Edward GILMAN

Notes:

Exerpt from "The Story of the Gilmans and a Gilman Genealogy.....":M. abt. 1646 at Ipswich, Elizabeth Smith, dau. of Richard Smith of Ipswich, Mass., who presented them with a place in that town. Edward later sold this to his own father, having moved to Exeter in 1647, where he obtained rights to erecg and operate saw mills. In 1651 he had upon the stocks a vessel of about 50 toms burden, probably for the export of lumber along the coast. He was active, enterprising and judicious and immediately became a popular and leading citizen. Grants of land were repeatedly made to him, the last of which was on May 10, 1652, which was the same day his father and young brother Moses were accepted as townsmen. In 1653 Edward went to England for mill gearing and was lost at sea. His business was taken over by his brother John, and his family, consisting of his wife and three small sons, were cared for by both of his brothers. It is not known how long his wife survived him. His father died a short time later.

Edward married Elizabeth SMITH about 1646 in Ipswich, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Edward GILMAN was born in 1648 in Newmarket, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire; died in 1692 in Newmarket Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.
2. John GILMAN was born in 1650 in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire; died before 1698 in Newmarket Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.
3. Daniel GILMAN was born in 1652 in Exeter, New Hampshire; died in 1683 in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Bef 1638, From England to Ipswich, Mass., then Exeter

Edward married Mary CLARK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]