His military career started on board the frigate "Effingham". After a short stint in the Marines, he transferred to the artillery. He was subsequently promoted through the rands until he attained the rank of Colonel. While in the Army he engaged in Revolutionary War battles at Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown and Trenton. It was during these battles that he gained the recognition of being an able leader and skilled tactician.
After the war he returned home to his family in Norristown. He was soon appointed to the Supreme Executive Council of the State as one of the commissioners to create a boundary between Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Ohio using astrological calculations. He stayed on as the surveyor for the operation from 1784 to 1787.
In 1787 he returned home to the farm. He proceeded to farm and raise his family until 1809 when he was selected Surveyor-General of Pennsylvania, a position he held till his death in 1813.
Andrew Porter was married twice, first to Elizabeth McDowell and then after her death in 1773 to Elizabeth Parker. He had five children with his first wife and eight children with his second.
His military career started on board the frigate "Effingham". After a short stint in the Marines, he transferred to the artillery. He was subsequently promoted through the rands until he attained the rank of Colonel. While in the Army he engaged in Revolutionary War battles at Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown and Trenton. It was during these battles that he gained the recognition of being an able leader and skilled tactician.
After the war he returned home to his family in Norristown. He was soon appointed to the Supreme Executive Council of the State as one of the commissioners to create a boundary between Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Ohio using astrological calculations. He stayed on as the surveyor for the operation from 1784 to 1787.
In 1787 he returned home to the farm. He proceeded to farm and raise his family until 1809 when he was selected Surveyor-General of Pennsylvania, a position he held till his death in 1813.
Andrew Porter was married twice, first to Elizabeth McDowell and then after her death in 1773 to Elizabeth Parker. He had five children with his first wife and eight children with his second.
Family Members
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Robert Porter
1768–1842
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Elizabeth Rittenhouse Porter Parker
1769–1850
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Mary Emily Porter Porter
1771–1838
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Charlotte Parker Porter Brooke
1778–1850
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Anna Maria Parker "Mary" Porter Boyd
1781–1839
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Harriett Porter McKeen
1788–1864
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David Rittenhouse Porter
1788–1867
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George Bryan Porter
1791–1834
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James Madison Porter
1793–1862