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Thomas Fortune 1665–1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 January 1665

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: November 1729

Death Location: Silsden, Kildwick, Yorkshire, England

Father: Samuel Fortune

Mother: Grace (Fortune)

Spouse(s): Martha Fortune

Children(s): Mary Clarkson, Thomas Fortune, Barbara Fortune, William Fortune, Samuel Fortune, Hen. Forton, Harry Fortune, Gulielmus Fortune, Martha Fortune

In 1665, Thomas Fortune entered the world in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Samuel Samuelus Fortune And Grace Gracia Mitchell Fortune. Thomas Fortune married Martha Dale Fortune, Marthae, and had children including Barbara Fortune, Gulielmus Fortune, Harry Fortune, Hen Forton, Martha Fortune, Mary Forten Clarkson, Samuel Fortune, Thomas Forton, Thomas Fortune, William Fortune. Thomas Fortune passed away in 1729 in Silsden, Kildwick, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1665, Thomas Fortune entered the world in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Samuel Samuelus Fortune And Grace Gracia Mitchell Fortune.
  • Thomas Fortune married Martha Dale Fortune, Marthae, and had children including Barbara Fortune, Gulielmus Fortune, Harry Fortune, Hen Forton, Martha Fortune, Mary Forten Clarkson, Samuel Fortune, Thomas Forton, Thomas Fortune, William Fortune.
  • Thomas Fortune passed away in 1729 in Silsden, Kildwick, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Fortune
1644–1682
Birth Location: Silsden, Kildwick, Yorkshire, England
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Grace (Fortune)
1651–1728
Birth Location: Cowling, Kildwick, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Martha Fortune
1681–1759
Birth Location: Bradley, Kildwick Craven, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Mary Clarkson
1724–1777
Birth Location: Silsden, Yorkshire, , England
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Thomas Fortune
1705–
Birth Location: Silsden, Kildwick
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Barbara Fortune
1708–
Birth Location: Silsden, Kildwick
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William Fortune
1710–
Birth Location: Silsden, Kildwick
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Samuel Fortune
1703–1777
Birth Location: Silsden, Kildwick
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Hen. Forton
1721–1744
Birth Location: –
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Harry Fortune
1719–1744
Birth Location: (Silsden, Kildwick)
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Gulielmus Fortune
1711–
Birth Location: Kildwick, Yorkshire, England
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Martha Fortune
1713–1772
Birth Location: Silsden, Kildwick
MF

Thomas Fortune's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Fortune
1665–1729
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Samuel (Samuelus) Fortune
1644–1682
Silsden, Kildwick, Yorkshire, England
Grace ((Gracia) Mitchell) (Fortune)
1651–1728
Cowling, Kildwick, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William ((Gulielmus)) Forton
1612–1690
Silsden, Kildwick, Yorkshire, England
MARGREET WHITWHAM
1618–1649
Bradley, Kildwick, Yorkshire, England
Lawrence Mitchell
1620–1690
Cowling aka Collinge, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth
1625–1695
Kildwick, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Forton
1587–1667
Thomasina Watkinson
1590–1637
Maria (Whitham)
1595–1670
Thomas Michell
1600–1639
Margaret Uden
1600–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Watkinson
1559–1639
Agneta (Watkinson)
1547–1615
Henry Peele
1570–1645
Anna (Dickson)
1576–1637
John Uden
1585–1614
Margaret Bulfinch
1572–1633

Thomas Fortune's Descendants

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Thomas Fortune (1 January 1665–November 1729) m. Martha (Dale) Fortune (1681–NOV 1759)
  1. 1. Mary (Forten) Clarkson 1724–1777 m. Joseph (Clarkson (5th) GGF) 1720–1790
    1. 1. Joseph Clarkson 1750–1810 m. Hannah ((Longbottom)) Clarkson 1751–1817
      1. 1. Joseph Clarkson 1775–1852 m. Ann (Newton) Clarkson 1770–1839
        1. 1. Hannah (Clarkson) Barber 1802–1858 m. James Barker 1797–1857 m. Moses Barber 1798–
  2. 2. Thomas Fortune 1705–
  3. 3. Barbara Fortune 1708–
  4. 4. William Fortune 1710–
  5. 5. Samuel Fortune 1703–1777
  6. 6. Hen. Forton 1721–1744
  7. 7. Harry Fortune 1719–1744
  8. 8. Gulielmus Fortune 1711–
  9. 9. Martha Fortune 1713–1772

Thomas Fortune's Timeline

3 Records

1665
1 January 1665
Birth of Thomas Fortune in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1677
11 Sep 1677
Age 12
Thomas Fortune was baptized in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1729
November 1729
Age 64
Death of Thomas Fortune in Silsden, Kildwick, Yorkshire, England
Silsden, Kildwick, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1665
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1677
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1729
    Event Place: Silsden, Kildwick, Yorkshire, England
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