The first ‘Forman’ in America is an Englishman named Robert Engle Forman who arrived with his wife, Johanna Pore, in 1645. Robert and the 12 generations that follow him are well documented and undisputed – but the 4 preceding English generations are a bit in question.
Robert Forman is my 10th great-grandfather. He was appointed Magistrate in Oyster Bay in 1664 and died there in 1671. This includes appointment letters and court records,