8200. William Porter of Cornwall & 8201.
Mary Hitchins
7/21/1548, William baptized at St.
Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall; heir & s/o 16400. John Porter & 16401. Margaret Bake.
~1555, Mary born in Merkwell in St. Erney,
Cornwall, England, d/o §§Henry
Hitchins & Johanna Lambert.
11/17/1558, Elizabeth I succeeded Mary I
as Queen of England. [Both daughters of King Henry VIII.]
1571, William married Mary in Landrake,
Cornwall. (S) Cornwall OCP.
1581, 1 William Skelton of St Stephens
nexte Saltashe, yeoman. 2 William Porter of St Stephens, gent. Moiety of
tenement called Woodforde. Bargain and sale. (S) UKNA, 372/23/1/5.
1589, 1 William Porter of St Stephyns
near Saltash. 2 William Skelton and Christopher Dingle. (S) UKNA, 372/11/1/9.
1591, Bargain and sale. 1 William Porter,
gent, William Skelton, yeoman, Richard Rowte, yeoman and Christopher Dyngle,
all of St Stpehens by Saltash, Cornwall. 2 Nicholas Wills of Landrake,
Cornwall, gent. Messuages in Pelynt and Lansallos, Cornwall. (S) UKNA,
372/7/2/10B.
7/25/1603, King James I succeeded Queen
Elizabeth I in England.
11/5/1605, The “Gunpowder Plot”, an
attempt to assassinate King James I.
9/8/1609, William Porter of Trimerton buried
at St. Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall.
[––Mary––]
1611, The “King James Bible”, the 3rd
English translation accomplished by 47 scholars from Greek [New Testament],
Hebrew [Old Testament] and Latin [Apocrypha], published.
6/26/1616, Mary wrote her will.
7/1/1616, Mary, relict of William Porter,
gent., buried at St. Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall.
9/20/1616, Mary’s will probated at Prin.
Reg., Exeter.
(S) The Visitations of the County of
Cornwall, P384. (S) Heraldic Church Notes From Cornwall.
Children of William and Mary:
i.
Elizabeth Porter, baptized 4/2/1574 at St. Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall.
3/11/1592, Elizabeth married Richard
Lambert at St. Stephens by Saltash. [3 daughters]
Aft. 4/9/1599, Elizabeth married Theobald
Gears.
6/26/1616, Elizabeth named in her
mother’s will.
ii.
Maria Porter, baptized 12/16/1576 at St. Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall.
8/19/1580, Maria buried at St. Stephens
by Saltash.
iii.
Margaret Porter, baptized 11/13/1579 at St. Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall.
7/7/1581, Margaret buried at St. Stephens
by Saltash.
iv.
Richard Porter (4100), born ~1581 in Trimerton, Cornwall, England.
v.
William Porter, baptized 11/28/1584 at St. Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall.
vi.
Julian Porter, baptized 10/28/1586 at St. Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall.
vii.
William Porter, baptized 7/16/1587 at St. Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall.
3/13/1596, William buried at St. Stephens
by Saltash.
viii.
Johanna Porter, baptized 7/5/1590 at St. Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall.
11/3/1612, Johanna married Hugh Hawkyns
at St. Stephens by Saltash.
6/26/1616, Johanna named in her mother’s
will.
ix.
Thomas Porter, baptized 12/9/1592 at St. Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall.
x.
Arthur Porter, baptized 3/15/1594 at St. Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall.
9/8/1615, Arthur buried at Pangbourne
Minister, Dorsetshire.
