Burwell
Jackson
"Jay"
Fort
Jr.
Born in Forts (later Marion Junction), Dallas, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
William E Fort [half], Elizabeth Ann (Fort) Brown [half], Lewis Albartus Fort, Noah Sugg Fort, Frances Alabama Fort, Elias William Fort and Gabriel Holmes Fort
Husband of
Talitha Ann (Averyt) Fort
— married
29 Oct 1846 in Dallas, Alabama, United States
Husband of
Virginia Frances (Tabb) Fort
— married
1877 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Lewis Pritchett Fort and Anna E. (Fort) Harrell
Died
at age 70
in Forts (later Marion Junction), Dallas, Alabama, United States
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Biography
Burwell Jackson "Jay" Fort II was born at Forts in Dallas County, Alabama, on 06 Apr 1827. He was a son of Burwell Jackson Fort and Charlotte Elizabeth Harrell. He married in Dallas County first Talitha Ann Averyt on 29 Oct 1846. They had 11 children. After her death he married Virginia Frances Tabb in Selma, Dallas County on 19 Jul 1877. They had no children. Jay was a merchant and farmer. He died on 26 Jun 1897 and was buried in the Marion Junction Community Cemetery in Dallas County.
Born
6 APR 1827 Forts (later Marion Junction), Dallas, Alabama, United States
Marriage
Alabama, Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942 Name: Burwell J. Fort Gender: Male Marriage Date: 29 Oct 1846 Marriage Place: Dallas County, Alabama Spouse: Talitha A. Averyt FHL Film Number: 1533429 IT 6-7
Military / Occupation
Alabama, Civil War Soldiers, 1860-1865 Name: B J Fort Remarks: Exempt from military service as employee Alabama & Mississippi Railway, Marengo County. Author: Governor's correspondence 1863-1864.
U.S., Pardons Under Amnesty Proclamations, 1865-1869 Name: B J Fort Application Date: 25 Oct 1865 Application Location: Dallas County, Alabama, USA
Wills and Probate
Alabama, Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999 Name: B J Fort Probate Place: Dallas, Alabama, USA Inferred Death Place: Alabama, USA Case Number: 155 Item Description: Estate Case Files, Ford, Elizabeth - Fuller, Homer M, 1820-1915 Table of Contents 123 images Cover Page 1 Petition Papers 2–15 Administration Papers 16–23 Petition Papers 24–73 Administration Papers 74–77 Petition Papers 78–95 Sales Paper 96–105 Petition Papers 106–123
Sources
- Homer T. Fort and Drucilla Stovall Jones, A Family Called Fort, 1970, Midland, TX, Page number 585
- Find A Grave: Memorial #94235444
- 1830; Census Place: Dallas, Alabama; Series: M19; Roll: 2; Page: 83; Family History Library Film: 0002329
- Year: 1850; Census Place: Rascoes, Dallas, Alabama; Roll: M432_4; Page: 292B; Image: 595
- Year: 1860; Census Place: Harrells, Dallas, Alabama; Roll: M653_8; Page: 928; Family History Library Film: 803008
- Year: 1870; Census Place: Harrells, Dallas, Alabama; Page: 421A; Family History Library Film: 545512
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Burwell by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Burwell:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Burwell by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Burwell:
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~1.56%
F Brown
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~0.78%
L (Brown) Robbins :
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #625660
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~0.78%
Margaret Kirby :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Craig Brown :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #625659
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~0.39%
Casey Robbins :
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