Fort Family

Fort Family

This information concerns five generations of the Fort family.
1630-1815

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   Elias Sr born: (about 1630) in England
married: Phyllis Champion (about 1663) in
children: Elias Jr, John, George
died: (before March 1678) in Isle of Wight County, VA
buried:
census:
note: The first actual record of him in Virginia is that he served on a jury and at a coroner's inquest in 1667. He came to Isle of Wight VA on the ship "The George" in 1630. The will of James Poole in 1667 mentions Elias Fort Sr and Elias Fort Jr. After Elias's death, Phyllis married John Ducie of Surry County, VA.

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   Elias Jr (children of Elias Fort and Phyllis Champion) born: (about 1664) in Isle of Wight, VA
married: Sarah Holliday (between 1685-1690) in VA
children: Elias, John, Holliday, Phyllis [J. Pennington], Mary [J. Foster], Alice [C. Foster], Faith [King]
died: (March 15, 1739) in Surry County, VA
buried:
census:
note: His will, written September 20, 1732, was probated March 19, 1739; mentions all children except Elias who had died in 1724. He was probably a Quaker as he was indicted in 1694 for not going to church.
   John born: (about 1665) in Isle of Wight, VA
married: Elizabeth Jordan (about 1685) in Surry County, VA
children: John Jr, Elias, George, William, Thomas, Richard, Mary [W. Bynum], Sarah [A. Wall], Hannah [J. Phillips]
died: (1725) in Surry County, VA
buried:
census:
note: His wife was the daughter of Richard Jordan, who named her in his will dated September 24, 1695. John's will, probated March 1725-26, in Surry County, VA, named nine children.
   George born: (about 1668) in Isle of Wight, VA
married: Elizabeth Accaba Duckwood (March 3, 1695) in Surry County, VA
children: Elias, George, John, Benjamin, John, Samuel, Phyllis [R. Simms] [R. Williams] [P. Fiveash], Elizabeth [W. Boon], Catherine, Alice
died: (October 1719) in Albemarle County, VA
buried:
census:
note: His will was dated May 15, 1719, and was probated October 20, 1719.

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   Elias (child of John Fort and Elizabeth Jordan) born: (about 1697) in Surry County, VA
married: (a) Olive Pitman (about 1734) in
                 (b) Mrs. Priscilla Barrow (about 1759) in Halifax County, NC
children: (a) Elias, John, Micajah, Jesse, Ann [Pope], Mary [J. Pope], Martha [Lane], Lucy
                 (b) none
died: (1766) in Halifax County, NC
buried:
census:
note: Olive Pitman, his first wife, was the daughter of Thomas Pitman and Sarah Lancaster. In 1759, Elias made a pre-nuptial agreement with Mrs. Priscilla Barrow, and they acknowledged it in open court July 1763. One of the witnesses to the agreement was Ambrose Pitman, a brother of his first wife. Elias made his will June 20, 1765, in Halifax County, NC. It named eight children and was probated July 1766.

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   Jesse (child of Elias Fort and Olive Pitman) born: (about 1742) in Halifax County, NC
married: _?_ ( ) in
children: Mary [J. Gibson], Delilah [R. Strother] [T. Gaines], Rachel [J. McMorris], Lydia [W. Bell], Martha [W. Burrus], Ann [J. Jones]
died: (about 1815) in Wilkinson County, MS
buried:
census:
note: He moved from Halifax County, NC, to Craven-Camden-Fairfield County, SC (between 1764-1770); he moved to Wilkinson County, MS (about 1790), probably to be with his children..

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   Delilah (child of Jesse Fort and _?_) born: (about 1761) in SC
married: (a) Richard Strother (about 1780) in SC
                 (b) Thomas Gaines (after 1796) in
children: (a) William, Sarah Fort [J. Yarborough], Nancy Rachel [G. Ruff] [D. Hughey], Lucretia [G. Neely], Mildred Taliaferro [Z. Hogg]
                 (b) Thomas Boykin
died: (July 9, 1802) in Newberry County, SC
buried:
census:
note: Richard Strother died intestate, but his estate was divided among five children, some of whom may be from a previous marriage.

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Elias Sr	born: (about 1630) in England married: Phyllis Champion (about 1663) in children: Elias Jr, John, George died: (before March 1678) in Isle of Wight County, VA buried: census: note: The first actual record of him in Virginia is that he served on a jury and at a coroner's inquest in 1667. He came to Isle of Wight VA on the ship "The George" in 1630. The will of James Poole in 1667 mentions Elias Fort Sr and Elias Fort Jr. After Elias's death, Phyllis married John Ducie of Surry County, VA. * * * *
Elias Jr	(children of Elias Fort and Phyllis Champion) born: (about 1664) in Isle of Wight, VA married: Sarah Holliday (between 1685-1690) in VA children: Elias, John, Holliday, Phyllis [J. Pennington], Mary [J. Foster], Alice [C. Foster], Faith [King] died: (March 15, 1739) in Surry County, VA buried: census: note: His will, written September 20, 1732, was probated March 19, 1739; mentions all children except Elias who had died in 1724. He was probably a Quaker as he was indicted in 1694 for not going to church.
John	born: (about 1665) in Isle of Wight, VA married: Elizabeth Jordan (about 1685) in Surry County, VA children: John Jr, Elias, George, William, Thomas, Richard, Mary [W. Bynum], Sarah [A. Wall], Hannah [J. Phillips] died: (1725) in Surry County, VA buried: census: note: His wife was the daughter of Richard Jordan, who named her in his will dated September 24, 1695. John's will, probated March 1725-26, in Surry County, VA, named nine children.
George	born: (about 1668) in Isle of Wight, VA married: Elizabeth Accaba Duckwood (March 3, 1695) in Surry County, VA children: Elias, George, John, Benjamin, John, Samuel, Phyllis [R. Simms] [R. Williams] [P. Fiveash], Elizabeth [W. Boon], Catherine, Alice died: (October 1719) in Albemarle County, VA buried: census: note: His will was dated May 15, 1719, and was probated October 20, 1719. * * *
Elias	(child of John Fort and Elizabeth Jordan) born: (about 1697) in Surry County, VA married: (a) Olive Pitman (about 1734) in (b) Mrs. Priscilla Barrow (about 1759) in Halifax County, NC children: (a) Elias, John, Micajah, Jesse, Ann [Pope], Mary [J. Pope], Martha [Lane], Lucy (b) none died: (1766) in Halifax County, NC buried: census: note: Olive Pitman, his first wife, was the daughter of Thomas Pitman and Sarah Lancaster. In 1759, Elias made a pre-nuptial agreement with Mrs. Priscilla Barrow, and they acknowledged it in open court July 1763. One of the witnesses to the agreement was Ambrose Pitman, a brother of his first wife. Elias made his will June 20, 1765, in Halifax County, NC. It named eight children and was probated July 1766. * *
Jesse	(child of Elias Fort and Olive Pitman) born: (about 1742) in Halifax County, NC married: _?_ ( ) in children: Mary [J. Gibson], Delilah [R. Strother] [T. Gaines], Rachel [J. McMorris], Lydia [W. Bell], Martha [W. Burrus], Ann [J. Jones] died: (about 1815) in Wilkinson County, MS buried: census: note: He moved from Halifax County, NC, to Craven-Camden-Fairfield County, SC (between 1764-1770); he moved to Wilkinson County, MS (about 1790), probably to be with his children.. *
Delilah	(child of Jesse Fort and _?_) born: (about 1761) in SC married: (a) Richard Strother (about 1780) in SC (b) Thomas Gaines (after 1796) in children: (a) William, Sarah Fort [J. Yarborough], Nancy Rachel [G. Ruff] [D. Hughey], Lucretia [G. Neely], Mildred Taliaferro [Z. Hogg] (b) Thomas Boykin died: (July 9, 1802) in Newberry County, SC buried: census: note: Richard Strother died intestate, but his estate was divided among five children, some of whom may be from a previous marriage.