1788–

Zerah Porter

Name: Zerah Porter
Given names: Zerah
Surname: Porter

Gender Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	January 1788 40 29 Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Marriage	Mrs. Tryphenia Porter — View this family
Birth of a brother	Chauncey Patterson Porter August 9, 1790 (aged 2 years) Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Death of a grandfather	Nathaniel Porter about 1790 (aged 2 years) Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Birth of a brother	Arunah Bradley Porter about 1795 (aged 7 years) Vermont, USA
Birth of a sister	Fitcha Porter about 1797 (aged 9 years) Vermont, USA
Birth of a sister	Lucy Porter about 1799 (aged 11 years) Vermont, USA
Death of a grandmother	Abigail Joslin about 1799 (aged 11 years) Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Death of a grandfather	William Patterson May 7, 1805 (aged 17 years) Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Death of a brother	Simeon Porter January 27, 1826 (aged 38 years)
Death of a father	Simeon Porter August 27, 1838 (aged 50 years) Weybridge, Addison, Vermont, USA
Death of a mother	Sarah Patterson October 25, 1843 (aged 55 years) Weybridge, Addison, Vermont, USA
Death of a brother	Chauncey Patterson Porter May 30, 1850 (aged 62 years) Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Death
LDS baptism	July 5, 2007 (aged 219 years) LDS temple: Bountiful, Utah, United States
LDS endowment	September 20, 2007 (aged 219 years) LDS temple: Provo, Utah, United States
LDS child sealing	October 9, 2007 (aged 219 years) LDS temple: Bountiful, Utah, United States Family: Simeon Porter + Sarah Patterson
Unique identifier	32E4D47C09C44628B21A30BDBFDEEE624747
Last change	May 7, 2020

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: November 26, 1747 23 22 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Christening: May 15, 1748 24 22 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: June 15, 1778 — Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Death: August 27, 1838 — Weybridge, Addison, Vermont, USA LDS baptism: October 18, 1943 LDS endowment: June 7, 1944 LDS child sealing: October 9, 2007 LDS spouse sealing: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Patterson Sarah Porter Abigail Porter Elizabeth Porter Simeon Porter Zerah Porter Chauncey Patterson Porter Arunah Bradley Porter Fitcha Porter Lucy Porter Simeon Porter 1747–1838 Birth: November 26, 1747 23 22 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: August 27, 1838 — Weybridge, Addison, Vermont, USA
mother	Links Birth: November 21, 1758 — Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Marriage: June 15, 1778 — Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Death: October 25, 1843 — Weybridge, Addison, Vermont, USA LDS baptism: June 13, 1905 LDS endowment: November 9, 1906 LDS child sealing: October 4, 2007 LDS spouse sealing: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Simeon Porter Sarah Porter Abigail Porter Elizabeth Porter Simeon Porter Zerah Porter Chauncey Patterson Porter Arunah Bradley Porter Fitcha Porter Lucy Porter Sarah Patterson 1758–1843 Birth: November 21, 1758 — Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Death: October 25, 1843 — Weybridge, Addison, Vermont, USA
Marriage	Marriage: June 15, 1778 — Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
8 months elder sister	Links Birth: January 30, 1779 31 20 — Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, 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 Sarah Porter 1779– Birth: January 30, 1779 31 20 — Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Death:
19 months elder sister	Links Birth: August 8, 1780 32 21 — Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Death: LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: July 28, 2007 LDS child sealing: November 9, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Abigail Porter 1780– Birth: August 8, 1780 32 21 — Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Death:
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: November 18, 1782 34 23 — Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, 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 Elizabeth Porter 1782– Birth: November 18, 1782 34 23 — Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Death:
3 years elder brother	Links Birth: August 2, 1785 37 26 — Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Marriage: Death: January 27, 1826 LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: September 20, 2007 LDS child sealing: October 9, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mabilla … Simeon Porter 1785–1826 Birth: August 2, 1785 37 26 — Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Death: January 27, 1826
3 years himself	Links Birth: January 1788 40 29 — Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Marriage: Death: LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: September 20, 2007 LDS child sealing: October 9, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mrs. Tryphenia Porter Zerah Porter 1788– Birth: January 1788 40 29 — Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Death:
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: August 9, 1790 42 31 — Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Marriage: March 1, 1810 — Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, USA Marriage: 1822 — Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, USA Marriage: February 27, 1832 — Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA Death: May 30, 1850 — Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, USA LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS spouse sealing: October 9, 2007 LDS endowment: January 15, 2008 LDS child sealing: LDS spouse sealing: LDS spouse sealing: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lora Abby Family with spouse Caroline Amanda Woodworth Alanson Chauncey Porter Family with spouse Marriette Ray Sarah Jane Porter Adeline Amanda Porter William Byron Porter Marriette Porter Chauncey Patterson Porter 1790–1850 Birth: August 9, 1790 42 31 — Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Death: May 30, 1850 — Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
6 years younger brother	Links Birth: about 1795 47 36 — Vermont, USA Marriage: Death: of Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, USA LDS child sealing: LDS baptism: LDS endowment: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary … Arunah Bradley Porter 1795– Birth: about 1795 47 36 — Vermont, USA Death: of Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1797 49 38 — Vermont, USA Marriage: Death: LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: November 8, 2007 LDS child sealing: November 20, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Isaac Vanderson Fitcha Porter 1797– Birth: about 1797 49 38 — Vermont, USA Death:
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1799 51 40 — Vermont, USA Death: LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: December 13, 2007 LDS child sealing: December 18, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Lucy Porter 1799– Birth: about 1799 51 40 — Vermont, USA Death:

Family with Mrs. Tryphenia Porter
himself	Links Birth: January 1788 40 29 — Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Marriage: Death: LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: September 20, 2007 LDS child sealing: October 9, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mrs. Tryphenia Porter Zerah Porter 1788– Birth: January 1788 40 29 — Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Death:
wife	Links Birth: 1791 — Vermont, USA Marriage: Death: LDS baptism: May 3, 2009 LDS endowment: May 3, 2009 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Zerah Porter Mrs. Tryphenia Porter 1791– Birth: 1791 — Vermont, USA Death:
Marriage	Marriage: —

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Note	NEW HAVEN, ADDISON, VERMONT: There are land records for Zerah Porter beginning in 1812 in the Addison County Deed Index. Zerah was a landowner in New Haven from 1812 to 1826 when his father sold out. (6:294 (FHL 28573); 9:15, 16, 723 (FHL 28575) Apparently they sold out at the same time in 1826, Simeon moving to New York and Zerah going to Monkton in Addison VT. His brothers were witnesses to a deed 12 October 1826: Simeon I. Porter and Chauncey P. Porter. (9:723) WEYBRIDGE, ADDISON, VERMONT: Lawsuit against Zerah and Chauncey Porter: On 5 Oct. 1821 Ira Stewart sold to Zerah and Chauncey his oil mill in Weybridge. Stewart produced evidence the notes were paid late-two of them a year late. When the final payment was not made, Stewart prepared to sue at law and regain possession of his oil mill, but said Zerah and Chauncey persuaded him to wait one more year. They would obtain the signature of Elijah Branch as security and would pay the final payment of $619 in two installments. After those payments were made in 1825, Stewart refused to give up the deed. Judgment was based on a similar case. It was decided that since the Porters held the notes in return for payment, Stewart could not claim he had not been paid. If the original contract was not changed by their agreement to postpone the deadline, it must be honored. The defendant, after accepting the payment could not thereafter claim it was not sufficient payment. However, since all the payments were late the original contract could not be considered as having been honored. I believe the verdict was in favor of the plaintiff, but with an appeal to mercy. “The acceptance of payment after the day may be sufficient performance in a court of equity; and on application there, complete justice may be done between the parties. Judgment for the defendant affirmed.” (Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Vermont, by Asa Aikens, Vermont Supreme Court, Published for the reporter by S. Ide, 1828 Item notes: v.2(1826/1827) Aikens. Original from Harvard University Digitized Jun 29, 2007, , p. 417-428. ) Zerah made an affidavit 16 July 1839 in behalf of his father's Rev. War Pension Application at Weybridge, Addison Co. Vermont. By that time his father had moved to New York. 1820 CENSUS: New Haven, Addison, Vermont: Three males. One is under ten, 1 is 10-16 and one is 26-45. One female 26-45. 2 slaves. (Ancestry.com) Living two houses away is his father Simeon Porter. 1830 CENSUS: Monkton, Addison Vermont: Two males, One is 10-15 and one is 30-40. Two females. One is 5-10 and one is 20-30. 1850 CENSUS: Weybridge, Addison, Vermont. Zerah Porter, age 60, a physician born in Mass. and Tryphenia, age 59, born Vermont. Also living in the home are a female T. R. Porter, age 28, born Vermont and William Noyes, age 10, born Vermont. (1850 Census of Addison Co, VT, FHL 974.35 X2F, Vol. 1.)

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NEW HAVEN, ADDISON, VERMONT:
There are land records for Zerah Porter beginning in 1812 in the Addison County Deed Index.
Zerah was a landowner in New Haven from 1812 to 1826 when his father sold out. (6:294 (FHL 28573); 9:15, 16, 723 (FHL 28575) Apparently they sold out at the same time in 1826, Simeon moving to New York and Zerah going to Monkton in Addison VT.
His brothers were witnesses to a deed 12 October 1826: Simeon I. Porter and Chauncey P. Porter. (9:723)
WEYBRIDGE, ADDISON, VERMONT:
Lawsuit against Zerah and Chauncey Porter: On 5 Oct. 1821 Ira Stewart sold to Zerah and Chauncey his oil mill in Weybridge. Stewart produced evidence the notes were paid late-two of them a year late. When the final payment was not made, Stewart prepared to sue at law and regain possession of his oil mill, but said Zerah and Chauncey persuaded him to wait one more year. They would obtain the signature of Elijah Branch as security and would pay the final payment of $619 in two installments. After those payments were made in 1825, Stewart refused to give up the deed.
Judgment was based on a similar case. It was decided that since the Porters held the notes in return for payment, Stewart could not claim he had not been paid. If the original contract was not changed by their agreement to postpone the deadline, it must be honored. The defendant, after accepting the payment could not thereafter claim it was not sufficient payment. However, since all the payments were late the original contract could not be considered as having been honored.
I believe the verdict was in favor of the plaintiff, but with an appeal to mercy. “The acceptance of payment after the day may be sufficient performance in a court of equity; and on application there, complete justice may be done between the parties. Judgment for the defendant affirmed.” (Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Vermont, by Asa Aikens, Vermont Supreme Court, Published  for the reporter by S. Ide, 1828 Item notes: v.2(1826/1827) Aikens. Original from Harvard University Digitized Jun 29, 2007, , p. 417-428. )
Zerah made an affidavit 16 July 1839 in behalf of his father's Rev. War Pension Application at Weybridge, Addison Co. Vermont. By that time his father had moved to New York.
1820 CENSUS: New Haven, Addison, Vermont: Three males. One is under ten, 1 is 10-16 and one is 26-45. One female 26-45.  2 slaves. (Ancestry.com) Living two houses away is his father Simeon Porter.
1830 CENSUS: Monkton, Addison Vermont: Two males, One is 10-15 and one is 30-40. Two females. One is 5-10 and one is 20-30.
1850 CENSUS: Weybridge, Addison, Vermont. Zerah Porter, age 60, a physician born in Mass. and Tryphenia, age 59, born Vermont. Also living in the home are a female T. R. Porter, age 28, born Vermont and William Noyes, age 10, born Vermont. (1850 Census of Addison Co, VT, FHL 974.35 X2F, Vol. 1.)