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1630 - 1701 (~ 70 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Moses GILMAN was christened on 11 Mar 1630; died in 1701. Notes:
Excerpt from "The Story of the Gilmans and a Gilman Genealogy of the Descendants of Edward Gilman...": Moses, youngest son of Edward, The Emigrant. He was baptized at Hingham, England, March 11, 1630, and came to America with hisparents in 1638. After living in Hingham, Mass., for several years, moved to Ipswich, Mass., and in 1652, with his father, was made a townsman of Exeter, N.H. He m. Elizabeth Hersie of Hingham, Mass., about 1658. Moses received numerous grants of land during his lifetime. His will indicates that he was a man of wealth. He was frequently appointed to positions of trust in Exeter and was Selectman for several years. He made his home in Newmarket, adjoining Exeter, and the charred beams of a portion of his original house are still to be seen in the country home "Gilman Terrace" which remained in the family until the recent death of Mr. Frank G. Peavey, a descendant. The children of Moses Gilman all married into prominent N.H. families. He died in 1701 and was buried near his home.
Family/Spouse: Elizabeth HERSIE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
3. | David GILMAN (1.Moses1) was born in Newmarket, Massachusetts; died in 1735. Other Events and Attributes:
- Fact: He was unmarried and left his considerable property to his brother Caleb and to his nephews and nieces
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9. | Capt. Jeremiah GILMAN (1.Moses1) was born on 31 Aug 1660 in Exeter, Massachusetts. Other Events and Attributes:
- Also Known As: Jeremy
- Military Service: Between 31 Aug and 28 Sep 1696; An Exeter Soldier
- Fact: Jul 1692, Served on the jury
- Occupation: 1698; Was a constable
Notes:
Excerpt from "The Story of the Gilmans and a Gilman Genealogy....": Jeremiah, who in 1730, with his brother Andrew and 2 other men were captured at Pickpocket Mill in Exeter. One of the men was burned at the stake and the brothers were separated. Andrew escaped and returned home, thinking that Jeremiah had been killed. It was said that Jeremiah made his way to the mouth of the Connecticut River and that his descendants live near New Haven and Hartford and in NY State. No records have been found which substantiate this story."
Jeremiah married Mary WIGGIN on 30 Jul 1685 in Exeter, New Hampshire. Mary (daughter of Andrew WIGGIN and Hannah BRADSTREET) was born on 22 Mar 1667/8 in Quampscott Farm, Hampton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 39. Israel GILMAN was born between 14 Feb 1707 and 1708 in Exeter, Massachusetts; died on 12 Mar 1768 in Exeter, New Hampshire.
- 40. Elizabeth GILMAN was born on 03 Oct 1707 in Newmarket, New Hampshire; died on 04 Feb 1804 in Newmarket, New Hampshire.
- 41. Andrew GILMAN was born in 1690 in Exeter, New Hampshire; died in 1756 in Brentwood, New Hampshire.
- 42. Maj. Ezekiel GILMAN was born on 15 Jan 1706; died between 1749 and 1766.
- 43. Thomas GILMAN was born about 1694 in Exeter, New Hampshire; died in 1753.
- 44. Hannah GILMAN was born about 1693 in Exeter, New Hampshire; died on 01 May 1774 in Salisbury, Massachusetts.
- 45. Joseph GILMAN was born in 1697 in Exeter, New Hampshire; died between 22 Feb 1748 and 1749 in Newmarket, New Hampshire.
- 46. Jeremiah GILMAN was born about 1688 in Exeter, Massachusetts.
- 47. Benjamin GILMAN was born in 1695 in Newmarket, New Hampshire; died in 1760 in Brentwood, New Hampshire.
- 48. Simon GILMAN was born about 1698 in Exeter, Massachusetts; died between 1749 and 1750 in Exeter, Massachusetts.
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11. | Capt John GILMAN (1.Moses1) was born on 07 Jun 1668 in Exeter, Massachusetts; died in 1753 in Exeter, Massachusetts. Other Events and Attributes:
- Fact: Between 1701 and 1705, Was a Selectman (and at other times thereafter)
- Fact: Between 1716 and 1722, Was a Representative
- Will: 02 May 1751
- Will Proved: 26 Jan 1754
John married Dorothy WIGGIN on 19 Nov 1695 in Hampton, New Hampshire. Dorothy (daughter of Andrew WIGGIN and Hannah BRADSTREET) was born on 13 Sep 1678 in Quampscott Farm, Hampton; died before 02 May 1751 in Exeter, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 60. David GILMAN was born in 1706 in Hampton, New Hampshire; died in young.
- 61. John GILMAN was born about 1697 in Newmarket, New Hampshire; died before Dec 1784 in Exeter, New Hampshire.
- 62. Jonathan GILMAN was born in 1701 in Hampton, New Hampshire.
- 63. Hannah GILMAN was born about 1707 in Exeter, Massachusetts; died in 1770 in Exeter, Massachusetts.
- 64. Martha GILMAN was born about 1703 in Exeter, New Hampshire; died before 1754.
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