David Porterfield, Sr.'s name was on a list of Elbert County voters that appeared in the Summer 1987 issue of Georgia Genealogical Magazine and was described as follows:

"The crude list of voters to elect a delegate to the state convention of 1795 was found in the Willaim Barnett, Pre-1800 File II, on microfilm reel 202-47, Georgia Department of Archives and History. These voters elected William Barnett as their delegate over a man named Allen, 208 to 49. The return was certified by Jas. Tait, Jas, McCaskey, and Thos. Cook, Justices of the Peace."

Porterfield, David...EL/jo ...1801...197

Note: "EL/jo" meant Elbert County, Johnson District.

From: Georgia Tax Digests 1800-1802, Vol. II, p 14, taken from GADH microfilm # 10/82.

Georgia, Elbert County
Superior Court, October Term, 1801
Presentments of the Grand Jury
We, the Grand Inquest for the county and state aforesaid, do upon our oaths present the following persons, viz....

5th. David Porterfield for profane swearing.

CHARLES GOSS, Foreman
Thos. Wooldridge, Allen Daniel,
Richard Bond, Jacob Kees,
John Carrcll, James Christian
Jas. Shackleford, Lewis Moseley
Wm. Hightower, Arthur Jones
Jb. Higginbotham, Daniel Thornton
Prefon Duncan, John Faulkner
Jesse White, Nathl. Barnett
John Stinchcomb, Samuel Shields
Frances Cook, Le Roy Pope
William Aycock, Rohen Tbompfon.
Extract from theMinutes
M. WOODS, Cltrk.

From: Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State, Saturday, 14 Nov 1801.

From the Will of John Maxwell:

"...I give and bequeath to my Brother David Porterfield [emphasis added] fifty dollars...."

page 16 Elbert Co., Ga.: 4 Aug 1811, Thos. Jones, sheriff, to Christopher Porterfield, by virtue of an execution issued by M. Woods, clerk of the Superior Court, 18 Oct 1802, against the goods and chattels, lands and tenements of David Porterfield for $81.13 ¾ and $11.50 cost and afterwards, on 27 Apr 1811, there being due on said execution cost of $3.75, James Wood, D.S. of said county, levied aforesaid execution on 162 acres on waters of Skul Shoal Creek adj. Wilson Penn and others, it being the place whereon the defendant now lives, and after giving notice required by law did expose to public sale, Christopher Porterfield being the highest bidder for $20.25.

(signed) Thos. Jones, Shff.
Wit: W. T. Thompson, Wm. Chisolm, A. Jarrett, J.I.C.
Rec. Jun 1, 1812.

The transcribed tax digest appeared in the Georgia Genealogical Magazine Vol. 33, No. 2-3 (Issues 128-129), Spring/Summer 1993, p 131-43:

Tax Receiver: James Bradberry
Repository: Georgia Department of Archives and History, Drawer #172, Box #48.
[abbr: a=acres, BB, BR, SS, etc.= abbr for water course the land adjoined, n=no. of taxable negroes, unk=unknown to whom land was originally granted]

"Captain Higgenbothan District"

On p 14
David Poterfield [sic], 100a, BB, unk, adjoined J. Hopkins.

David was listed right under his son, James.

State: GA; County: Madison; Dist: unk;
Enumerator: John Sanders, Asst. Marshall;
Roll M33_9; Image: 0066; Line: 2; Page: 45
===================================
Head of Household: David Porterfield
….White Males: 1 (10-16), 1 (45 & up);
White Females: 1 (45 & up);
……Agriculture: 1
………..Slaves: 0

David, Sr., successfully drew three land lots in the 1820 Goergia Land Lottery as follows:

Porterfield, David, Sr. Madison Willifords 135/11 Early
Porterfield, David, Sr. Madison Willifords 216/16 Early
Porterfield, David, Sr. Madison Willifords 386/7 Early

David Porterfield, Sr.1-J; 1-V
(i.e., 1 male 70-80 and 1 female 60-70)

• Married: 3 Dec 1778 in Guilford County, North Carolina ^{13 3}
• Note: Bondsman: James Coot, Witness: Thomas Henderson ^{14 3}
• Change Date: 24 Aug 2004

1. Christopher PORTERFIELD b: Abt 1780 in North Carolina
2. Thomas James PORTERFIELD b: 1782 in North Carolina
3. Fnu PORTERFIELD b: Abt 1785 in North Carolina
4. David PORTERFIELD b: 1790 in Madison County, Georgia
5. Rebecca PORTERFIELD b: 1796 in Madison County, Georgia

1. Media: Census/Tax
   Title: 1820 Madison County, Georgia, Census
   Publication: [primary source] Danielsville, GA, 1820. [Ancestry.com electronic database: images of original documents]
   Date: 15 Dec 1999
   Page: Roll M33_9; Image: 0066; Line: 2; Page: 45
2. Media: Census/Tax
   Title: "1830 Census," Madison County Georgia Censuses 1820-60
   Author: Berryman, Mary L., et. al.,Transcriber
   Publication: [primary source] Danielsville, GA, Heritage Papers, 1986.
   Date: 15 Dec 1999
   Page: p 28
3. Media: Family Newsletter
   Title: Porterfield Lines, Vol. III, No. 2
   Author: Willis, Frances Porterfield, Editor
   Publication: [secondary source] Gilmer, Texas, March, 1993
   Note:
   [masthead statement: "These "Lines" are written to, for, and by Porterfield descendants. It is our hope that sharing memories of our families, their aspirations, struggles, sorrows, and joys will bring life to the bare bones of genealogical facts and establish ties, through our love for them, which will draw us closer."]]
   Page: p 233
4. Media: Family Newsletter
   Title: Porterfield Lines, Vol. III, No. 2
   Author: Willis, Frances Porterfield, Editor
   Publication: [secondary source] Gilmer, Texas, March, 1993
   Note:
   [masthead statement: "These "Lines" are written to, for, and by Porterfield descendants. It is our hope that sharing memories of our families, their aspirations, struggles, sorrows, and joys will bring life to the bare bones of genealogical facts and establish ties, through our love for them, which will draw us closer."]]
   Page: p 240
5. Media: Military
   Title: North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts
   Publication: [primary source] Raleigh, NC: Treasurers and Comptrollers Papers.
   Date: 16 Mar 2004
   Page: Vol. 1-6, Reel #48, p 269
6. Media: Family Newsletter
   Title: Porterfield Lines, Vol. III, No. 2
   Author: Willis, Frances Porterfield, Editor
   Publication: [secondary source] Gilmer, Texas, March, 1993
   Note:
   [masthead statement: "These "Lines" are written to, for, and by Porterfield descendants. It is our hope that sharing memories of our families, their aspirations, struggles, sorrows, and joys will bring life to the bare bones of genealogical facts and establish ties, through our love for them, which will draw us closer."]]
   Page: p 239
7. Media: Periodical
   Title: Georgia Genealogical Magazine: A Magazine of Source Material Concerning Georgians
   Author: Lucas, The Rev. Silas Emmett, Jr., Editor/Owner
   Publication: [primary source] Easley, SC: Published quarterly: Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.
   Date: 20 Oct 2003
   Page: Vol. 27, No. 3 (Issue 105), Summer 1987, p 196-98
8. Media: Book
   Title: Georgia Tax Digests 1800-1802, Vol. II
   Publication: [primary source] Atlanta: R. J. Taylor Foundation, 1986. Taken from Georgia Department of Archives and History microfilm # 10/82.
   Date: 29 Mar 2007
   Page: p 14
9. Media: Court Records
   Title: "Will of John Maxwell,"
   Publication: Wilkes County, Georgia, Record of Wills 1810-1816, p 25 (written Aug 5, 1807, probated Sep 5, 1809 [FHL film #163, 529]) [primary source]
   Date: 17 Jan 2001
   Note:
   [John Maxwell was a half-brother of David Porterfield, Sr.]
10. Media: Court Records
    Title: Madison County, Georgia, Deed Book A, 1812-1818
    Publication: [primary source] Danielsville, Georgia. Index and transcription available in an electronic database on the Madison County, Georgia, GenWeb site, URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gamadiso/deedbka/deeds.htm.
    Date: 4 Oct 2005
    Page: p 16
11. Media: Periodical
    Title: Georgia Genealogical Magazine: A Magazine of Source Material Concerning Georgians
    Author: Lucas, The Rev. Silas Emmett, Jr., Editor/Owner
    Publication: [primary source] Easley, SC: Published quarterly: Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.
    Date: 20 Oct 2003
    Page: Vol. 33, No. 2-3 (Issues 128-129), Spring/Summer 1993, p 131-43
12. Media: Book
    Title: The Third or 1820 Land Lottery of Georgia
    Author: Lucas, The Rev. Silas Emmett, Jr., Compiler
    Publication: [primary source] Easly, SC: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1986
    Date: 16 Oct 2003
    Page: p 265
13. Media: Electronic database
    Title: Marriages-North Carolina to 1825 [Online]
    Publication: [primary source] Ancestry.com, Inc., 1998 http://www.ancestry.com (16 May, 1999)
14. Media: Research collection
    Title: Porterfield/Ector/Haynes Family Records
    Author: Haynes, Evelyn
    Publication: [primary and secondary source] Bloomburg, Texas, 1993. Various letters, family documents and e-mail messages sent to Diane Carrington Bradford.
    Date: 26 Jan 2001
    Note:
    [Evelyn Haynes is a Porterfield descendant and longtime family researcher. She provided her direct line of descent in a letter dated Jan 22, 2001, to Diane Carrington Bradford.]