James Brintzinghoffer ← Theodore C. Brintzinghoffer ← Catherine Forman ← William Spencer Forman ← Robert Forman ← William Forman ← Lewis Forman ← Aaron Forman ← Samuel Forman ← Aaron Forman ← Robert Engle Forman
Robert Engle Forman. 1605-1671. is my 10th great-grandfather. He was 1 of 18 men, mostly English, who received a charter to settle Vlissingen [Flushing] on Long Island in 1645 from Willem Kieft, Director of the Dutch West India company. Flushing’s early records were destroyed in a late 18th century fire so we know nothing his time there, except that he didn’t stay long. He was living and owned property in Hempstead by 1654, according to the earliest surviving town records. He was later appointed town Magistrate in 1658. But, again, he didn’t stay long. He moved to Oyster Bay at least by 1 FEB 1661 when volunteered corn for the maintenance of a widow. He was appointed Magistrate in Oyster Bay in 1664 and died there in 1671. His wife Johanna Pore, who immigrated with him, also died in Oyster Bay in 1672.
This is Robert’s will and the inventory of Johanna’s property when she died intestate.
Robert Forman’s Will. This will was probated in Jamaica, Long Island, at the June 1671 session. Johanna was allowed to be executor.
February 7th, 1670. Ye last will and testament of Robert fforman of Oyster Bay. I being weakth in body, yet being in perfect memory and understanding, do desire of my estate as followeth, viz: First, I give to my loving wife my house, barn and orchard, and home lot, and the meadow at Matinecock, and all ye hollow at ye Plain Edge, and a hollow on ye Brushy Plains for my wife to dispose of as she see best for her comfortable subsistence, while she liveth, and if my son Aaron will undertake this for his mother, my will is that he shall do it, and improve ye aforesaid house and land for her, before any other, and at my wife’s decease, ye above mentioned house and land to be my son Aaron’s—to him and his [heirs] forever. Secondly. I give to my two sons Samuel and Moses all of ye remainder of my accommodation, both of meadows at ye south and mowable land upon ye plains, to be equally divided betwixt them, and in particular, I give to my son Samuel all my housing and land at ye Cold Spring, after my wife’s decease, provided always ye agreement formerly made betwixt my two sons Samuel and Moses at my wife’s decease shall stand. Thirdly. I give to my loving wife all my personal estate, both of living stock and household goods to her proper use and behoof, for her comfort and to dispose of at her decease; and my will is that my two sons shall during their mother’s life, provide yearly, hay and what else is needful for ye maintaining their mother’s stock of cattle. This is my will, as witness my hand
Robert fforman
in presence of
Jonas Wood
Ab? Frost.
An Inventory of Johanna Pore Forman’s Estate when she died intestate dated June 6, 1672,.
An Invitory of ye Wido Johanna ffurmans Estate taken by us ye Constable & Overseers of Oyster Bay this sixth of June 1672
| £ | s | d | |
| Imprs. Two Mares 10 £ One Horse 5£ : two Oxen 12£ | 27 | 00 | 00 |
| 2 five yeare old Steeres 12 £ Two Cowes 8£ | 20 | 00 | 00 |
| one 2 yeare 50s: 1 yeareling hefifer 30s | 04 | 00 | 00 |
| 2 Calves 1£: 3 yeareling Sowes 2£ | 03 | 00 | 00 |
| Two 3 yeare barrowes 2£: 10s: one 2 yeare Sow 1 £ | 03 | 00 | 00 |
| 1 Coper Kittell 1 £-10s: one brass Kittell qt 2 gall 8s | 01 | 18 | 00 |
| 2 leron pots & hookes 1Bs | 00 | 18 | 00 |
| 1 Littell brass Kittell, 4s : one pare of tongs 4s | 00 | 08 | 00 |
| a frying pan 4s. 1 loge Chaine 14s | 00 | 18 | 00 |
| A chaine 8s, one broade axe 5s : 1 axe 2s | 00 | 15 | 00 |
| A : B : for a plow, one peck axe, a Sheare 11s | 00 | 11 | 00 |
| one hooe is. 6d. 2 old Kittells 4s. 6d | 00 | 06 | 00 |
| A peece rope 2s: one coller 1s: one bridel 1s.-6d | 00 | 04 | 00 |
| horse trases with Swiffell & chaine, 3s | 00 | 03 | 00 |
| old Sadel Is: A Churen 3s.—a bed & Sheete 10s | 00 | 14 | 00 |
| two Keelers 5s : a wooden Skimer & Earthe pot 2s | 00 | 07 | 00 |
| a pewter pott 4s : A Soltseller 3s | 00 | 07 | 00 |
| 3 Sawsers 3s: one porrenger Is. 6d : a cupe Is. 3d | 00 | 05 | 09 |
| a dram cup & 2 Spoones Is. 6d : a pewter pott 2s | 00 | 03 | 06 |
| 1 pewter platter 8s: 1 old platter 1s. 6d | 00 | 09 | 06 |
| one bason, 6s : 1 Earthen dish 1s | 00 | 07 | 00 |
| 6 wooden dishes & trayes 5s: 1 cupe Is. 6d | 00 | 06 | 06 |
| Earten pot 6d, one Spite 3s. a Bibell 12s | 00 | 15 | 06 |
| one dublet breeches & cote, 30s | 01 | 10 | 00 |
| a grending Stone 3s. ffeater bed, & an old ticking,with a few feathers in it one rage one bolster one Sheete 3 pillowes feathers, & flockbolster | 08 | 06 | 00 |
| 2 pare Sheetes 2s lOd: 5 blankets 2£ | 02 | 02 | 10 |
| fower pillow bayes 14s. : 1 pillow 2s. 6d | 00 | 16 | 06 |
| 2 old chest 10s : 1 peale 2s | 00 | 12 | 00 |
| 1 meale trough 2s. 1 pillow 2s | 00 | 04 | 00 |
| one p”” Gotten cardes 2s: one. Lookeing. glass: 1s | 00 | 03 | 00 |
| one wheele 2s. a hechell 8s: one peale 1s | 00 | 11 | 00 |
| one hate 5s : one 3 yeare bull 3 £ | 03 | 05 | 00 |
| a gun 2 Swordes 1 £ 10s | 01 | 10 | 00 |
| a lume & tackling theire to belonging 2£ 10s | 02 | 10 | 00 |
| 2 pipkings 6d | 00 | 00 | 06 |
Lands Houseing Orchards & Medoes, at MuntinaCock : wee Judge to be Yearely worth, three pounds a Year, in Curent pay of this Colloney —Thomas Townesend Rich: Harcott Matt: Harvy Nicho : Wright, things wanting which cannot at present be prysed, 1 dungforke with 3 tanges 2 Ogers, one gouge, 2 wedges 2 Beetell rings, one tennet Saw, a broade hooe, one perSmale Mill Stones with Spindell, & 2 pecks, one Colter, one leron hay hooke a bolte & cleavis, hoopes & boxes, a Stubing hooe