There were no hits for this exact name from the Newspapers at 'Ancestry.com' It appears from the following that he was born in Mass. "U.S. Army Historical Register, 1789-1903, Vol. 1" [Alphabetized list of 17,500 soldiers who served in the Army between 1789-1903. Additional information for each officer includes: the State or country where born, the State from which originally appointed, the rank attained, and any data relating to appointments or commissions.] 'Hanks, Porter. Mass. 2 lieutenant artillerists 17 Jan 1805; 1 lieutenant 31 Dec 1806; killed 16 Aug 1812 at Detroit Mich.' Page 918 of "War of 1812 Pensioners": "HANKS, Porter, Margaret, Old War WF-13373, srv as Lt in US Arty" In 1790 Isaac Hanks was living in Argyle Washington NY [census Series: M637 Roll: 6 Page: 199] but as you know, no other information was offered back then.