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Jarvis Jones (1762 Granville grantee)

Birth: unknownDeath: unknown700-acre Granville deed, 3 December 1762, catalog referenceThe catalog cross-refers to land papers filed under Thomas Forehand. Identity with the militia captain is plausible but not established here.

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Historical plan of 535 acres surveyed for Thomas Forehand at Newland, 25 April 1757

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Thomas Forehand of Newland

A Newland boundary preserves Thomas Forehand’s family: three documented sons, a possible fourth, and the land and household records that distinguish evidence from tradition.