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Elijah Forehand

Birth: unknownDeath: unknownDeed witness 23 October 17721773 is registration, not another personal appearance. No stated kinship.

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

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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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Detail of Edward Moseley’s 1733 map showing Joys Fork, the Pasquotank River, Dismal Swamp and Currituck.

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Forehand — From the Forke

An Irishman in the Pasquotank records, a wife entrusted with his estate, seven named children—and earlier Forehands whose connections remain to be found.

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