Codrington Forte

Abt 1671 - Bef 1700  (< 28 years)

• Name	Codrington Forte  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1671	Of Somerset, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 1700	Barbados, British West Indies
  Person ID	I6281	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Dr. Samuel Forte,   b. Bef 1654, Somersetshire, England or Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. Bef 27 Apr 1712, Haynes Hill Plantation, St. John's Parish, Barbados (Age < 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Culpepper, *,   b. Bef 1658, Of Somerset, England d. 1685, St Johns Parish, Barbados (Age > 27 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1671	Of Somerset, England
  Family ID	F5322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ula Dry,   b. Bef 1675, of St Phillips Parish, Barbados d. Aft 1692, of St. John Parish, Barbados (Age > 19 years)
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  It is theory on my part that Codrington was a brother of Samuel Forte. He is listed as an executor of Augustin Dry's will dated 1692 along with Frances Forte, Ursual Forte, Mrs. Ula Forte, and Mary Franck of St. John's Parish, Barbados. If so, he likely died before 1700 as he is not named in further wills. It is possible he was younger than Samuel and his son instead. We know that he was likely at least 21 when when he helped execute a will in 1692 and highly likely older than that. Mrs. Ula Forte is his likely wife and possibly Augustin Dry's daughter. Samuel Forte's daughter Ursula was only 12 and would not account for Ursula Forte who witnessed the will. Samuel Forte's wife was Ursula Forte in administration. That leaves Mrs. Ula Forte to account for the other executrix as the wife of Codrington. The other theory that would explain the relationships suggested by the will is that Mrs. Ula Forte is a sister Augustin Dry. Augustin's wife was listed in London, England.

  
  

• Sources

  [S419] English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800 (www.ancestry.com). [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.