Descendants of
Cornelius Forehand
Generation No. 1
CORNELIUS1 FOREHAND was born Bef. 1698 in Ireland, and died 1728 in Pasquotank County, NC. He married ELIZABETH (NEE) ?. She was born Bef. 1704, and died Aft. 1726.
Notes for CORNELIUS FOREHAND:
1719, listed on Tithable List in Pasquotank Co. NC.
Bought land in 1706 from Cecil Joyce in Pasquotank Co NC.
Below is a copy of the will of Cornelius Forehand who immigrated from Ireland and settled in or near South Mills, NC (currently Camden Co./formerly Pasquotank Co.) I have been told the most Forehand's in the US are descended from this man. I have spoken with an Edward Forehand via telephone -- he lives in South Mills and tells me he is the last Forehand left there. Forehand's have many ties to Camden/Pasquotank Co.
According to Mr. Forehand, the man who gave my cousin the copy of this will, Cornelius purchased land at least three times. On April 19, 1714 he purchased 100 acres of land from William Joy, on April 20, 1714 he purchased an additional 100 acres from William Joy. Sometime in the year 1718 Cornelius purchased another 100 acre tract. I do not know if it was purchased from the same William Joy although this would make sense. I have tried to reproduce the will as closely as possibly including spelling and the like. There are parts of the will that could not be read on the copy. Mr. Forehand translated most of the will and I managed to decipher a few more words that he could not figure out. Please note the 1700 spelling of "gon" for gun, "eakers" for acres, "ginning" for beginning, "darter" for daughter, "deay" for day.
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The Last Will and Testament of Cornelius Forehand as translated by William Whitehurst Forehand Shiloh, North Carolina.
In ye name of GOD aman ye twenty forth day of February in ye year of our Lord 1727-8 of Cornelius Forehand of north est parish of Pasquotank being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto GOD therefore calling unto mind ye mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally first of all I give and recommend my soul unto ye hands of GOD that gave it and for my body I recommend it to ye earth to be buried and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased GOD to bless me in this life. I give and dispose of the same in the following manner and forever imprimis. I give and bequeath to Elizabeth my dearly be Loved wife one bed and furniture with all my household goods and (strike one word not translatable). I give to my well be loved son John Forehand my gon, one cow named ring with all har in crees and (strike one word not translatable) I give to my well be loved son Cornelius Forehand - fifty eakers of land at ye head of my land ginning to Ames line. I give to my well be loved son James Forehand my dwelling plantation with fifty eakers of land belonging to it and one cow named Trumpet. I give to my well be loved darter Elizabeth Forehand one cow named (strike six or seven words not translatable). I give to my well be loved son Thomas Forehand two cows. I give to my well be loved son Richard Forehand one cow. I give to my well be loved darter Mary Forehand (strike rest of line not translatable). I give to my well be loved wife Elizabeth Forehand whom I likewise constitute, make and ordain my only and sole executor of my last will and testament all ye rest of my estate by law to be posessed and enjoyed I do hereby utterly disavow, revoke, and disanull all and every other former tenaments wills and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. Isaac Jones his Cornelius Forehand Mark William Phillips Mark John Kight Mark This deay came before me Elizabeth Forehand and Meade outhon ye Golsy Evangalis to fullfill the within mentioned will this 26 day of July in 1728. Pasquotank Court 1728
Children of CORNELIUS FOREHAND and ELIZABETH ? are:
2. i. JOHN2FOREHAND, b. Abt. 1716.
ii. CORNELIUS FOREHAND, b. Abt. 1718.
3. iii. JAMES FOREHAND, b. Abt. 1720.
iv. ELIZABETH FOREHAND, b. Abt. 1722.
4. v.
THOMAS
FOREHAND, b. Abt. 1724, South
Mills, NC; d. 1769, Pasquotank Co., NC.
vi. RICHARD FOREHAND, b. Abt. 1726.
vii. MARY FOREHAND, b. Abt. 1728.
last updated on
08/15/2002
