Old Dead Relatives

The genealogy of my extended family

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Joshua FOLSOM

Joshua FOLSOM

Male 1719 - 1793  (74 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Joshua FOLSOM was born in 1719 (son of John FOLSOM and Sarah LYFORD); died on 20 Dec 1793.

    Family/Spouse: Abigail MEAD. Abigail was born in 1722; died in 1796 in Epping, Rockingham, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John FOLSOM was born about 1685 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire (son of Lt Peter FOLSOM and Susanna MILLS); died in 1757 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

    John married Sarah LYFORD. Sarah was born in 1685 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died in 1757 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah LYFORD was born in 1685 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died in 1757 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    Children:
    1. Mary FOLSOM was born in 1717.
    2. Susanna FOLSOM died in ?.
    3. Sarah FOLSOM died in ?.
    4. Elizabeth FOLSOM died in ?.
    5. Peter FOLSOM was born in 1718 in Newfields, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 22 Aug 1815 in New Market, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    6. 1. Joshua FOLSOM was born in 1719; died on 20 Dec 1793.
    7. Josiah FOLSOM was born on 25 Sep 1725 in New Hampshire; died on 27 Jul 1820 in New Hampshire.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Lt Peter FOLSOM was born on 3 Apr 1649 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts (son of John FOLSOM and Mary GILMAN); died on 5 Mar 1718 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

    Peter married Susanna MILLS on 6 May 1678 in Maine. Susanna (daughter of Thomas MILLS and Mary WADLEIGH) was born in 1651 in Wells, York, Maine; died in 1717 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Susanna MILLS was born in 1651 in Wells, York, Maine (daughter of Thomas MILLS and Mary WADLEIGH); died in 1717 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    Children:
    1. Mary FOLSOM was born about 1690 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    2. Peter FOLSOM died in ?.
    3. 2. John FOLSOM was born about 1685 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died in 1757 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    4. Elizabeth FOLSOM died on 8 Apr 1756.
    5. Susanna FOLSOM was born on 27 Sep 1682 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died in May 1746 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    6. Benjamin FOLSOM was born in 1696; died in 1752.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John FOLSOM was born on 2 Dec 1613 in Hingham, Norfolk, England (son of Adam FOULSHAM and Agnes SMITH); died on 27 Dec 1681 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

    John married Mary GILMAN on 4 Oct 1636 in Hingham, Norfolk, England. Mary (daughter of Edward GILMAN and Mary CLARK) was born about 1615 in Hingham, Norfolk, England; died about 1692 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mary GILMAN was born about 1615 in Hingham, Norfolk, England (daughter of Edward GILMAN and Mary CLARK); died about 1692 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    Children:
    1. Deacon John FOLSOM was born about 1638 in prob at sea; died on 6 Dec 1715 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire; was buried in Congregational Church, Exeter, New Hampshire.
    2. Samuel FOLSOM was born about 1641 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 27 Feb 1701 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    3. Nathaniel FOLSOM was born about 1644 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died in 1720 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    4. Israel FOULSHAM was born in Sep 1644 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died in Sep 1644 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
    5. Israel FOLSOM was born about 1646 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 6 Apr 1677 in New Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey.
    6. 4. Lt Peter FOLSOM was born on 3 Apr 1649 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 5 Mar 1718 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    7. Mary FOLSOM was born in Apr 1651 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died about 1717 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.
    8. Ephraim FOLSOM was born on 23 Feb 1654 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 11 Jun 1709 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

  3. 10.  Thomas MILLS was born in 1615 in Exeter, Devonshire, England; died after 17 Dec 1681 in Wells, York, Maine.

    Thomas married Mary WADLEIGH. Mary was born about 1630 in Bristol, Bristol, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Mary WADLEIGH was born about 1630 in Bristol, Bristol, England.
    Children:
    1. Sarah MILLS was born about 1642; died about 1700; was buried in unknown.
    2. 5. Susanna MILLS was born in 1651 in Wells, York, Maine; died in 1717 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

For more information on dates, see Wikipedia: Old Style and New Style dates.

I strive to document my sources. However, some people and dates are best guesses and will be updated as new information is revealed. If you have something to add, please let me know.

Updated 23 Dec 2023