Joseph Porter

Child with unknown mother
Tillet Porter	b. 27 Nov 1802 Franklin, MS	d. 30 Jan 1849 LA	m. Ann Allison 7 Dec 1822 Franklin Co., Miss.# 2m. Sarah H. Lazarus 25 Aug 1835 Franklin Co., Miss. #(b15 Nov 1815) dau of Nicholas Lazarus.

Children with ?Nancy Tillet
Sarah Porter	b. abt 1804	d.	m. Robert Hollaway Jr. , (son of Robert Hollaway) 13 Dec 1835 Frank. Co., Miss.#
Letha or Letibia Porter	b. abt 1806	d.	m. James Beck 5 Mar 1822 Frank. Co., Miss.# possible 2m. George Gill Strait 1 Jan 1835 Frank. Co., Miss.
Jane Porter	b. 1807	d. 1840 Franklin, MS	m. George Hollaway 23 May 1833 Frank. Co., Miss.#
King David Porter	b. abt 1810	d.	m. Nancy Smith Scott 25 Feb. 1836 Franklin Co., Miss.#
Ferdinand Porter	b. abt 1812	d.	.
Shadrach Mechack Abednigo Porter	b. abt 1814	d.	m. Ellen Byrd, 1 May 1834 Franklin Co., MS.#

"The records show that Nancy Smith Scott Married King David Porter in 1820 at Franklin County, Miss. This leads us to believe that King David Porter was the husband of Nancy Porter who left a Will in 1840, Franklin County, Mississippi. Drawer 73, case 412 and list the following names as heirs in the will. Ferdinand Porter; Abednago Porter; Sarah Porter; Jane Porter; Letha Beck-Daughter of Nancy Porter; David Porter; Tillett Porter."

Box 1, Pkg.37, Will Bk.A, Pg.6 Probate Judges Office, Union, SC
In the name of God Amen. I Edward Sanders Porter, of the State of South Carolina and county of Union Being thro the mercy and goodness of God tho weak in Body yet of sound and perfect understanding and memory do constitute this my last will and Testament Revokeing and disannuling all other wills here to fore made. and first too will and order that all my Lawfull Debts be paid and further I will and bequeath to my Loving wife during the Term of her widowhood this house where in I now dwell with all the furniture and Tenaments that lie about it wit all the Cattle, hogs sheep one Bay Horse named John and at her marrying or Death to be Equally divided among all my Children. and I will to my son Calvin Porter One bay Mare named doe Likewise to my son Epaphroditus a "Statling" Colt, Named Selah all which I will and order after my Death, And do constitute my two Eldest sons Lancelot Porter & Hancock Porter Executors of my Last will & Testament and Trustees for my wife and children. In witness whereof I here unto set my hand and Seal this first day of December 1791.

Edward Sanders X Porter (Seal) his mark
William Campbell

Jesse X Holcom his mark
Nicholas X Lazarus his mark
RECORDED SEPT. 4, 1792

"It has taken some time but I am pretty sure I have found the Hollaway/Steedley connection. I was able to talk to an Aunt who told me I had an incorrect surname. Once I had the correct one, it all fit together. I also got a reply from a message board that gave me the Porter name.

The Jane O'Leary is actually Jane Porter, daughter of Joseph & Nancy Tillet Porter. Jane was married to George Hollaway. After he died she married J P Steedley. When they both died from cholera, James Preston Steedley was left in the care of the Hollaway's who were also caring for his half brothers, Burlin, George W, James M, & Porter M L. Sarah Porter Hollaway & Jane Porter Hollaway were sisters. James Preston Steedley married Alice Josephine Hollaway, the daughter of William Lee & Sarah Herring Hollaway. Wouldnt that make them 1/2 first cousins?

Joseph Porter, born abt 1781 in SC, died 1840, Franklin Co. MS. Married to Nancy Tillet, born in MS. I have to search all of my notes but I am sure their brother King David Porter married a Herring further linking the families together." Carolyn Orlando 11/22/05

Sara Porter is Sarah H. Lazarus, b. November 15, 1815 daughter of Nicholas Lazarus b. 1794 Union County, SC and Muery Rebecca Hutchins. Sarah H. Lazarus married Tillet Porter (b. 1802) on August 25, 1835 Franklin County, MS. She was Tillet's second wife. His first wife was Ann Allison, whom he married Dec. 7, 1822 Franklin Co, MS.

After Tillet's death, Sarah Lazarus Porter married her younger first cousin, Edward Porter Lazarus Jr. on March 21, 1858 Franklin County, MS, making her Sarah Lazarus Porter Lazarus. Edward Porter Lazarus Jr. was the son of Edward Porter Lazarus Sr. and Malinda Peas.

Edward Porter Lazarus Sr. (father of EP Lazarus Jr.) and Nicholas Lazarus (father of Sarah) were brothers - both sons of Nicholas Lazarus b. ? (abt 1760) location unknown and found in Union County, SC Census of 1790 and 1800. We believe this elder Nicholas' wife was a Porter, possibly Mary Porter, and possibly the daughter of Edward Sanders Porter. The elder Nicholas Lazarus was a witness to Edward Sanders Porter's will in Union County dated 1791.

The Lazarus family and the Porter family are intertwined for several generations. I have not studied the Porters and cannot tell you who is who or how they are related, but they marry each other a few times and they name their children for each other. I have seen conflicting information on the web regarding Tillet Porter's parents (the Tillet who married Sarah Lazarus, making her Sarah Porter). One site says Tillet's father is King David Porter (I believe a descendant of Edward Sanders Porter), while another researcher laid out a good argument that his father is Joseph Porter, son of Landlot (Lancelot) Porter and grandson of Edward Sanders Porter.

Also, we have Edward Porter Lazarus Jr.'s death date as September 13, 1900 in MS with burial at Baptist Church Cemetery, New Salem. Sarah Lazarus Porter Lazarus died April 11, 1895 and is buried at Old Wright Cemetery, Franklin County, Mississippi. We do not have a death date for Edward Porter Lazarus Sr. (b. 1802), but my guess is the 1858 date you have for Jr. may be Sr.'s death date. It does seem a bit odd that both father and son would die on September 13th, so perhaps there is a mistake in one of these.

I hope that is helpful to you. My line is Nicholas Lazarus b. ? of Union County SC (and his Porter wife), Nicholas Lazarus b. 1794, Barnabus Pipkin Lazarus, and Mary Elizabeth Lazarus.

Jane Sharrock - mailjls@att.net
Oklahoma City