General Notes

ID: I19298 Name: George E. FORBIS Given Name: George E. Surname: Forbis 1 2 3 Sex: M Birth: Bef 1720 in Pennsylvania Death: 2 Nov 1768 in Rowan County, North Carolina Change Date: 11 May 2003 at 12:32 Note:
Rowan County, North Carolina Will Abstracts, Vol. 1, 1753-1805 A:58. GEORGE FORBIS. Nov. 27, 1768. Wife Olif. Gran-dau: Olif. Robert, James, George, John Forbis. Elizabeth Jones. Mary Bryan. Exrs: Sons Robert & James. Wit: Thomas Evans, David Crawford.  George owned land in the Bethel Church section near other members of the Forbis family. Moved to Rowan/Surry/Yadkin County in 1748 from Winchester, Va, with the Morgan Bryan Family. Purchased 587 acres on the North bank of the Yadkin River near Huntsville in 1748. The Squire Boone Family and son Daniel did not arrive until 1750 in Rowan county.  George Forbis and Daniel Boone's wife Rebecca Bryan's Grandfather Morgan Bryan were the first two European Settlers to live west of the Yadkin River in Surry/Yadkin County, NC in 1748.  We suspect that George Forbis b. bef. 1720 was the brother of William Forbis b. abt 1690 and not his son. William Forbis married Margaret Bryan and George Forbis traveled with Morgan Bryan.  Moved to Rowan/Surry/Yadkin County in 1748 from Winchester, Va with the Morgan Bryan Family. Purchased 587 acres on the north bank of the Yadkin River near Huntsville in 1748. The Squire Boone Family and son Daniel Boone did not arrive until 1750 in Rowan County. Forbush Creek and the Forbush Community in Yadkin County, NC are named after George Forbis.  George Forbis Will on 11/27/1768 Rowan County, NC. Lists Wife Olif, children Robert Forbis, James Forbis, George Forbis Jr., John Forbis, Elizabeth Jones, and Mary Bryan and granddaughter Olif Ferree.