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Fayette County Kentucky Records, Vol. 3
Michael L. Cook, CG, and Bettie A. Cummings Cook, CG
Cook Publications 1985
p. 72
Nathaniel S. Porter to Eliza Comstock, with Lyndon Comstock as surety. January 8, 1811. Daniel Comstock gave consent for his daughter.

Nathaniel was of Rye, New Hampshire. The Porter book states Elizabeth's death as says that she was aged 85 years when she died. If this is true, she was born ca 1792.

1820 Census. Pleasant Twp, Switzerland Co, Indiana
Nathaniel S. Porter: 1m under 10, 1m 26-45. 2 f under 10, 1f 16-26.
Next enumerated was George Cogshell, her sister's husband.

1830 Census. Madison Co KY, Richmond
Elizabeth Porter [indexed on Ancestry as "Peter" but very plainly is Porter]
1m -5 [John], 1m 15-20 [Samuel]. 2f 5-10 [Sarah & Eliza], 1f 10-15 [Caroline], 1f age 30-40 [Elizabeth] - born between 1790 and 1800.

Is this Elizabeth Porter in 1840? The ages fit the children that would still be living at home. Elizabeth would be older than 30-40 however, I think.
Madison Co KY; Elizabeth Porter:
1m 10-15 [John]; 2f 15-20 [Sarah & Eliza], 1f 20-30 [Caroline], 1f 30-40

The 1850 census on Ancestry for Richmond begins with Hh 59, although the other districts begin with Hh 1 - it appears some of this census is missing.

1860 Census. Madison Co KY; Richmond, p.145, Hh 53
Elizabeth Porter, age 58, b. CT [she was married in 1811 so this age is wrong]
Caroline, age 35, b. Fayette Co, KY [b. abt 1825]
Sarah, age 32, b. Indiana [b. abt 1822]

In 1870, Carrie and Sarah, were living together but their mother was not with them. They had also aged mysteriously:
Foxtown, Madison Co KY, P.O. Whitehall; Hh 12
Carrie Porter, age 55, b. KY. Sarah, age 50, b. KY

Elizabeth Porter is said buried Richmond, Madison Co KY in the Richmond Cemetery, Section D, lot 52. Born 21 May 1792; d 19 Feb 1877. Son John S. Porter is also in that plot, d. 16 Jun 1876.

Lyndon Comstock wrote the following tribute on FindAGrave.com
Elizabeth was the daughter of Daniel Comstock (1745-1814) and Sarah nee Fuller (1761-). Daniel died in Lexington and Sarah probably did as well; their grave locations are unknown. Elizabeth married Nathaniel Sargent Porter (who was born May 29, 1789 in Rye, NH) on June 8, 1811 in Lexington, Kentucky, later moving with him to Richmond, Kentucky. Her husband died on August 30, 1827, his grave location is unknown. She had seven children with him. Of those seven, the following have unknown grave locations: Oliver Fuller Porter (1814-1815), born and died in Lexington); Emily Comstock Porter (1816-after 1880), married Christopher Crittenden Ball and had ten known children with him, moved to Jasper County, Missouri; Caroline "Carrie" Porter (1818-after 1880), lived in or near Richmond, KY for the balance of her life; Sarah Anne Porter (1821-after 1880), lived with her sister Carrie in or near Richmond, KY for the balance of her life.

Birth	21 May 1792	Connecticut
Marriage	8 Jan 1811	Fayette County, Kentucky - Nathaniel Sargent Porter
Death	19 Feb 1877	Madison County, Kentucky

Spouse	Nathaniel Sargent Porter (1789 - 1827)
Child	Samuel Huntington Porter (1812 - 1876)
Child	Oliver Fuller Porter (1814 - 1815)
Child	Emily Comstock Porter (1816 - )
Child	Caroline Porter (1818 - )
Child	Sarah Anne Porter (1821 - )
Child	Eliza Porter (1823 - 1888)
Child	John Sargent Porter (1826 - 1876)

Father	DANIEL COMSTOCK (1745 - 1814)
Mother	Sarah Fuller (1761 - )
Sibling	Lyndon Comstock (1784 - )
Sibling	Sarah Comstock ( - )
Sibling	Ann "Nancy" Comstock (1793 - 1833)
Sibling	Andrew Comstock ( - )
Sibling	Brown Comstock (1797 - 1852)