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Sarah Porter

Sarah Porter

Female Abt 1624 - 1696  (72 years)

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  • Name Sarah Porter 
    Born Abt 15 Mar 1624  Felsttead, Essex, England, (Present UK) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 16 Mar 1696  Woodbury, Litchfield County, Province of Connecticut, (Present USA) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Stratford Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1685  Alford Hathaway
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2021 

    Father John Porter,   b. 21 Jun 1594, Felstead, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1648, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Anna White,   d. 1647 
    Family ID F636  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • New England families, genealogical and memorial: a record of the ..., Volume 2 edited by William Richard Cutter6&source=bl&ots=QwECaTHJzr&sig=jvTr9pvVDkL1NwEIe0LXYHYYAbc&hl=en&ei=FBnwTJrVMpD2swPoy6i5Cw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CC8Q6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Joshua%20Judson%201656&f=falseillam Judson, the immigrant ancestor, was born in England, in Yorkshire, according to tradition, and came to America in 1634, to Concord, Massachusetts, where he lived for four years. Then he located at Hartford, Connecticut, ......He died July 29, 1662. His wife Grace died at New Haven, September 29, 1659 and he married (second) Elizabeth, widow of Benjamin Wilmot. The will of Elizabeth was dated January or February, 1685, and the inventory was taken November 10, 1685. Children, born in England: 1. JOSEPH, 1619, lived in Roxbury, Massachusetts, four years, then moved to Wethersfield, Connecticut, where he was made a freeman in May 1638; elected representative to general assembly, 1639; lieutenant of train band of Stratford, June, 1672, and served in King Philip's war in 1676; was very prominent in town affairs, and owned a large amount of land in Stratford, of which he was a founder; was deputy from that place to general assembly several times; commissioner of the town, also; married SARAH, daughter of John PORTER, and had ten children. 2. Jeremiah. 3. Joshua, mentioned below.el Orcutt, Fairfield County Historical Society, Bridgeport0AIk&hl=en&ei=DyfwTOL_LIqusAPa6cHACw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Joseph%20Judson&f=false father to Stratford when nineteen years of age, in 1639. He m. SARAH, dau. of John PORTER (?), of Windsor, Oct. 24, 1644. She died mar. 16, 1696-7, aged 70. He died Oct. 8, 1690, aged 71. It is also stated that John Porter, of Windsor, had no daughter SARAH. (See sketches on pages 110 and 250.)mes, b. Apr. 24, 1650.ad Hannah, Sarah and Samuel.66; d. Nov. 1, 1676.books.google.com/books?id=SHEFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA162&lpg=PA162&dq=Joseph+Judson,+Lt&source=bl&ots=DIcEeeJqED&sig=r31sTwDhFRTBdH7kpojCXXOPu70&hl=en&ei=JCrwTP3AD4aqsAP21KjICw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CDcQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=judson&f=falser years, removed thence to Stratford, Conn., married in 1644, in his 25th year, SARAH, dau. of John PORTER of Windsor, she being 18 years of age. He was a leading man in the early days of the colony, being frequently called to sustain the duties of public office. He d. Oct. 9, 1690, and was buried in Stratford. His widow d. March 16, 1696. Children,South Hampton, L. I., in 1664.Milford.THE SON OF JOSHUA AND ANN PORTER in History of ancient Woodbury, Connecticut: from the first Indian ..., Volume 2 By William Cothren, http://books.google.com/books?id=uQwCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1510&lpg=PA1510&dq=Joshua+Judson+1656&source=bl&ots=AEt9NeQHBA&sig=G_xe0LECO2MBEENs-4iTZ9GhqD4&hl=en&ei=mh3wTNv4DIGasAPPrMnZCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CDQQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Joshua%20Judson%201656&f=false , Pg.1510 Corrections & Additions)