Jean: My Forbes line descends from Jeremiah Forbes as well. My information is below. Do we connect? I don't have much on my Forbes as yet. Would appreciate any info you have on Jeremiah Forbes or his children. Many thanks, Pam Gresham Descendants of Jeremiah Forbes and (---) (---) 1. Jeremiah1 Forbes, born in North Carolina He married unknown. Children of Jeremiah Forbes were as follows: + 2 i Samuel2 Forbes, born 29 Aug 1799 in North Carolina; died 29 Mar 1867 in Christian County, KY; buried in Antioch Cemetery, Christian County, KY. He married Sarah C. Henderson. Generation 2 2. Samuel2 Forbes (Jeremiah1), born 29 Aug 1799 in North Carolina; died 29 Mar 1867 in Christian County, KY; buried in Antioch Cemetery, Christian County, KY. He married on 12 Nov 1827 in Christian County, KY Sarah C. Henderson, born 1807 in North Carolina. Children of Samuel Forbes and Sarah C. Henderson were as follows: 3 i Mary M.3 Forbes, born 1829 in Kentucky. 4 ii Ann M3 Forbes, born 1832 in Kentucky. 5 iii Hanna3 Forbes, born 1834 in Kentucky. + 6 iv James V.3 Forbes, born 2 Jan 1839 in Christian County, KY; died 14 Oct 1912 in Christian County, KY; buried 15 Oct 1912 in Antioch Cemetery, Christian County, KY. He married (1) Madison J. Forbes; (2) Martha Ann Hayes. + 7 v John E.3 Forbes, born 9 Dec 1839 in Christian County, KY; died 17 May 1912 in Christian County, KY; buried 18 May 1912. He married (1) Susan Elizabeth Ralston; (2) Martha Elizabeth Ralston. 8 vi Juley R.3 Forbes, born 1 Feb 1843 in Kentucky; died 14 Nov 1853 in Christian County, KY; buried in Antioch Cemetery, Christian County, KY. 9 vii Sarah F.3 Forbes, born 16 May 1849 in Kentucky; died 16 May 1849 in Christian County, KY; buried in Antioch Cemetery, Christian County, KY. Generation 3 6. James V.3 Forbes (Samuel2, Jeremiah1), born 2 Jan 1839 in Christian County, KY; died 14 Oct 1912 in Christian County, KY; buried 15 Oct 1912 in Antioch Cemetery, Christian County, KY. He married (1) on 7 Nov 1867 in Christian County, KY Madison J. Forbes, born 3 Apr 1850; died 2 Aug 1883; buried in Antioch Cemetery, Christian County, KY, daughter of John M. Forbes and Cynthia J. Bass; (2) on 14 Mar 1888 in Christian County, KY Martha Ann Hayes, born 1863; died Jul 1918. Children of James V. Forbes and Madison J. Forbes were as follows: 10 i Everett E.4 Forbes, born 21 Jul 1878 in Christian County, KY; died 20 Mar 1923 in Christian County, KY; buried 21 Mar 1923 in Antioch Cemetery, Christian County, KY. 11 ii G. H.4 Forbes, born 15 Jun 1875 in Christian County, KY; died 31 Dec 1927 in Christian County, KY; buried 3 Jan 1928 in Antioch Cemetery, Christian County, KY. He married F. M. (nee unknown) Forbes, born 1879; buried in Antioch Cemetery, Christian County, KY. 12 iii Elmer H.4 Forbes. 13 iv Gay H.4 Forbes. She married on 4 Jan 1894 in Christian County, KY George W. Brown. 14 v Clara M.4 Forbes. Children of James V. Forbes and Martha Ann Hayes were as follows: + 15 i Elsie Lillian4 Forbes, born 10 Jun 1889 in Christian County, Kentucky; died 11 Jun 1969 in Todd County, Kentucky; buried 12 Jun 1969 in Green Hill Memorial, Hopkinsville, Kentucky. She married Thomas Dennis Everett (Sr). 16 ii (unknown daughter)4 Forbes. She married John Davis. 7. John E.3 Forbes (Samuel2, Jeremiah1), born 9 Dec 1839 in Christian County, KY; died 17 May 1912 in Christian County, KY; buried 18 May 1912. He married (1) Susan Elizabeth Ralston; (2) on 14 Dec 1875 in Christian County, KY Martha Elizabeth Ralston, born in Christian County, KY; died bef 17 May 1912. Children of John E. Forbes and Susan Elizabeth Ralston were as follows: 17 i Willie T.4 Forbes. 18 ii Edward W.4 Forbes, born 1872 in Christian County, KY; died 16 Aug 1913 in Christian County, KY; buried 17 Aug 1913. Generation 4 15. Elsie Lillian4 Forbes (James V.3, Samuel2, Jeremiah1), born 10 Jun 1889 in Christian County, Kentucky; died 11 Jun 1969 in Todd County, Kentucky; buried 12 Jun 1969 in Green Hill Memorial, Hopkinsville, Kentucky. She married Thomas Dennis Everett (Sr), born 27 Jun 1882 in Christian County, Kentucky; died 5 Nov 1976 in Christian County, Kentucky; buried 7 Nov 1976 in Green Hill Memorial, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, son of John Blane Everett (Sr) and Gabriella Josephine Harned. Jean: My husband is Elsie Lillian (Forbes) Everett grandson. -----Original Message----- From: Rod & Jean Mize <rjmize@conwaycorp.net> To: FORBES-L@rootsweb.com <FORBES-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 2:27 PM Subject: [FORBES] Rebecca Forbes >I'm searching for the family of Rebecca Forbes who married Joseph Shaw, Sr., the son of William Shaw and Sarah Jobe, 8/30/1817 in Guilford Co., NC. >Rebecca's father is Jeremiah or Jeremy Forbes. Does anyone have any info on this family? I have quite a bit of info on their children. >Jean Mize > > > >==== FORBES Mailing List ==== >*************FORBES-L Mailing List**************** >All material published on this list is copyrighted 2000 by the author. No reproduction in whole or in part is permitted without the author's written consent. > > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >