9.  JANE FURMAN (JOHN2, JOSIAS1) was born Abt. 1705, and died 1773 in Somerset, NJ.  She married (1) ZEDEKIAH PETTIT.    She married (2) JOHN PETTIT. 

Notes for JANE FURMAN:

Residence: Newton, Long Island, Queens, N.Y.

Children of JANE FURMAN and ZEDEKIAH PETTIT are:

                                i.   ZEDEKIAH  PETTIT.

                                ii.  OBEDIAH PETTIT.

10.  GABRIEL FURMAN (JOHN2, JOSIAS1) was born 1690 in Newtown, Long Island,  NY, and died September 23, 1768 in Whitepot, or Newtown, NY.  He married ABIGAIL HOWARD30 August 19, 1713 in First Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Long Island, New York, daughter of WILLIAM HOWARD and ABIGAIL.  She was born 1692 in Newtown, Long Island, NY.

Notes for GABRIEL FURMAN:

He served at some point in time as Commissioner of Highways.

Military service: On muster roll of Capt. Daniel Stevenson's Co., April 7, 1719 and again April 4, 1727.

Occupation: Farmer, Wheelwright.

Residence: Whitepot Farm, Yellowstone Ave., formerly Whitepot Rd. alias Old Crossway Rd.

Notes for ABIGAIL HOWARD:

Conflict: Or born 1690 New Lots Long Island, NY

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF GABRIEL FURMAN

                  
In the name of God Amen I Gabriel Furman of Newtown in Queens County on Long Island in the province of New York yeoman being far advanced in Age and sick and weak in Body, but thanks be to God of sound mind and memory and of perfect Understanding do therefore make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following and principal and first of all I give and bequeath my precious and immortal Soul unto God who gave it my Body I recommend to the Earth to be decently Interred at the discretion of my Executors herein after named, and as such worldly Estate wherewith God has blessed me in this Life I give will devise bequeath dispose thereof as followeth Item I will and order that in the first place all my just Debts (if any I shall owe) together with my funeral Expenses shall be duly paid by my Executors out of my personal Estate Item I give and bequeath unto my son Gabriel Furman all my wearing apparel as also the sum of ten Pounds New York, money over and above what I have heretofore given given unto him out of my Estate, Item I give and bequeath unto my Cousin Mary Thompson whom I have brought up from a Child the sum of Ten pounds Item I will and order that Abigail my dearly beloved Wife Shall have a good and sufficient maintenance out of my Estate supplied unto her by my Executors and of the same and I also give unto her full and free Liberty to continue in my now dwelling house during her natural Life but if she shall chuse to remove from the same and live with any of her children then on her quitting the same I do hereby authorize and fully impower my Executors to sell and dispose of my whole Estate real and personal at Publick Vendue or otherwise as they shall think best for the Advantage of my Estate and of the moneys arising thereby I give devise and dispose of as followeth, my wife always first to be provided for and supported as aforesaid) to wit, that the same shall be equally divided amongst my Children hereafter named, to wit, William, John, Abigail the wife of Ezekial Furman, Samuel, Howard, Margret the wife of Benjamin North, Nathan, Joseph, Benjamin and Mary Furman Single woman only with this that my said Son Nathan shall have fifty Pounds less than either of the rest out of the said Division by reason that I have hertofore given unto him the Sum of fifty Pounds more than the rest of my sons and daughters last above mentioned Item whereas I have two out Lots of Land in the Township of New Town aforesaid lying separate from my Homestead Lands The one called the Neck Lot and the other the old Lot I do hereby Authorise and impower my Said Executors to sell and convey the said two Lots of Land at any time after my Decease when Ever they shall see cause, and the moneys arising thereby to divide and distribute amongst my Ten last mentioned Children abovesaid in such Proportion as aforesaid Item my Will is that my said Wife over and above what I have herein before given or bequeathed unto her shall have the Liberty of Keeping six of my best Cowes on my homested Lands while she shall continue in my now dwelling House as aftersaid and to take and receive the benefits and profits of the said Cows to her own use and I do hereby enjorn my said Executors to Provide fother for the said Cows in the Winter Season during the Term aforesaid out of my Estate and Lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint my two Sons William Furman and John Furman both above mentioned Exectuors of this my last Will and Testament declaring and allowing this and no other by me heretofore made to be and contain any last Will and Testament. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the Day and year hereafter mentioned to wit the twenty first day of September in the year of our Lord Christ on thousand seven hundred and Sixty two The mark of Gabriel X Furman (Ss) Signed Sealed published and declared by the said Gabriel Furman the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament the word me in the 9th Line on the other side being first interlined and the words (Benjamin North) on the same side in the 28th Line being first Erazed) in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our Names as Witnesses thereto in the Presence of the said Testator and in the Presence of Each other William Welling, Richard Morrell, Benj a Hinchman, I the herein and above named Gabriel Furman do this fifteenth day of September in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and sixty eight make a possible this my Codicil to my above and here in before unto last Will and Testament in manner following (to wit) Thereas Since the making my last Will and Testament my Daughter Abigail the late Wife of Ezekiel Furman therein named is deceased so that he Legacy or Legacies in and by my said last Will and Testament aforesaid given unto her is become lapsed wherefore I do hereby declare that my will is that her Children (to wit) Gabriel – Nathan and Josiahs shall have all and whatsoever I therein gain or bequeathed unto my said Daughter Abigail their mother equally to be divided amongst them to be paid to them as they respectively arrive to lawful Age or marry and it is my Will that my Executors shall [quit ?] and keep the same out at Intenst in the mean Time and pay the same in manner and form as aforesaid But my will is that in case any or either of them shall happen to Dye before the said Legacies shall become due as aforesaid that then the Survivors or Survivor of them shall have the whole and of it So happen that they all dye before their Legacies shall become due then my Will is that the said Legacie or Legacies so in and by my said last Will and Testament given unto my said Daughter Abigail as is therein mentioned Shall return unto my Estate and be divided amongst all my Children in my said Will named in proportion to what I have therein given unto them respectively and lastly it is my desire that this present Codicil be made part of my last Will and Testament & all intents and purposes. On Witness whereof & the said Gabriel Furman hair hereunto set my hand and Seal this day and year aforesaid The mark  Gabriel X Furman &s Signed sealed made and published in the presence of us who have hereunto Subscribed our Names as Witnesses thereto William Welling, Luke Ramson, Queens County s. s. Be it Remembered that on the twenty third day of January one thousand seven hundred and sixty sixty nine personally came and appeared before me Henry Dawson Surrogate of the said County William Welling of said County yeoman and being duly Sworn on his Oath declared that he did see Gabriel Furman sign and seal the within written Instruments purporting to be the Will and Codicil of the said Gabriel Furman of the Will bearing date the Twenty first day of September one thousand seven hundred and sixty two And the Codicil bearing date the fifteenth day of September one thousand seven hundred and sixty Eight And heard him publish and declare the same as and for his last Will and Testament that at the time thereof he the said Gabriel Furman was of sound disposing mind and memory to the best of the Knowledge and Belief of him the Deponent, And that his Name subscribed to the said Will and Codicil is of his own proper hand writing which the subscribed as a Witness to the said Will and Codicil in the Testators presence And that he the Deponent saw Richard Morrell and Benjamin Hinchman the other Witnesses to the said Will, and Luke Ramson the other Witness to the above Codicil subscribe their Names as Witnesses thereto in the Testators presence. Henry Dawson Surrogate Sir Henry Moore Baronet Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the Province of New York and the Territories depending thereon in America Chancillor and Vice Admiral of the same. To all to whom these Presents shall come or may concern Greeting. Know ye, that at Queens County on the twenty third day of January last before Henry Dawson Esquire thereunto delegated and appointed, the last Will and Testament of Gabriel Furman deceased (a copy whereof is her unto annexed was proved and is now approved and allowed of by me the said Deceased having whilst he lived and at the Time of his death Goods Chattels and Credits within this Province, by means whereof the proving and registering The said Will and the granting Administration of all and singular the said Goods Chattels and Credits and also the auditing allowing and final discharging the accounts thereof doth belong unto one; And that Administration of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the same Deceased and any way concerning his Will, is granted unto William Furman and John Furman the executors in the said Will named being first duly sworn will and faithfully to Administer the same and to make and Exhibit a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the said Goods Chattels and Credits, and also to render a just and true Account thereof when there unto required; On Testimony whereof I have caused the Prerogative Seal of thee Province of New York to be hereunto Affixed at the City of New York, this fourth day of March one thousand seven hundred and sixty nine.   By his Excellency’s Command PH Livingston Junr.

Correction: #28 Susan Furman is not listed in Gabriel Furman’s will which leads me to believe that either she died young or was not a daughter of Gabriel’s.  

Children of GABRIEL FURMAN and ABIGAIL HOWARD are:
                                i.   MARY  FURMAN, b. Abt. 1713, Newtown, Long Island,  NY.

                                ii.  GABRIEL FURMAN31, b. Abt. 1714, Long Island, New York; d. February 08, 1791, Northern, NY; m. ELIZABETH ROBERTS31, 1737; b. Abt. 1718.

                         14.  iii.  JOHN FURMAN, b. June 15, 1715

                         15.  iv.  WILLIAM FURMAN, b. 1717

                         16.  v.   HOWARD FURMAN, b. 1719

                         17.  vi.  NATHAN FURMAN, b. Abt. 1721

                         18.  vii. MARGARET FURMAN, b. January 30, 1723/24

                         19.  viii.BENJAMIN FURMAN, b. Abt. 1728

                         20.  ix.  SAMUEL FURMAN, b. Abt. 1728

                         21.  x.   ABIGAIL FURMAN, b. Abt. 1730

                         22.  xi.  JOSEPH FURMAN, b. 1734

                         23.  xii. SUSAN FURMAN, b. Abt. 1739.

11.  NOWELL FURMAN (JOHN2, JOSIAS1) was born 1702 in Newtown, Long Island, NY., and died Aft. 1787 in Princeton, Middlesex Co, NY.  He married SUSANNAH TITUS April 06, 1738 in Newton, Long Island, NY, daughter of SILAS TITUS and SARAH HUNT.  She was born 1718 in Newton, Long Island, Queens, NY.

Notes for NOWELL FURMAN:

Residence: Sullivan Co., NY.

Children of NOWELL FURMAN and SUSANNAH TITUS are:

                                i.   ISAAC FURMAN, b. 1740.

                                ii.  ABRAHAM FURMAN, b. 1743.

                                iii. JOHN FURMAN, b. 1744.

                                iv. JOSEPH FURMAN, b. 1745.

                                v.  NOWELL FURMAN, b. 1751; d. Aft. 1833, Huron, OH; m. MARGARET HOFF; d. Aft. 1833, Florence, Huron, OH.

12.  NATHAN FURMAN (JOHN2, JOSIAS1) was born Abt. 1708.  He married ELIZABETH FURMAN October 26, 1735 in Newton, Long Island, NY, daughter* of JOSIAH FURMAN and SARAH WOOD.  She was born Abt. 1712.

Notes for NATHAN FURMAN:

Nathan & Eliz. were 1st cousins

Notes for ELIZABETH FURMAN:

*Or the daughter of Richard Furman & Sarah Way. I was unable to separate the records for the two Elizabeth’s.

Child of NATHAN FURMAN and ELIZABETH FURMAN is:

                         i.     JOHN  FURMAN, b. 1736, Newtown, Long Island, NY; d. November 06, 1799, Newtown, Long Island, NY; m. HANNAH GRIFFITHS, 1759, Newtown, Long Island,  NY.

13.  JOSIAH FURMAN (JOSIAS2,  JOSIAS1) was born 1685 in Newtown, Long Island NY, and died December 30, 1750 in Newtown, Long Island NY.  He married SARAH WOOD.  She was born 1685, and died 1729.

Notes for JOSIAH FURMAN:

Moved to Charleston abt. 1756, then moved to the High Hills of Santee

Vestryman

Took an active part in the opening acts of the Revolution

Occupation: Probate Judge