Brig. Gen. Peter GILMAN

1703 - 1788  (85 years)

• Name	Peter GILMAN  [1]
  Prefix	Brig. Gen.
  Birth	06 Feb 1703	Exeter, New Hampshire   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	01 Dec 1788  [1]
  Notes	Excerpt from "The Story of the Gilmans and a Gilman Genealogy....":Brig. Gen. Peter Gilman m. 1st Mrs. Mary Gilman; 2nd Mrs. Dorothy Taylor, her 4th marriage, her last husband being Rev. Taylor, by whom she had Ann who m. Nicholas Gilman and became the mother of Gov. John Taylor Gilman and Nicholas, signer of the Constitution. Col. Peter m. 3rd the widow of Dr. Moses Prince, brother of the author of Prince's Chronology. Mrs. Prince brought with her 2 sons and a daughter who m. Rev. Chandler Robbins and had Hannah, who married Benjamin Ives Gilman. Col Peter Gilman was Speaker of the N.H. Assembly from 1759 to 1771 when he became a member of the Governor's Council. He attained the rank of Brigadier General and frequently entertained the representatives of the Crown, from whom he received many favors. His home was elaborately remodeled for this purpose and is one of Exeter's historic edifices. At the beginning of the Rev. he was under surveillance on account of his attachment to the Royalists. He was well advanced in years at the time and took no part in the war, holding the respect of the townsmen notwithstanding his loyalty to England. He had no male heirs.
  Person ID	I25250	Main Tree
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	John GILMAN, 2nd,   b. 19 Jan 1677   d. Abt 1740 (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Elizabeth COFFIN   d. 04 Jul 1720
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	05 Jun 1698  [1]
  Family ID	F06643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary THING,   b. 1702
  Family ID	F18333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Dorothy SHERBURNE,   b. 1713, Portsmouth, Rhode Island d. 25 Jan 1761, Milton, Massachusetts (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1751  [1]
  Family ID	F41563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 06 Feb 1703 - Exeter, New Hampshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S00092] Constance Le Neve Gilman Ames, "The Story of the Gilmans and a Gilman Genealogy of the Descendants of Edward Gilman of Hingham, England 1550-1950".