FAMILY STORIES
The Household Jarvis Forehand Left Behind
A Pasquotank family, a Revolutionary soldier’s name, and the estate Charity settled in 1788 help separate Jarvis Forehand’s Carolina life from a younger man’s western story.
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Charity Forehand
Birth: unknownDeath: 1788 or later (probable identity)Wife in 1773; probably administratrix in 1788Named as Jarvis’s wife in 1773 and probably the administratrix who personally exhibited his inventory on oath in 1788. Death year and birth surname remain unknown; 1788 or later is a survival bound, not a death estimate.
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