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Thomas Fortune 1740 – 1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 15 Oct 1804

Death Location: Fortunes Cove, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Father: John Fortune

Mother: Lucy Williamson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Eubank

Children(s): Eddy Fortune

Thomas Fortune was born in 1740 in Albemarle, Virginia, United States, the child of John Fletcher Fortune and Lucy Williamson. Thomas Fortune married Elizabeth "Betty" Eubank, and had children including Eddy F Fortune. Thomas Fortune passed away in 1804 in Fortunes Cove, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Fortune was born in 1740 in Albemarle, Virginia, United States, the child of John Fletcher Fortune and Lucy Williamson.
  • Thomas Fortune married Elizabeth "Betty" Eubank, and had children including Eddy F Fortune.
  • Thomas Fortune passed away in 1804 in Fortunes Cove, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Fortune
1720 – 1790
Birth Location: , Caroline, Virginia, USA
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Lucy Williamson
1723 – 1789
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Eubank
1745 – 1815
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Eddy Fortune
1765 – 1818
Birth Location: Fortunes Cove, Nelson, Virginia, United States
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Thomas Fortune's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Fortune
1740 – 1804
Birth Place: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Fletcher Fortune
1720 – 1790
, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Lucy Williamson
1723 – 1789
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Welch) Fortune
1678 – 1759
Maryland, Virginia, England or Wales
C (M) Williamson
1700 – 1770
Virginia, Colonial America
Lucille ("Lucy") Fletcher
1690 – 1730
Caroline, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Fortune's Descendants

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Thomas Fortune (1740 – 15 Oct 1804) m. Elizabeth ("Betty") Eubank (1745 – 1815)
  1. 1. Eddy (F) Fortune (1765 – 4 Aug 1818) m. Rebecca ("Becky") Ponton (ABT 1769 – 22 JUN 1866)
    1. 1. Jesse Fortune (1794 – 12 Oct 1868) m. Sarah (Sally) Thomas (1793 – 1836)
      1. 1. Mary (T) Fortune (abt 1832 – 2 Apr 1859) m. Joseph Salmons (Dec 1824 – after 1900)
        1. 1. Thomas Sammons (1856 – ) m. Nancy Music (1858 – )

Thomas Fortune's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Thomas Fortune in Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
1804
15 Oct 1804
Age 64
Death of Thomas Fortune in Fortunes Cove, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Fortunes Cove, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1804
    Event Place: Fortunes Cove, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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