Captain John Grandshire Forshee^[1]

1739 - 1790

• Title	Captain
  Born	8 Oct 1739	, , New Jersey   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Feb 1790	, Somerset, Pennsylvania   [3]
  Notes	He served as a Capt. at the Battle of Yorktown. In 1782 they lived in Hampshire Co., Virginia. (8 in family with 3 black slaves.) On 20 Sep 1759 he was listed as a Captain from Northumberland County, Virginia. [4] (Research):Foshee Book #929.273 F787f Vol 1, pg 307 Family # BP John Forshay (Forshey) 10-8-1739 Va to 2-23-1790 md Katherine Anderson to 2-23-1834 & had 9 children: #1 Olive Forshey 1768, #2 Ann Forshey 1770 (Anderson) *** This is our 'Nancy Ann Forshee' *** #3 Thomas Forshey 1773, #4 Rachel Forshey 1774, #5 John Forshey 9-10-1775 to 10-3-1851 md Margaret Kent md Eliz Monroe 3-14-1779 & had 12 children. Edw K Forshey 1800, John Forshey 8-12-1801 (Eliz Davis & had Margaret E Forshey md 1851 Lawson G Drury, Olive Forshey 1803 (Friend), Rachel Forshey 1805, Abel Forshey 1807, Margaret Forshey 1810 (Baymer), Joshua Forshey 1811, Caleb G Forshey 1812, James Madison Forshey 1814 (Abigail Dennis), Ashbury O Forshey 1815 (Harriett McGhee), Wm Forshey 1817 (Nancy 1819), Eliz Forshey 1821 (Taylor). #6 Obediah Forshey 1780, #7 Katherine Forshey 1783, #8 Abel Forshey 1786, #9 Charlotte Forshey 1788 (Liston). [5]
  Person ID	I1385838	7_families
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2006

  
  

  Father	Obediah Forshee,   b. 1698, , , New Jersey ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mrs. Obediah Forshee,   b. Abt 1698, Of, , , Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1719	Connoquenessing, Butler, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F583100	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Catherine Anderson,   b. 7 Dec 1748, Connoquenessing, Butler, Pennsylvania ,   d. 8 Feb 1834, , Muskingham, Ohio
  Married	1767	, Hampshire, Virginia   [4]
  Children	> 1. Nancy Ann Forshee,   b. 3 Nov 1766-1770, Connoquenessing, Butler, Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Feb 1807, , Fairfield, Ohio   2. Olive Forshee,   b. 26 Jun 1768, , , Virginia ,   d. 1840, , Muskingham, Ohio   3. Thomas Forshee,   b. 4 Jul 1773, , Hampshire, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Rachel Forshee,   b. 4 Dec 1774, , Hampshire, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown > 5. John Foshee,   b. 10 Oct 1777, , Hampshire, Virginia ,   d. 7 Oct 1857, , Boone, Missouri   6. Obediah Forshee,   b. 17 Apr 1780, , Hampshire, Virginia ,   d. 10 Oct 1797, , Hampshire, Virginia   7. Katherine Forshee,   b. 30 Jun 1783, , Hampshire, Virginia ,   d. 28 Feb 1824, , Hampshire, Virginia   8. Abel Forshee,   b. 11 Jul 1786, , Hampshire, Virginia ,   d. 27 Jul 1849   9. Charlotte Forshee,   b. 18 May 1787, , Hampshire, Virginia ,   d. 18 Dec 1835
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2006
  Family ID	F504042	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Oct 1739 - , , New Jersey Married - 1767 - , Hampshire, Virginia  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S234] Forshay Family, Marjorie Featheringill Waterfield, (Bowling Green, Ohio : M. Waterfield, c1990 #929.273 F772w v. 1), Family tree drawn by Caleb Forshay in 1833 (Reliability: 3). [S234] Forshay Family, Marjorie Featheringill Waterfield, (Bowling Green, Ohio : M. Waterfield, c1990 #929.273 F772w v. 1), 28: John Grandshire Forshay born 8 oct 1739 in New Jersey (Reliability: 3). [S234] Forshay Family, Marjorie Featheringill Waterfield, (Bowling Green, Ohio : M. Waterfield, c1990 #929.273 F772w v. 1), 28: John Grandshire Forshay died 23 February 1790 in Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (Reliability: 3). [S234] Forshay Family, Marjorie Featheringill Waterfield, (Bowling Green, Ohio : M. Waterfield, c1990 #929.273 F772w v. 1), 28 (Reliability: 3). [S8319] Foshee families of America, Velma Lowman Foshee, (Platteville, Colo. : V. L. Foshee, 1987), 929.273 F787f., 1:307 (Reliability: 3).