in ye 78th year of his age
Note: the gravestone for Samuel was in perfect condition when this cemetery was visited in 1896. The stone has since deteriorated or disappeared.
Samuel was the son of Aaron and Dorothy Forman of Hempstead and Oyster Bay, Long Island. Samuel was likely born at Hempstead, and moved with his parents to Oyster Bay when still young. He was married about 1685 to Mary WILBUR, the daughter of Samuel Wilbur, Jr. and Hannah Porter of Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
As a young man Samuel moved to Monmouth County, New Jersey with his brothers Thomas and Alexander, and on 29 Nov 1695 he was commissioned the high sheriff of Monmouth County by Governor Andrew Hamilton. Samuel deeded land to his son Aaron in 1719, and in a deed dated 16 Jan 1725, Samuel Forman "late High Sheriff of Monmouth Co." conveyed certain lands in that county to his son Captain John Forman. Children (from the Forman genealogy):
* Samuel, b. 1686, will proved at Portsmouth, RI 4 Nov 1746
* Jonathan, b. 1688, d. 28 Dec 1762, m. Margaret WYCKOFF, b. 1693, d. 21 Dec 1765.
* Hannah, b. 24 Dec 1689, d. 11 Jan 1755, aged 65, m. William MADOCK.
* Rebecca, b. 1696, d. 19 Sep 1748, aged 52, m. _______ Van CHAF (or Van Kleif) ** see note below
* Mary, b. 1697, m. _______ ROMINE.
* Aaron, b. 22 May 1699, d. 13 Jan 1741/2, m. Ursula CRAIG, b. 1704, d. 4 April 1758 aged 63, daughter of Archibald Craig.
* John, b. 23 Sep 1701, d. 25 Nov 1748, aged 47, m. Jane WYCKOFF. He was titled Captain.
* Joseph, b. Dec 1703, d. 14 July 1775, m. Elizabeth LEE, b. 1710, d. 15 Oct 1774, aged 64.
* Ezekiel, b. 1 Nov 1706, d. 3 Oct 1746, m. Elizabeth SEABROOKE.
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** note: REBECCA FORMAN WAS MARRIED FIRST, ABT. 1714, TO AMBROSE STELLE, SON OF PONCET STELLE, THE HUGUENOT. JAN. 1715, THEY BOTH SOLD LAND IN MON. CO. N.J. THEY HAD THREE SONS........AMBROSE JR., b abt.. 1715, MY DIRECT LINE....THOMAS b. abt. 1717, AND SAMUEL, b.1719, d.1721.
AMBROSE SR. DIED 1724, BATH, BEAUFORT N.C. I HAVE A COPY OF HIS WILL.... IN 1729, SHE WAS MARRIED TO ISAAC VAN CLIEF.. HE DIED 1732, THEY HAD NO CHILDREN TOGETHER.. AFTER THE DEATH OF THEIR MOTHER, AMBROSE AND THOMAS MOVED TO ANSON CO. N.C., AMBROSE JR. DIED 1760. MOST LATER MOVED TO BARNWELL, AND MANY GO BY STILL, BUT MY SIDE KEPT THE STELLE, A STELL [email protected]
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Find-a-grave contributor Winn Forman has provided the following:
Title High Sheriff Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Born Between 1662 and 1663 Flushing, Long Island, Queens Co, New York
Gender Male
Property 11 Apr 1693 Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York
conveyed to bro Alexander
described as "of Springtown in the County of Monmouth and Province of East New Jersey, in America, planter"
Politics 29 Nov 1695 High Sheriff of Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Residence 11 Dec 1695 Springtown, Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Died 13 Oct 1740 Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Buried Wyckoff Hill, Freehold, Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Notes
Samuel Forman, who removed to East New Jersey (as did also his father Aaron and brothers Alexander and Thomas was commissioned High Sheriff of Monmouth Co NJ in November 1695 and died Oct 1740. He married Mary Wilbur of Rhode Island.
Note: the gravestone for Samuel was in perfect condition when this cemetery was visited in 1896. The stone has since deteriorated or disappeared.
Samuel was the son of Aaron and Dorothy Forman of Hempstead and Oyster Bay, Long Island. Samuel was likely born at Hempstead, and moved with his parents to Oyster Bay when still young. He was married about 1685 to Mary WILBUR, the daughter of Samuel Wilbur, Jr. and Hannah Porter of Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
As a young man Samuel moved to Monmouth County, New Jersey with his brothers Thomas and Alexander, and on 29 Nov 1695 he was commissioned the high sheriff of Monmouth County by Governor Andrew Hamilton. Samuel deeded land to his son Aaron in 1719, and in a deed dated 16 Jan 1725, Samuel Forman "late High Sheriff of Monmouth Co." conveyed certain lands in that county to his son Captain John Forman. Children (from the Forman genealogy):
* Samuel, b. 1686, will proved at Portsmouth, RI 4 Nov 1746
* Jonathan, b. 1688, d. 28 Dec 1762, m. Margaret WYCKOFF, b. 1693, d. 21 Dec 1765.
* Hannah, b. 24 Dec 1689, d. 11 Jan 1755, aged 65, m. William MADOCK.
* Rebecca, b. 1696, d. 19 Sep 1748, aged 52, m. _______ Van CHAF (or Van Kleif) ** see note below
* Mary, b. 1697, m. _______ ROMINE.
* Aaron, b. 22 May 1699, d. 13 Jan 1741/2, m. Ursula CRAIG, b. 1704, d. 4 April 1758 aged 63, daughter of Archibald Craig.
* John, b. 23 Sep 1701, d. 25 Nov 1748, aged 47, m. Jane WYCKOFF. He was titled Captain.
* Joseph, b. Dec 1703, d. 14 July 1775, m. Elizabeth LEE, b. 1710, d. 15 Oct 1774, aged 64.
* Ezekiel, b. 1 Nov 1706, d. 3 Oct 1746, m. Elizabeth SEABROOKE.
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** note: REBECCA FORMAN WAS MARRIED FIRST, ABT. 1714, TO AMBROSE STELLE, SON OF PONCET STELLE, THE HUGUENOT. JAN. 1715, THEY BOTH SOLD LAND IN MON. CO. N.J. THEY HAD THREE SONS........AMBROSE JR., b abt.. 1715, MY DIRECT LINE....THOMAS b. abt. 1717, AND SAMUEL, b.1719, d.1721.
AMBROSE SR. DIED 1724, BATH, BEAUFORT N.C. I HAVE A COPY OF HIS WILL.... IN 1729, SHE WAS MARRIED TO ISAAC VAN CLIEF.. HE DIED 1732, THEY HAD NO CHILDREN TOGETHER.. AFTER THE DEATH OF THEIR MOTHER, AMBROSE AND THOMAS MOVED TO ANSON CO. N.C., AMBROSE JR. DIED 1760. MOST LATER MOVED TO BARNWELL, AND MANY GO BY STILL, BUT MY SIDE KEPT THE STELLE, A STELL [email protected]
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Find-a-grave contributor Winn Forman has provided the following:
Title High Sheriff Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Born Between 1662 and 1663 Flushing, Long Island, Queens Co, New York
Gender Male
Property 11 Apr 1693 Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York
conveyed to bro Alexander
described as "of Springtown in the County of Monmouth and Province of East New Jersey, in America, planter"
Politics 29 Nov 1695 High Sheriff of Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Residence 11 Dec 1695 Springtown, Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Died 13 Oct 1740 Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Buried Wyckoff Hill, Freehold, Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Notes
Samuel Forman, who removed to East New Jersey (as did also his father Aaron and brothers Alexander and Thomas was commissioned High Sheriff of Monmouth Co NJ in November 1695 and died Oct 1740. He married Mary Wilbur of Rhode Island.
in ye 78th year of his age
Note: the gravestone for Samuel was in perfect condition when this cemetery was visited in 1896. The stone has since deteriorated or disappeared.
Samuel was the son of Aaron and Dorothy Forman of Hempstead and Oyster Bay, Long Island. Samuel was likely born at Hempstead, and moved with his parents to Oyster Bay when still young. He was married about 1685 to Mary WILBUR, the daughter of Samuel Wilbur, Jr. and Hannah Porter of Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
As a young man Samuel moved to Monmouth County, New Jersey with his brothers Thomas and Alexander, and on 29 Nov 1695 he was commissioned the high sheriff of Monmouth County by Governor Andrew Hamilton. Samuel deeded land to his son Aaron in 1719, and in a deed dated 16 Jan 1725, Samuel Forman "late High Sheriff of Monmouth Co." conveyed certain lands in that county to his son Captain John Forman. Children (from the Forman genealogy):
* Samuel, b. 1686, will proved at Portsmouth, RI 4 Nov 1746
* Jonathan, b. 1688, d. 28 Dec 1762, m. Margaret WYCKOFF, b. 1693, d. 21 Dec 1765.
* Hannah, b. 24 Dec 1689, d. 11 Jan 1755, aged 65, m. William MADOCK.
* Rebecca, b. 1696, d. 19 Sep 1748, aged 52, m. _______ Van CHAF (or Van Kleif) ** see note below
* Mary, b. 1697, m. _______ ROMINE.
* Aaron, b. 22 May 1699, d. 13 Jan 1741/2, m. Ursula CRAIG, b. 1704, d. 4 April 1758 aged 63, daughter of Archibald Craig.
* John, b. 23 Sep 1701, d. 25 Nov 1748, aged 47, m. Jane WYCKOFF. He was titled Captain.
* Joseph, b. Dec 1703, d. 14 July 1775, m. Elizabeth LEE, b. 1710, d. 15 Oct 1774, aged 64.
* Ezekiel, b. 1 Nov 1706, d. 3 Oct 1746, m. Elizabeth SEABROOKE.
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** note: REBECCA FORMAN WAS MARRIED FIRST, ABT. 1714, TO AMBROSE STELLE, SON OF PONCET STELLE, THE HUGUENOT. JAN. 1715, THEY BOTH SOLD LAND IN MON. CO. N.J. THEY HAD THREE SONS........AMBROSE JR., b abt.. 1715, MY DIRECT LINE....THOMAS b. abt. 1717, AND SAMUEL, b.1719, d.1721.
AMBROSE SR. DIED 1724, BATH, BEAUFORT N.C. I HAVE A COPY OF HIS WILL.... IN 1729, SHE WAS MARRIED TO ISAAC VAN CLIEF.. HE DIED 1732, THEY HAD NO CHILDREN TOGETHER.. AFTER THE DEATH OF THEIR MOTHER, AMBROSE AND THOMAS MOVED TO ANSON CO. N.C., AMBROSE JR. DIED 1760. MOST LATER MOVED TO BARNWELL, AND MANY GO BY STILL, BUT MY SIDE KEPT THE STELLE, A STELL [email protected]
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Find-a-grave contributor Winn Forman has provided the following:
Title High Sheriff Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Born Between 1662 and 1663 Flushing, Long Island, Queens Co, New York
Gender Male
Property 11 Apr 1693 Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York
conveyed to bro Alexander
described as "of Springtown in the County of Monmouth and Province of East New Jersey, in America, planter"
Politics 29 Nov 1695 High Sheriff of Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Residence 11 Dec 1695 Springtown, Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Died 13 Oct 1740 Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Buried Wyckoff Hill, Freehold, Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Notes
Samuel Forman, who removed to East New Jersey (as did also his father Aaron and brothers Alexander and Thomas was commissioned High Sheriff of Monmouth Co NJ in November 1695 and died Oct 1740. He married Mary Wilbur of Rhode Island.
Note: the gravestone for Samuel was in perfect condition when this cemetery was visited in 1896. The stone has since deteriorated or disappeared.
Samuel was the son of Aaron and Dorothy Forman of Hempstead and Oyster Bay, Long Island. Samuel was likely born at Hempstead, and moved with his parents to Oyster Bay when still young. He was married about 1685 to Mary WILBUR, the daughter of Samuel Wilbur, Jr. and Hannah Porter of Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
As a young man Samuel moved to Monmouth County, New Jersey with his brothers Thomas and Alexander, and on 29 Nov 1695 he was commissioned the high sheriff of Monmouth County by Governor Andrew Hamilton. Samuel deeded land to his son Aaron in 1719, and in a deed dated 16 Jan 1725, Samuel Forman "late High Sheriff of Monmouth Co." conveyed certain lands in that county to his son Captain John Forman. Children (from the Forman genealogy):
* Samuel, b. 1686, will proved at Portsmouth, RI 4 Nov 1746
* Jonathan, b. 1688, d. 28 Dec 1762, m. Margaret WYCKOFF, b. 1693, d. 21 Dec 1765.
* Hannah, b. 24 Dec 1689, d. 11 Jan 1755, aged 65, m. William MADOCK.
* Rebecca, b. 1696, d. 19 Sep 1748, aged 52, m. _______ Van CHAF (or Van Kleif) ** see note below
* Mary, b. 1697, m. _______ ROMINE.
* Aaron, b. 22 May 1699, d. 13 Jan 1741/2, m. Ursula CRAIG, b. 1704, d. 4 April 1758 aged 63, daughter of Archibald Craig.
* John, b. 23 Sep 1701, d. 25 Nov 1748, aged 47, m. Jane WYCKOFF. He was titled Captain.
* Joseph, b. Dec 1703, d. 14 July 1775, m. Elizabeth LEE, b. 1710, d. 15 Oct 1774, aged 64.
* Ezekiel, b. 1 Nov 1706, d. 3 Oct 1746, m. Elizabeth SEABROOKE.
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** note: REBECCA FORMAN WAS MARRIED FIRST, ABT. 1714, TO AMBROSE STELLE, SON OF PONCET STELLE, THE HUGUENOT. JAN. 1715, THEY BOTH SOLD LAND IN MON. CO. N.J. THEY HAD THREE SONS........AMBROSE JR., b abt.. 1715, MY DIRECT LINE....THOMAS b. abt. 1717, AND SAMUEL, b.1719, d.1721.
AMBROSE SR. DIED 1724, BATH, BEAUFORT N.C. I HAVE A COPY OF HIS WILL.... IN 1729, SHE WAS MARRIED TO ISAAC VAN CLIEF.. HE DIED 1732, THEY HAD NO CHILDREN TOGETHER.. AFTER THE DEATH OF THEIR MOTHER, AMBROSE AND THOMAS MOVED TO ANSON CO. N.C., AMBROSE JR. DIED 1760. MOST LATER MOVED TO BARNWELL, AND MANY GO BY STILL, BUT MY SIDE KEPT THE STELLE, A STELL [email protected]
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Find-a-grave contributor Winn Forman has provided the following:
Title High Sheriff Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Born Between 1662 and 1663 Flushing, Long Island, Queens Co, New York
Gender Male
Property 11 Apr 1693 Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York
conveyed to bro Alexander
described as "of Springtown in the County of Monmouth and Province of East New Jersey, in America, planter"
Politics 29 Nov 1695 High Sheriff of Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Residence 11 Dec 1695 Springtown, Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Died 13 Oct 1740 Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Buried Wyckoff Hill, Freehold, Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Notes
Samuel Forman, who removed to East New Jersey (as did also his father Aaron and brothers Alexander and Thomas was commissioned High Sheriff of Monmouth Co NJ in November 1695 and died Oct 1740. He married Mary Wilbur of Rhode Island.
Inscription
Here lieth the Body of
Samuel Forman who died
ye 13th day of October 1740
in ye 78th year of his Age
Note: This inscription is found in the Forman genealogy, p. 70.
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