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Male John Porter Click to view John Porter in the family tree

John was born on July 21st, 1683 in Wenham, MA.  John's father was John Porter and his mother was Lydia Herrick.  His paternal grandparents were Samuel Porter and Hannah Dodge; his maternal grandparents were Henry Herrick and Lydia Woodbury. He had four brothers and six sisters, named Samuel, Nehemiah, Benjamin, Jonathan, Lydia, Hannah, Elizabeth, Mehitable, Sarah and Mary.  He was the third oldest of the eleven children.  He died at the age of 85 on July 5th, 1769 in Wenham, MA.


John's family with Elizabeth Putnam

‌John and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony in February 1708.  They had a daughter named Elizabeth Shea.

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