Christopher Forte, **

Abt 1789 - 1834  (45 years)

• Name	Christopher Forte  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Suffix	**
  Birth	Abt 1789
  Christening	30 Jun 1789	, St. Thomas Parish, , Barbados
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	30 Jun  [10]
  Baptism	30 Jun 1789	St Thomas Parish, Barbados   [10]
  Death	11 Nov 1834	, St. Thomas Parish, , Barbados
  Person ID	I14722	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Esq. Samuel Forte, *,   b. 1765, , St. Phillip Parish, , Barbados d. 30 Mar 1839, Leytonstone, Essex, ENG (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jane Neblett, *,   b. Abt 1770   d. Bef 1834, of St. Thomas, Barbados (Age < 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	8 Jun 1787	St. Thomas Parish, , Barbados   [11, 12, 13]
  Family ID	F5136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna Lamming,   b. Abt Apr 1784, St. Joseph, Barbados d. Sep 1824, , St. Thomas Parish, , Barbados (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	13 Dec 1814	, St. Thomas Parish, , Barbados   [14]
  Children	1. Sarah Elizabeth Forte, II,   b. Mar 1820, , St. Thomas Parish, , Barbados d. Sep 1824, , St. Thomas Parish, , Barbados (Age 4 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mary Anna Forte,   b. Dec 1823, , St. Thomas Parish, , Barbados d. Sep 1824, , St. Thomas Parish, , Barbados (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Christopher Forte, Jr.,   b. Aft Sep 1818, , St. Thomas Parish, , Barbados d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Elizabeth I Forte,   b. 1818   d. Abt 11 Oct 1818, , St. Thomas Parish, , Barbados (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Doctor Samuel Simmons Forte,   b. Abt 1816, , St. Thomas Parish, , Barbados d. 1861 (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Edward Cyrus Forte,   b. 7 Mar 1821, , , Barbados d. 14 Jun 1858, Minatitlan, Tehuantepec, , Mexico (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Frances Graves
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Nathaniel Forte,   b. Bef Oct 1829   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Jane Hinds Forte,   b. 1831, St. Thomas Parish, Barbados  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. John Millard Forte,   b. 1834, St. Thomas Parish, , Barbados  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Ann Forte,   b. 19 Oct 1829   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Christopher Forte is the son of Samuel Forte and Jane Neblett because of the following connections. We know he is the son of Samuel Forte according to his grandson, Edward Forte's memoirs. There were two Samuels that married about the same time in Barbados. Our Samuel married Jane Neblett because they had daughter's Mary and Sarah (married John Millard on Oct. 5, 1830 in St. George's Parish, Barbados) who were both mentioned as Aunts in Edward Forte's memoirs. Daughter Sarah Millard is mentioned in her father Samuel Forte's will. The other Samuel Forte who married Susanna Carmichaell in St. Thomas Parish on 17 Mar 1791 is not our line because they had no sons named Christopher, only sons named Thomas Carmichaell and William Gibbes Alleyne Forte. "Christopher remarried after Anna died and had 4 more children by his second m(arriage) to Mary Yearwood who are Edward Cyrus I's half brothers and sisters." (F-318) This is information passed down to Libby Swenson from her grandfather and is probably slightly wrong in Edward's middle name and Mary's surname. Below is a transcript of Christopher Forte's original handwritten will is in the ARCHIVES on the island of Barbados. It was the policy of the Archives not to allow Xeroxing of original documents. Therefore, we filmed it with our video camera and will transcribe it here for future knowledge. Please note that it was Christopher's intention that all his children share equally in his estate. This was, however, not what actually occurred after his death. All money went to his oldest son, as was dictated by English Law at the time. This forced our ancestor, Edward, his 14 year old son, to make a way for himself at sea. Barbados: This is the last will and testament of me, Christopher Forte of the Parrish of Saint Thomas an island (above) and Practitioner of Physic, (Aforesaid) - That all my just debts and funeral expenses be fully paid and satisfied as soon as possible after my decease. After such debts and funeral expenses are paid and satisfied I give and devise to my beloved wife and children by this my present wife as well as those of my late departed wife all my (freehold) property in Saint Thomas and Saint James to be divided as under - To my wife, Mary Greaves Forte, one eighth part during her natural life or as long as she remains a widow or unmarried and in case she married or dies the said one eighth part to abe equally divided among the surviving child or children The remaining seven eighth to be equally divided amongst the named children, Samuel Simmons Forte, Christopher Forte, Edward Forte, Nathaniel Forte, Anna Forte, Jane Hinds Forte, John Millard Forte on their attaining the age of twenty one and in case of the death of one or more of the said named child or children before their arriving at the age of twenty one years I direct that the share and ( ) falling into the estate shall be equally divided between the survivors and if only one, the whole to the said survivor.-And I further direct that all other my estate real or personal shall be divided as above and I direct that if the (business) is carried on for the benefit of my wife Sarah Greaves and children by the said Sarah Greaves as well as those of my late departed wife to be in equal proportions for the benefit of the whole and for my wife Sarah Greaves as long as she remains unmarried.-In witness whereof I here unto put my hand and seal this twentieth day of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand and Eighteen Hundred Thirty Four. Christopher Forte (signed) Witness: Hugh Goodridge (Arabella) Millard Sarah Sophia Millard [These two females are his step-nieces as they were his sister Sarah's 2nd husband's children] I hereby appoint my beloved Father, Dr. Samuel Forte and John Millard, my brother-in-law my executors to this my last will and testament. Christopher Forte (signed) Witness: Hugh Goodridge (Maballa) (Cha ) Millard Sarah Sophia Millard Barbados By his Excellency the Governor Appealed personally before me this day Hugh Goodridge one of the subscribing witnesses to the forgoing written will and codicil and made oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that he was present and did see Christopher Forte the testator therein named (since deceased) sign seal publish and declare the same as and for his last will and testament and codicil and that he was at the executing thereof respectively a sound and disposing mind and memory to the best of his the (Seponent) judgment and belief--Given at the government house this first day of December, 1834. (F-188:Record Book 4: Vol.64, p. 219) (It is interesting to note that the witness to Christopher's will, Hugh Goodridge, was a surgeon who worked with Christopher Forte, Physician, in the Militia of Barbados, St. Thomas Regiment in 1831. (F-189: v.17, p. 116) There is one record about a Christopher Forte that I have not yet matched to any C. Forte in Barbados at the time. It reads, "Thursday (last) (Oct. 31, 1844?) Philip T. Gooodridge, Esq. (married) to Elizabeth C.(or L), daughter of late Christopher Forte, Sen., Esq." Journal of the BMHS. This could still apply to this Christopher Forte. He possibly had another daughter Elizabeth that I did not know about. (F-187)

  
  

• Sources

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