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Notes for Jacob Forrey

c 1732 Jacob Forrer was born about this time. [1]

Mennonite Records report that Jacob Forrer married Anna Keagy. [2]

1757 Jacob Furry, yeoman, got a mortgage for land in York County from Abe Meyer and Henry Strickler, on December 10. [3]

1759 Jacob Forry was taxed at Hempfield, Lancaster County. [4]

1764 Abraham Furry, farmer, dated his will on March 13, in Frederick County, now Washington County, Maryland. The will was proved on May 3, 1764. Abraham Furry left his estate to his wife Mary and left money to the daughters of his brother Jacob Furry named Mary, Elizabeth, Martha, Barbara, Agnes (oldest to youngest). He named his wife Mary and brother Henry Furry as the executors of his will. The executors were to sell his land. The witnesses to his will were Jacob Shingletaker, Michael Moyer, and Benedict Whitmore. [5]

1767 Cassandra Chew sold land to Rachel Layman alias Rachel Furry and Jacob Furry, on June 17. The deed was for lot 3 in Georgetown, Frederick County on the Potomac River in Maryland. They sold that lot for 100 pounds and sold lot #62 on June 19, 1767. On July 25, 1767 Rachel Layman, alias Furry, sold lot 62 to Robert Peter. [6]

1776 Jacob Furry was fined at Washington County, Maryland for refusal to bear arms in 1776 (under age 50). [7]

1787 The will of Jacob Keagy was dated November 10 and the probate date was February 14, 1789 in York County. The will named wife Barbara Kagey and children John, Jacob, Abraham, and Ann wife of Jacob Forer. [8]

Research Notes:

What is the relationship, if any, to Jacob Farer died 1795 in Frederick County, Maryland with children John, Jacob, Abraham, Henry, Elisabeth, Fanny, Ann, and Mary. [9]


Footnotes:

[1] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Forrer923749_1288344 H 12, [Website].

[2] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[3] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Forrer923749_1288344 H 12, [Website].

[4] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Forrer923749_1288344 H 12, [Website].

[5] Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999, Frederick County, Will A1-212, [FamilySearchImage].

[6] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Forrer923749_1288344 H 12, [Website].

[7] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Forrer923749_1288344 H 12, [Website].

[8] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, [AncestryImage].

[9] Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999, Frederick County, Will GM3-25, [FamilySearchImage].