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Elizabeth Forehand (Cornelius’s wife)

Birth: unknownDeath: July 1728 or laterLiving July 1728Cornelius’s wife, distinct from his daughter Elizabeth. Personally swore to fulfill his will on 28 July 1728; death date and maiden name remain unknown. The displayed death bound records her last securely identified personal act, not a known death year.

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

FAMILY STORIES

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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