Site Title - Anna White

Anna White

F, b. circa 13 July 1600, d. 1647

Father

Robert White b. 17 May 1560, d. c 17 Jun 1617

Mother

Anna was born circa 13 July 1600 in Messing, County Essex, England. She is the daughter of Robert White and Bridget Alger. On 13 July 1600, she was christened in Messing, County Essex, England, at All Saints Church.¹ Anna married John Porter, son of John Porter and Sibyl Vessey, on 18 October 1620 in Messing, County Essex, England, at All Saints Church.² Between 4 November 1638 and 11 April 1639, Anna and her husband, John, immigrated from Messing, County Essex, England, to New England. The date of his youngest child's baptism in England and the first date he is recorded in Connecticut.³ In Windsor, the Porter family was living adjacent to Joseph Loomis' family. The two wives, sisters, were to live here for the remainder of there lives.⁴ Anna departed this life in 1647 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.²

Family

John Porter b. c 21 Jun 1594, d. 22 Apr 1648

Children

Anna Porter b. c 22 Sep 1621, d. c 13 Feb 1654
John Porter b. c 9 Feb 1623, d. 2 Aug 1688
Sarah Porter+ b. c 15 Mar 1625, d. 16 Mar 1697
Rebecca Porter b. c 16 Sep 1630
Samuel Porter b. c 26 May 1632, d. c 15 Jul 1632
Rose Porter b. c 24 Jun 1633, d. c 12 May 1648
Samuel Porter b. c 2 Jun 1635, d. 6 Sep 1689
Mary Porter b. c 1 Oct 1637
James Porter b. c 20 Feb 1638, d. 27 Sep 1727
Anna Porter b. c 4 Nov 1638
Nathaniel Porter b. 19 Jul 1640, d. Jan 1680
Hannah Porter b. 4 Sep 1642, d. 17 Sep 1677

Citations

[S1770] Winifred Lovering Holman, John Porter of Windsor, page 50. - www.americanancestors.org.
[S1770] Winifred Lovering Holman, John Porter of Windsor, page 50 - John Porter "of Felsted" married in All Saints, Messing, 18 Oct. 1620, Anne, daughter of Robert and Bridget [Alger] White - www.americanancestors.org.
[S1770] Winifred Lovering Holman, John Porter of Windsor, page 50 - The Connecticut Colonial Records cite that 11 Apr. 1639, Jno Porter was one of six who were found to pay for corn which was ruined bt a defect in a fence. - www.americanancestors.org.
[S1771] Descendant, Children of Robert White of Messing, Co. Essex, England, who settled in Hartford and Windsor, page 24. - www.americanancestors.org.