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Jordan Forehand (David deed witnesses)

Birth: unknownDeath: unknownWitness name in Pasquotank 1790/1794 and Guilford 1801 deedsA provisional witness-name comparison, not a proved single identity. No automatic merger with David’s explicitly named son Jordan in the 1802 will, and no proved connection to Thomas Forehand.

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Surviving manuscript view of David Forehand’s will, dated 6 July 1802, including the name written Owing.

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David Forehand: From the Pasquotank to a Tennessee Inheritance

Deeds trace David Forehand from the Pasquotank country to Guilford. His will and later estate records open a carefully qualified path toward the Forehand families of Tennessee.

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.