This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Porter, marr Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.ca/mbexec/msg/5543/SOC.2ACE/1333.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Many of the Digby Marrs and Porters pioneered in the Elgin County Ontario area as early as 1821. I am a descendant of the Marrs who originated in Nova Scotia and headed west. Sarah Marr wasa relative. Try Elgin County OGS in your web browser. It is one of the best genealogy sites I have ever visited.