1741. Will of Aaron Forman. Freehold, NJ
Aaron Forman was my 7th great-grandfather. He died at the age of 52, leaving 7 children behind. The tone of his Last Will & Testament suggests he knew he was dying and had some time to prepare for it.
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1662-1740. Samuel Forman. Records in Freehold & Oyster Bay
Samuel Forman is my 8th great-grandfather. He was born in Hempstead, Long Island in 1662 and moved with his brothers, Thomas and Alexander, to Freehold, Monmouth County, Province of East Jersey. He was a prominent settler and left a long trail of records before he died on 13 OCT 1740. These snippets come from a variety…
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1658. Abusing a Liqueur Tax Collector. Aaron Forman
Aaron Forman is my 9th great-grandfather. His father 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 about his…
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1657-1687. Records on Long Island. Aaron Forman
Aaron Forman is my 9th great-grandfather. His father 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 about his…