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Thank you, Gary,
Intriuging, especially the confident "named after"s. I wonder if they are logical deductions, or from an earlier family history/bible.
As to Porters in N.S.
Arrival 1783 Josiah Porter from Lexington settled in Overton. (and 2 other Porters)
From:
"A History of the County of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia" by Campbell, J. R. (John Roy), 1841-1928, Publication date 1876. indicates Porters from Mass. moving to N.S. "Much personal enquiry, and the examination of every document which could throw any light upon the subject, have been resorted to in compiling this list."
p 114
https://archive.org/stream/ahistorycountyy00goog#page/n144/mode/2up/search/porter
http://argylecourthouse.com/Archives/News_Papers/Listing_of_Yarmouth_Newspapers.htm
Would be interesting to see what documentation this book of 2010 has:
http://www.worldcat.org/title/porter-family-of-yarmouth-nova-scotia-descendants-of-john-mary-porter-of-salem-and-hingham-massachusetts-who-settled-as-planters-in-yarmouth-county-nova-scotia-after-1761-and-following-generations-to-2009/oclc/502633576&referer=brief_results
Jan 19, 2018, 12:13:56 AM
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