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Adam Vrooman (1649—February 25, 1730) was an early settler in New York and a survivor of the Schenectady Massacre.

Vrooman was born in 1649 in the Dutch Republic, a son of Hendrick Meese. In 1670, he served as an apprentice to Cornelius VandenBerg, a millwright in Albany County. During the Schenectady massacre, his wife and infant child were called and his sons, Wouter and Barent, were captured and taken to Canada. In 1697, he went to Canada to seek the release of his sons, his brother, and a cousin.

In 1711, he secured land from the Native Americans, and purchased land. He was granted a patent by New York's colonial governor, Robert Hunter. The land, however, was already settled by a group of German Palatines under the leadership of Johann Conrad Weiser, Sr. He made the claim that the Germans intoxicated the Natives to sign over the land, in a 1715 letter to Hunter. In response, Hunter called for the arrest of Weiser. Sheriff Adams was sent over to arrest Weiser, but was unsuccessful.

Vrooman died on February 25, 1730 at his farm in Schoharie, New York.