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Taby Forehand (David’s devisee)

Birth: UnknownDeath: UnknownNamed 1815Named Taby in the 1815 estate notice. Possible identity with Phebe, wife of William Spence in 1821; the women may be distinct.

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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.