He was a son of John and Lydia (Herrick) Porter, and was born in Wenham in 1692. . . . he was a carpenter, a trade characteristic of this branch of the Porter family. Mr. Porter married Sarah, daughter of Moses and Ruth (Perley) Tyler, . . . She was born in 1696, and died here in 1767, at the age of seventy-one. Mr. Porter died in 1778, at the age of eighty-six. Their remains lie in the ancient cemetery near their [Boxford] dwelling. Their children were Mary, who married Dea. Thomas Chadwick; Moses . . . Benjamin . . . Sarah; Tyler; and Lucy, who died in 1755, at the age of nineteen. . . .
It may be interesting to know that this [Boxford] house was the home of quite a number of Africans in early times. Mr. Benjamin Porter, first named, owned more slaves than any one else in the town.
:: Candace, a negro woman, was baptized in 1758.
:: Ammy married John, who belonged to Joseph Noyes of Newbury, in 1734.
:: Tamsin had a husband, probably, somewhere, and her three children, Caesar, Pompey and Phillis, were baptized in 1737, together with herself. She, however, was not much benefited by the baptism, for she would still get drunk.
These were only a part of Mr. Porter's slaves. He had quite a family in all.
The Dwellings of Boxford by Sidney Perley
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It may be interesting to know that this [Boxford] house was the home of quite a number of Africans in early times. Mr. Benjamin Porter, first named, owned more slaves than any one else in the town.
:: Candace, a negro woman, was baptized in 1758.
:: Ammy married John, who belonged to Joseph Noyes of Newbury, in 1734.
:: Tamsin had a husband, probably, somewhere, and her three children, Caesar, Pompey and Phillis, were baptized in 1737, together with herself. She, however, was not much benefited by the baptism, for she would still get drunk.
These were only a part of Mr. Porter's slaves. He had quite a family in all.
The Dwellings of Boxford by Sidney Perley
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He was a son of John and Lydia (Herrick) Porter, and was born in Wenham in 1692. . . . he was a carpenter, a trade characteristic of this branch of the Porter family. Mr. Porter married Sarah, daughter of Moses and Ruth (Perley) Tyler, . . . She was born in 1696, and died here in 1767, at the age of seventy-one. Mr. Porter died in 1778, at the age of eighty-six. Their remains lie in the ancient cemetery near their [Boxford] dwelling. Their children were Mary, who married Dea. Thomas Chadwick; Moses . . . Benjamin . . . Sarah; Tyler; and Lucy, who died in 1755, at the age of nineteen. . . .
It may be interesting to know that this [Boxford] house was the home of quite a number of Africans in early times. Mr. Benjamin Porter, first named, owned more slaves than any one else in the town.
:: Candace, a negro woman, was baptized in 1758.
:: Ammy married John, who belonged to Joseph Noyes of Newbury, in 1734.
:: Tamsin had a husband, probably, somewhere, and her three children, Caesar, Pompey and Phillis, were baptized in 1737, together with herself. She, however, was not much benefited by the baptism, for she would still get drunk.
These were only a part of Mr. Porter's slaves. He had quite a family in all.
The Dwellings of Boxford by Sidney Perley
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It may be interesting to know that this [Boxford] house was the home of quite a number of Africans in early times. Mr. Benjamin Porter, first named, owned more slaves than any one else in the town.
:: Candace, a negro woman, was baptized in 1758.
:: Ammy married John, who belonged to Joseph Noyes of Newbury, in 1734.
:: Tamsin had a husband, probably, somewhere, and her three children, Caesar, Pompey and Phillis, were baptized in 1737, together with herself. She, however, was not much benefited by the baptism, for she would still get drunk.
These were only a part of Mr. Porter's slaves. He had quite a family in all.
The Dwellings of Boxford by Sidney Perley
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Inscription
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In MEMORY OF
Mr BENJAMIN PORTER
WHO DEPARTED
THIS LIFE JUnE
THE 30h 1778 IN
THE 87h YEAR
OF HIS AGE
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Gravesite Details
As per Boxford Inscriptions, West Boxford Burying Ground
Family Members
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