CARSONs per PORTER, Capt. John M.(CSA) 1872 (part 1) Virginia USA
-Harold Helm 2306 Westgate, Houston TEXAS 77019 USA (713) 529-2333
Porter, Carson, Helm, Owen From:jfabian@aol.com>with credit to JTL
"History of our family connection"
by Captain John M. Porter, C.S.A. in 1872
from a copy made by Porter McKay in 1893.
Comments in italics/spacing those of JT Lamkin multimodal(a)juno.com,
from the work of John A. Porter and others. [P*] indicates image
available. quoted for critical review and sources, documentation:
I propose to write down the names and place of nativity of my
ancestors, and group in
some sort of form some facts which will be interesting only to our
family. The family of
PORTER's , CARSON and HELM are nearly related, and all of them are
originally, I think of
Scotch Irish descent, having, the older members, suffered the religious
persecutions in England,
and for that reason emigrated to America at an early date.
[A] JOHN PORTER, b. 1695-1715/18 near Belfast Ireland; d.<June 1781
Prince Edward Co
VA; m. ca. 1742/4 in Ireland, was the name of my great grand father,
that is to say he was my
father's grand father. John PORTER lived in Prince Edward County, in
the Colony of Virginia,
comming there after arrival in Philadelphia?. He married a lady of the
name Polly [Mary]ANTHONY, b. 1720/2/3 Ireland; d.1769,<1781 P.E.Co VA.
His children were five sons, and
three daughters, The names of his sons were William, John, Oliver,
Nathaniel and Francis, my
grand father. The names of his daughters were Florence or "Flora",
Rachel and Anna. I will
now give a short account of each:-
[A1][P*] WILLIAM M. PORTER, b.1746 Belfast Ireland; d. 8 July 1828
Butler Co KY; m. 9
Sept 1781 P.E.Co VA, the oldest boy was a soldier in the American Army
during the war of the
revolution, and attained the rank of Captain, 1st - 12th VA, 2nd - 8th
VA Rgmts., and was severely
wounded by the British at the battle of Cowpens, 17 Jan 1781- saber cut
on face that left him
permanently disfigured - nearly removed his nose. He married Susan
[Susannah or Suky]CARSON, b. 9 Oct 1754/5 in Ireland?; d. 25 July 1830;
sister of Thomas and Isabella, and
about the year 1796 or 1797 came to Kentucky, and located on Little
Muddy Creek, now Butler,
then Logan County, split in 1810. His place of settlement is about
three fourths of a mile from
Sugar Grove, about 300 or 400 yards South of the [P*]old family grave
yard, on an elevated and
beautiful building site. The names of his children who grew to
maturity, and reared families,
according to the information I possess, were [A11] William PORTER who
married Betsy
CARSON, b. 8 March 1779; m. 30 Aug 1798 Campbell Co VA, the sister of my
grand mother
PORTER, ---[A11] William PORTER removed to Missouri many years ago, and
have no
reliable information concerning his family, but have been informed, or
have the impression that
his descendants are numerous. [[A111?] Thomas PORTER - near Kansas
City]
[A12]Rev.THOMAS PORTER, another son of William and Susan, married a
Miss
LAWRENCE, and raised a family in Butler and Logan Counties, in both of
which he lived at
different times. He was one of the early, founding ministers of the
Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, and my information is, was a good and useful man in his day and
generation. He was
the father of
[A121] Rev. Hershell S. PORTER. D.D. of the same church, who
died in
Memphis about the year 1856, and also father of
[A122] Dr. Nat. L. PORTER of Pembroke, Ky., and of
[A123] Bradford PORTER late of Hopkins County, who died while
representing
that County in the Legislature of Kentucky;-- and also
father of
[A124] Mrs. Carrie SPENSER, married Judge HALSELL?--
[A125] Baxter and
[A126] Virgil PORTER, who were born and raised near Elkton,
Ky.
[A13] OLIVER PORTER, d. 1865 [not brother [A6] Oliver who went to
Georgia], was
another son of William PORTER, who lived to a good old age, and died in
Butler County at his
home, just west of Sugar Grove, about one mile across the creek, about
the year 1865 soon after
the close of the war of 1861-5. He was a good man, of peculiar notions,
but upright and full of
integrity. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and sympathized with
the South during the war
between the States in 1861 & 5. He died leaving two children. A son
[A131] James A.
PORTER, b. ca. 1844; d.1872, and daughter [A132] Lennis [sp?][Guffy],
who married RevJohn P. TUCK, s/o Powel & Edna Willingham TUCK. James
A. died in 1872, aged about 28
years.
[A14] Dr. FRANCIS D. PORTER [Frank], d.1862, was another son of
William and
Susan PORTER. He was younger than Rev. Thomas PORTER and Oliver, his
brothers. He
married Mary CARSON, b.10 April 1796; d. 1855; m. 4 Dec 1817; d/o
"Saddler Tommie"
Thomas & Mary DINWIDDIE CARSON, sister to James D., Thomas D. and
William CARSON,
and cousin of my father. They raised a large family, mostly daughters,
all of whom are now
living in Missouri or Kansas, save those who are dead. Their only son
was [A14_] Thomas
PORTER who married [A422_?] Ann CHAPMAN, b. 30 June 1839; d.? , daughter
of [A422]Thomas C. CHAPMAN & Hannah TIGERT, and now lives in Mo.--- The
wife of Dr. Frank
PORTER died about the year 1855 perhaps.---
At the beginning of the late war he was attached to the South, in
his feelings, having been
a soldier of 1812. He of his own will came to Bowling Green, in the
Fall of 1861, when the
Confederate Army was at that place, and remained some time in camp with
many of his young
friends, who had enlisted, and he could hardly be persuaded to leave the
camp, on account of the
great attachment and solitude he felt for them.--Although he was at that
time aged and feeble, he
was anxious to remain in the field if for nothing else, to look after
and care for any who might be
sick or wounded. He was at the battle of Fort Donelson on Cumberland
river in Feby. 1862, and
for four days stood the awful storm of war which raged then, and when
the storm was over he
was found among 8000 more men, a prisoner of war.--- He was soon able to
be released from
prison, and came reluctantly home, and was cruelly arrested by Federal
Authorities, thrown in
prison at Bowling Green, and mur---. I had liked to have written
murdered if not murdered was
permitted, and suffered to die without the care of his friends. ---And
no one knows his grave to
this day. --nor ever will I presume. He was a brave man--he knew no
fearThe writer of this
had occasion to know, for he saw him in battle, and witnessed [that] the
fire that nerved him in
1812, and 1814, had not failed him, but burned as fierce as ever on the
cold bloody field at
Donelson.---And I doubt not, if he could have foreseen his fate, he
would ten thousand times
rather have died on that field, than been imprisoned in a filthy pen,
and left to pine away, and die
unnoticed amid an unscrupulous foe. Dr. Frank or "Uncle Frank", as he
was familiarly known,
and called by the boys in the army was a noble type, and earned the name
of being a brave
gallant old gentleman. I do not know whether any one can give an idea
of the exact time of his
death.
Of the sons of William and Susan PORTER, I do not think, but four
viz: - William,
Thomas, Oliver and Frank, all of whom I have mentioned, raised families,
if so I have no
information on the subject. They raised, as I am informed only one
daughter,
[A15] Annie, a good woman, who married William HILL, and lived on
Little Muddy
Creek.---They raised a family of sons,
[A151] Oliver,
[A152] Presly,
[A153] Newton,
[A154] Milton,
[A155] James, and
[A156] Richard.
Annie died I think about 185_ having survived her husband William HILL
a few years.
[A1] William PORTER, my information is, was a wealthy man, and gave
his sons and his
daughter, Annie a good start in life, consisting of lands and Negroes.
The foregoing pages will
have to suffice for the sketch of William PORTER's family, and by
referring to page 1st. it will
be seen that the next one in order is John PORTER, son of older John,
and William's brother.
[A3] Col. JOHN PORTER, b. 1759 P.E.Co. VA; d. 24 Sept 1833 Butler Co KY,
the son of John
PORTER, and Polly his wife, whose name was ANTHONY, was born in the
Colony of Virginia,
in Prince Edward County, about the year 1759 and was also like his
brother William, a soldier of
the revolution, doing honorable service for his Country, and attaining
the rank, I think of Colonel
- 2Lt of 2nd or 12th VA Rgmt 15 June 1777. After the war was over, and
peace restored he,
married Sally [Sarah] CLARK, b.1764; d. 12 June 1832, and in the year
1796 or 97 moved to
Kentucky and settled in Butler County about * mile from his brother
William, and about 1 mile
from Sugar Grove on the Little Muddy Creek. The place is now owned by
Mrs. Martha Sweatt.
He was also, I think well off in goods, having a goodly number of
slaves.
The names of their children who grew to maturity and raised
families are [A31] Oliver
C., [A32] John W., [A33] Benjamin, [A34] Elijah [Elizah], [A35] Beverly,
[A36] William,
some other daughter or daughters, and [A37] Nancy Ann, who married [A42]
William CARSON
.
[A31] OLIVER C. PORTER, b. 1 Nov 1793 P.E.Co VA; d. 26 March 1866
Butler Co; m.
Jennie BRACKEN, was quite a noted character during his life time.
He was a man of
fine sense, and good address. Was a great trader amassed largely,
and lost heavily, so
that at his death in 1863 or thereabouts his estate was insolvent.
His sons were
[A311] Virgil PORTER M., a fine business man, who married a
HINES, Sarah
Ann, b. Oct 1825; d. 16 May 1852; m. 4 Sept 1844; d/o James
D. & Elizabeth
Davis HINES, and died at New Orleans of yellow fever about
1856, leaving two
boys, [A3111] James O. and [A3112] Elvis H. PORTER.
[A312] James A. PORTER, another son of Oliver C. PORTER, now
lives, at this
writing, and I think for years has lived, at Cromwell on Green
River.
[A313] John Philpot Curran PORTER was another son of Oliver
C. PORTER,
and was both deaf and dumb.
He [Oliver C.] was well educated, and a smart man. He died about
1868 or 1869 I think.
His daughter
[A314] Sallie, and I think he had only one, married a man
named CHAPMAN. (I
mean the daughter of Oliver C. PORTER.)
[A32] JOHN W. , [A33] BENJAMIN and [A35] BEVERLY PORTER, I think
went
many years ago to Texas, and died leaving families. Of their families I
am in possession of but
little information. Two sons, of John W. PORTER [A321] & [A322] were in
the war of 1861,
both of whom I remember seeing, before Shiloh. One I think was a
minister of the gospel.
[A34] ELIJAH PORTER, another son of JOHN PORTER, raised a family in
Butler
County, mostly on Little Muddy --- One son
[A341] Zeb, has been absent in the West for about 20 years, at
this time, 1872,
and is now I think in Texas---Another son,
[A342] John, has recently left Butler to join his brother in
Texas. A daughter,
[A343] Sarah married David SPENCER, and died leaving a child
or perhaps two
or three children.
[A331] CLARK T. PORTER, b. 22 May 1822; d. ? ; m. 1st 1844
Adeline
HARRELD; m. 2nd 1858 Margaret AUSTIN, d. 1878; m. 3rd Nancy
w/o Moses C.
BERRY, on Green River, is a son, I think of [A33] Benjamin
PORTER & Mary
PROCTOR. Issue:
[A3311] Mary E. married Jasper BERRY
[A3312] widow of Granville HAMPTON
[A3313] Nancy H. married Samuel AUSTIN
[A3314] died young
[A3315] died young
[A3316] died young
[A3317] Robert Benjamin PORTER
[A3318] Ann E.
[A3319] John C. PORTER
[A3310] Margaret R.
see Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle. Perrin, & Kniffin,
3rd ed., 1886.
A daughter,
[A37] Nancy ANN, b. 1794; d. 1842; m. 14 Aug 1809, of John PORTER
married [A43]William CARSON, b. 1787; d. 1852, father of [A373] Judge
Thomas C.
CARSON, of Butler County. Their other children were
[A376] Sally, who married James BUTLER.
[A3761] Counsel BUTLER, m Belle ARBUCKLE in Cromwell;
[A3762] John Oliver BUTLER, d 1878; m M. ARBUCKLE; no
issue
[A3763] James BUTLER Jr, Butler Co KY
[A3764] Frank BUTLER m Mona JAMES
See notes of Margie Helm
[A374] Nancy Porter, b. 7 June 1825; d. 1 Dec 1861; m. 19 Nov
1846, who
married [P*] J. B. HELM, John Barnett, b. 20 Aug 1815; d.
2 Sept 1896;
issue:
[A3741] James W. HELM
[A3742] John C. HELM
[A3743][P*] Dr. Thomas O. HELM, m. 4 Dec 1888 Ellen
BLAKEY, b. 30
Jul 1865; Issue:
[A37431] John Blakey HELM, m 27 Oct 1925 Catherine
Stark
BURGES
[A37432] Margie HELM, never married
[A37433] Thomas Owen HELM, Jr., m Mary Norris BURGE
[A37434] Harold Owen HELM, m 1925 Mary Grider RODES
[A371] Lavinia [Elena], b. 1811; d. 1842, who married Rev.
Wilson T. MARTIN.
[A372] Oliver Cromwell CARSON, b. 1816; d. 1890; m. 1842 Mary
Elizabeth
d. 1901; d/o R B & Mary Hines COLLINS, of Warren County
[A3721] William CARSON
[A3722] Alice
[A3723] Virgil CARSON
[A3724] Mary
[A3725] James A. or O. CARSON
[A375] William P., b.1827; d. 1860; unmarried and
[A377] John M. CARSON, b. 1833; d. 1857; unmarried,
both of whom died in Butler Co.
And [A373] Judge CARSON, b. 2 April 1823; d. ; m. 1st Sarah, d.
1873; d/o William
WILSON; m. 2nd Martha Hughes*, b. TN. Issue:
[A3731] John M. CARSON m. Luli d/o Hon. B GUFFY
[A3732] Nancy P.
[A3733] Alvina married E T HARRELD
[A3734] Emma married J E WHITAKER
[A3735] Mollie married J E HARRELD
[A3736*] Justus O. CARSON
of whom I spoke a few lines back.
[Hines adds [A38] Mary Ann, b. 20 Aug 1802; d. 12 Oct 1828 Russellville
KY; m. 30 Oct 1817
Capt. Peyton Leftwich PARRISH. Issue: [A381] Edwin Ruthan PARRISH,
[A382] Dr. Horatio
Monroe PARRISH, b. 8 March 1823; d. 15 Dec 1883; m. 17 July 1849 at
Springfield MO
[A443] Sarah Jane CARSON daughter of Thomas E. CARSON and Jane Bell
CARSON. This
may be so, as JMP refers to "some other daughter or daughters".]
Again referring to page 1st. it will be seen that John and Polly
PORTER, had two othersons named [A6][P*] Oliver, b. 1763; d. 29 Aug
1838; m. 10 Oct 1783 Margaret WATSON;
issue [A67] John and [A63] Anthony [See "The Future Holds the Answer"]
and [A5] Nathaniel.
They both moved about the year 1796 or 1800 to Georgia ---probably they
moved to Georgia
about the time John, William and others came to Kentucky. Whom they
married I have no
information. Their families lived in the vicinity , I think of Madison,
and Greensboro Georgia,
and their descendants live there at this time. I was at Cousin [A67]
John PORTER's house in
1865, as will be seen in my "account of the war". He was the son I
think of Oliver PORTER.
They were, I think, quite wealthy at the beginning of the war between
the states but I think it
stripped them of nearly all their wealth. [A63] Anthony PORTER of
Savannah Georgia, was a
brother of John and son of that Oliver who moved to Georgia from
Virginia. [A5] NathanielPORTER moved to "Carolinas" "on account of
family disagreement"; large family many of
whom were in Texas or Lawrence Co? MO.
Again referring to page 1st. The reader will see that John and
Polly PORTER had three
daughters---viz:- [A7] Rachel, [A2] Flora, and [A4] Anna.
[A2] Flora or Florence, b. <1750, was the oldest and married William
EWING, and came to
Kentucky, probably about the same time that William and John PORTER
came. They likewise
settled on or near Little Muddy Creek and died in the course of a number
of years afterwards.
[A21] Col. William EWING who died in Davis County, a few years ago, was
a son of Flora and
William EWING.
[A22] Samuel EWING who died in Butler county a few years ago was
another son, Both
Col. William and Samuel raised families. [see Virgil Porter at end of
NOTES]--- A daughter
[A23] of Flora and William EWING, married a man named STROUD. And
another [A24]married HALSELL, who was grand mother of Judge J. E.
HALSELL and Rev James HALSELL.
Hines says this was [A124] Carrie. See note on Cunningham READ below.
[A7] Rachel, d ca 1840; daughter likewise of John and Polly PORTER,
married Moses READ.
They raised a family some of whom were blind [A71] "Aunt Polly READ",
was their daughter
and I well remember when she used to live at our house when I was a
boy.--Her brother [A72]
Nat, was also blind. Nat was father to [A721] Jas. H. and [A722] Moses
READ, near Caney
Fork. There were others, but I can't trace them, they are so numerous.
In Kentucky: A History
of the State , a William Washington READ, b. 24 April 1819; m. 14 May
1840 Servary EWING;
3rd s/o Cunningham & [A2_?] Margaret Porter EWING, d. 16 Sept 1824, READ
is listed.
According to the sketch, Cunningham READ, b. 1790; d. 30 Aug 1834; m.
1st 1814; m. 2nd ?,
walked to KY with his father Moses READ, an emigrant from Scotland. W
W READ supported
the North which may explain JMP's loss of memory on this line.
[A4] Anna, b. 1760 or 1750/53; d. 21 Aug 1829; m. 3 Oct 1782 P.E.Co VA,
another daughter of
John and Polly, married Revolutionary Tommie, Thomas CARSON, b. 18 Feb
1760 in Ireland?;
d.18 Jan 1840/2. It will be remembered that on Page - it is stated that
William PORTER,
married Susan CARSON. This Thomas CARSON who married Anna PORTER, was
brother to
Susan or "Suky".-- See below and Descendants of Henry Hines, Sr. p.31.
Note connection of
third sibling Isabella and possible one of the mother in note below.
Revolutionary Tommie Thomas CARSON and Anna his wife raised a
family in Butler
County partly, and partly in Virginia. They lived near Little Muddy
Church, where Thos. E.
Puckett now lives. This Thomas CARSON father must not be confounded
with another Thomas
CARSON, Saddler Tommie, who was Uncle to my father, and brother to my
grand mother
PORTER.
The family of Thomas and Anna CARSON, as I am informed consisted of
[A43] William CARSON, b. 14 May 1787; d. 4 Oct 1852; m. 14 Aug
1809, who as stated
on Page married [A37] Nancy Ann PORTER, daughter of Col.
John PORTER.
Issue: see A37 above.
[A41] Col John P. CARSON, b. 28 Nov 1783; d. 3 Dec 1854, who
married [A81] Polly
[Mary] PORTER, b. 22 Nov 1788; d 4 March 1851; m. 16 Oct/3 Dec
1807.
Issue: see below.
[A44] Thomas E. CARSON, b. 27 Dec 1789; d. 18 Dec 1828; m. 17 Aug
1812, who
married Jane or "Ginsey" CARSON, b.20 May 1728; d. 17 Aug
1840, daughter of
"Saddler Tommie"[see below];
and one daughter
[A42] Ann Dixon, b. 6 June 1785; d. 12 June 1834; m. 22 Oct 1805/7,
who married Rev.
Alexander CHAPMAN, b. 2 Jan 1776 Bucks Co PA; d. 15 Sept 1834;
s/o Philip.
See Descendants of Henry Hines, Sr. p. 32. Issue:
[A421] Patsey Martha Ann, b. 5 Jan 1808; d. 5 Dec 1829; m.
[A85] Nathaniel
PORTER [see below]
[A422] Thomas P. CHAPMAN, b. 4 Jan 1810; d. 10 Jan 188;
[A423] James Alexander CHAPMAN, b. 18 Nov 1811; d. 10 July
1879 killed by
train Gainsville TX.
[A424] Rev. Avelette Harris CHAPMAN, b. 13 Sept 1813; d. 22
Aug 1849
[A425] [Mary] Polly Anthony, b 5 Feb 1816; d. 27 May 1866; m.
HINES.
[A426] Rev. Baxter Calhoun CHAPMAN, b. 29 Dec 1817; d. 24 Dec
1882
[A427] Eliza Hamilton, b. 14 April 1820; m. MIDLEIFF?
[A428] Margaret Jane, b. 14 Feb 1823; m. HAILE.
On Page and --- I have spoken of William CARSON's family. [A41]
John and [A81]Polly CARSON my aunt raised a family of five daughters
[A411] Pauline, who married James D. CARSON
[A412] Caroline, Sally A., b 24 Nov 1810; d 21 March 1867; m.
23 Dec 1830 -
who married John B. CHAPMAN, b 22 Aug 1808; d 17 May
1881 Ellis
Co TX, and moved to Johnson Co MO.
[A413] Betsy, m. 11 March 1837, who married Edward CLARKE
[A414] Mary, m. 2 May 1844, who married Albert F. CHRISTIAN,
d. 28 July
1854.
[A415] Armedia Jane, m. 12 June 1845, who married Richard S.
THORNTON
All of whom raised children ---[see JAP sheet for 5th & 6th
generation data on this line]
[A44] Thomas E. CARSON and "Ginsey" raised a family viz:-
See Descendants of Henry Hines, Sr. p. 32 and 33
[A442] Polly [Mary] who married 1st - Sammuel SNODGRASS
Issue:
[A4421] Lavinia;
[A4422][P*] Helen, d. 1912;
[A4423] Mary, d.1 July 1865
[A443] Sarah Jane, b.26 June 1820; d.20 Aug 1912; 1st married
John COLLINS
2nd married [A382] Dr. H. M. PARRISH.
Issue:
[A4431] Albina Carson, b. 5 Nov 1850; m. 8 June 1869 to
Dr. C. C.
CLEMENTS;
[A4432] Mary Bell, b. 30 Aug 1853; m. Eugene E. ADAMS;
[A44321] Homer P ADAMS;
[A4433] Sarah Elizabeth, b. 11 Oct 1856; unmarried;
[A4434] Joseph Edwin PARRISH, b. 31 May 1860;
unmarried;
[A4435] Frank Monroe PARRISH - died young.
[A444] Ann Elizabeth, b. 18 May 1824; d. 4 July 1868, who
married John H.JENNINGS, b. 2 Dec 1811; d. 26 Aug 1852 and moved to
Springfield Mo.
Issue:
[A4441] Columbia, b. 13 May 1842; d. 31 Oct 1872; married
Col. John
W. LISENBY;
[A4442] Jane Bell, b. 23 May 1844; d. > 1925;
[A4443] Frank D. JENNINGS, b. 7 January 1847; d. 1
January 1864;
[A4444] Leonidas JENNINGS, d. Aug 1860.
[A445] Sarah Aurilla, 1st married Thomas DIXON ; m. 2nd John
V. SPROULL*.
Issue:
[A4451] John DIXON m. Betty SMITH.
[A4452] Addie*, b. 4 Nov 18?; m. Frank H. GRUBBS;
[A4453] Kate*, b. 5 April 1862; d. 7 April 1910; m.
Joseph B. HENSLEY.
[A441] Frank P. CARSON, who is now in Louisville, Ky. In
business. ---married
Drucilla DUNCAN; issue:
[A4411] Mary Harriet, b. 1853; d. 1921; m. Henry Wells
HAND, b. 1838;
d. 1913;
[A4412] Bruce CARSON - died young;
[A4413] Jane Bell m. Chas. A. DURRENBURGER;
[A4414] Edward CARSON - died young
[A446] James CARSON who married Elizabeth, a daughter of John
HINES, and
was soon after killed by being kicked by a horse.
Rev. Alexander CHAPMAN, and Ann [A42] CHAPMAN, raised a family and
to "Life of
Rev. A. Chapman", published in 1872. Reference is made for that family.
See Descendants of
Henry Hines, Sr. p. 32 & 33.
By referring to page again it will be seen that John and Polly
PORTER had one other
son, [A8] Francis, who was my grand father and it now remains to speak
of him and his family.
My information is that his mother [A] Polly died when he was of tender
years, and he was raised
under the care of his sister [A2] Flora EWING. Francis, my grand father
was the youngest of the
family, I think, and was to young to take part in the war of the
Revolution. His brothers older
than himself were all soldiers in the contest, on the sides of the
Colonies, and against the tyranny
of Britain.
[A8] Capt. FRANCIS PORTER, b. 1765 Prince Edward Co VA; d. 21/28 Oct
1821 of
pneumonia Butler Co KY; m. 8 Jan 1788 P.E. or Campbell Co VA, married
Sallie [Sarah]CARSON, b. 20 Nov 1766 P.E./Bedford Co.VA; d. 2 June 1854
Butler Co, who was daughter of
James S. CARSON, b. 1736 Grayson Co VA; d.19 June 1814, and Mary Ann
HELM, b. 23 Oct
1743 Grayson Co VA; d. 18 Feb 1837 Henry Co TN; m. 1765, his wife whose
maiden name was
HELM. Francis PORTER and Sallie CARSON were married A.D. 1788 and
removed to
Kentucky about 1799 or 1800, and settled in Logan now Butler County ...
on the Little Muddy
Creek, near where his brother's John and William had previously settled,
and about 1/4 mile
from where Sugar Grove now is. --- It was but a short distance from one
brother's house to the
others, and they were situated in the shape of a triangle. He proceeded
to open a farm with the
aid of some negros, and soon was as I am informed in comfortable
circumstances. Francis and
Sallie PORTER raised eight children to years of maturity, viz:----[A81]
Polly [Mary], [A86]Betsy [Ann], [A87] Sallie [Sarah], [A88] Margaret,
[A82] James A., [A83]John M., [A89]Frank [Francis] and my father [A85]
Nathaniel --Some records indicate an additional son [A84]
William, b. 25 May 1795.
[A81] Aunt Polly, b. 22 Nov 1778/88?; d. 4 March 1851; m. 20 Oct
1807, as I have said
on page - married [A41] John Porter CARSON, and raised a family, whom I
have already
mentioned on page ---. Aunt Polly was a large fleshy woman, whom I
remember well, --- and
this impression made on my mind when I was a child can not easily be
erased. --- The post office
for the neighborhood was kept at their house, and I was often sent for
the mail matter, and I
rarely ever failed to see Aunt Polly and Uncle John, both good old
people. There are too few
such people in these late days.---They died not far from the same
time---Aunt Polly died
suddenly, I think with disease of the heart --I remember Pa at the time
of her death was absent,
and having been to Louisville, but think he arrived home in time for
burial. Uncle John lived a
short time and he too passed away and left Locust Forrest a sad and
lonely place.---
[A86] Aunt Betsy [Elizabeth] Ann, b. 15 Sept 1799; d. 15 March
1868, lived to the age
of about 70 years, and never married---She was a pious good woman of
fine intellect, and of
much reading, As long as my grand mother Sallie lived she remained with
her at the old
homestead, and after which she lived at Sugar Grove, with Pa's family.
Her death occurred
1868, and she was laid away in the old burying ground, in which so many
of the names repose.
Her good deeds live after her.
[A87] Aunt Sarah Sallie, b. 3 Oct 1802; d.>1872; first married 1820
Jas. ROYSTER,
and moved to Texas. She raised one son, [A871][P*] Thos. F. ROYSTER, who
was in Kentucky
in 1866.---After the death of Uncle ROYSTER, she married, ca. 1830, Maj.
Ben I. WHITE, who
died about 1865 or 1866.--- In the Spring of 1869 I went to Texas and
brought her to Kentucky,
and since that time she has made her home in Sugar Grove
[A88] Aunt Margaret PORTER, b. 20 July 1806; d. 27 June 1857 Butler
Co; married
Henry G. MITCHELL, and lived afterwards till her death in Edmondson
County at Chamelion
Springs. She was an intelligent good woman, and left a warm memory
behind her, but no issue.
[A82] My Uncle James A. PORTER, b. 5 Jan 1791; d. ca 1820, was my
father's oldest
brother. He never married. He was after his arrival at manhood,
engaged in business at the
Saline Salt Works in Illinois. A negro man ran away from him and fled
to the State of Ohio. He
went in pursuit of him, and I think found him perhaps at, or near
Cincinnati, and took passage on
a steam boat for Louisville, after which he was never heard of more. It
was supposed he was
murdered, and his body perhaps buried in the Ohio river. No information
satisfactory has ever
been, and will I suppose never be ascertained concerning his fate. The
supposition was he was
killed, by persons in the effort to rescue the negroe slave. He never
returned to his parental roof,
and the secret of his taking off will never be known, till the day which
shall make all things
known.
[A83] My Uncle John M. PORTER, b. 6 Feb 1793; d. ca. 1830, was
older, than Pa, but
younger than Uncle James. He never married. About the year 1830, he
went to the now State of
Texas, then a province of Mexico, or perhaps the Republic of Texas. He
remained there
sometime on business of some sort, and became owner by grant of 1/4 of a
league of land, about
1100 acres, and was making his arrangements to return, when he was taken
sick of Cholera, and
died. He died in Velasco..on the coast and was buried there. He too
died away from his home
and relatives. He was a good man, and has only gone before as did
brother James, who was also
ready.
[A89] Francis A. PORTER, b. 26 July 1809; d. 1833, my uncle, was
the youngest
brother of the four and died at the homestead in the year 1833, aged
about 24 years. He lies
buried in the old family grave yard awaiting the resurrection of the
last day to go up, and enjoy
the glories for which he was prepared. He never married.
[A85][P*] My own dear father Rev. Nathaniel PORTER, b. 8 Feb 1797;
d. 11 Oct 1871;
m. 1st 1826; m. 2nd 3 Feb 1836, was born in Prince Edward County
Virginia, February 8th. A.D.
1797. His father moved from that County to Kentucky about the year
1800, and settled on the
Waters of Little Muddy Creek, as I have said on page --, the same place
on which my brother
Frank lives, at this date, 1872. Here my father was raised, and here he
grew to manhood. My
information is that my grand father's family and perhaps most, if not
all the connections were in
their religious views, Presbyterians. My grand father and grand mother
Porter were both
members of that Church. About the time of my father's arrival at mature
years the great revival
of religion called the revival of 1800 was sweeping over the Western
Country--Kentucky and
Tennessee being then Western States truly; for beyond them in the West
emigration had not gone
to any extent. This revival although begun perhaps in 1800 continued
for some years. In the
year 1810 the Cumberland Presbyterian Church took its origin and my
grand father's family
favored that Church, but did not, I think, unite with it for prudential
reasons likely, which cannot
now be known. They however were friendly to the revival party and my
information is several
of their children professed religion, and joined the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church.---Pa was
one of the number, he having professed religion at Mount Moriah Church
in Logan Co.
Kentucky in the year 1819, under the preaching of Rev. Robert Donnell.
In the year 1820 he
preached himself under care of Logan Presbytery, as a Candidate for the
Ministry. This was at
Red River Church in Logan County, Kentucky. He was licensed to preach
at Little Muddy in
1823, and ordained at the same place in 1829. Thus it will be seen he
was more than fifty years
a minister of the gospel of the Son of God.
He married in 1826 [A421] Martha [Patsey] Ann CHAPMAN, b 1808; d
1829; daughter
of Rev. Alexander CHAPMAN.
My brother [A851][P*] Francis A. PORTER, b. 28 July 1827; d. 5
March 1876 or 2
April 1877; m. 2 Dec 1858 [P*] Mary Ann ALEXANDER, b. 1835; d.
1894 Paris TX
Issue:
[A8511][P*] James Dabney PORTER, b. 1859; d. March 1889
Paris TX;
unmarried;
[A8512][P*] Mattie P., b.1862; d. 1892; m. ca 1855 John
P. DOWNER
moved to Paris TX;
[A8513][P*] John Alexander PORTER, b. 14
January/September 1863;
d. 15 Sept 1928; unmarried [named for Capt. JMP];
[A8514] Sally May, b. 186?; d. 1878; unmarried;
[A8515][P*] Mary Frances (Fannie), b. 1867; unmarried;
[A8516] Infant Anna Belle 1869;
[A8517] Infant William Avalette 1870;
[A8518][P*] Virginia Caroline (Carrie), b. 1871;
unmarried;
[A8519][P*] Frank A. PORTER, b. 1874
and sister [A852] Sarah Ann, b. ca.1829; d. 1854; unmarried, who
died in 1854 were the
children of this marriage. Sister Sarah Ann was deaf and dumb and
otherwise so much afflicted
and helpless, and died at the age of 25 years.
My father married a second time in 1836, to my mother [P*] Sarah
Elizabeth HELM, b.
1818 Butler Co KY; d. 1872 Butler Co KY, daughter of Moses and Nancy
OWEN HELM, both
natives of Virginia, the former, I think of Campbell, the latter of
Bedford County. The children
of my father's second marriage were sister [A853] Mary Thomas [Molly],
born in 1837[?];
[A854] Myself, born in 1839; [A855] a brother, born in 1842, and died a
short time afterwards
not named; [A856] Sister Nancy Virginia [Jennie], born in 1844; [A857]
brother James Avalette
born in 1846, and died in 1848 aged about 2 years; [A858] Sister Martha
Cullie born in 1848;
[A859] Sister Elizabeth Margaret Alice [Lizzie] born in 1851; [A850]
brother Nathaniel
Anthony, b. 1853; [A85A] brother William Edward, who was born in 26 Aug
1856 and died at
the age of 2 months on 15 Oct 1856. In all there were nine [?] of us,
three of whom I have said
three died in infancy. Avalette was a bright boy, whom I remember well,
but was soon called
away to rest with those little children whom Jesus called unto him, and
blest. The other two
died when quite young and before they could talk.
[A853][P*] Sister Mary, b. 1 Jan 1838 Butler Co KY; d. 6 Oct
1883 Warren Co
KY; m. 4 April 1861, the oldest was partially educated at
Winchester Tennessee,
and in the year of 1861 she married [P*] William Porter
BEARD, b. 29 Feb
1828 Sumner Co TN; d. 15 Aug 1903 Warren Co KY, and they and
their children
now live in Little Muddy neighborhood, in Butler County. Later
moved to Smiths
Grove, Warren Co. Issue:
[A8531] [P*]Florence, b. 15 March 1862; d. 14 March 1927
Slater MO;
bur. Sedalia MO; m. 27 Dec 1892 [P*]Rev. C.C.
RUSSELL , b.
18 May 1862 Andrew Co MO; d. 22 Dec 1937 Marshall
MO; bur.
Sedalia MO; m. 2nd 21 Nov 1928 [P*] Hattie Hough;
parents of;
[A85311][P*]Mary Beard, b. 29 April 1894; d. 31 Aug
1895
Sedelia MO
[A85312][P*] Margaret Porter, b. 30 Dec 1895; d.
1991?; m. 24
June 1925 [P*] Joe CROSS, b. 1890; Issue:
[A853121]
[P*]Florence Ann, b. 24 June 1926; d. 14 Feb
1965; m. 5
March 1952 Lester Morgenthau and [A853122][P*]
Charles Thomas CROSS, b. 21 Aug 1937; m. 27 Feb
1960
Rosalie Patterson
[A85313][P*] Richard Beard RUSSELL, b. 20 Sept 1897
Carmichael PA; d. 4/5 Feb 1932 St. Louis; m. 14
Oct 1925
[P*]Florence Pearl HEIN, b. 20 July 1901 Union
MO; d.
17 January 1986 St. Louis; bur. Union MO,
Issue:
[A853131][P*]Katherine Porter RUSSELL, b. 29
Aug
1926; m. 6 Nov 1948 [P*] John Tucker LAMKIN, b.
11
June 1922
[A8532][P*] Isabella (Ibbie) Ann, b. 27 March 1864; d. 25
Feb 1958; m.
9 Jan 1906, married William E. ALLEN - no issue;
[A8533] Virginia Helen, b. 19 March 1866; d. 31 Aug 1866;
[A8534][P*] Iva May, 10 June 1867; d. 10 Feb 1875;
[A8535] Morton Porter BEARD, 6 Aug 1869; d. 13 Oct 1873;
[A8536] [P*] Thomas Houston BEARD, b. 2 April 1872; d. 26
April
1956; m. 1st 27 Jan 1921, 1st married Mayme WOOTTEN,
d.1913?, 2nd married Mary HOBSON. No issue.
[A8537][P*] Richard [ Edgar BEARD; b. 21 July 1875; d.
30 March
1957; m. 8 Dec 1906 Mabel KIRBY, d Oct 1948.
[A85371][P*] William K. BEARD, b. 12 Jan 1908; d.
1975;
unmarried
[A8538] William Leroy BEARD, b 31 July 1879; d 27 Nov
1883
[See Memoirs of [A85312] Margaret Porter Russell Cross
[A854][P*] Capt. John Moses [Morrison?] PORTER C.S.A., b. 14
Sept 1839; d.
26 June 1884; m. 1866. In the year 1866 I married Miss Mary
Bell BURCH, b.
ca. 1844; d. 11 July 1868, of Hart County, Kentucky, who died
July 11th. A.D.
1868, at Sugar Grove , leaving a daughter, [A8541] Minnie
Bell, b. 11 July 1868;
d. 13 Aug 1945; m. Harry JEFFERSON, who is the light of my
life, and in
features very much like her dear mother. Issue: [A85411]
Elizabeth, b. 11 July
1888; d. 18 Dec 1971; m. 2 June 1910 Gradison VAUGHAN and
[A85412] John
Porter JEFFERSON, b. 17 May 1891; d. 13 May 1928; unmarried.
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