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Thomas Forehand (Cornelius’s named son)

Birth: unknownDeath: unknownNamed in 1727/8 willLikely, but not proved, the Newland Thomas who died in 1769. This label preserves the identity of the son named in Cornelius’s will.

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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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