Biography
Fortune was enslaved by the Walton family and imprisoned during the New York conspiracy prosecutions of 1741. He was apprehended and committed on June 28, convicted in July, and hanged on July 18, 1741.
Fortune was an enslaved man identified in the records by his association with Captain Walton. He was apprehended and committed on June 28, 1741 during the New York conspiracy prosecutions. At his July 15 trial, the witness list identified Jacob Walton as his enslaver. Fortune was convicted, sentenced to death on July 17, and hanged on July 18, 1741.
