Individual Details

Hezekiah married Hannah Coles.

5 Jun 1710. Administration of the estate of Nathaniel Porter of Lebanon, late residing in Hartford was granted Hezekiah Porter of Hartford. An undated inventory of the estate of Nathaniel Porter of Lebanon, late residing in Hartford, was taken at Lebanon by William Clark, John Calkin and John Smith; at Hartford by Joseph Olmsted and Roger Pitkin.

4 Aug 1712. Request of Samuel Buell of Killingworth to call Hezekiah Porter of Hartford, administrator on the estate of Nathaniel Porter of Lebanon, before the court at Hartford to render an account.
5 Aug 1712. Hezekiah Porter granted more time for an account of his administration, but ordered to report upon and further ordered to pay to Mr. Buell, now appointed guardian to Nathaniel Porter, son and heir [a minor about 8 years of age] all monies, bills, credits, etc. Samuel Buell gave bond.
6 Oct 1712. Hezekiah Porter of Hartford, admin on the estate of his late brother, Nathaniel Porter, late of Lebanon, rendered an account.
1 Jun 1713. Hezekiah Porter, admin, rendered a supplementary repart. Account allowed.


FindAGrave #109608357
Hezekiah Porter, Sr. was the son of Samuel and Hannah (Stanley) Porter. His father Samuel was an original proprietor of Hadley, MA, relocating there from Windsor, CT. Hezekiah, Sr. was the grandson of John and Anna (White) Porter of Ancient Windsor who emigrated from Felsted, Essex, England to the Colony of Connecticut in 1638.
Although I have been unable to find his gravestone, the inscription is included in the Hale Collection, therefore we know that it once stood in Center Cemetery in what is now East Hartford, CT.
Hezekiah, Sr. was married three times to: (1) Hannah Cowles, (2) Hannah Merrifield, and (3) the Widow Esther (Dickinson) Smith. He fathered 13 children, 7 by his first wife and 6 by his second wife.
Children of Hezekiah Porter, Sr. known to be buried in Center Cemetery are: Hezekiah, Jr., Timothy, James, Joseph, David, Sr., and daughter Sarah (Porter) Smith, the wife of Gideon.

Birth	7 Jan 1665	Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Death	3 Jan 1752	Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut

Father	Samuel Porter (1635 - 1689)
Mother	Hannah Stanley ( - 1702)
Sibling	Samuel Porter (1660 - 1722)
Sibling	Thomas Porter (1663 - 1752)
Sibling	John Porter (1666 - )
Sibling	Hannah Porter (1668 - )
Sibling	Mehitabel Porter (1673 - )
Sibling	Experience Porter (1676 - 1750)
Sibling	Ichabod Porter (1678 - 1727)
Sibling	Nathaniel Porter (1680 - 1709)
Sibling	Stanley Porter (1683 - )