Display Patriot - P-340779 - Samuel PORTER

Samuel PORTER

SAR Patriot #: P-340779

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State of Service: VA      Qualifying Service: Private / Patriotic Service
DAR #: A091303

Birth: abt 1735 / / Ireland
Death: bef 08 Mar 1820 / Russell / VA

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Private serving under Captains John Holder or Holden and Charles Gatliss
  2. He and his family were taken prisoners at Martin's Station, Kentucky June 26, 1780 and sent to Quebec

Additional References:
  1. DAR record copy 808416 - Samuel Porter cites
    • Collins, History of Kentucky, Volume 1, pg 13
    • Harding, George Rogers Clark & His Men, pg 44-45
    • Payroll of Captain Charles Gatliff, Martin's Station, March 17 to June 26, 1780, pg 44-45
    • McHenry, Rebel Prisoners at Quebec, 1778-1780, pg 54

Spouse: Elizabeth Duncan
Children: Hugh; Margaret/Peggy;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
2017-09-15 CA 76281 William Ernest McDowell (204531) Hugh   
2021-03-26 MO 93630 Richard Lee Mann II (211372) Margaret   
Burial:
UNKNOWN (Unindexed)
Location:
Russell / VA
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Find-a-Grave lists his burial as "Non-Cemetery Burial, Specifically: Buried on his farm"



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