Forman Genealogy by Anne Spottswood Dandridge. Refers to a deed between Samuel and Thomas. Samuel ‘of the town of Freehold’ in 1699.

May 1699; Samuel of town of Freehold and Mary his wife and Thomas Forman my loving brother of same town, both yeomen.

Forman Genealogy by Anne Spottswood Dandridge. Refers to a deed between Alexander Forman and John Rogers 11 DEC 1695 on Oyster Bay. Samuel is in Springtown, Monmouth County in 1695

Moreover, Alexander Forman conveyed Dec. 11, 1695, ([Oyster Bay Records]Liber 2, page 152), lands at Oyster Bay to John Rogers, adding, “these lands did formerly belong to my brother, Samuel Forman.” Samuel Forman, described as “of Springtown in the County of Monmouth and Province of East New Jersey, in America, planter,” had conveyed these lands to Alexander Forman on April 11, 1693, (Liber B, page 278).

The comments of Helen L. Fairchild within The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 50 p392.  saw Samuel and Mary’s grave’s in 1896 and their wedding record in Rhode Island. 

In Austin’s Vital Statistics of Rhode Island p 28 is given the marriage of Samuel Forman and Mary Wilbur but with no reference to the authority. It seems therefore important to state that by a deed of ‘feoffmcnt’ dated Sept 22 1684 from Samuel Forman of Oyster Bay Long Island New York of land in the Narragansett country formerly property of Samuel Wilbur deceased taken with the will of the same one of the Patentees of Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations it appears that this Samuel Forman is the same Samuel Forman whose tombstone with that of his wife Mary was in the little cemetery at Wickoff Hill near Freehold New Jersey when I visited it in 1896. The inscriptions were then legible as follows “Here lieth the body of Samuel Forman who died ye 13th day of October 1740 in y5 78th year of his age” (Stone perfect) “Body of Mary Forman wife of Samuel Forman who died ye 13th day of March 1728 in ye 62d Year of her Age.” (Top of stone broken).

This deed of which I send a copy for your files is in the clerk’s office of the town of Portsmouth Newport County Rhode Island Also the Samuel Forman mentioned in it is believed to be identical with the one who was commissioned as High Sheriff of Monmouth County New Jersey November 1695 and who died October 1740 See Dismukes The Forman Genealogy Dismukes gives his descent as grandson of Robert Forman of Oyster Bay LI d 1671 and son of Aaron It also gives the lines of his descendants One of his sons was Judge Jonathan Forman who married Margaret Wyckoff and whose baptism together with hers and baptisms of their children I saw in the Dutch Church Records in charge of the Pastor at Marlboro NJ One of these children was another Samuel who married Helena eldest daughter of Tunis Denise of Freehold whose descent from Jacques Cortelyou is traced in an article my contribution under his name in the October 1918 Record Further his son Jonathan became the Captain and Lieutenant Colonel in Maxwell’s New Jersey Brigade and fought throughout the War of Independence He married Mary Ledyard of New London removed 1796 to Cazenovia NY where their only child Mary married Henry Seymour the brother of Governor Horatio Seymour of New York Jan 1 1807 Refer to the Forman Family by Mrs Dismukes for descendants of High Sheriff Samuel from Robert Forman of Oyster Bay Capt Samuel Wilbur’s will in Probate Office Portsmouth RI dated Aug 20 1678 proved Nov 7 17 10.

Patents and Deeds and Other Early Records of New Jersey, 1664-1703. Samuel buys property next to his father Aaron’s property. Location of both.

The Burlington Road or Burlington Path was an old Leni-Lenape trail and a stagecoach road from Bordentown to Long Branch. It followed approximately the path of Broadway / Rte79, Main Street, Monmouth Road / Rte537. 

1688 NOV 16. Recorded May 23, 1694. Do. Honourable Robert Barclay, by his attorney John Reid, to Samuel fforman,of Monmouth Co., for a lot in said Co. The Burlington road, E Aaron fforman, W. and N. grantor, a piece of meadow, E.S. and W. Aaron fforman, N. grantor.

Patents and Deeds and Other Early Records of New Jersey, 1664-1703. An order issued by Sheriff Samuel Forman to hold an election. 1695 DEC 2. 

1695 DEC 2. Writ of Election for a General Assembly with return of Richard Hartshorne, Benjamin Burden, Daniel Harcutt, Richard Salter, John Williams and Thomas Hilburne for Monmouth, Co. By Sheriff Samuel Foreman.

Patents and Deeds and Other Early Records of New Jersey, 1664-1703. Makes mention of the location of Samuel’s Property in 1689. 

1689 AUG 19. Deed. Robert Barclay, by his attorney John Reid of Hortencie, to John Mollisone of Piscataway (called “the well-beloved brother of Robert Barclay”), for a lot along the Burlington Road, adjoining Samuel Forman, S.W. said Road, N.W. Gawen Lawrie, N. E. Daniel Harcutt, S.E. Grantor and Sam Forman; also a lot of meadow, S.W. Sam Foreman, N.E. grantor.

Patents and Deeds and Other Early Records of New Jersey, 1664-1703. Samuel’s brother Thomas bought along the same road as he on 1 MAY 1699.

1699 JUN 20. Deed. John Brown of Monmouth Co. to Garrett Stoothoff, Garrett Wyckoff, Derrick von Sutvant, Peter Couwenhoven and Jacob Tysen, all of Kings Co. NY for 1000 ares in Monmouth Co. called ‘Gawen Lawries 1000 acres’, S.E. Isaac Bryant, S.W. the road to Burlington and Spotswood’s middle brook, granted to Gawen Lawrie March 15, 1685-6; excepting out of the 1000 a 35, sold to Thomas fforman May 1, 1699.

Patents and Deeds and Other Early Records of New Jersey, 1664-1703. Brother Alexander ended up in Burlington County. 24 NOV 1701.

1701 NOV 24. Deed. Benjamin ffield of Chesterfield, Burlington Co. W.J. yeoman, to Alexander fforman of Munmuth Co. E.J., yeoman, for 500 acres near the Chohansey-Salem Road, in Salem Co., bo’t of John Hutchingson of Hitchings Manor, Township of Hopewell, Burlington Co,  January 6, 1700-1.

Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. 8 NOV 1729. Samuel and his son buy property at public auction.

1729 Nov. 8.  Account of the sale at public auction, which has brought for the goods as inventories £9.3.2, the buyers being Aaron Forman, Samuel Forman, Samuel Barlow, Thos. Redford, benjamin van Cleaf, William Creag, Lawrence van Cleaf, Joseph Forman, Steven Aumock, John Forman, and John Benham.

Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. 17 MAR 1716

1716-7 March 17. Account of good sold at auction to the amount of £6.1.1 3/4, the purchasers being John Pwell, Wm Madock, Thomas Wood, Benjamin Forman, Lawrence Smyth, Abraham Coeures, Samuel Forman, Joseph Newtown and John Waren. Account of John Waren against the estate 7.4 3 incl 1 gall of rum at his funeral 1 do at his wife’s funeral and payments to Samuel Forman for “3 times bleeding and for butter and sugar” to Thomas Layton for medicines. Monmouth Will

State Archives AAA (WJ) : Folio 220 (SSTSE023). There is a deed dated 8 AUG 1706 which is not in these records but is in the search index online. This is what I know about it.

TO: Samuel Forman FROM: William Biles CONVEYANCE. Unappropriated Land. [West Jersey]. OTHERS NAMED: LOCATIONS: West Jersey; Unappropriated Land