Carole, More on family of John Portis: OLD ALBEMARLE by Ray pg. 616 Henry Martin & wife Mary March 25, 1797 of the Upper Parish of Isle of Wight sold Ann Jones land in the lower parish, next to William Boddie's land. The witnesses were John Thomas (m Susan Portis) Alexander Matthews (son of Elizabeth Boddie) & John Portis (father in law of John Thomas). Same page only mentions John Goodwin as being Isle of Wight settler along with others on a list. pg. 622 In 1690 Henry West & John Portis (father in law of John Thomas) patented 900 acres of land in Isle of Wight, & the same year William West, Will Godwin (father in law of John Cotten) are all mentioned together. This was from the West family bio of Beaufort Co., NC Interesting- Pat