Genealogical Research is underway. Here is some of the research done by our ancestors:

John Porter:
A Genealogy of the Descendants of John Porter who settled in Hingham Mass. in 1635, and then in Salem (Danvers) in 1644 by Joseph W. Porter, (written1878) (Download)

Col. Francis Porter:
Obituary & Civil War History (written in 1890’s)(Download)

Porter Geneology
 by Mildred Barrows Lynch (written in 1952 with input from Etta Barrows) (Download)

• Photos of Mildred’s original document
• page 1
• page 2

 Bradstreet Genealogy
 by Mildred Barrows Lynch (written in 1953 after the death of Etta Barrows)(Download)

• Photos of Mildred’s original document
• page 1
• page 2

Commodore David Porter (Is he a relation?) He was born in Boston, as was his father and grandfather, Captain Alexander Porter. See Porter’s historic exploits and picture