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Pickens, considerably in advance with his forces, had commenced the pursuit of the same, and was too far ahead to be overtaken. The detachment then returned to North Carolina, and, having taken several prisoners on the way, suspected of being inimical to the American cause, Capt. Reid was ordered to convey them to Salisbury. Gen. Forney still remained in service, and attached himself to Capt.

The expedition was entirely successful; took a few prisoners, returned home and were dismissed in October, 1782. This was the last service of a brave soldier, who fought long, and fought well, for the freedom of his country. Major Abram Forney died on the 22nd day of July, 1849, in the ninety-first year of his age. His only surviving son, Capt. Among the curious revolutionary mementoes that Capt.

The family name was originally spelt Farney, but afterwards, in Alsace, where the German language is generally spoken, was changed to Forney. Here his father died, leaving him an orphan when four years old. At the age of fourteen he left Alsace and went to Amsterdam in Holland.

He moved in 1835, from Lincoln county to Alabama, and settled in Jacksonville, where he died on the 24th of April, 1856, in the sixty-ninth, year of his age. He had nine children: 1. Daniel P. Forney, of Jacksonville, Alabama. Joseph B. Forney married Mary Whitaker, of Alabama. William H. Forney married Eliza Woodward, of Alabama. Barbara Ann Forney married P. Rowan, Esq., of Alabama. Gen.

Then old Father Giddings, standing beneath the large chandelier, with his silvery locks flowing picturesquely around his head, held up his hand and administered the oath of office. The authoritative gavel was handed up by Colonel Forney, who was thanked by a resolution complimenting him for the ability with which he had presided during the protracted contest, and then the House adjourned.

After proceeding about a mile from home they spied a small Indian just ahead of them running rapidly, and not far from the spot now well known as the "Rocky Spring Camp Ground." Forney truly suspected more Indians were in the immediate vicinity.

Sam Bowles the first newspaper politician of his day, with none of the handicaps carried by Raymond and Forney a man keen of insight and foresight, fertile of resources, and not afraid stood foremost among them. Next came Horace White.

During the latter part of the year 1780 Gen. Forney was almost constantly in service in different portions of county. When Cornwallis entered the county in the last week of January, 1781, endeavoring to overtake Gen. Morgan with his prisoners captured at the Cowpens, he was providentially arrested in his march by the swollen waters of the Catawba river.

Mary L. Forney married W.P. Reinhardt, of Catawba county. Catharine S. Forney married A.T. Bost, of Catawba county. He had twelve children: 1. Daniel M. Forney married Harriet Brevard, of Lincoln county. Mary Forney married Christian Reinhardt, of Lincoln county. Jacob Forney married Sarah Hoke, of Lincoln county, Eliza Forney married 1st, Henry T. Webb, Esq., of North Carolina, and 2nd, Dr.

Harry Williams, of Louisiana and 2nd, E.B. Cryer, of Trenton, Louisiana. Nancy, and 5, Sarah Meek. Bartlett Shipp, who married Susan Forney, served in the State Legislature from 1824 to 1830, and was one of the delegates from Lincoln county in 1835, to amend the constitution.