Esther Porter

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Reference:
Joe Chilton Pedigree Chart, 7 November 1994, p 1.

Esther married Aaron Alexander Runyan 1808, Sevier County, Tennessee. Aaron (son of Barefoot Runyan and Margaret Rambo) was born 1786, Rockingham County, Virginia; died 6 Jun 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

1. Deborah Runyan was born 21 May 1809, Sevier County, Tennessee.
2. Barefoot W. Runyan was born 25 Nov 1810, Sevier County, Tennessee.
3. Mitchell P. Runyan was born 4 Oct 1815; died Aft 6 Jul 1875.
4. Penelope E. Runyan was born 12 Sep 1818; died Bef Jan 1870.
5. Aaron Alexander Runyan, Jr. was born 28 Nov 1822, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Nov 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
6. Sarah M. "Mollie" Runyan was born 28 Dec 1823, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Mar 1865; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
7. Dr. James McKinery Runyan was born 9 Jan 1826, Tennessee; died 8 Nov 1862, , Arkansas.
8. Nancy J. Runyan was born 12 Mar 1828, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Nov 1860; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
9. John Harry Runyan was born 5 Feb 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Nov 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
10. Mary Mac Runyan was born 21 Sep 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Nov 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

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Mitchell Porter was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylavania, April 7, 1759. While living at Winchester, Virginia, in 1777, he served three months and two weeks in Captain Thurston's Virginia Company and fought in a skirmish at Quibbletown, New Jersey. He moved to Botetourt, Virginia, in 1780 and in that year he served three months in Captain William Handley's Company under Major Campbell and was in a skirmish near Salisbury, North Carolina. He later served two months in Captain Arbuckle's company against the Indians at Point Plesant, but the dates of this service are unknown. He was granted a pension for this war [Revolutionary] service in 1832. Mitchell Porter was a devout Methodist, and Bishop Asbury tells in his journals of stopping at the Porter home in 1802, 1808, and 1810. It is noteworthy that all deceased persons in this direct line back to the revolutionary War soldier are buried in Shiloh Cemetery in Sevier County, Tennessee. Spencer Clack Chapter DAR erected a monument here to Mitchell Porter. (Ref: DAR Application Grace Runyan McCall and Blanche Runyan Chilton).
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Reference:
Joe Chilton GEDCOM, 7 November 1994.

Mitchell married Penelope West 25 Jan 1785, Greenbrier County, Virginia. Penelope was born Abt 1765, Augusta County, Virginia; died Aft 1839, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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Reference:
Joe Chilton GEDCOM, 7 November 1994.