George E. FORBES

Birth:
Abt 1719
Pennsylvania
Death:
2 Nov 1768
Rowan, North Carolina
Marriage:
Abt 1739
Pennsylvania
Sources:
RootsWeb.com, Yadkin County,North Carolina - George Forbis (Forbush) Family -
GenForum Message Boards, Apr 2007
Ancestry World Tree Project
Internet IGI, Apr 2007
New.familysearch.org, Oct 2011
Notes:
                   NAME:
    FORBES aka FORBIS, FORBUSH

NOTES:
    Moved to Rowan/Surry/Yadkin County in 1748 from Winchester,Virginia (Independant City)
    Purchased 587 Acres on the north bank of the Yadkin River near Huntsville in 1748
    Forbush Creek and the Forbush Community in Yadkin County,North Carolina are named after George FORBIS
    Death date is will date
Olive FERREE
Birth:
1715
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Death:
1785
Rowan, North Carolina
Burial:
Old Speer Graveyard, Boonville, Rowan, North Carolina
Notes:
                   NOTE:
    Olive is recorded as being the first woman of European descent to live and die in Rowan (later Yadkin created from Rowan) County, North Carolina arriving in 1748.
Children
Marriage
1
Mary FORBES
Birth:
Abt 1730
Chester, Pennsylvania
Death:
Aft 1794
Fayette, Kentucky
Morgan BRYAN 
Marr:
1747
Rowan, North Carolina 
2
John William FORBES
Birth:
Abt 1732
Chester, Pennsylvania
Death:
10 Jun 1780
3
Robert FORBES
Birth:
Abt 1734
Chester, Pennsylvania
Death:
28 Jun 1813
Henry, Kentucky
Mary CURTIS 
Marr:
Abt 1761
North Carolina 
4
Elizabeth FORBES
Birth:
Abt 1736
Chester, Pennsylvania
Death:
Aft Feb 1792
Rowan, North Carolina
Isaac FERREE 
Marr:
Abt 1749
Rowan, North Carolina 
5
George E. FORBES
Birth:
Abt 1738
Chester, Pennsylvania
Death:
6
James FORBES
Birth:
Abt 1740
Rowan, North Carolina
Death:
21 Nov 1831
Green, Kentucky
Elizabeth WELLS 
Marr:
1760
North Carolina 
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George E. Forbes - Olive Ferree

George E. Forbes was born at Pennsylvania Abt 1719. His parents were William Forbes and Margaret Bryan.

He married Olive Ferree Abt 1739 at Pennsylvania . Olive Ferree was born at Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1715 daughter of Philip Ferree and Leah Corlea Dubois .

They were the parents of 6 children:
Mary Forbes born Abt 1730.
John William Forbes born Abt 1732.
Robert Forbes born Abt 1734.
Elizabeth Forbes born Abt 1736.
George E. Forbes born Abt 1738.
James Forbes born Abt 1740.

George E. Forbes died 2 Nov 1768 at Rowan, North Carolina .

Olive Ferree died 1785 at Rowan, North Carolina .