Richard PORTER

1611 - 1688  (77 years)

• Name	Richard PORTER
  Born	1611	Weymouth, Dorset, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	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)
  Married	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)
  Married	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)
  Last Modified	21 May 2012
  Family ID	F71	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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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.