William PORTER
Trace the direct ancestral line through parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents. Select any linked ancestor for the full genealogy record.
What is a Pedigree Chart?
A pedigree chart is a genealogy map of your direct-line ancestors. It begins with one person and branches backward through parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and earlier generations.
The chart is intentionally concise. Names, birth information, and death information are emphasized so relationships can be understood at a glance. Blank spaces are useful too, because they show exactly where more research is needed.
Pedigree charts work especially well alongside Family Group Sheets. The pedigree chart shows the direct ancestral path, while the Family Group Sheet gives more detail about each couple and their children.
Direct Ancestors
Four-generation pedigree
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William PORTER (b. 21 August 1752, Charlestown, New Hampshire, USA (North) d. 10 February 1843, Warren, Vermont, USA) |
Benjamin PORTER (b. 4 February 1712, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 October 1793, Wendell, Massachusetts, USA) |
William PORTER (b. 30 August 1674, Salem, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 May 1732, Norton, Massachusetts, USA) |
Joseph PORTER (b. 9 September 1638, Salem, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 December 1714, Salem, Massachusetts, USA) |
| Anna HATHORNE (b. 12 December 1643, Salem, Massachusetts, USA d.1712, Danvers, Massachusetts, USA) |
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| Phebe DORMAN (b. 9 December 1680, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 21 June 1736, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA) |
Thomas DORMAN (b. 1640, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 1715, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA) |
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| Judith WOOD (b. 1642, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 June 1725, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA) |
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Mercy DORMAN (b. 6 September 1720, Norton, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 December 1811, Wendell, Massachusetts, USA) |
Seth DORMAN (b. 8 May 1682, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA d.21 December 1741, Norton, Massachusetts, USA) |
Thomas DORMAN (b. 1640, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 1715, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA) |
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| Judith WOOD (b. 1642, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 June 1725, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA) |
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| Sarah THAYER (b. 5 February 1693, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 June 1753, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA) |
Ephraim THAYER (b. 17 January 1670, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA d.15 June 1757, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA) |
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| Sarah BASS (b. 29 March 1672, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 August 1751, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA) |