Benjamin Forman, Sr.

1695 - Bef 1751  (55 years)

• Name	Benjamin Forman
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	3 Dec 1695	Freehold, Monmouth Co, New Jersey
  Gender	Male
  Property	1734	Orange Co, Virginia
  	land grant
  Death	Bef 4 Aug 1751	Hampshire Co, West Virginia
  Notes	Likely that Benjamin had emigrated from New Jersey prior to the death of his father, Thomas, in 1723. Ultimately settled on the South Branch Potomac River near present day Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA. Received land grant from Lord Fairfax after he came to Orange County, Virginia in 1734. Was one of first 5 families to settle in present day Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=18cf&id=I330
  Person ID	I57519	Roots
  Last Modified	13 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Thomas Forman,   b. Abt 1655, Flushing, Queens Co, New York d. Dec 1723, Freehold, Monmouth Co, New Jersey (Age ~ 68 years)
  Mother	Mary Woolley,   b. 1 Nov 1657, Newport, Newport Co, Rhode Island d. 1723, Freehold, Monmouth Co, New Jersey (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	24 May 1695	New Jersey
  	1695, May 24. The original marriage license of Thomas Foreman and Mary Allen is in the New Jersey Historical Society's Library. The record of their marriage, May 27, 1695, before L. Morris, is found in Book C, of Deeds, at Freehold.
  Family ID	F18720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Ann Hamilton, (immigrant),   b. 8 Apr 1698, Boness, Falkirk, Scotland d. Abt 1761, Virginia (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1719	Freehold, Monmouth Co, New Jersey
  Notes	Descendants of this marriage can be found here: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=simmonswhipp&id=I11452
  Children	+ 1. James Forman,   b. Abt 1723, Freehold, Monmouth Co, New Jersey d. Bef 10 Feb 1828, West Liberty, Ohio Co, West Virginia (Age ~ 105 years) + 2. John Forman,   b. 1725, Freehold, Monmouth Co, New Jersey d. Bef Jan 1809, Bourbon Co, Kentucky (Age 83 years) + 3. Edward* Forman, (son? speculation),   b. Between 1715 and 1725, Virginia d. 1805, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (Age ~ 90 years) + 4. William M. Forman,   b. Abt 1726, Berkeley Co, Virginia d. 27 Sep 1777, Hampshire Co, West Virginia (Age ~ 51 years) + 5. Benjamin Forman, Jr.,   b. Bef 11 Aug 1728, Berkeley Co, Virginia d. Between 17 Jun 1755 and 1 Nov 1759, Frederick Co (now Hampshire Co, West Virginia), Virginia (Age ~ 26 years)   6. Ann Hamilton Forman,   b. 21 Oct 1731, Berkeley Co, Virginia d. 29 Jun 1786, Shepherstown, Berkeley Co, Virginia (Age 54 years)   7. Margaret Forman,   b. 28 Aug 1732, Berkeley Co, Virginia d. Jan 1812, Berkeley Co Virginia (Age 79 years)   8. Aaron Forman,   b. 1734, Berkeley Co, Virginia d. 1790 (Age 56 years) + 9. Thomas Forman,   b. Abt 1736, Berkeley Co, Virginia d. 1 Jun 1764, Virginia (Age ~ 28 years)
  Family ID	F18954	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2015