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Jacob Phelps was born on 7 February 1650 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.

John Phelps was born on 15 February 1652 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹

Nathaniel Phelps was born on 7 December 1653 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. He died on 9 July 1678 at age 24 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.¹

Joseph Phelps and Mary Porter were married on 26 June 1673 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹

Capt. Abraham Phelps and Mary Pinney were married on 6 July 1663 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹

James Dewey was born on 12 November 1683 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He died on 5 May 1686 at age 2 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.¹

William Gaylar was born on 25 February 1656.

Hezekiah Gaylar was born on 11 February 1652.

Josiah Gaylar was born on 13 February 1654.

Nathaniel Gaylord was born on 3 September 1656. He and Abigail Bissell were married on 17 October 1678 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.

Sgt. John Porter was born on 21 June 1594 in Felsted, Essex, England. He and Anna White were married on 18 October 1620 in Messing, Essex, England.¹ He died on 21 April 1648 at age 53 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.

He and his family came from England and settled in Windsor, CT, in 1639. He was one of the original settlers of Windsor.

John Porter was born in Felsted, Essex County, England where he married, in Messing, Anna White in 1620. Both were of fairly prosperous families. They had nine children born in Felsted and the marriage and birth records are found in Essex County records. In 1638, when John was 44, the family emigrated to New England, probably with the Huit party on the "Susan and Ellen", and removed soon to Windsor.

In April of 1639 John acquired a home lot in Windsor on the Island. He resided next door to Joseph Loomis, whose wife, Mary White, was a sister to John's wife. Both John and Joseph were influential and prosperous men in Windsor and by 1641 John had grants from the town totaling 400 acres, ranking among the top quarter in Windsor. John Porter and Joseph Loomis were also brother-in-laws to William Goodwin and John White, both influential men in Hartford.
John had two more children born to him in Windsor and was active in the community serving in both town and colony offices. He was involved in the merchant trade, probably in cloth, and probably traded with his son James, who was a merchant in London. James would also eventually act as agent of the Colony of Connecticut in London. Children of John Porter and AnnaWhite
AnnPorter+
b. 22 Sep 1621, d. 1653
John Porter Jr.+
b. 9 Feb 1622, d. 2 Aug 1688
Sarah Porter b. 15 Mar 1624, d. 19 Mar 1695/96
James Porter b. 20 Feb 1627
Rebecca Porter b. 16 Sep 1630, d. 9 Jan 1682/83
Samuel Porter b. 26 May 1632
Rose Porter b. 24 Jun 1633, d. 1649
Samuel Porter b. 2 Jun 1635, d. 6 Sep 1689
Mary Porter b. 1 Oct 1637, d. 16 Dec 1681
Nathaniel Porter b. 19 Jul 1640, d. Jan 1679/80
Hannah Porter+
b. 4 Sep 1642, d. 19 Sep 1677 Citations
[S100] NEHGR, (1901), 55:22-31, "Children of Robert White" .
[S154] Newton H. Winchell and Alexander N. Winchell, Winchell Gen., p. 516.
[S141] TAG.
[S125] Charles Edwin Booth, One Branch of the Booth Family, 73.
[S278] NEHGR, "Children of Robert White of Messing", 55(1901):29.

The Line of Robert and Bridget White became ancestors of USA Presidents
Grant, Cleveland and Ford through their daughter Anna who married John
Porter.
Through the marriage of daughter Mary White and Joseph Loomis came the
13th USA President Millard Fillmore, Joseph Smith, founder of LDS church,
and Roy O. Crutcher family.

Robert and Bridget were also ancestors of Reverand Solomon Williams,
father of 'signer' William Williams and of author Richard Henry Dana
through same daughter.

Anna White was born before 13 July 1600 in Shalford, Essex, England.¹ Sgt. John Porter and she were married on 18 October 1620 in Messing, Essex, England.² She died on 11 May 1647 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.

Richard White was born on 24 June 1558 in Shalford, Braintree District, Essex, England. He and Bridget Allgar were married on 24 June 1585 in Shalford, Essex, England.¹ He died on 13 June 1617 at age 58 in Messing, Essex, England. He was buried on 17 June 1617 in Messing, Essex, England.

Shalford is about 2 miles south of Wethersfield. There are a number of possible wives listed -- check out sources. Ancestry.com lists ancestry, but data doesn't look dependable. Richard White was christened on 4 July 1561 in Shalford, Essex, England.

Bridget Allgar was born on 11 March 1561 in Shalford, Essex, England.¹ Richard White and she were married on 24 June 1585 in Shalford, Essex, England.¹ She died on 24 June 1605 at age 44.

John Porter was born before 9 February 1622 in Felsted, Essex, England.

Sarah Porter was born before 15 March 1624 in Felsted, Essex, England.

James Porter was born on 20 February 1627 in Felsted, Essex, England.

Rebecca Porter was born on 16 September 1632.

Samuel Porter was born before 26 May 1632 in Felsted, Essex, England. He died on 15 July 1632 in Felsted, Essex, England.

Rose Porter was born on 24 June 1633.

Samuel Porter was born on 2 June 1635.

Mary Porter was born on 1 October 1637 in Felsted, Essex, England.

Mary White was born on 24 August 1590 in Bocking, Essex, England. Joseph Loomis and she were married on 30 June 1614 in Shalford, Essex, England. She died on 23 August 1652 at age 61 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. She was buried on 23 August 1652 at Loomis Homestead in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.

Her sister Anna was married to John Porter. Their homes were next to each other in Windsor. A third sister, Elizabeth, was married to William Goodwin of Hartford, and a brother, John, settled in Hartford in 1636. Mary White was christened on 24 August 1590 in Shalford, Essex, England.