
1779. Petition for Patriot Relief & Equal Military Burden. Lewis Forman
Lewis Forman. 1730 was my 6th great-grandfather. He was born in Freehold and worked as a merchant in Middletown, Manhattan, and New Brunswick. He signed 4 petitions during the Revolutionary War. In this petition, signed 31 MAY 1779, he asked for relief for Patriots left destitute by the British, and for the burden of military service to…