Thomas Gayle

M, ID# 15607, b. 17 April 1750, d. 24 May 1824
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family 1: Mary Culley b. 1 Sep 1756, d. 1793

Family 2: Susannah P. Smith b. 28 Dec 1758, d. Jan 1854

Mary Culley

F, ID# 15608, b. 1 September 1756, d. 1793
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: Thomas Gayle b. 17 Apr 1750, d. 24 May 1824

Susannah P. Smith

F, ID# 15609, b. 28 December 1758, d. January 1854
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: Thomas Gayle b. 17 Apr 1750, d. 24 May 1824

Peter Smith

M, ID# 15610
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: Bathsheba Foster

Bathsheba Foster

F, ID# 15611
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: Peter Smith

Robert Gayle

M, ID# 15612, b. 1783, d. 1857
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family 1: Virginia ('Jenny') Neal b. 1785, d. b 1817

Family 2: Susannah Boyd b. 1787, d. a 1857

Virginia ('Jenny') Neal

F, ID# 15613, b. 1785, d. before 1817
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: Robert Gayle b. 1783, d. 1857

John Neal

M, ID# 15614
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Elizabeth Allen Stokes

F, ID# 15615
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: John Neal

Susannah Boyd

F, ID# 15616, b. 1787, d. after 1857
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: Robert Gayle b. 1783, d. 1857

Nancy Gayle

F, ID# 15617, b. 1787, d. 1875
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family 1: David Blackstock

Family 2: Francis P. Ryan b. 1805, d. 1878

David Blackstock

M, ID# 15618
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: Nancy Gayle b. 1787, d. 1875

Francis P. Ryan

M, ID# 15619, b. 1805, d. 1878
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: Nancy Gayle b. 1787, d. 1875

William Ryan

M, ID# 15620
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: _____ _____

_____ _____

F, ID# 15621
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: William Ryan

John Gayle

M, ID# 15622, b. 1790, d. after 1854
  • Marriage*: He married Lucy Murphy.
  • Birth*: He was born in 1790.
  • Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Terrell on 17 November 1819.
  • Death*: He died after 1854.
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family 1: Lucy Murphy b. 1803

Family 2: Elizabeth Terrell d. bt 1840 - 1846

Elizabeth Terrell

F, ID# 15623, d. between 1840 and 1846
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: John Gayle b. 1790, d. a 1854

Lucy Murphy

F, ID# 15624, b. 1803
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: John Gayle b. 1790, d. a 1854

Thomas Gayle

M, ID# 15625, b. 27 July 1796, d. 4 February 1856
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: Elizabeth Coleman b. 20 Aug 1796, d. 4 Jan 1868

Elizabeth Coleman

F, ID# 15626, b. 20 August 1796, d. 4 January 1868
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: Thomas Gayle b. 27 Jul 1796, d. 4 Feb 1856

Obediah Coleman

M, ID# 15627
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: _____ _____

_____ _____

F, ID# 15628
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: Obediah Coleman

Christopher Gayle

M, ID# 15629, b. 1798, d. 1861
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family 1: Mary J. Dortch

Family 2: Nancy H. Jones b. c 1812

Mary J. Dortch

F, ID# 15630
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: Christopher Gayle b. 1798, d. 1861

Nancy H. Jones

F, ID# 15631, b. circa 1812
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: Christopher Gayle b. 1798, d. 1861

James Jones

M, ID# 15632
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: _____ _____

_____ _____

F, ID# 15633
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: James Jones

Peter Smith Gayle

M, ID# 15634, b. 20 May 1802, d. 8 June 1853
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: Mary Ann McConnico Pettus b. 1 Sep 1803, d. 26 Nov 1855

Mary Ann McConnico Pettus

F, ID# 15635, b. 1 September 1803, d. 26 November 1855
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: Peter Smith Gayle b. 20 May 1802, d. 8 Jun 1853

William Pettus

M, ID# 15636
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: Sarah Lester

Sarah Lester

F, ID# 15637
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: William Pettus

Sally Gayle

F, ID# 15638, b. 1805
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Robert T. Crowder

M, ID# 15639
  • Note*: His name may have been Roland.
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: Sally Gayle b. 1805

_____ Gayle

M, ID# 15640
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: _____ _____

_____ _____

F, ID# 15641
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: _____ Gayle

Robert Gayle

M, ID# 15642, b. circa 1745
  • Birth*: He was born circa 1745 in England.
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

George Gayle

M, ID# 15643
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Matthew Gayle

M, ID# 15644, b. 1753, d. 1794
  • Marriage*: He married Joice Hall.
  • Birth*: He was born in 1753.
  • Death*: He died in 1794.
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: Joice Hall b. 1763, d. 1862

Joice Hall

F, ID# 15645, b. 1763, d. 1862
  • Last Edited: 15 Sep 2002

Family: Matthew Gayle b. 1753, d. 1794

Rear Adm. Robert Malcolm Fortson Sr.

M, ID# 15648, b. 26 July 1890, d. 29 July 1974

Rear Admiral Robert Malcolm Fortson, Sr.

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 8 Feb 2020

Family: Nellie Stovall Phinizy b. 3 Sep 1894, d. 19 Mar 1989

Citations

  1. [S771] R. Malcolm Fortson, Jr., family group record sent to Roger Bartlett, 10 Nov 1994 (naming Thomas Edward Fortson as his father).
  2. [S771] R. Malcolm Fortson, Jr., family group record, 10 Nov 1994, above (naming Sarah Richardson Toombs as his mother).
  3. [S771] R. Malcolm Fortson, Jr., family group record, 10 Nov 1994, above.
  4. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 27 Sep 2002 (stating that he was born on 26 Jul 1890 without naming the place).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Adm. Robert Malcolm Fortson, memorial no. 60469480, viewed on 11 Nov 2013 (giving the date but not the place).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Adm. Robert Malcolm Fortson, memorial no. 60469480, viewed on 11 Nov 2013 (not giving the date or place).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Nellie Phinizy Fortson, memorial no. 60469623, viewed on 11 Nov 2013 (not giving the date or place).
  8. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 27 Sep 2002 (stating that he died in Jul 1974; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Jacksonville, Fla. when he died).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Adm. Robert Malcolm Fortson, memorial no. 60469480, viewed on 11 Nov 2013.
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Anne Wright Fortson Freeman, memorial no. 142067664, viewed on 18 Jan 2020 (attributing obituary to Florida Times-Union, 1 Feb 2015) (naming Rear Admiral Robert Malcolm Fortson as her father).
  11. [S771] R. Malcolm Fortson, Jr., family group record, 10 Nov 1994, above (naming Robert Malcolm Fortson as his father).
  12. [S1562] Obituary of Commander R. Malcolm Fortson, Jr., 7 Feb 2019, online at http://tinyurl.com/ydhr6fpq, viewed on 8 Feb 2019 (naming R. Malcolm Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  13. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for CDR Robert Malcom Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 196684504, viewed on 4 Jul 2019 (naming Robert Malcolm Fortson as his father).
  14. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for CPT Thomas Edward Fortson, memorial no. 8772083, viewed on 18 Jan 2020 (naming Robert Malcolm Fortson as his father).
  15. [S1630] Obituary for Nellie Fortson Hull, Lindsey Funeral Homes, Harrisonburg, Va., online at https://tinyurl.com/sag54mp, viewed on 20 Jan 2020 (naming R. Malcolm Fortson, Sr. as her father).
  16. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Bolling Fortson Douglas, memorial no. 196684967, viewed on 18 Jan 2020 (naming Robert Malcolm Fortson as her father).
  17. [S1640] Obituary for Bolling Fortson Douglas, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Fla., online at https://tinyurl.com/tba9b9v, viewed on 8 Feb 2020 (naming Rear Admiral Robert M. Fortson, USN as her father).
  18. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 473-75 (naming Robert Malcolm Fortson as her father).
  19. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 473-79 (naming Robert Malcolm Fortson as her father).
  20. [S1642] Obituary for Janet Fortson Walthall, Snow's Memorial Chapel, Macon, Ga., online at https://tinyurl.com/qlqrsqk, viewed on 8 Feb 2020 (naming Rear Admiral Malcolm Fortson as her father).

Nellie Stovall Phinizy

F, ID# 15649, b. 3 September 1894, d. 19 March 1989

Nellie Phinizy Fortson.

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 8 Feb 2020

Family: Rear Adm. Robert Malcolm Fortson Sr. b. 26 Jul 1890, d. 29 Jul 1974

Citations

  1. [S771] R. Malcolm Fortson, Jr., family group record sent to Roger Bartlett, 10 Nov 1994 (naming Billups Phinizy as her father).
  2. [S771] R. Malcolm Fortson, Jr., family group record, 10 Nov 1994, above (naming Nellie Gretter Stovall as her mother).
  3. [S771] R. Malcolm Fortson, Jr., family group record, 10 Nov 1994, above.
  4. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 27 Sep 2002 (stating that she was born on 3 Sep 1894 without naming the place).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Nellie Phinizy Fortson, memorial no. 60469623, viewed on 11 Nov 2013 (giving the date but not the place).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Adm. Robert Malcolm Fortson, memorial no. 60469480, viewed on 11 Nov 2013 (not giving the date or place).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Nellie Phinizy Fortson, memorial no. 60469623, viewed on 11 Nov 2013 (not giving the date or place).
  8. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 27 Sep 2002 (stating that she died on 19 Mar 1989; not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Jacksonville, Fla. when she died).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Nellie Phinizy Fortson, memorial no. 60469623, viewed on 11 Nov 2013.
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Anne Wright Fortson Freeman, memorial no. 142067664, viewed on 18 Jan 2020 (attributing obituary to Florida Times-Union, 1 Feb 2015) (naming Nellie Stovall Phinizy as her mother).
  11. [S771] R. Malcolm Fortson, Jr., family group record, 10 Nov 1994, above (naming Nellie Stovall Phinizy as his mother).
  12. [S1562] Obituary of Commander R. Malcolm Fortson, Jr., 7 Feb 2019, online at http://tinyurl.com/ydhr6fpq, viewed on 8 Feb 2019 (naming Nellie Phinizy as his mother).
  13. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for CDR Robert Malcom Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 196684504, viewed on 4 Jul 2019 (naming Nellie Phinizy as his mother).
  14. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for CPT Thomas Edward Fortson, memorial no. 8772083, viewed on 18 Jan 2020 (naming Nellie Phinizy Fortson as his mother).
  15. [S1630] Obituary for Nellie Fortson Hull, Lindsey Funeral Homes, Harrisonburg, Va., online at https://tinyurl.com/sag54mp, viewed on 20 Jan 2020 (naming Nellie Phinizy as her mother).
  16. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Bolling Fortson Douglas, memorial no. 196684967, viewed on 18 Jan 2020 (naming Nellie Phinizy Fortson as her mother).
  17. [S1640] Obituary for Bolling Fortson Douglas, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Fla., online at https://tinyurl.com/tba9b9v, viewed on 8 Feb 2020 (naming Nellie S. Phinizy as her mother).
  18. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 473-75 (naming Nellie Stovall Phinizy as her mother).
  19. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 473-79 (naming Nellie Stovall Phinizy as her mother).
  20. [S1642] Obituary for Janet Fortson Walthall, Snow's Memorial Chapel, Macon, Ga., online at https://tinyurl.com/qlqrsqk, viewed on 8 Feb 2020 (naming Nellie Phinizy Fortson as her mother).

Cdr. Robert Malcolm Fortson Jr.

M, ID# 15650, b. 17 September 1921, d. 5 February 2019

Commander R. Malcolm Fortson, Jr., from his newspaper obituary.

  • Note*: He was a retired commander in the U.S. Navy.12

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 6 Feb 2020

Family: Kathryn Vail Register b. 13 Mar 1923, d. 29 Jun 2019

Citations

  1. [S771] R. Malcolm Fortson, Jr., family group record sent to Roger Bartlett, 10 Nov 1994 (naming Robert Malcolm Fortson as his father).
  2. [S1562] Obituary of Commander R. Malcolm Fortson, Jr., 7 Feb 2019, online at http://tinyurl.com/ydhr6fpq, viewed on 8 Feb 2019 (naming R. Malcolm Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for CDR Robert Malcom Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 196684504, viewed on 4 Jul 2019 (naming Robert Malcolm Fortson as his father).
  4. [S771] R. Malcolm Fortson, Jr., family group record, 10 Nov 1994, above (naming Nellie Stovall Phinizy as his mother).
  5. [S1562] Obituary of Commander R. Malcolm Fortson, Jr., online, above (naming Nellie Phinizy as his mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for CDR Robert Malcom Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 196684504, viewed on 4 Jul 2019 (naming Nellie Phinizy as his mother).
  7. [S771] R. Malcolm Fortson, Jr., family group record, 10 Nov 1994, above.
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for CDR Robert Malcom Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 196684504, viewed on 4 Jul 2019 (giving the date but not the place).
  9. [S1562] Obituary of Commander R. Malcolm Fortson, Jr., online, above.
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for CDR Robert Malcom Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 196684504, viewed on 4 Jul 2019.
  11. [S1562] Obituary of Commander R. Malcolm Fortson, Jr., online, above (stating that burial would be at 2:30 p.m. with full military honors).
  12. [S1630] Obituary for Nellie Fortson Hull, Lindsey Funeral Homes, Harrisonburg, Va., online at https://tinyurl.com/sag54mp, viewed on 20 Jan 2020 (naming Cdr. R. Malcolm Fortson, Jr., USN (Ret.) as a predeceased brother).