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- !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I know. However, I am interested in all families in Marion County, SC to some extent.
!PROBATE ROLL # 645 Thomas and Frances Port 1776, 1812
Includes Will of Frances Port, widow of Thomas Port 25 Feb 1811
To Mary Port Snow dau of Thomas Humphries ...
if die without lawful issue to be divided among the children of Rev. Thomas Humphries.
To Elizabeth Witherspoon Humphries dau of Thomas Humphries.
To John Humphries son of Thomas Humphries
To Frances Rebecca Humphries dau of Thomas Humphries
To Sarah Capters Humphries dau of Thomas Humphries
to Elizabeth Humphries wife of Rev. Thomas Humphries
To Hugh James Alison
To John Balloon Allison son of Hugh James Alison
To James Alison son of Francis Alison
To Frances Rebecca Alsion dau of Francis Alison.
To William Green Balloon son of old William Balloon.
To Nancy Davis wife of Benjamin Davis.
To Thomas Port Davis son of Benjamin Davis.
To John Calhoun Davis son of Benjamin Davis.
To Margaret Davis wife of William Davis.
To William Balloon the elder.
To John Godfrey eldest son of Richard Godfrey.
To Nancey Godfrey dau of Richard Godfrey
To Benjamin Godfrey son of Richard Godfrey
To Rachel Graves dau of Benjamin Davis.
To John Evant for his life for his support and maintenance.
My trusty friend Thos Humphries and William Grant Esq attorney at law of Georgetown my exors.
Witnesses: Wm Zimmerman, John Postell and John MCrea.
Proven 9 Jan 1812
!EQUITY ROLL # 59 Thomas Port 1824
Ann G. Davis and others vs. Joseph Davis, Sr. and others.
Orators:
Ann G. Davis
John C. Davis
Thomas P. Davis
Bennett Greaves and Rachel R. his wife
Show that Thomas Port of Marion Dist died testate 1776 (Exhibit A, copy of his will), devised his real estate to widow Frances Port for term of her life and after her death he directed the same, etc. to be sold, to be equally divided among his brothers and sisters children, share and share alike.
After death of Frances Port in 18--, Joseph Davis Sr, acting for himself and as agent of the orator and oratrixes, as of William Davis, Sr, Ann Dozier, Rachel Godfrey and Joseph Port together with the orator ...
Thomas Port died testate. He has living nieces and nephews:
this defendant William Davis, Henry Davis and Rachel Godfrey.
That Benjamin Davis his nephew died leaving John C. Davis, Thomas P. Davis, Rachel Graves and Ann G. Davis his children surviving him;
That David Davis his nephew has died leaving Francis Davis, Benjamin Davis, William Davis, Elizabeth Graves wife of Henry Graves, Rachel Allison wife of James H. Allison and Henry Davis his sons and daughters.
That Ann Dozier has died since the death of Frances Port;
That Peter Port his nephew died leaving Peter, Sarah Freeman wife of James Freeman, Nancy Grouter wife of David Grouter, Betsy Akeman wife of Jaems Akeman, Milley Port wife of James Port and Gracey Port his sons and daughters.
That John Port nephew of testator died leaving Hester Windham wife of --- and --- Port, his son and daughter surviving him.
Joseph Port nephew of testator has also died leaving children whose names are not known.
Benjamin Port, nephew of testator has died leaving Nancy Payne wife of Elijah Payne, Peggy Gibson wife of John Gibson and James Port.
"Ports Ferry" mentioned several times in this document;
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1714 - 1776 (61 years) Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.
