Book of Purposes,  Court of Assize. Oyster Bay. Robert Forman giving land to his 2 sons, Samuel & Moses. Signed by his wife Johanna Pore. By his will of 1870, Aaron would inherit Robert’s own house and grounds.

These doe testefie yt I Robert ffurman of Oyster Bay, doe give unto Samuell ffurman my Sunn, & untoMosis ffurman my Sunn, all my right & Intrest of land, Allotted mee at ye Cold Spring Cuntaineing 40 Ackers, to them & theires forever, quietly to inioy, from mee my heires Executors & assines, as there proper right from mee, for Ever, and heereunto I sett my hand & Seale, geven & Confermed, by mee this 1st of June 1665
Robart ffurman
William Newman
Johana X ffurman her marke

Book of Purposes,  Court of Assize. Oyster Bay. Robert Forman buys land from Robert Williams 22 DEC 1661. Then on 12 JUNE 1662 makes Williams swear before witnesses that he got the land from ‘Mohenas ye Indian ffreely’. The deed built in compensation for Robert if he was hassled after taking possession, so the followup presumes he was. Another entry 2 FEB 1668 shows him compensated as the deed describes. 

(p 5 Old A)—This Indenture made ye 22th day of December in Anno; Christo : I Robert Williams of Hemsteede in ye New neather Lands, planter ye first party, & Robert fforman of Oyster Bay : upon ye Longe Island, of ye 2th party, Witneseth yt ye Said Robert Williams, doth by these presents, Alinate Bargaine & Sell, unto ye aforesaid Robert fforman, all his Claime, Right & title, of twoe Accers, of Land, Scetuate Lying & being, upon ye East Side of ye Path, Leading to Oyster Bay, Scetuate Lying & being upon ye said path, goeing betwne ye towne of Hemsteede, & Oyster Bay, & is & was first manured & broake up, by ye Said Robert Williams Lyeing which in ye Wood Edge, Annother percell of Land, Conteaneing about one Aceer, & a halfe, of Brocken up hollowes, Scituate Lying & being. South East of ye Comon path, Leadeing betwne Hemsteede, & Huntington which all ye Land fit for Manuring, & breakeing up, Containeing one Accer & A halfe or there, aboutes, Moreover Eight Accers, of Wood Land, adioyning to ye South East side, of ye twoe, Accres of Land, herein Spacefied, & lying in ye Comon Woods, as yet Unmanured, provided yt if ye said Robert fforman shall hapen to be disturbed, or Mollested Concerning ye befor Specefied fower Accers, of broaken up lands, or theare aboutes, which in ye term, of two yeares, after ye date heereof, Either by Indians, or any other person, or persons, whatsoever yt then ye said Robert Williams, is to geive in Lew thereof, fower Accers of his owne Manured hollowes. lying upon ye Plaines at Jerico : aforesaid, & to take ye aforesaid fower Accres of hollowes into his Costody, Moreover ye said Robert, Williams doth heereby Invest, & give his right & title, unto ye Cutting & Carring away, of Twenty Loade of hay yearely, if it be growen, & not cut befor him, upon ye Northside of ye Plaines of Jerico : aforesaid, & for ye further Conferme of ye premises, ye Said Robert Williams, doth by these presents, bind him his Heires Executors Administrators or Assignes, to uphold & Mainetaine, ye Sd premses to be good & Lawfull : yt ye said Robert fforman, his heires & Sucssesors may Quietly Inioy, & poses, ye said Land, according to Covenant heerein Speacefied, for Ever, wheare unto hath set his hand & Seale ye day & Yeare above written.
Signed Sealed & Delivered
Robert Williams
in the presents of us
Joseph Scott
John James Towne Clearke

Know all men by these presence yt wheareas Robert Williams of Hemsteede have formerly Sold unto Robert fforman, of Oyster Bay, a Certaine tract of Land, mentioned in a Bill of Sale, made by ye Said Robert Williams, Consisting of hollow plaine, or Woodland Lying & Situate upon ye Plaine Edge, at ye goeing into ye woodes by ye way to Oyster Bay, Wee whose names are heereunto, Subscribed, do heereby testifie, yt the forsaid tract of land was given by Mohenas ye Indian ffreely, to ye fornamed, Robert Williams: for him & his Sucksesors, to Inioy for ever, as his or theire proper Rights, Witness our hands, this 12th of June 1662
Robert Williams
Witness
Jonas Houldsworth Cleark
Richard Willets
ye marke (H) ofHope Wasborne

Book of Purposes,  Court of Assize. Oyster Bay. Relates to the prior land deed. Robert must have been ‘disturbed, or Mollested’ after taking possession. This appears to indicate a triggered consequence of the prior deed has not been met. Robert is compensated with land instead.

Whereas I Robert Williams of Lusum did formerly Sell unto Robert Furman of Oysterbay as by deed may appear Twenty Load of Plain hay Yearly to be Mowed In Liew hereof I do Make Over unto the Said furman a peice of plain Land bounded as follows On ye South west by Nicolas Wrights and so to the widow willis her hollow Upon ye Hill and So upon a Squair Line to huntington woods Lying and being upon ye South Side of ye old Cartway owned by Both to be our True and Real Act this Second of february 1668

Book of Purposes,  Court of Assize. Oyster Bay. Robert Forman attests that he was paid for selling a house to Robert Williams in Hempstead, but he lost the bill. There are dealings between these men both in Hempstead and Oyster Bay.

These doth declare yt I Robert Furman Having in my hands a bill of Robert Williams of Twenty pounds which was for ye payment of House and Lands which I Sold to the Sd Robert Williams at Hempstead I Robert Furman do own the bill to be Lost and to have Received for ye Bill full Satisfaction In Witness hereof I have hereunto Set to my hand this 2th february 1668
Robert ffurman

Book of Purposes,  Court of Assize. Oyster Bay. Robert Forman gives land to his son Moses, so long as he doesn’t sell it in his parents lifetime, and if he does he must build a fence and leave sufficient land to support his parents. By his will of 1870, Aaron would inherit Robert’s own house and grounds. 

Wittnesieth these presents yt I Robert ffirman of Oysterbay upon Long Island in ye County of Yorke Sheere, Husbendman, doe for divers good Causes & Considerations Allienate assine make over from mee my heires,  Executors Administors & Assines, all my right titell, Intrest & Clamie, in & upon ye Moyitie of halfe parte of my home Lote, whareupon I now Live on ye North Side of from ye Barren, right up & downe, ye said Land, with all Rights & previlliges thereunto belonging, & Appertaineing unto my Sunn Mosis ffirman his heires Executors Administrators & Assignes for Ever for him ye Sd Mosis ffirman, his heires & Assignes to Occupie & Ennioye, for Ever, from all Rights & Claimes whatsoever, from mee ye said, Robert from any, from for or under mee, allwaies provided, yt my said Sunn shall not Allienate, Sell or make over ye said Land unto any other, person whatsoever during my Life & ye life, of his Mother, which out our Consents, & if ye said Mosis, shall have to dispose of ye Said Land, then his said ffather is to have ye Sd Land, Sattisfieing for ye worke, Building or, ffenceing, ye said Mosis shall doe, or make, as two men shall Judge, and ye said Mosis is heereby bound to keepe, & mainetaine a fence Suffishtiently, of his said part of Land, or make good ye Damage may come by ye neglect of ye Same, In witness whareof I have, heereunto set my hand In Oyster Bay this last day of, December 1666
Signed & Delivered Robertfforman
in presents of us
Mosis fforman
John Underbill,
Simon Lane

Book of Purposes,  Court of Assize. Oyster Bay. 31 DEC 1666. Same day as Robert Forman’s conveyance to Moses, Robert creates a joint tenancy with Samuel who bought out his brother Moses with the land to be shared jointly during his parents’ lifetime. By his will of 1870, Aaron would inherit Robert’s own house and grounds.

Memorandum yt Robert fferman & Samuell ffermanhave made & Confirmed by Joynt Consent, a full agreement to in Inhabett togeather upon ye out lots yt put unto ye purchas, of ye two lotts which ye said Robert ffirman, bought of Nicholas Wright, granted by ye towne of Oysterbay : god permitting upon which Consideration ye said Samuell fforman haveing bought Mosis ffurmans, his intrest, in ye pt wholy out, doth Allianate, & make unto his ffather, & Mother during thare lives one halfe of his proprietie theirein, to improve by way of partnership they are best able for both there comferts, & bennefets and Robert ffirman doth grant unto Samuell his Sunn, like previlliges in his medoes, at ye plains & at ye South, during theare partnershipp : this land lying neare Cold Spring which ye improve, is affter ye decease of his ffater & Mother, to goe to Samuell his Sunn

Robert fforman
Samuel fforman

Book of Purposes,  Court of Assize. Oyster Bay. Robert Forman buys 2 home Lots.

I Nicholas Wright have sold unto Robert fforman, two home Lotts, which did formerly, appertaine & belong to Thomas Smith & John Titus, which all ye share of Medowes and all other apertainements therunto belonging, Excepting one lott of Medowe at home, which lycth neare ye Dock, which did belong to John Titus and ye land yt was fenced in, lying beyound ye hill, & one this Side, which was by them fensed in all this have I Nicholas Wright, Sold unto Robeart fforman, & owneing myself fully Satisfied, and paid, ye 14 day of June 1661
Nicholas Wright
This is a true Copie by Matthew Bridgman
Nicholas Wright was free, yt this abovesaid agreement,

Book of Purposes,  Court of Assize. Oyster Bay. Robert Forman swaps a lot adjacent to his land in town for one at the North side of town.

Oyster Bay this 11th of 11th Munth 1663 This presents deaclareth unto all it may any wayes Conceren, yt I benyamene Hubard of Oyster Bay, one Long Island have changed my Sheare of Medoe at Muntinacock, being Number Eight, one ye South side of Robert ffurmans medoe, lot unto ye said Robert, of Oysterbay, abovesaid for a Medoe lot or sheare, of ye said Robert ffurmans, lying one ye North side of ye Towne of Oyster Bay, I say I have changed & by these presents, doe deliver up all my titell & Intrest of my abovesaid Medo lote, at Muntinacock, for his by ye Towne as abovesaid yt was formerly Nicholas Wrights : from mee my heires Executors or assignes for him to Inioy : without Mollistation, of mee or any from mee, as witness my hand in ye presents of : Also I Benjamen Hubard, do bind mee my heires, & assignes to Scale ye Said Robert fforman, ye Said Medoe beformentioned, from any Molestation which shall deprive him or his, or to restore him his one againe,
Benjamen Hubbard
Jonas Holstead
Joseph Holstead

Book of Purposes,  Court of Assize. Oyster Bay. Mentions Robert’s meadow. Samuel his son is a witness.

Witnesseth these presents that I Jonas Halstead of Staden Island within ye County of York in america husband Man have Sold and by these presents do Sell assigne alinate make over and Estrange from me my heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns all my right Title Interest and Claim in and upon a certain Mesadge or Tenam of Land Lying Sittewate and being in Oysterbay upon Long Island within ye County of York aforesaid which Sd Land Lyeth bounded as followeth viz the house Lot Bounded with a Lot of mark megs Eastward ye woods South ye Lot of Rich : Harkcot wast & ye Street northwards with a whole Shear of Land Upon hog Island and half a Shear of meadow at ye South formerly Tho : Hermitages and a Shear of meadow Lying in Oysterbay bounded with ye meadow of Robert furman wast and ye meadow of Rich : Harkcot east with priviledge of Commonage both fore Pasture and Timber and Other Rights and Immunities whatsomever and a lot of meadow at Muntinecock Lying between ye Lot of Rich: Crab Southward and Walter Salter northward with Twenty acres of Land already Laid out in Cove neck and his dwelling house and all other out houses Standing upon ye Sd Lot at oysterbay with gardens Orchards Pastures and all whatsomever Is there unto belonging or appertaining or hereafter may appertain any way whatsomever as fully and amply as may be mentioned by any deed or Conveyance whatsomever and as Largely as he ye Sd Jonas might or Could by any purchase Guift or Town order all which before mentioned premises ye Said Jonas hath Sold To Richard Harkote of Oysterbay Husbandman his heirs Executors and assigns forever for him ye Said Richard To have and To hold occupy and possess and Injoye for him and his heirs forever without Let Trouble Eviction or Molestation of any person or persons Whatsoever the abovesd Jonas having Having [receive] d full satisfaction for ye Above Sd premises in witness whereof I have Heereunto sett my hand & Scale this 30th day of May in Oyster Bay abovesd & in ye I8th Yeare of ye Rainge of our Soveraigne Lord King Charles ye Seacond by ye Grace of God King of England Scotland ffrance & lerland defender of ye ffaith &c Anno. Domini, 1667 According to ye Computation of ye Church of England
Signed Sealed Jonas Holstead O
delivered in Presents of
Symon Lane
Samuell ffurman

Book of Purposes,  Court of Assize. Oyster Bay. Mentions the location of Robert Forman’s property.

Oyster Bay this Seacond of ye first Munth 1667 These presents declareth unto all men, whomsoever it doeith any wayes cunseren, yt I Robert Williams of Oyster Bay one Long Island, in ye North Rideing, in Yorke Sheere, for good considEration moveing mee heereunto, doe by these presents make over, Ratyfie & conferem Such Lands, unto my Sister Mary Willis, of ye abovesd Towne & place as followeth namely, one therd of all ye playne Land, Exprest in ye Sd Roberts Bill of Sale, Except all ye Hollowes I bought of John Stickling & all ye rest of ye Hollows one ye Sd Playnes are to Remaine to mee, my Sucsessors & her sucsessors, as they are all redie layd out & Devided, & a Sertaine tract of Land lying to Oyster Bay Land, on ye North Side, as it is all Redie devided by mee ye Sd Robert Williams & ye Towne of Oyster Bay & bounded on ye other at ye head of ye Colde Spring Swampe, begining at Huntington Cartepath & along ye carte path, to ye Ridge of ye hills next to ye Playnes : & soe along ye Ridge of hills to Robert ffurmans Land, & soe to ye Round Swampe, which tract of woodland I ye Sd Robert Williams, doe heereby also turne over & confirme two theirds of it, to ye Sd Mary Willis & her Sucsessors: but all ye land lying betweene ye Sd ridge of Hills and ye Playnes: above mentioned are all mine, & doe properly belong to mee ye Sd Robert Williams, & my Sucsessors, & I ye Sd Robert Williams doe also make over & Conferem unto ye Sd Mary Willis, twentie Ackers of land where she now dwels, yt is to say her house lott now in possestion & soe much more to make it twenty Ackers, with Comoning for her Cattell, & wood & Timber for use, such as my Comons does afford. Still provided yt but one Famely doeith, to poses it at a time, I ye abovesd Robert Williams, doe heereby for myselfe my heires Executors or asignes, make over Ratifie & Conferem, all ye abovesd pieces & percels of Lands, from mee my heires Executors & Asignes unto ye abovesd Mary Willis, her heires Executors or asignes to have & to hold, & for Ever to Inioy as there one proper right, Titell & Interest, with out any moHstation by us or any from us: as witness my hand & Scale ye day & Yeare above written
Robert Williams
In presents of us
Henery Townesand
John Bowne

Book of Purposes,  Court of Assize. Oyster Bay. A Town Meeting decides that Robert Forman’s lands can be crossed by the public – they are next to town – but he retains right to them.

December [1668] A Town Meeting held and Ordered yt Richard Harcott, Robert ffurman shall have theare lands Entered, it lawfully Appeareing in ye face of ye Towne yt they have a Just Right to them

Book of Purposes,  Court of Assize. Oyster Bay. A Town Meeting decides that the road from the Mill to Robert Forman’s property will be 6 pole wide.

In Oyster Bay ye 8th July 1669…Ordered by ye Towne yt ye Streete from ye Mill, unto, Robert ffurmans Lott is to bee Six pole wide, in ye Narrowist place.

Book of Purposes,  Court of Assize. Oyster Bay. Book A.  Conveyance Mentions Location of Robert Forman’s Field and was witnessed by Samuel Forman.

(p. D, New A)—Wittneseth these Presents that I Jonas Halsted of Strattan Island Within the County of York In America Husbandman Have Sold And by these Presents Do Sell Assigne alienate Make Over & Estrange for Ever from Me My heirs Executors administrators Si Assignes all My Right Title Intrest and Claims In and Upon a Certaine Messuage or Teniment of Land Lying scituate and Being In oysterbay Upon Long Island Within the County of York Afore Said which Said Land Lyeth Bounded as followeth Viz : the House Lott Bounded with the Lott of Mark Megs Easward the Woods on the South the Lott of Richard Harkers West and the Street Northard and with awhole Share of Land Upon Hog Island And Half ashare of meadow att the South formerly Thomas Armitages and ashare of meadow Lying In oysterbay Bounded with the Meadow of Robert firmon West and the Meadow of Richard Harkers East With Privelege of Comonage both for Pasture and Timber and other Rights Emunityes WhatEver With a Lott of Meadow Att Metenicok Lying Between the Lott of Richard Crabs Southard & Walter Salters Northard Containing Twenty acrees of Land allready Laid out In Cove Neck and his Dwelling House and all other out Houses Standing LTpon the Said Lott att oysterbay With gardons Orchards Pastures and all WhatsoEver Is there Unto Belonging Or appertaining or hearafter to appertain any Ways WhatsoEver as fully and amply as May be Mentioned by any Deed or Conveyance WhatsoEver as Largly as he : the Said Jonas Might or Could by any Purchase gift or Consideration order all Which Before Mentioned Premises the Said Jonas Hath Sold Unto Richard Harker of oysterbay aforesaid Husbandman his Heirs Executors administrators and Assignes forEver for him the Said Richard To Have and to hold occopy Possess & Enjoy for him and his Heirs for Ever Without Trowble Execution Mclestation of any Person or Persons WhatsoEver and I the above Said Jonas Halsted Have Received full Satisfaction for the above Sd Premises In Wittness whereof I Have Hearunto Sett my hand and Scale this Thirtyeth Day of May In oysterbay abovesaid and In the Eighteenth year of his Majesties Reign of Sovereigne Lord King Charles the Second by the grace of God King of England Scotland france and Ireland Defender of the faith Anoq Domini 1667 according to the Computation of the Church of England.

Signed Sealed and delivered Jonas Halsteade O
In the Presents of
Simon Lane
Samuell firmon

Book of Purposes,  Court of Assize. Oyster Bay. Mentions location of Robert Forman’s Property.

Bee it Knownen unto all men, whome this present, Instrewment, of writting, maye any wayes cunseren that I Richard Painter of Oysterbay, one Long Island, of ye North riding, in ye Colonic of new Yoarke, have bargained Sold, & delivered unto Richard Latting of Oysterbay : one Long Island, of ye North Rideing in ye County of new Yoarke, all my Right titell & intrest, of Sertaine trackt of Land which I ye above sd Richard Painter, bought of Benjamen Hubard, for & in Consideration, of full satisfaction, in hand all Redie received, by mee ye Sd Richard Painter, from ye above Sd Richard Latting I say I have Sold and delevered from mee, my heires, & assigns unto ye Sd Richard Latting his haires, & assines, to have & to hold, as his or thare proper right forever, without lett truble or molestation by mee ye Sd Richard Painter, or any from by or under mee, & doe by these presents Ingaige my selfe: heires and assines for ever, to mainetaine and deafend ye Sd Rich : Latting, his heires & assines, in ye Quient inioyment & peaseable, posestion, of these Severall Tracks, or percels of Lands as is heere beneith Speacefied, from any person or persons, whatsomever, shall mollest ye aboveSd Rich. Latting, in his peaceable Injoyment, of any parte or percell, of these Lands, Speacefied, I say I Rich : Painter, have sold as is Speacefied, in a Deede which I had from Benjamen Hubard, all ye Reare or west end, of ye Sd Hubards Lott, which I bought of him, unto ye heage, & soe on to a Stright line, over to ye Reare of Nicholas Simkinses, house lott, & halfe of all his Right or Sheare of Medo at ye South, & Plaines, & also halfe, of all my Comon, and Comon rights, as also halfe of Therteene ackers in ye Comon, and halfe of Seaven ackers at Seader point, & halfe of a Sheare of Land one Hogg Island & one Share of Medo, one ye North side of ye Towne which was Robert ffurmans I say I Rich : Painter for full Satisfaction, alredie received, from Rich : Latting have sold delivered, & past over all my right titell and Intrest, of all and Every parte, & percell, of these lands, above speacefied, & all previlliges, thereunto belonging, {p.3 Old A)—unto ye Sd Rich: Latting his heires & assines for ever to Injoye and for ye true peformanc, heere of, & to all trew intents, I have heere unto set my hand and Seale, this 9th day of September, in ye yeare of our Lord one Thousand Six hundred Sixtie & Six & in ye ye Eaght Yeare of ye Raine, of our Sufferaine King Charell ye Seacond
Signed Sealed and Richard Painter
delevered in presents of us
Nicholas Wright
Matthias Harvy

Book of Purposes,  Court of Assize. Oyster Bay. 1 FEB 1661. Provisions for the Widow Croker.

The first Day of february 1661. All we whose names are heare under writen doe hereby Ingage our sellves that we will give frely towards the maintenans of the widdow croker so much Indian corne for a yeare begining at the first Day of february 1661 and to end the first of february 1662 previded we may be no more troubled with her more then the rent of the hous and that there be a person appointed to receiv it and to look to it and her that it may not be wasted, vis : so much corn as followeth

John Richbell—3 bushells
John Tounsin—2 bushells
frances wekes—2 bushells & hallf
henry Tounsin—1 bushells
Robarte fforman—2 bushells
Thomas Armatag—2 bushells
Moyses fforman—1 bushells
John Tounsin— bushells
Jonas hallsted—2 bushells
Ben hubard—2 bushells
Antony wright—2 bushells
John Bates—1 bushells
Samuell Andrews—2 bushells
John Dickenson—2 bushells
Nicolas wright—2 bushells

Book of Purposes,  Court of Assize. Oyster Bay. 1 FEB 1661. Assigned? planting land adjoining the Hempstead path.

Robart fforman have one hollow vallue of land containeing too Acres and half and eaight acares of upland ore planting land AJoyning thearunto lying on the est side of hempsted path the sixst day of november 1661