Richard PORTER

1611 - 1688  (77 years)

• Name	Richard PORTER
  Birth	1611	Weymouth, Dorset, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Mar 1688	Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I84	Main Tree
  Last Modified	21 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Richard PORTER,   c. 15 Oct 1576, Breadsall, Derbyshire, England d. 1640, Breadsall, Derbyshire, England (Age ~ 63 years)
  Mother	Mary MARLEDGE,   b. Abt 1578, Breadsall, Derbyshire, England d. 1656, Breadsall, Derbyshire, England (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	10 Jun 1604	Breadsall, Derbyshire, England
  Family ID	F800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth DORCET,   b. 1613, Weymouth, Dorset, England d. 1689, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1630	Weymouth, Dorset, England
  Children	1. Mary PORTER,   b. Abt 1635, Weymouth, Dorset, England d. Aft 10 Apr 1682, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age > 47 years)   2. John PORTER,   b. Abt 1637, Weymouth, Dorset, England d. 25 Aug 1717, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age 80 years)   3. Ruth PORTER,   b. 3 Oct 1639, Weymouth, Dorset, England d. Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts   4. Thomas PORTER,   b. Abt 1641, Weymouth, Dorset, England d. 17 Dec 1672, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age 31 years)
  Family ID	F71	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 May 2012

  
  

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  Porter Family Coat of Arms This interesting surname is of Old French origin, and has two possible sources; firstly, it may be an occupational name for the gatekeeper of a town, or a doorkeeper of a large house, deriving from the Middle English "porter", a development of the Old French "portier". Secondly, it may be an occupational name for a man who carried loads for a living, especially one who used his own muscle power rather than a beast of burden or a wheeled vehicle, from the Old French "porteo(u)r" to carry, convey.