Genealogical Research is underway. Here is some of the research done by recently and 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)

• Racing to Washington to Protect the Capitol -- Massachusetts 6th & 8th Regiments Respond to Lincoln’s Urgent Plea for Protection -- by Robert Porter Lynch Full Version (11 pages)

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
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Commodore David Porter
Etta Barrows, whose father was Col. Francis Porter, said he was one of our relatives.
He was born in Boston, as was his father and grandfather, Captain Alexander Porter.

• Read Porter’s historic exploits and picture
• The Untold Story of How the Nation was Saved by One Man's Daring
  Commodore Porter’s Courage & Daring Changed this Nation’s Destiny
  by Robert Porter Lynch

Robert Barrows Lynch
WWII Hero from the Battle of Okinawa

• But for the Turn of a Screw by Robert Porter Lynch -- how fate almost interfered with a Supreme Court Nomination