John R. Porter

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GED COM of R. Kerr [sent June 2006]- married twice: 1. Joanna Stump 2. Sarah Fuller
Township number three, in range eight, was on petition of JOHN PORTER and others, established March 8, 1808. As formed it was six miles square. On the fourth day of April 1808, the electors met at the house of Henry Maxon and elected the following officers: Henry Maxon, clerk; Thomas Stanley, JOHN PORTER and Resolved Fuller,trustees...
He served in the war of 1812, but later moved to Athens Co,OH,where he worked on the construction of the court house and buildings of Ohio University. He was a master carpenter by trade. (From Unknown Settlement by Herbert Roush, 1983)
John R. Porter,another of Ebenezer's sons, served as a p;rivate in Captain Timothy Buell's Company of mounted militia. This company was raised August 1, 1813, under Major General Harrison.
Re: New Capitol Building ...While John Porter was to finish upper port of cupola from the cornice up, including the cornice,putting on rafters, boarding and shingling roof,putting on timber with a ball. (7/17/98-2)
The jail building on lot no 37 becoming inadequate,John Porter and John Walker were employed, in March of 1819, for $130 to partition off a room about 12 foot square, in the north west corner of the second story of the court house, with two inch oak planks laid double, to be used as a jail. This room was used until 1826.

John married Sarah Fuller 12 Dec 1793 in Ashfield, (Franklin) Massachusetts. (Sarah Fuller was born on 11 May 1778 in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, died on 7 Jul 1867 in Vergennes, Jackson County, Illinois and was buried in Salem Baptist, Perry, Gallia County, OH.)

John next married Joanna Stump 17 Jul 1814 in Washington County, Ohio.