Jonathan Forbis (1765 - 1820)

Born 1765 in Rowan, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Florence (Montgomery) Forbis — married 26 Oct 1790 in Lincoln Co KY

Descendants

Died 1820 at about age 55 in Lincoln, Kentucky, USA

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This person was created through the import of Shortened files.ged on 30 December 2010.

Note

Deed records:

17 December 1793, written 9 September 1793--James Campbell and Polly his wife to Christopher Coneck, all of Lincoln...for 30 pounds...30 acres in Lincoln..on Logan's Creek, part of Nathaniel Logan's preemption... Both signed. Witness: Jonathan Forbis, James Forbis, William Logan Teste: Willis Green. Page 275

19 August 1794, written 19 August 1794--Bond from Jonathan Forbis, James Forbis, Jesse Cravens, Thomas Montgomery to Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky, guaranteeing performance of Jonathan Forbis, Sheriff of Lincoln County, to collect and account for county taxes. Signed by the four makers of the bond. Teste: Willis Green. Page 364.

Marriage [Montgomery-215|Florence MONTGOMERY]] b: ca. 1771

* Married: 26 Oct 1790 in Lincoln County, Kentucky

Children

1. Montgomery FORBES b: ca. 1791 in Lincoln County, Kentucky

2. William FORBIS b: 14 Jul 1793 in Lincoln County, Kentucky

3. Reuben FORBES b: 17 Nov 1794 in Lincoln County, Kentucky

4. Letty FORBES b: 12 Oct 1796 in Lincoln County, Kentucky

5. Mary F. FORBES b: 3 Jul 1802 in Lincoln County, Kentucky

6. Agnes J. FORBES b: 1 Jan 1804 in Lincoln County, Kentucky

7. Lutitia FORBES b: ca. 1810 in Lincoln County, Kentucky

Sources

Source S731

Text: Lincoln Co KY Order Book 7, Vol I, page 25, October Term 1809, Hannah Forbis widow relict of James Forbis deceased came into court & relinquished her right of administration to the said James Forbis Estate: Whereupon on the motion of James Forbis and Morgan Forbis who made oath as the law directs and with John cook, Henry Cook and John Hall their securities executed bond in the penalty of Ten Thousand Dollars conditional as the law directs, a certificate for obtaining letters of administration of the said James Forbis Estate is granted them in due form of law.

Ordered that Court by Adjourned until Court in Course. John Wethers

same book, page 59

September Term 1810

This day Jonathan Forbis produced a paper purporting to be a Copy of the last will & Testament of James Forbis deceased & Moved the Court to have the same entered upon Record thereupon the Court after hearing the Evidence produced and mature deliberation being had it is considered & Ordered by the Court that the said motion be overruled, and that the same shall not be entered of record Whereupon the said Jonathan Forbis by George Clowan tendered to the Court the following Bill of Exceptions which was signed & sealed & Ordered to be recorded & the same follows in these words Vitz; Be it Remembered that at the Court Johnathan Forbis tendered the following paper to the County Court of Lincoln County as a true copy of the last will and Testament of James Forbis Vitz;

State of Kentucky Lincoln County I James Forbis Senr of County & State afd Do Make publish & pro[vide] this my Last will and Testament in manner and form Following Vitz; Item 1st I Hereby give & Bequeath to my wife Hannah Forbis all my household furniture & together with my plantations [ex]tensions all my stock of every kind whatsoever to Her & Her Heirs & assigns Forever. 2nd it is my will and desire that after my Just Debts is paid out of the property & Estate that I put into the Hands of two of my Sons Vitz James and Morgan of Green County for my and my wifes maintenance which they have failed to comply with which by Reference to the Records of Green County will appear shall by divided Share and Share alike Between my children Here after named Viz James Forbis Jonathan Forbis Pegey Cook Elizabeth Cook and & Morgan Forbis to them and their heirs and assigns forever. Item third all my estate in a claim of land of a plantation of 1000 acres lying in Clark County patented in the name of Forbis & McCrackens Heirs Lying adjoining the land that D Harrison Esq. Livision is to be sold by my executors and I hereby authorize & empower them to Selll & Convey my Entrust in Sd Land afsd and out of the proceeds of ssaid Sale to pay Jonathan Forbis Five Hundred and ten Dollars and the ballance of the proceeds of said sail (if any) I give & Bequeath to my wife Hannah Forbis to her and heirs...

page 60

Item 4th I Give and bequeath to my Said Wife Hannah the money that Wiliam Ervin of Green County owes me to Her and Her Heirs & Assigns Forever.

Item 5th all the residue of my Estate Both Real & Personal I give & Bequeath to Jonathan Forbis & Peggy Cook to be divided between them Share & Share alike to them and their Heirs & Assings forever.

Lastly I Hereby Nominate & Apoint Jonathan Forbis and John Cook Executors of this My last Will & Testament hereby Revoking all other former Wills & Testaments Publishing & Pronouncing this to be my Last will & Testament in Testimony wherepf I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day & Moved Said Court to Admit the Same to record allowing that the original was destroyed But the Court Refused to do it which opinion of the Court that said Jonathan Forbis Excepts & Tenders this bill of Exceptions to be Singed Sealed & Recorded David Owsley, Harbert King, Randall McKinney