No original records have been found to substantiate the following claim:
"Porter, Joshua, Pvt., CT, b c. 1763 [sic, 1733?], prob CT d 4-26-1777, Danbury, CT, m c. 1759, Elizabeth Elwell (1763---2-23-1818). Desc. Reineman, Patricia Arnold." ("Historical and Genealogical Record of the Michigan Daughters of the American Revolution, 1976-1988. Volume VII. [1990], p. 212)
