Furman, Josias

Notes:

Colonial Families of the United Stated of Ammerica, Volume II, Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775, page 289

JOHN FURMAN, written also FOREMAN, FIRMAN or FYRMIN, an English Puritan, came to America with his brother Giles or Gyles FYRMIN, in Governor WINTHROP'S fleet in 1631, settling at Watertown, Mass. He brought with him two sons and four daus.

ISSUE
I. John. IV. A dau., m. ----JACKsON.
II. JOSIAH, h. 1625. v. A dau., m. How.
III. A dau., m. ---- BEERS. VI. A dau., m. WHITEHEAD.

Josiah FURMAN, b. 1625, sold his lands to his brother-in-law, ---- BEERS,
and moved to Hempstead, L. 1.; later to Newtown, L. 1.
ISSUE
1. John, b. at Hempstead, 1650; d. 1726; m. Mary LYNCH.
II. JOSIAH, b. 1652.
111. Joseph, b. at Newtown, 1655; m. widow of John BULL.
IV. David, m. Mary MORRELL.
v. Samuel, m. Elizabeth ROBERTS.
VI. Jonathan.

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From Find a Grave

Josias was the son of John Furman of Watertown, MA, who is thought to have come from Nayland, co. Suffolk, England. Josias is reportedly the same baptized at Nayland on 22 Apr. 1621, the son of John Furman and Susan Warren. The family arrived in New England in "Winthrop's Fleet" in 1630.

Josias settled in Hempstead, on Long Island, by 1657. By 1664, he relocated his family to Middleburgh/Newtown, in what would become Queen Co., NY.

He married at least twice. His wife Alice/Angelche is documented in 1669 and later, and is thought to be the mother of his children. They included six sons, as follows:

1. Josias Jr., b. abt. 1653--linked below
2. Joseph, b. abt 1655
3. John, b. 1650-56, d. 1726, m. Margaret Lynch
4. David, m. Mary Morrell
5. Samuel, m. Elizabeth Roberts
6. Jonathan

Josias married (second) to the widow Mary Weed of Stamford, CT, about 1692.

He died sometime between 1703 and 1709, presumably in Newtown where he resided.

Note: He was most likely buried in the Old Newtown Cemetery based on his residence. No documentation of burial or a gravestone has been found.

Josias married Beers, Alice in 1650 in USA. Alice died about 1688. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Furman, John was born in 1650 in Newtown, Queens, New York, USA; died on 10 Jun 1726 in Long Island City, Queens County, New York, USA.
2. Furman, Josiah was born in 1652.
3. Furman, Joseph was born in 1655 in Newton, Long Island, NY.
4. Furman, David
5. Furman, Samuel
6. Furman, Johnathan

Notes:

Colonial Families of the United Stated of Ammerica, Volume II, Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775, page 289

JOHN FURMAN, written also FOREMAN, FIRMAN or FYRMIN, an English Puritan, came to America with his brother Giles or Gyles FYRMIN, in Governor WINTHROP'S fleet in 1631, settling at Watertown, Mass. He brought with him two sons and four daus.

ISSUE
I. John. IV. A dau., m. ----JACKsON.
II. JOSIAH, h. 1625. v. A dau., m. How.
III. A dau., m. ---- BEERS. VI. A dau., m. WHITEHEAD.

Josiah FURMAN, b. 1625, sold his lands to his brother-in-law, ---- BEERS,
and moved to Hempstead, L. 1.; later to Newtown, L. 1.
ISSUE
1. John, b. at Hempstead, 1650; d. 1726; m. Mary LYNCH.
II. JOSIAH, b. 1652.
111. Joseph, b. at Newtown, 1655; m. widow of John BULL.
IV. David, m. Mary MORRELL.
v. Samuel, m. Elizabeth ROBERTS.
VI. Jonathan.

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From Find A Grave

John Furman (or Firmin) was born abt. 1588 in England and died by May 10, 1642 on Long Island, NY. He resided in America from 1633 to 1642. He was married to Susan Warren as his second wife. They were married June 30, 1618 at Nayland, Suffolk, England.

Children by his 1st wife:
Elizabeth bapt. April 27, 1615
John (twin) bapt. Feb. 10, 1617/18
Judith (twin) bapt. Feb. 10, 1617/18

Children by his 2nd wife (susan Warren):
Mary bapt. June 30, 1619
Josias (or Josiah) bapt. April 22, 1621
Benjamin bapt. Feb. 23, 1622/23
Martha bapt. May 30, 1624
John bapt. July 14, 1626
Catherine bapt. Dec. 14, 1628

Source: Great Migration Beginns, pp. 675-678. John Hart by Hammond, p. 253. Gumption by Furman, p. 75-15, & 47. Twenty Long Island Families by Loveless, p. 4. Southern New York by Reynolds, p. 620.

John married Warren, Susan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]