FAMILY STORIES
Sarah Everton and the Two Hundred Acres
Two hundred acres, an Everton family, and a Forehand husband whose first name remains missing: Sarah’s records reveal a life beyond the familiar pedigree and a naming trail worth following.
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William Joy
Birth: unknownDeath: between 17 December 1725 and 18 January 1725/6, inclusivePasquotank landownerBirth, birthplace and parents unknown. Circa 1670 is unsupported; birth by about 1649 depends on the uncertain 1719 candidate. No children established; Sarah Everton is not shown as his daughter.
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FAMILY STORIES
William Joy and the Land at Joys Fork
William Joy lived up in the Fork of the Pasquotank, beside land Cornelius Forehand bought in 1714. Deeds, a will and the surviving name Joyce Creek trace his neighborhood and Margery’s place in its history.
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.