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Thomas FORTUNE 1686–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 May 1686

Birth Location: Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1758

Death Location: Caroline, Virginia, United States

Father: Sir Fortune

Mother: Catherine Purves

Spouse(s): Lucy Fletcher

Children(s): John FORTUNE, Richard Fortune, Thomas Fortune, Lucy Fortune, Alexander Fortune, William Fortune

Thomas FORTUNE was born in 1686 in Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Thomas Fortune And Catherine Purves. Thomas FORTUNE married Lucy Kate Fletcher, and had children including Alexander Fortune, John Fletcher Fortune, Lucy Fortune, Richard Fortune, Thomas Fortune, William Fortune. Thomas FORTUNE passed away in 1758 in Caroline, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas FORTUNE was born in 1686 in Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Thomas Fortune And Catherine Purves.
  • Thomas FORTUNE married Lucy Kate Fletcher, and had children including Alexander Fortune, John Fletcher Fortune, Lucy Fortune, Richard Fortune, Thomas Fortune, William Fortune.
  • Thomas FORTUNE passed away in 1758 in Caroline, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Fortune
1655–1733
Birth Location: Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland
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Catherine Purves
1660–1733
Birth Location: Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Fletcher
1690–1730
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

John FORTUNE
1720–1790
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
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Richard Fortune
1717–1776
Birth Location: Caroline Cty., Virginia Colony
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Thomas Fortune
1716–1763
Birth Location: Caroline Cty., Virginia Colony
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Lucy Fortune
1725–
Birth Location: Caroline Cty., Virginia Colony
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Alexander Fortune
1715–1781
Birth Location: Wales
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William Fortune
1722–1790
Birth Location: Caroline Cty., Virginia Colony
WF

Thomas FORTUNE's Ancestors

Self
Thomas FORTUNE
1686–1758
Birth Place: Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir Thomas Fortune
1655–1733
Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Catherine Purves
1660–1733
Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Fortone
1635–1655
Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland
MARGARET HAISTIE
1637–
Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas FORTUNE's Descendants

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Thomas FORTUNE (08 May 1686–1758) m. Lucy (Kate) Fletcher (1690–1730)
  1. 1. John (Fletcher) FORTUNE 1720–1790 m. Lucy Williamson 1723–1789
    1. 1. William FORTUNE 1758–1833 m. Sarah EUBANK 1751–1833
      1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy" Eubank) FORTUNE 1799–1880
      2. 2. Richard (E) Fortune 1782–1865
      3. 3. Lindsey (Eubank) Fortune 1792–1875 m. Rebecca Bell 1794–1860
        1. 1. James (B) Fortune 1818–1880
        2. 2. Nancy Fortune 1825–
        3. 3. Minerva (Caroline) Fortune 1828–
        4. 4. John (W.) Fortune 1824–1910 m. Virginia (Jane) Parthiny 1830–1910
      4. 4. William Fortune 1774–1822
      5. 5. Pleasant Fortune 1780–1840 m. Elizabeth Melton 1801–1876 m. Sultana (Pauliana (Polly)) Fortune 1783–1835
        1. 1. Williamson (G) Fortune 1804–1882 m. Mary (Nancy) Gilmer 1835–1893 m. Elizabeth Slaughter 1807–1838 m. Elizabeth Deck 1805–1847 m. Elizabeth ("Bettie") Chamblee 1818–1851
        2. 2. William Fortune 1802–1868
        3. 3. Sarah Fortune 1805–1866
        4. 4. Martha Fortune 1812–
        5. 5. Harriet Fortune 1816–1869
        6. 6. Mary Fortune 1812–1886
        7. 7. Jane Fortune 1816–1890
        8. 8. Pleasant Fortune 1822–1896
        9. 9. Elizabeth Fortune 1818–
      6. 6. Judith Fortune 1793–
      7. 7. Martha (Patsy) Fortune 1792–1882 m. John (Wilkes) Jr. 1790–1857
        1. 1. William (Nelson "Buck") Wilkes 1816–1899 m. Almanza (Jane) Frey 1829–1909
        2. 2. Mariah (Garland) Wilkes 1820–1888
        3. 3. Cyrena (Teresa) Wilkes 1818–1883
        4. 4. Hilliard (Marshall) Wilkes 1827–1906
        5. 5. Margaret (E) Wilkes 1833–1861
        6. 6. John (B) Wilkes 1824–1883
        7. 7. Edmund (Henderson) Wilkes 1813–1888
        8. 8. Talitha (Annie Wilkes) (Evans) 1834–1915
        9. 9. Emily (V) Wilkes 1831–1852
        10. 10. Nancy (S Wilkes) (Moore) 1814–1905
        11. 11. Jane (A) Wilkes 1829–1889
        12. 12. Sarah (L) Wilkes 1811–1875
      8. 8. Nancy Fortune 1797–1872
      9. 9. Jesse Fortune 1796–1868
      10. 10. Thomas (Nelson) Fortune 1787–1835
      11. 11. John Fortune 1776–1834
      12. 12. Benjamin Fortune 1770–1862
      13. 13. Williamson (Eubank) Fortune 1780–
      14. 14. Mary Fortune 1782–1825
    2. 2. Elizabeth Fortune 1759–1783
    3. 3. Williamson Fortune 1758–1820
    4. 4. Richard Fortune 1763–1832
    5. 5. Benjamin Fortune 1742–1784
    6. 6. Thomas Fortune 1740–1804
    7. 7. Nancy Fortune 1769–1848
    8. 8. Lucy Fortune 1749–1789
    9. 9. Sarah Fortune 1747–1789
    10. 10. Mary Fortune 1762–1849 m. Andrew (J. Brown (Revolutionary War) soldier) 1750–1804
      1. 1. James (F) Brown 1783–1850 m. Emily Cloe 1798–1855 m. Emily (Caroline) Waters 1795–1815 m. Anna Clark 1793–1842
        1. 1. Lucinda Brown 1801–1870 m. James (William) Jones 1801–1870
        2. 2. Delilah ((Mary) Jane) Brown 1832–1903 m. Samuel (H Smedley) Jr. 1833–1901
        3. 3. Emily (Ellen) Brown 1834–1895
        4. 4. Sally BROWN 1816–1882
        5. 5. Susan Brown 1823–1881
        6. 6. John (Coly) Brown 1824–1911
        7. 7. Sesa (E.) Brown 1826–1896
        8. 8. Martha (Jane) Brown 1829–1899
        9. 9. Henry BROWN 1836–1836
        10. 10. Coleman Brown 1818–1911
        11. 11. William (W) Brown 1813–1855
        12. 12. Polly (Ann) Brown 1803–
        13. 13. Nancy Brown 1811–1870
        14. 14. Matilda Brown 1839–1915
        15. 15. Stephen Brown 1818–1818
        16. 16. Elizabeth Brown 1803–
        17. 17. Jacob Hall 1811–1870
        18. 18. Travis (?) Brown 1830–
        19. 19. Mahala Brown 1817–1864
        20. 20. JAMES (BROWN) * 1820–1837
      2. 2. Williamson Brown 1798–
      3. 3. Maurice Brown 1800–
      4. 4. Damaris Brown 1802–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Brown 1781–1880
      6. 6. John (W) Brown 1782–1846
      7. 7. Anderson Brown 1784–1851
      8. 8. Margeret Brown 1785–
      9. 9. Nancy Brown 1786–
      10. 10. Lucy Brown 1788–
      11. 11. Sarah Brown 1790–
      12. 12. Mary Brown 1794–1880
      13. 13. Margaret Brown 1796–
      14. 14. Nelson Brown 1792–1851
      15. 15. John (W) BROWN 1785–1846
    11. 11. Rebecca Fortune 1739–
    12. 12. John Fortune 1744–1772
    13. 13. Nickolas (Hamner) Fortune 1760–1844
  2. 2. Richard Fortune 1717–1776
  3. 3. Thomas Fortune 1716–1763
  4. 4. Lucy Fortune 1725–
  5. 5. Alexander Fortune 1715–1781
  6. 6. William Fortune 1722–1790

Thomas FORTUNE's Timeline

3 Records

1678
7 Jul 1678
Birth of Thomas FORTUNE in Londonberry, Wales
Londonberry, Wales
1686
08 May 1686
Birth of Thomas FORTUNE in Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland
1758
1758
Age 72
Death of Thomas FORTUNE in Caroline, Virginia, United States
Caroline, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1678
    Event Place: Londonberry, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 May 1686
    Event Place: Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Caroline, Virginia, United States
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