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The Formans. 1508-1913
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.
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Aaron Forman. Abusing on a Liqueur Tax Collector
Aaron Forman is my 9th great-grandfather. This tracks a case recorded in the Council Meeting Minutes 19 DEC 1658, where a 25 yr old Aaron and some other Hempstead men balked at paying a liquor tax and heaped abuse on the tax collector.
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The Formans. Records
This tracks the Hempstead town records for both Robert Forman, b. 1605, and his son Aaron Forman, b.1633, my 10th & 9th great-grandfathers.