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Capt Thomas FOLSOM

Capt Thomas FOLSOM

Male 1737 - 1794  (57 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Capt Thomas FOLSOM was born on 2 Dec 1737 (son of Benjamin FOLSOM and Rachel GILMAN); died on 9 Dec 1794.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth GILMAN. Elizabeth was born on 13 Sep 1739; died on 5 Aug 1819. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Benjamin FOLSOM was born in 1696 (son of Lt Peter FOLSOM and Susanna MILLS); died in 1752.

    Benjamin married Rachel GILMAN. Rachel (daughter of James GILMAN and Hannah VEREY) died about 1750. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Rachel GILMAN (daughter of James GILMAN and Hannah VEREY); died about 1750.
    Children:
    1. 1. Capt Thomas FOLSOM was born on 2 Dec 1737; died on 9 Dec 1794.
    2. Rachel FOLSOM was born on 5 Jun 1741; died on 20 May 1764.


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. 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. 2. Benjamin FOLSOM was born in 1696; died in 1752.

  3. 6.  James GILMAN was born on 31 May 1665 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire (son of Moses GILMAN and Elizabeth HERSHEY); died about 1738 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

    James married Hannah VEREY. Hannah (daughter of Thomas VEREY and Hannah GYLES) was born on 31 Mar 1652 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts; died in ? in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Hannah VEREY was born on 31 Mar 1652 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts (daughter of Thomas VEREY and Hannah GYLES); died in ? in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried in unknown.
    Children:
    1. 3. Rachel GILMAN died about 1750.


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.

  5. 12.  Moses GILMAN was born about 1630 in Hingham, Norfolk, England (son of Edward GILMAN and Mary CLARK); died on 6 Aug 1702 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

    Moses married Elizabeth HERSHEY about 1658 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born on 19 Apr 1636 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 8 Sep 1719 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Elizabeth HERSHEY was born on 19 Apr 1636 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 8 Sep 1719 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    Children:
    1. Deacon Thomas SKINNER was born on 25 Jul 1645 in Chichester, W Sussex, England; died on 28 Dec 1690 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Kings Chapel Burial Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
    2. Capt Jeremiah GILMAN was born on 31 Aug 1660 in Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died in 1745 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    3. Caleb GILMAN was born in 1678 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 22 Mar 1766 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    4. 6. James GILMAN was born on 31 May 1665 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died about 1738 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

  7. 14.  Thomas VEREY was born about 1626 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; died on 28 Mar 1694 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried in unknown.

    Thomas married Hannah GYLES on 6 Jul 1650 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. Hannah was born about 1626 in England; died on 25 Aug 1683 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Hannah GYLES was born about 1626 in England; died on 25 Aug 1683 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried in unknown.
    Children:
    1. 7. Hannah VEREY was born on 31 Mar 1652 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts; died in ? in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried in unknown.
    2. Sarah CARLTON was born on 29 Jul 1774 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 26 Nov 1843 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts.
    3. John CARLTON was born on 30 Mar 1778 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 21 Jul 1845 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts; was buried in 1845 in North Parish Cemetery, N Andover, Massachusetts.


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