James FORTE, Gentleman

Abt 1595 - Aft 1623  (> 29 years)

• Name	James FORTE  [1]
  Suffix	Gentleman
  Birth	Abt 1595	Of Curry Rivel, Somerset, England   [1]
  Christening	17 Jul 1596	South Petherton, Somerset, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 1623	Of Curry Rivel Parish, Somerset, England   [1]
  Person ID	I10891	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas FORTTE, Gentleman,   b. Bef 1580, Of Curry Rivel Parish, Somerset, England d. Dec 1623, of South Petherton, Somerset, England (Age > 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth BISSE
  Relationship	natural
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F2967	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabell BRUNSKILL,   b. Bef 1601, Of Somerset, England d. Aft 1623 (Age > 24 years)
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Frances FORTE,   b. Bef 1621, Of Somersetshire, ENG d. , Somerset, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Margaret FORTE,   b. Abt 1629, Curry Rivel Parish, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elizabeth FORTE,   b. Abt 1618, Of Curry Rivel Parish, Somerset, England d. Aft 1623 (Age > 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Jane FORTE,   b. Bef 1622, Of Curry Rivel Parish, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Margaret FORTE,   b. Bef 1623, Of Somerset, England d. Bef 1629 (Age < 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

• Photos

  Forte Coat of Arms.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  It is theory that James is the father of a son named Frances and not a daughter named Frances. If he's a son, then it would be logical that Frances had a son named Samuel. Samuel named his first daughter Frances. It's also possible that Samuel is the son of a Thomas as his 2nd daughter was named Thomasine. If this 2nd theory can be proven to be correct, James above had a brother named Thomas. They were both sons of a Thomas Forte and lived in South Petherton. Thomas was the son of Roger who lived in Curry Rivel. A possible peer to Roger was John Forte who left a will on May 24, 1563. John's will can be ordered from the National Archives in the U.K. There is also a Thomas Forte of Shepton Bechum who left a will in Taunton in 1577 in vol. 5, pg. 313. His possible father is John, the Elder who died in the same place in 1558. (2, 213)

  
  

• Sources

  [S878] Colby, Frederic Thomas, The Visitation of the County of Somerset in the Year 1623, (Name: Mitchell and Hughes Printers Date:1876 Place:London, England;), The Visitation of the County of Somerset in the Year 1623. aet 28 in 1623