Jacob Fortenberry (1789–1862)
Jacob (1789) line
Born: 1789
Died: 1862
Child of James Leath Fortenberry; married Nancy Taylor Fortenberry; also Elizabeth Porter Fortenberry.
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Jacob Fortenberry’s Grave
Court Record: Jacob Fortenberry accused of stealing hogs
Court Record: Jacob Fortenberry accused of stealing hogs
In December 1851, Allen Jones accused Jacob Fortenberry of keeping eleven hogs that strayed after Jones bought them from Jacob's son Sevier. The court papers end with the grand jury's verdict, "not a True Bill," filed in April 1852, so Jacob was never charged.
Conditional Bond: Jacob Fortenberry pledges to free Jack and Jenny, per James Leath Fortenberry’s wishes
Conditional Bond: Jacob Fortenberry pledges to free Jack and Jenny, per James Leath Fortenberry’s wishes
On 29 August 1825 Jacob Fortenberry (Fortenbery) of Lawrence County, Arkansas Territory, bound himself to James L. Fortenberry for $1,000. The bond was void only if Jacob carried out “the last will and request” of James L.: that Jack and his wife Jenny, enslaved by James L., be given their freedom at the deaths of James L. and his wife Peggy, with Jacob standing as their security and never holding them in bondage. Henry Wayland and Samuel Crow witnessed. Wayland proved the bond in Lawrence County on 30 August 1837, and Circuit Clerk James S. Brown certified its recording (Book C [?], pages 18–19) on 29 March 1838. Although the family has long called it James Leath's will, the surviving document is this bond; no will has been found. This post combines the original post with the full transcription of the bond, the witness's proof, the clerk's certificate and the docket.
Court Record: Jacob Fortenberry’s 1825 bond is proved and recorded
Court Record: Jacob Fortenberry’s 1825 bond is proved and recorded
In August 1837, witness Henry Wayland swore that the 1825 bond for the freedom of Jack and Jenny was genuinely signed by Jacob Fortenberry. In March 1838 the Lawrence County clerk certified that it had been recorded. These certificates possibly followed the deaths of James L. and Peggy, but that is not yet confirmed.