Rev. William Porteus

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Minister: Devenish, Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland. Time Frame: 1760 - 1835 Rev William PORTEUS Curate of Devenish, Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland 1784-91, Cleenish 1788-1831, Rector of Boho 1831-35, son of James Porteus of Giltagh & Drumadown 1736-1800, grandfather of William Lee Porteus, emigrant to Australia, 1882.

• Family History: Internet posting by Ronnie Aungst. From letters written Dec. 12, 1902 and Oct. 14, 1904 by Simon Porteus Jr. of New York, NY. to his half-brother, James Porteus of San Francisco, CA.
William married twice.
1st.marriage-???; 14 children, 9 died young, 5 surviving children:
-John m. Jane Presley. settled in America.
-James m. unknown. had two sons, settled PA.
-William m. Mary Atchison. 7 children. Stayed in Ireland.
-Moore Lee m. ?. Left Ireland before 1822 and settled on banks of the
St. Lawrence River.
-Fanny Ann m. ?? Blair. Last known to be in Philadelphia, PA.

2nd. marriage-???; 10 children, 2 died young, 8 surviving children:
-Robert m. Angel Carr; 2 children
-Richard m. Bessie Kearns; 4 children
-Thomas m. Mary McCahan; 1 child; retired from Ireland Police Force.
-Jane m. Hugh Montgomery; 6 children; settled in Scotland.
-Rose Ann m. Thomas Presley; 3 children. (brother of Jane Presley Porteus,
wife of John Porteus above.)
-Eliza m. William Briton; 4 children; settled NY.
-Mary m. Thomas Briton; 1 child. (unknown if William and Thomas were
related)
-Simon b.March 1, 1822 d. Dec. 31, 1906;
( emigrated from Ireland Sept 3, 1859; became citizen June 30, 1868.
Became Catholic when he married the second time.)
m. Ann Johnston. 4 children
-William b.1840;
-Eleanor b. 1843. m. Joseph Enas;
-James b. 1847 m. Martha C. Coffin;
-Johnston Thomas b. 1851.
All listed as being born in Enniskillen, Ireland.
married 2nd.:Henrietta Starrs Dawson
b. March 22, 1838 Brooklyn, NY. d. Feb. 19, 1883 New York, NY.
2 children
-Henrietta b. 1864 m. William M. Greer;
-Simon Jr. b. 1865 m. Ellen Butler.

William married Anna Lee about 1787 in Ireland. (Anna Lee died about 1800 in Ireland.)

William next married Grace Armstrong.