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Sam Forehand

Birth: UnknownDeath: UnknownNamed in David record sequenceSam Forehand, chainbearer in a transcription of David’s 1785 survey. Not automatically identified with Samuel, the 1792 purchaser.

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

FAMILY STORIES

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.