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John Fortune 1711–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1711

Birth Location: Caroline County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1789

Death Location: Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas G

Mother: Lucille 8G

Spouse(s): Lucy 7G

Children(s): Thomas Fortune, Benjamin Fortune, Elizabeth Burk, Nancy Lavender, Mary Brown, Sarah Bates, Lucy Winn, John Jr., Martha Fortune, Rebecca Henderson, William Fortune

The story of John Fortune began in 1711 in Caroline County, Virginia, USA. In 1756, John Fortune resided in Eppes Creek, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA. In 1789, John Fortune resided in Albemarle, Virginia. John Fortune married Lucy Williamson 7G, and had children including Benjamin Fortune, Elizabeth Fortune Burk, John Fortune Jr, Lucy Fortune Winn, Martha Fortune, Mary Fortune Brown, Nancy Fortune Lavender, Rebecca Fortune Henderson, Sarah Fortune Bates, Thomas Fortune, William Fortune. John Fortune passed away in 1789 in Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Fortune began in 1711 in Caroline County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1756, John Fortune resided in Eppes Creek, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1789, John Fortune resided in Albemarle, Virginia.
  • John Fortune married Lucy Williamson 7G, and had children including Benjamin Fortune, Elizabeth Fortune Burk, John Fortune Jr, Lucy Fortune Winn, Martha Fortune, Mary Fortune Brown, Nancy Fortune Lavender, Rebecca Fortune Henderson, Sarah Fortune Bates, Thomas Fortune, William Fortune.
  • John Fortune passed away in 1789 in Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Fortune's Ancestors

Self
John Fortune
1711–1789
Birth Place: Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Fortune 8th G
1678–1758
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Lucille ("Lucy" Fletcher) 8G
1690–1730
Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Fortune's Descendants

1.
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John Fortune (1711–1789) m. Lucy (Williamson) 7G (1723–13 Sep 1789)
  1. 1. Thomas Fortune 1740–1804 m. Elizabeth (Eubank) 6G&7th 1746–1821
    1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy" Fortune) 5G 1774–1855 m. William (Loving) 5G 1776–1850
      1. 1. John (Insley) Loving 1803–1882 m. Sarah (Jane Wills) 4thG 1811–1901
        1. 1. John ((J) I Loving) Jr 1834–1914 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lawhorn 1830–1916
        2. 2. Mary ("Mollie" Victorea Loving) Tinsley 1848–1932 m. John (R.) Tinsley 1843–
        3. 3. Ardenia (Coleman Loving) Adams 1829–1916
        4. 4. Vernon (R) Loving 1830–1864
        5. 5. Lawrence (Yelverton) Loving 1831–1873
        6. 6. Nicholas (Pemberton) Loving 1832–1923 m. Susan (M.) Loving 1832–1906
        7. 7. Roxannah (Loving) Dameron 1835–1919
        8. 8. Ethelbert (David Loving) * 1836–1905 m. Ellen Foanes 1838–1884 m. Edmonia (M) Turner 1855–
        9. 9. Cartha (V J Loving) Charlton 1845–1910
        10. 10. Belinda (Caroline Loving) Dameron 1840–1923 m. Zachariah (Leland) Dameron 1828–1915
        11. 11. William (Henry) Loving 1841–1906 m. Cora (Ella B) Fortune 1846–1915
        12. 12. Sarah (Eva Loving) Dameron 1843–1873
        13. 13. Margaret (Lunsford Loving) Moses 1844–1900
        14. 14. Harriet (B "Hattie" Loving) Dameron 1846–1911
        15. 15. Lucinda ("Linnie" Perkins) Loving 1848–1930
        16. 16. Louisa (Anne Loving) Stevens 1850–1937 m. James (Alexander) Stevens 1849–1939
        17. 17. Orville (Wingfield) Loving 1852–1920
        18. 18. Nancy (J) Loving 1854–1938
        19. 19. Lunsford (L.) Loving 1857–1882
      2. 2. Meriwether (Nicholas) Loving 1812–1887 m. Melvina (Dunreath) Loving 1817–1908
        1. 1. Beattrice (Ann) Steele 1840–1866
        2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Witt 1841–1924
        3. 3. Mary Naomi 1843–1921
        4. 4. James (Knox Polk) Loving 1845–1912
        5. 5. Robert (Cass) Loving 1848–1857
        6. 6. William (Henry) Loving 1850–1891
        7. 7. Katherine (Elizabeth) Payne 1852–1937
        8. 8. Emma Scott 1855–1929
        9. 9. Eugenia (Nicholas) Massie 1858–1895
        10. 10. Surena 1860–
        11. 11. Laura (Virginia) Johnson 1860–1932
        12. 12. Burke (Eldridge) Loving 1863–1938
      3. 3. Larcenia Loving 1795–
      4. 4. Megginson Loving 1797–1866 m. Nancy Phillips 1805–1863
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Loving 1823–
        2. 2. Solon (Addison) Loving 1825–1909
        3. 3. William (C.) Loving 1827–1875
        4. 4. Margaret (Sarah) Hodges 1830–1899
        5. 5. Angeline (Frances) Bailey 1831–1868
        6. 6. Reuben (Chapman) Loving 1835–1906
        7. 7. Lucy (Jane Loving) Forsyth 1837–1917
        8. 8. Virginia Strickland 1839–
        9. 9. John (Granville) Loving 1841–
        10. 10. John (Polk) Loving 1844–
        11. 11. James Loving 1843–
      5. 5. Cynthia (C) Loving 1798–1860
      6. 6. Elizabeth Loving 1800–1837
      7. 7. Belinda (C) Loving 1801–1840
      8. 8. Cordelia (T) Loving 1804– m. Beverly (B) Nash 1796–1859
        1. 1. William (Nicholas) Nash 1830–1912
      9. 9. Lucy (Fortune) Loving 1805–1860 m. Robert (S.) Adams 1804–1838
        1. 1. William (Nelson) Adams 1825–1906 m. Annie Adams 1833–1906
        2. 2. George (Varnum) Adams 1826–1907
      10. 10. Naomi (Seay) Loving 1807–1872
      11. 11. William (T) Loving 1809–1884
      12. 12. George (W V) Loving 1810–
      13. 13. Mary (A B) Loving 1815–
      14. 14. Nancy (T) Loving 1817–
    2. 2. Zachariah Fortune 1761–1833
    3. 3. John (Fortune) 6G 1763–1834 m. Nancy (Henderson) 6G 1770–1839
      1. 1. Mary ("Polly" Fortune 5th) G 1790–1865 m. Laurence Wills 1778–1831
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane Wills) 4thG 1811–1901 m. John (Insley) Loving 1803–1882
        2. 2. Lawrence (Washington) Wills 1827–1905 m. Lucy (Jane) White 1830–1860
        3. 3. Eloise (Mary Wills) (Meeks) 1822–1895
        4. 4. John (McDonough) Wills 1818–1862
        5. 5. Lucinda (G. Wills) (Nowlin) 1817–
        6. 6. Elias Wills 1818–1837
        7. 7. Geals (D Wills) (Hight) 1822–1886
        8. 8. Mary ((Polly) Belinda Wills) (Giles) 1813–1863
        9. 9. Willis (Peter) Wills 1810–1904
        10. 10. Zacariah Wills 1809–
    4. 4. Jesse Fortune 1768–1813
    5. 5. Eddy (F) Fortune 1769–1818
    6. 6. Frances (Fortune) Seay 1778–1840
    7. 7. Lucey Fortune 1780–
    8. 8. Thomas (Eubank) Fortune 1782–1857 m. Cynthia (Roseann) Loving 1785–1807
  2. 2. Benjamin Fortune 1742–1784 m. Sarah Eubank 1752–1824
    1. 1. John Fortune 1774–
    2. 2. Benjamin (Fortune) JR 1776–1862
    3. 3. Sarah ("Sally") Fortune 1775–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Fortune 1778–
    5. 5. Elisha Fortune 1780–1860 m. Nancy Fortune 1786–
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Fortune) Burk 1760–1790
  4. 4. Nancy (Fortune) Lavender 1765–1848
  5. 5. Mary (Fortune) Brown 1745–1803
  6. 6. Sarah (Fortune) Bates 1747–1790
  7. 7. Lucy (Fortune) Winn 1750–1789
  8. 8. John (Fortune) Jr. 1748–1772
  9. 9. Martha Fortune 1738–1756
  10. 10. Rebecca (Fortune) Henderson 1739–1790
  11. 11. William Fortune 1756–1835 m. Sarah (Morgan) Eubank 1747–1833
    1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy" Eubank) FORTUNE 1799–1880
    2. 2. Richard (E) Fortune 1782–
    3. 3. Lindsay Fortune 1792–1875
    4. 4. William Fortune 1774–1822
    5. 5. Pleasant Fortune 1780–1840
    6. 6. Judith Fortune 1793–

John Fortune's Timeline

6 Records

1711
1711
Birth of John Fortune in Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
1756
16 August 1756
Age 45
John Fortune resided here in Eppes Creek, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Eppes Creek, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
1789
Abt 1789
Age 78
John Fortune resided here in Albemarle, Virginia
Albemarle, Virginia
1789
1789
Age 78
Death of John Fortune in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1789
13 Sep 1789
Age 78
John Fortune - Probate in Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
1790
1790
Age 79
John Fortune resided here in St Anne's Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
St Anne's Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1711
    Event Place: Caroline County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 16 August 1756
    Event Place: Eppes Creek, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1789
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Virginia, Albemarle County, Wills, 1748-1919 ; General Index, 1748-1930; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Albemarle County)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: St Anne's Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, Document: Personal Property Tax List, 1789, Book A [Virginia State Library]; Call Number: FHL Film 2024443; Page Number: 6; Family Number: 14

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Virginia, Albemarle County, Wills, 1748-1919 ; General Index, 1748-1930; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Albemarle County)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1789
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Virginia, Albemarle County, Wills, 1748-1919 ; General Index, 1748-1930; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Albemarle County)

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