Excerpt from A Genealogy of the Descendants of Richard Porter, Who Settled at Weymouth, Mass;, 1635, and Allied Families: Also, Some Account of the Descendants of John Porter, Who Settled at Hingham, Mass;, 1635, and Salem (Danvers) Mass;, 1644 Settled in Weymouth, Mass, in 1635. He was my ancestor; and a few years since, although not especially fitted for such a work by education or occupation, I began a Genealogy Of his descendants. It has been a work demanding patience and persistence, but it has been a pleasure. The very many pleasant letters received from members of the family, in nearly every state and territory in the union, containing information and encouragement, I would here gratefully remember. I give in this little book the result, not that it is perfect or complete, but it is what I have. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.