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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Lemuel Forehand
Birth: By 1750 (conditional militia-age bound)Death: 31 January–24 February 1808 (probable identity)Recorded 1760 s–1772 in these storiesDocumented as Thomas’s son and strongly identified with the 1808 testator. Birth bound assumes the 1766 militia identification and ordinary enrollment. Probable death was on or after 31 January and by 24 February 1808; exact day unknown.
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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.