The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04
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 61&. Porter-Replying to query 5l4 win say, my father died when was a small boy and his brothers and sisters having already passed away. I know very little of my ancestry, but hope by telling that little to induce some one to tell me more. My father. Joel Little Porter and his family moved to Early county. Ga. from North Carolina, think in the early years of the 18th century. My gandfath- CTS name was Frederick Porter think: my father had brothers whose names were: Frederick. who died in Livingston. Ala; William who died in Lumpkin, Ga. to hear further from any one who Is in- terested in this matter.
 terested in this mattef C.P Revolution.
 A Prominent Porter of tho Revolu- In the possession of Mir. Samuel D. smith and Miss Lucy c. Smith-his sis ter-there Is almost a perfect history of : the Fourth Massachusetts Regiment. Continental line of which Elisha Porter was colonel; MT. Smith and his sister are great grand children of Col Porter and reside in Hadley, Mass, in the por-
 
 esting, furnished. as 1t is. with colonial furnitureA and the hospitality of MT. Smith and his sister is colonial and pa- l trfotic, and an honor to their illustrious anoesot. They have all the regirrental papers. orders and pay rolls of Col. Por- ter's regiment and the diary he kept in the long and painful march of the regt- ment to Canada in the winter of 1776. They have also a copy of Col Porters commission. and a copy of a letter of instructions to him from General Wash ington-the latter being entirely in Wash fngtons autograph The commission Is dated in the sixteenth year of the reign of King George the Third and Washing ton urges Col. Porter to be vigilant in aiding 70 expel the instruments of "Min- ister1al Tyranny" offering proof that prior to the Declaration of Independence. even Washfngton's idea of the war was that 1t was for liberty and not for inde. pendence. Col. Porter's regiment remain ed with the Northern Amy until the sur- render of Burgoyne at Saratoga and Col, Porter was charged by Gen. Gates with command Of the escort that carried Gen. Burgoyne, as prisoner of war. to Bos- ton; he treated him as a maenanimous roe should and Gen. Burgoyne showed his appreciation by giving Col Porter his dess sword; 1t is of steel-the blade fila greed with gold-the hilt is of silver and bears the initials ''G. B." it is fin possess sion of MT. Smith and his sister. A ee neaiogy of ''The Porter Family in Amer ica," has been published, we think, by A descendant from Connecticut We have not seen the work. but think it probably gives the origin of the Porter family in this country. A letter addressed to Joel Munsell. Albany, N. Y., asking If such a book is, extant, Qf so the scope of it) might elicit some information. We do not suppose. however, the firm would give out any information without the pay lheht oI small Tee. Editor.
 b16. Burwell-The early genealoSv of this family is taken from "Henning's Statutes at Large, CampbelPs History of Virginia" and the tombstones at Carter's Creek in the county of Gloucester. The first of the name in the county was Major Lewis Burwell. of Carter's Creek. of Gloucester county, Va. who died 1659 His wife was Miss Higginson. He had two sons-Nathaniel and Lewis. The former married neice of Robert-com- monty called King Carter, by whom he had three sons and one daughter, The daughter was Elizabeth married Presi- dent Nelson. His sons were Lewis, Car ter and Robert Carter. Lewis was either father or grandfather of that Lewis Bur well who was President of the Council ". the daughter of John Grymes and settled at the Grove, near Williamsburg. He was father of Col Nathaniel Burwel. who moved to Frederick and built Carter Hall. The third son. Robert Carter, set tied in Isle of Wight and was the father of Nathaniel Burwell of that county. and of Fanny, the first wife of Gov. Gage. His son Nathaniel was the father or Robert Carter Burwell who moved to Frederick, of Mrs. Phillip Nelson and of their three sisters, Jane, Fanny and Artana, who died unmarried and lie with their brother in the Burwell grave yard. The second son of the first of the Burwelfs was, Major Lewis Burwell
 His first wife was Abagail Smith heiress or Nathaniel Bacon. hence the name of Bacon In the Burwell family By this marriage he had four sons and six daughters. His second wife was the widow of Hon. William Cole. and by her he had two sons and three daughters He died in 1710 leaving only three sons and six daughters. He lived at Kings Mill. or some where near. either in York county or James City. His son Lewis built large house at Kings Mill and improved the place at great expense. also purchased other lands around and a tract in the Isle of Wight on account of which in 17S6 he obtained leave of the Assembly to dock the entail of a tract Of land in King William and dispose of 1t. Of his numerous descendants. and of those of the other branches. we can only say that we find them settled in King William, Lancaster. Nansemond Isle of Wight. and then moving to Frederick. Berkeley, Botetourt. Richmond City and other places. The descendants of the second Lewis Burwell-who had nine daughters-are familiar with the love af- fair of Col. Nicholson of Colonial times with one of the Misses Burwell
 "Meade's Old Churches etc, of Vir- ginia.
 Burwell in this book. If "B. C. T." will as she knows, her line may be estab- hshed. The family was so prominent and well known-along with the Randolphs. Blands, Trumley's. Masons, Thornton's and others 1t should not be difficult to establish the genealogy of any descend ant. Editor
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