Roger Fort

1669 - Bef 1749  (< 80 years)

• Name	Roger Fort  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	1669	New Hanover, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 13 May 1749	New Hanover, Burlington, NJ   [4]
  Person ID	I12976	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Roger Fort,   b. Nov 1644, South Petherton, Somerset, England d. Abt Apr 1714, South Petherton, Somerset, England (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Benina Vane,   b. 1648, Raby, Castle, Durham, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1669	of Raby, Castle, Durham, England
  Family ID	F1319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Coate,   b. Aft 1673, Of Curry Rivel Parish, Somerset, England d. 1762, Northhampton, Burlington, NJ (Age < 87 years)
  Marriage	26 Jan 1701	New York, New York
  Children	1. Esther Fort,   b. Aft 1710, , , NJ d. 1762 (Age < 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Edith Fort,   b. 1715, , , NJ d. 1761 (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Roger Fort,   b. 1716, New Jersey, United States d. 1761 (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Johanna Fort,   b. 1710, Burlington County, New Jersey d. 1761 (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Marmaduke Fort,   b. 1710, Hanover Twp., Burlington, NJ, USA d. 25 Mar 1795, Hanover Twp., Burlington, NJ, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Joseph Fort,   b. 1708, , , NJ d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Peter Feurt,   b. 27 Nov 1703, New York, United States d. Between 1704 and 1793 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Marguerite Fort,   b. 12 Nov 1702, New York, United States d. Between 1703 and 1796 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Magdalene Fort,   b. 1710, New York, United States d. Between 1711 and 1804 (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Bartholomew Fort,   b. 1707, New York, United States d. Between 1708 and 1797 (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. John Fort,   b. 1706, Burlington, New Jersey, USA d. 1786, Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4242	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Roger came from Somerset Co., England early in the 1700's. He bought land in Burlington Co., NJ in 1696 or 1722 depending upon which 2nd hand source is read. (E) His children listed in his will were: John 1706 Newey, Joseph 1708, Joanna, Marmaduke 1710, Esther 1712, Edith 1714, and Roger, 1716. Of these, so far a marriage application for George Fenton Jr. somehow related to son Marmaduke has supported the fact that his parents surnames were Fort and Coates. "#213; George FENTON Jr. of Hanover Twp and County Burlington, and Marmaduke COATES (FORT) of the same place.....[bound to]....William LIVINGSTON, Governor...500 pounds...12 March 1777....certificate of marriage between George FENTON Jr...and Elizabeth SCRAGGY...[W] Wm SORSBY." (E) The Fort name is in parenthesis by the author who transcribed the record. Apparently, Marmaduke had signed his name as Marmaduke Coates Fort on this record and the author indicated that by putting the part of the missing name in the body with parenthesis.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3170] Earle, Bobbie, Email dated 2000 at tasheena@lvcm.com. [S263] Dornan, Professor A Transcript of Professor Dornan's Notes. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree, 1,1030::0. [S55] Ancestry.com, New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2011 Place:Provo, UT, USA;), New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives, 1,2793::0.