Hannah Porter, born in Windsor, was one of 12 children born to JOHN PORTER and Anne WHITE.
1 - John PORTER (1620- 2 August 1688. He married Mary Stanley (- 13 September 1688)
2 - James PORTER born in England
3 - Sarah PORTER born England, died 16 March 1696 She married Joseph Judson
4 - Nathaniel PORTER born 19 July 1640 in Windsor CT
5 - Hannah PORTER 4 September 1642-19 Sep 1677

HANNAH PORTER married DEACON JOHN COLEMAN (1635-1710), on the 29th of May 1663 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.

DEACON John and Hannah COLEMAN had 6 Children:

3 BOYS:
1 - LIEUTENANT John Coleman 11 Apr 1669-1746
2 - Thomas Coleman born 3 Mar 1663/64-1 Oct 1674
3 - Noah Coleman born 20 Dec 1671-1711

3 GIRLS:
1 - Hannah Coleman 14 Feb 1666/67-1722
2 - Sarah Coleman 15 Feb 1672/73-1759
3 - Berthia Coleman 14 Oct 1676- 19 Sep 1677 SLAIN

Hannah (PORTER) COLEMAN and her baby daughter, BERTHIA COLEMAN were both KILLED by Indians who attacked them in their home while John COLEMAN was out in the fields working. Another child was wounded and two children were taken hostage. Eight months later they were found in Canada.

HANNAH PORTER COLEMAN is "Probably" buried in Hill Cemetery with her husband Deacon John Coleman and his 3rd wife, Mary Day Stebbins

WIFE 1 - - P171 Img186 US New England Marriages prior 1700 COLEMAN John (-1711) & 1/wf Hannah Porter (1642-1677); 29 May 1663; Hadley - -

WIFE 2 - - P171 Img186 US New England Marriages prior 1700 COLEMAN John 1635-1711 & 2/wf Mehitable (Johnson) (Hinsdale) Root (1644-) widow, Samuel, widow John; 16 Mar 1678/9 11 Mar 1679 Hatfield Northampton - -

WIFE 3 - - P171 Img186 US New England Marriages prior 1700 COLEMAN John 1635-1711 & 3/wf Mary (DAY) (ELY) Stebbins 1641-1725, widow Samuel, widow Thomas; 11 Dec 1696; Springfield, Hadley, Deerfield, Longmeadow, Wethersfield, Connecticut

PORTER GENEALOGY recorded on page 753 in the History of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut, by Henry R. Stiles, M.D.

The date of her marriage to (Dea.) John Coleman is recorded on page 6 of "The Descendants of John Porter of Windsor."

The manner of her death is recorded on pages 175-178 in the History of Hadley, by Sylvester Judd. HANNAH PORTER, the daughter of John Porter and Rose , was born on 4 September 1642 in Windsor, Connecticut. She was SLAIN by INDIANS on 19 September 1677 at her home in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
Research & Bio by: Carole Whittemore 46909143 (2009)

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Hannah Porter married John Coleman on 5/29/1663 in Windsor, Connecticut she was married when she was 20 years old and joined her husband in Hadley,Massachusetts. She had her first child a little over nine months later.

She was 35 years old in the fall of 1677 when, in the late morning hours on September, 19th, Indians attacked her home while her husband was working in the fields. Both she and her eleven month old baby, Bethia, were killed, one of her children was wounded, and two of her children were taken captive. The captives were rescued eight months later in Canada.

He married Mehitable Johnson, daughter of Humphrey Johnson and Ellen Cheney, on 3/11/1679 in Hadley,, Massachusetts; Mehitable was a widow who had been married previously to John Root. He married Mary Day on 12/11/1696 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; According to some researchers, Mary had previously married Samuel Ely, with whom she had 16 children.

Also she is shown by some to have married Thomas Stebbins. He died on 1/2/1711 in Hatfield,, Massachusetts.

she was born on 9/4/1642 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She died on 9/19/1677 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachussetts, at age 35.

Children with John:

i. Thomas COLEMAN was born on 2/4/1665.

ii. Hannah COLEMAN, born 2/14/1667 in Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; married Thomas Nash.

iii. John COLEMAN Jr., born 4/11/1669 in Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; married Hannah Wright (--?--).

iv. Noah COLEMAN, born 12/20/1671 in Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; married Hannah Unknown.

v. Sarah COLEMAN, born 2/15/1673 in Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; married John Field Jr.

vi. Bethia COLEMAN was born on 10/14/1676. She died on 9/20/1677 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; Died in an Indian raid on the home. Her mother died at the same time.