Helen W. You indicated your were researching Porters. I also am searching the Porters (mainly from the Bladen Co, Kelly, NC area . My g-g grandfather was James N. Porter b. Abt 1813. The earliest record we have is the 1850 Census for Frenches Creek (Kelly) area in Bladen CO, NC. Would you have anything that might show his parents and ancestors? Wayne Atkinson