Individual Details
Edward Forman
(Abt 1720 - )
General notes: The spelling "Foreman" is not the spelling used by the early Foreman family. Records indicate that the earliest "Foreman" we find spelled their surname "Forman". There are instances where we find the same person with the name spelled differently in different records, so the reader shouldn't make any distinction in the way the name is spelled.
Edward Forman, Sr. born about 1720 in Virginia. Married Marie Burnet (Bonet) Mg. Register, St. Landry Catholic Church. No. 1, pg. 14; No. 1, pg. 30. Baptismal Records No. 1, pg. 379. Source: Ed Roberts, La.
Edward Forman probably entered the Province (British West Florida) in 1772 with McCollough, Spell and Smith. (Source: Ed Roberts, La.) Sterling Spell died in Jefferson County, Miss. His son, Benager Spell married (abt. 1802) Ephraim Forman's daughter, Dorethea (Dorothy). Ephraim was in the 1810 La. census. He died in Jefferson Co., Miss. according to Ed Roberts. Benager Spell and Dorothy stayed in La. The census records say that Dorothy Forman was from Virginia and from North Carolina.
Edward Forman is noted in "S.C. Gazette" at Charleston, S.C. 18 November 1758 as Master of Brig: "Pretty Peggy", which he apparently quit sailing by 1770. Source: Ed Roberts, La. in letter to Nelle Mang.
1776 - Land claims by Edward Forman, Sr. (one prior to this date)
In the book "Descendants of Benager Spell and Dorethea Foreman" authored by Everett Campbell, Mrs. C. D. Spell wrote that Benager lived in South Carolina and moved to Mississippi before going to Indian Bayou, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
Edward Forman was granted 500 acres 10 December 1776, the second grant, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain (about at Madisonville, La.). Br. Absts. of Land Petitions, Col. office series 5:574-636 Lib. Congress. With 150 acres for man and wife, plus 50 acres for each child. He would have had 7 children in 1776.
St. Tammany Parish (British) 10 Dec. 1776 - 50 acres, 2 miles east of Tchefuncie River, 2 miles north of Lake Pontchartrain. Source: Ed Roberts, La. letter to Nelle Mang.
Check Norfolk, Surrey, Richmond counties. (Debby Simon)
According to Ed Roberts of La., Jane & James were the only children of Edward Forman born in La.
Edward Forman, Sr. born about 1720 in Virginia. Married Marie Burnet (Bonet) Mg. Register, St. Landry Catholic Church. No. 1, pg. 14; No. 1, pg. 30. Baptismal Records No. 1, pg. 379. Source: Ed Roberts, La.
Edward Forman probably entered the Province (British West Florida) in 1772 with McCollough, Spell and Smith. (Source: Ed Roberts, La.) Sterling Spell died in Jefferson County, Miss. His son, Benager Spell married (abt. 1802) Ephraim Forman's daughter, Dorethea (Dorothy). Ephraim was in the 1810 La. census. He died in Jefferson Co., Miss. according to Ed Roberts. Benager Spell and Dorothy stayed in La. The census records say that Dorothy Forman was from Virginia and from North Carolina.
Edward Forman is noted in "S.C. Gazette" at Charleston, S.C. 18 November 1758 as Master of Brig: "Pretty Peggy", which he apparently quit sailing by 1770. Source: Ed Roberts, La. in letter to Nelle Mang.
1776 - Land claims by Edward Forman, Sr. (one prior to this date)
In the book "Descendants of Benager Spell and Dorethea Foreman" authored by Everett Campbell, Mrs. C. D. Spell wrote that Benager lived in South Carolina and moved to Mississippi before going to Indian Bayou, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
Edward Forman was granted 500 acres 10 December 1776, the second grant, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain (about at Madisonville, La.). Br. Absts. of Land Petitions, Col. office series 5:574-636 Lib. Congress. With 150 acres for man and wife, plus 50 acres for each child. He would have had 7 children in 1776.
St. Tammany Parish (British) 10 Dec. 1776 - 50 acres, 2 miles east of Tchefuncie River, 2 miles north of Lake Pontchartrain. Source: Ed Roberts, La. letter to Nelle Mang.
Check Norfolk, Surrey, Richmond counties. (Debby Simon)
According to Ed Roberts of La., Jane & James were the only children of Edward Forman born in La.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1720 | Virginia | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1745 | Virginia - Rebecca Rascoe |  | ||
| Marriage | Bef 1764 | Marie Burnett | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1774 | Marie Boswell |  | ||
| Alt name | Edward Foreman |
Families
| Spouse | Rebecca Rascoe ( - 1798) |
| Child | Margaret Forman (1747 - ) |
| Child | Edward Forman II (1749 - 1818) |
| Child | Ismael Forman (1752 - ) |
| Spouse | Marie Burnett ( - ) |
| Child | Marie "Mary" Forman (1762 - ) |
| Child | George Forman (1764 - ) |
| Child | Joseph Ephraim Forman (1766 - 1820) |
| Child | Sarah Elizabeth Forman (1768 - 1798) |
| Child | Jane "Jenny" Forman (1770 - ) |
| Spouse | Marie Boswell ( - ) |
| Child | Catherine Forman (1776 - ) |
| Child | James Forman (1779 - ) |
| Father |
Notes
Marriage
Some researchers believe that Marie Burnett and Marie Boswell are actually the same person. We look forward to finding proof, one way or the other.Endnotes
1. Donald J. Hébert, SWLR Vol 01.