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Esther Spence

Birth: unknownDeath: by June 1785 probateWill proved June 1785Names Elizabeth Forehand and Merriam Lambert as daughters and Esther Lambert as granddaughter. These relationships do not prove Lambert Forehand’s parentage.

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Restored and colorized photograph of John Lambert Forehand, seated outdoors in a hat and suit.

FAMILY STORIES

What Lambert Forehand Left at Lick Creek

Two Hickman County deeds put a brother and sister on either side of a line at Lick Creek. Their exchange identifies Lambert Forehand as their father and carries the story back through the land he held, the places he lived, and the family connections still to be established.