Nancy Ann “Nannie” Porter

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Personal and Family Information

Nancy was born about 1743 in Orange, Orange County, Virginia, the daughter of Ambrose Porter and Jemima Smith.

She died in 1818 in Bat Cave, Henderson County, North Carolina.

Her husband was John Ownby. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. They had no known children.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Nancy Ann “Nannie” Porter
(c1743-1818)

  

Ambrose Porter
(c1731->1773)

  

Benjamin Porter
(c1706-?)

  

Nicholas Porter
(c1681-?)

  
     
 		 
   

Ann Campbell
(c1706-?)

    
 		 
     
 		 
   

Jemima Smith
(1723-1817)

    
 		   
 		 
     
 		 
     
 		   
 		 
     
 		 

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
BirthABT 1743
Place: Orange, Orange County, Virginia
Death1818
Place: Bat Cave, Henderson County, North Carolina

Notes

Note 1

!Source: Howard-Bailey Family Tree, Sandra VanConant https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/152515386/person/322360809528/facts

Nancy Ann Porter

1743–1818

Birth 1743 • , Orange, Virginia, USA

Death 1818 • Bat Cave, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Family

Parents

Ambrose Porter

1719–1773

Jemima Smith

1723–1817

!Source: https://huskey-ogle-family.tripod.com/ancestorarchives/id53.html

Ancestor of the Month

December 2009

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Ambrose Porter

b. 1731 d. 1773

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Ambrose Porter is one of our ancestors who illustrates the difficulty in finding information about our forebears. He also illustrates how names can help or hinder in research.

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Marriage and Family

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In 1743 or 1744, Ambrose married Jemima Smith in Essex Co., VA. According to Ambrose’s will, the couple had six children:

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1. Nancy Ann , m. in 1760 to John Ownby . Nannie is our ancestor. She and John had 14 children.