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Forbes(3 -R HOWELL BOONE. RE1 BRYAN, PHOEBE Boone Farm Road wife of James Forbis,Jr. Route 1 Box 365A Mocksville,NC 27028 TELT (704) 492-5307 04 April 1983 Mrs J. W. WILBANKS 311 South Jackson San Angelo, Texas 76901 Dear Mrs Wilbanksl The only reference to Phoebe Bryan in the Davie County Li- brary History/Genealogy Room is contained in Mrs Hazel Atterbury Spraker's The Boone Family (1922) in a section towards the end of that book, headed Allied Families - pages 505 to 512. Also, there is scant information of the Forbes family. The following spellings have been noted) FORBES FORKS FORBISH FORBEAS FORBUSH FARBUSH FURBUSH. In the Abstracts of Wills and Estate Records, Rowan County, NC 1753-1805 compiled by Mrs Jo White Linn (1980) there is an ex- tract of the will of one George Forbis - Book A. page 581 A158. GEORGE (X) FORKS, 2 Nov 1768, prb Aug 1769• Wife Olif Granddaughter Olif, Robert, James, George and John Forbis. Elizabeth Jones and Mary Bryan to divide the farm. Exrs1 sons Robert and James. Witt Thomas Evans, David Crawford. In Volume 2 of the Rowan County Deed Abstracts (1762-1772) also compiled by Mrs Linn (1972) there is a deed abstract from Book 5, pages 383-3851 _ 51383-385• JAMES FORBES of Granville Co* wf Hannah to John Eaton for 30 pds pros 360 A on W side Dutchmans Crk. 22 Jan a 1763. Witt David Jones, Morgan Bryan. The following items are from the Minutes of the Court of Pleas a and Quarter Sessions for Rowan County, NC 1 4183 2 Aug 1775 Grand & Petit Jurors) ...JAMES FORBISH..... C 41120 6 Aug 1777 Jary for next Oyer Courts ...JAMES FORBUSH.. 41118 7 Aug 1777 •.. JAMES FORBUSH...(and others) cited on yr suspicion of being unfriendly to this state. They o aJ took oath and signed. DAVIE CO. PIJOCLI^ Dwie County Public Library MOCKSVILLE, NO M©cksuillo, NC 2 4x169 7 Aug 1778 Register of persons who neglected or re-. fused to appear before Justice of their. respective Districts and take oath of Affirmation and Allegg-1 iance to the State In Captain Johnston's b etriot .... JAMES FORBUS .... JOHN FORBUS .... WILLIAM FOR BUS . ,. ....GOERGE FORBUS....(and others) 41 195 4 Feb 1779 Jury for the next Superior Courts ..... . ....JAMES FORBEAS (and others) A James Forbis. J'r AM have been a grandson of one Goorge Forbiss Certainly, George Forbis hada son named James In our Davie County Library there are no books. booklets or folders on". the Forbes family._. � There are no Forbes families living in this area now. The only references to the Forbes family are in the Rowan County record books of long ago. The actual Document Books are now in the North Carolina Archives,. 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. There is a nominal dee charged for each item they reproduce. Sincerely yours. Dwis County Public Ubxary D San Angelo, '.lexas 3 Tebruary 1P83 Davie County Public Library 371 Nort Main Street Nocksville, 'North Carolina ?7028 Dear Sir: I received the book on "The Squire, Daniel, and John Boone Families in Davie County, North Carolina." Thanks very much. Now I am interested in trying to find out something about Phoebe Bryan that married James Forbis, Jr. in N. C. Phoebe was a younger sister of Rebecca Bryan who married Daniel Boone. Phoebe and James Forbis went to Kentucky with Daniel and Rebecca about 1779. I noticed on a N. r. Map that a George Forboush lived near. Oquire Boone's place on the Yadkin River. I would like to know if James Forbis, Jr. was a grandson to George Forboush. Do you have any books on the Forbis or Forboush Family? ;,could appreciate any information you can give me on the Forbis Family. Enclosed is stamped -addressed envelope for your convenienve. Yours truly, i Nrs. J. 1i. "irilbanks 311 South Jackson San Angelo, ^exas 76901