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Nehemiah Jones (militia captain)

Birth: unknownDeath: unknownMilitia return endorsed 1755Not automatically Isaac Jones’s named son.

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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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