EXPLORE THE COLLECTION

John Ray

Birth: unknownDeath: unknownDeed 15 July 1829The 640-acre tract is distinct from Forehand’s 228-acre claim.

Inventory of the estate of Gervas Forehand, dated 12 September 1788, bearing Charity Forehand’s mark.

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.