FAMILY STORIES · NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

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1850 United States Coast Survey chart of the Pasquotank River
Pasquotank River · U.S. Coast Survey, 1850. Regional context; this chart does not locate Johnnycake Town’s inland parcels. Select the chart to examine it.

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Modern interpretation of Thomas, Lemuel and Jarvis Forehand’s livestock earmarks registered 24 May 1765. Shading indicates removed portions; Jarvis’s incomplete left-ear mark is left unknown.

FAMILY STORIES

Three Forehands and Their Livestock Marks

Three registrations dated 24 May 1765 preserve Thomas, Lemuel and Jarvis Forehand’s livestock marks. An illustrated guide explains their colonial purpose and a recovered—but incomplete—Forehand entry attributed to John.

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Historical plan of 535 acres surveyed for Thomas Forehand at Newland, 25 April 1757

FAMILY STORIES

Thomas Forehand of Newland

A Newland boundary preserves Thomas Forehand’s family: three documented sons, a possible fourth, and the land and household records that distinguish evidence from tradition.

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