Mary PORTER^[1]

- 1784

• Name	Mary PORTER
  Gender	Female
  orphan	20 Mar 1760	Norfolk Co, Virginia Colony   [2]
  	On 20 March 1760 in Norfolk County Court, Mary was named as the orphan of William Porter. Matthew Godfrey qualified as guardian, and additional security in the amount of £500 was posted by Joshua Nicholson.
  Death	After 5 Dec 1784  [3]
  	Mary was named as the sole beneficiary of her son Samuel Happer's 5 December 1784 will.
  Person ID	I58141	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William PORTER   d. c.1760
  Mother	Patience WRIGHT
  Family ID	F4977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Samuel HAPPER   d. Between 6 Apr 1775 and 17 Aug 1778
  Children	1. Samuel HAPPER   d. c.1785   2. Elizabeth HAPPER   3. Mary HAPPER   d. 17 Aug 1821   4. Abigail Porter HAPPER   5. Thomas Walker HAPPER
  Family ID	F4980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S194] Elizabeth B. Wingo, compiler, Wingo, Norfolk Couty, Virginia Will Book 1, 1755 - 1772., ((Norfolk, VA: by the compiler, 1986)). pp. 26-27: William Porter will. [S212] Elizabeth B. Wingo, compiler, Wingo, Guardian Bonds of Norfolk County, Virginia 1750-1800, ((Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co, 1993)). p. 60. [S170] Pamela W. McVey, compiler, McVey, Norfolk County, Virginia Will Book II 1772 - 1788., ((Virginia Beach, VA: by the compiler, 1986)). pp. 196-197: Samuel Happer will.