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John Fletcher Fortune 1720–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1720

Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 8 Sep 1790

Death Location: Beaverdam Creek, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Father: John Fortune

Mother: Fern Fletcher

Spouse(s): Lucy Williamson

Children(s): William Sr

John Fletcher Fortune was born in 1720 in Caroline, Virginia, United States, the child of John Thomas Fortune And Fern Louisa Lucy Fletcher. John Fletcher Fortune married John Fortune, Lucy Williamson, and had children including William Fortune Sr. John Fletcher Fortune passed away in 1790 in Beaverdam Creek, Albemarle, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • John Fletcher Fortune was born in 1720 in Caroline, Virginia, United States, the child of John Thomas Fortune And Fern Louisa Lucy Fletcher.
  • John Fletcher Fortune married John Fortune, Lucy Williamson, and had children including William Fortune Sr.
  • John Fletcher Fortune passed away in 1790 in Beaverdam Creek, Albemarle, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Fortune
1678–1758
Birth Location: Maryland, Virginia, England or Wales
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Fern Fletcher
1690–1730
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Williamson
1723–1789
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

William Sr
1756–1833
Birth Location: Arbemarle County, Virginia, United States
WS

John Fortune's Ancestors

Self
John Fortune
1720–1790
Birth Place: Caroline, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Thomas Fortune
1678–1758
Maryland, Virginia, England or Wales
Fern (Louisa "Lucy") Fletcher
1690–1730
Caroline, Virginia
Grandparents
John Fortune
1659–1741
Wales
Great-Grandparents
Robert Fortune
1638–1701
Alice (Fortune)
1640–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Fortune
1615–1642

John Fortune's Descendants

1.
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John (Fletcher) Fortune (Jun 1720–8 Sep 1790) m. Lucy Williamson (1723–13 September 1789)
  1. 1. William (Fortune) Sr 1756–1833 m. Sarah Eubank 1751–1833 m. Sarah Henderson 1762–1854
    1. 1. William Fortune? 1774–1822 m. Sarah (S) Melton 1777–1814 m. Sarah Melton 1777–1814
      1. 1. Sophia Fortune 1801–1890 m. Adam Weast 1799–1864 m. Henry Deck 1798–
        1. 1. Benjamin Weast 1835–1910 m. Mary (A) Weathersby 1846–1879 m. Mary (Anne) Weathersby 1846–1879
        2. 2. Columbus Weast 1845–1924
        3. 3. Marvel (G.) Weast 1832–1863
        4. 4. George (Washington) Weast 1832–1914
        5. 5. William (Brison) Weast 1829–1892
        6. 6. John (Jefferson) Weast 1833–1912 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Smart 1841–1934
        7. 7. Columbus (C) Weast 1844–1924
        8. 8. James (W) Weast 1827–1889 m. Sarah (E) Williams 1853–1918

John Fortune's Timeline

3 Records

1720
Jun 1720
Birth of John Fletcher Fortune in Caroline, Virginia, United States
Caroline, Virginia, United States
1738
1738
Age 18
John Fletcher Fortune was married
None
1790
8 Sep 1790
Age 70
Death of John Fletcher Fortune in Beaverdam Creek, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Beaverdam Creek, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1720
    Event Place: Caroline, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1738

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1790
    Event Place: Beaverdam Creek, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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