Colonel Samuel FORTE

Bef 1738 - 1809  (> 71 years)

• Name	Colonel Samuel FORTE  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Bef 1738
  Gender	Male
  Death	1809
  Person ID	I12277	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Christopher FORTE, *,   b. 1712, of Barbadoas d. 26 Jul 1753 (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Thomasin LESLIE,   b. 1711, , St. Johns Parish, , Barbados d. 1759 (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Aft 1732
  Family ID	F5696	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth SAUNDERS
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F3550	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth LESLIE,   b. 1736   d. 1772 (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	1763
  Family ID	F3551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Samuel was a Colonel of the militia and member of the House of Assembly for St. Thomas Parish. Although having two wives, he died without issue. He is buried in the family vault in St. Thomas Church. (F-458,462)

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Thomasin Forte Will, 1759. [S33] Descendants of Samuel Forte Sr. prepared by Claude Henry Forte circa early 1900's with added info by his gr. grandson, Nigel James Forte. [S35] Forte, Samuel, Will, 1745.