Roger Forte

Bef 1606 - 1646  (> 40 years)

• Name	Roger Forte
  Birth	Bef 1606
  Gender	Male
  Death	1646	South Petherton, Somerset, England   [1]
  Name	Roger Fortt  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Death	1646	Of Curry Rivel Parish, Somerset, England
  Burial	Southpeatherton, Somerset, England   [1]
  Person ID	I12506	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Willhelmus Fortt, Sr.,   b. Bef 1576, of South Petherton, Somerset, England d. Nov 1610, Compton, Somerset, England (Age > 34 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Phillipa Unknown   d. 1641, South Petherton, Somerset, ENG
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1594	, Somerset, England
  Family ID	F4005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Joanna Tibbes   d. Bef 30 Mar 1643
  Marriage	30 Sep 1628	South Petherton, Somerset, ENG   [5]
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Elizabeth Forte,   b. Abt Jan 1639, South Petherton, Somerset, ENG d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Jacobus (James) Forte,   b. Abt Jul 1629, South Petherton, Somerset, England d. Bef 1632 (Age < 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Edith Forte,   b. Abt Jun 1642, South Petherton, Somerset, ENG d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. William Forte,   b. Abt Aug 1628, South Petherton, Somerset d. Bef 1635, South Petherton, Somerset, England (Age < 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Jacobus (James) Forte,   b. Abt Feb 1633, South Petherton, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. William Forte,   b. Abt Dec 1635   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Johanna Fortt,   b. Abt 1631, South Petherton, Somerset, England d. Bef 1647 (Age < 15 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. William Fortt,   b. Abt 1626, South Petherton, Somerset, England d. Abt Oct 1626, South Petherton, Somerset, England (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Thomas Forte,   b. Abt Oct 1633, Somersetshire, England d. Abt 1686, Somersetshire, England (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4000	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Wife 2 of Roger Fortt
  Children	1. Joanna Forte,   b. Abt Jan 1647, South Petherton, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Jane Forte,   b. Abt 1643, South Petherton, Somerset, ENG d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Roger Fort,   b. Nov 1644, South Petherton, Somerset, England d. Abt Apr 1714, South Petherton, Somerset, England (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Photos		Forte Coat of Arms.jpg
  		Parentage Proof Needed

  
  

• Notes

  There is a second Roger Fort who was the son of Antony Fort who was baptized Sept. 19, 1587, in Shepton Beauchamp which is 3 miles from South Petherton. The Roger I connected here, had sons named William and James that were listed in their grandfather William's will of 1639. This Roger was a churchwarden from 1636-1637. (F-472) His listed marriages are the marriages that go with the named children. There is a possibility that the first couple of them belong to the Roger Forte who was born in 1587. However, because that Roger would have been in his late 30's before his first marriage and was from Shepton Beuachamp, it is more likely to connect as presented. Roger was a Churchwarden in 1575 in South Petherton. This Roger could have had the title, Gentleman, and been married to Elizabeth who was buried in South Petherton, Somerset, England on January 9, 1593/1594. If so, he had a son named James who was buried on September 22, 1592 in South Petherton. Roger Forte, Gentleman, wrote a will in 1608 in South Petherton. (F-472)

  
  

• Sources

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