Subject: BRENT, PORTER
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 19:13:25 -0800
From: "Don & Melissa Alexander" <mada(a)cmc.net>
To: INWASHIN-L(a)rootsweb.com
I have a Mary Brent who married a Nicholas Porter in the mid 1700's. She
was Catholic and may have been from MD or VA. Mary and Nicholas had at
least one son, Nicholas Brent Porter. 10-May-1763 in Horton Parish, Stafford
Co, VA. He migrated through to Jefferson Co, KY and there married a Nancy
Hall. The couple moved on to Washington Co, IN. Nicholas Brent Porter died
in Washington Co, IN 4-Jan-1835.
Nicholas's pension stated that he lived with his mother's cousine Co. Wm
Brent until Wm died. He goes on to say "I would also refer to the following
persons (if living) residing in Washington City and Virginia to wit..." He
mentions about 16 people, including Daniel Brent, Richard Brent and Robert
Brent.
For Nicholas Porter:
History of Campbellsburg, Indiana 1849-1949, Written by Claude E. ("Gene")
Cook, Indexed by James Bolding, Published by Washington County Historical
Society, 1989. PP 371-372 "Made pension application from Washington
County, Indiana on May 10, 1833. He enlisted as a private in the militia
for as long as needed on January 12, 1779 while living in Stafford County,
Virginia. He was first under the command of Captain William Farrow. Later,
under the command of Captain John James, he marched to Alexandria where he
was attached to a regiment until May or June 1779. They later marched to
the house of William Brent, Esquire, near the mouth of Aquire Creek on the
Potomac. While there he was in an engagement with British forces under Lord
Dunsmore in which Brent's house was burned in June or July 1779. His
company was dispersed during this engagement but collected together again
and went to Fort Tobacco under Colonel Dade. In November 1779 they marched
to Fredericksburg, Virginia, and gave up their arms. About the first of
December they were permitted by Colonel Posey to return home but were told
to be ready to march at any time. In March 1780 he again entered the same
company and marched to Liegtown on the Rappahannock where he was appointed a
Sgt.--Major by Colonel William Brent. About August 1780 they went to
Norfolk and then to Fredericksburg, returning home about the first of
December. About January 1, 1781 he was called back to the company and
marched to South Carolina where they joined the army of General Morgan.
While there he served as a private under Colonel Washington of the Light
Horses, Colonel Washington furnished him a horse. They were in the battle
of the Cowpens where he was wounded in the arm. They then went to
Albermarle Barracks where he assisted in guarding prisoners. They were then
ordered to Yorktown in October 1781 but were met on the way by a messenger
who told them that Cornwallis had surrendered. After the war he lived in
Stafford County with Colonel William Brent, a cousin of Porter's mother,
until Brent's death about 5 years later. He then went to live with Dr.
Valentine Paynter in the same county. In 1792 he joined a troop of Light
Horse under General Wayne and served about three years. He then moved to
Kentucky where he lived until 1815 when he moved to Washington County,
Indiana. Porter was born in Horton Parrish, Stafford County, Virginia on
May 10, 1763. On October 12, 1835 his widow, Nancy, appeared before
Washington Criminal Court and swore that Porter died January 4, 1835.
Children were William B., David S., Asa, Pollie, Samuel, Barbara, and
Rachel."
Does anyone have more information on either the Brent or the Porter family?
Melissa Thompson Alexander
www.familytreemaker.com/users/a/l/e/Melissa-T-Alexander/
listowner: CECIL-L(a)rootsweb.com; KRUTSINGER-L(a)rootsweb.com
Edmonds, WA USA
Ms. Alexander:
Nothing of substance to add, but do have a few minor corrections to the
article above:
1. It was Overwharton Parish, not Horton Parish.
2. It was Aquia Creek, not Aquire.
3. It was Dr. Valentine PEYTON, not Valentine Paynter.
There are numerous BRENTs and PORTERs noted in the Register of the
Overwharton Parish in Stafford Co. - but no Nicholas. That doesn't mean
he wasn't born there; just that his birth wasn't registered. There also
is no record in this church register for the marriage of Nicholas and
Mary Brent.
There has been a great deal written about the two branches of the BRENT
family that settled in Stafford Co.
I do not research either of these families, but just happened to see
your query. One of our early TACKETT members [also with origins in
Stafford Co., VA] also settled in Washington Co., IN.
Jim W. Tackitt, 1830 Johnson Dr., Concord, CA 94520; <jtackitt(a)jps.net>
[co-compiler, "Stafford Co., VA, 1800-1850."]
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