Mercy FOLSOM

Notes:

James and Mercy had seven children, one of whom, John, of Raymond, was a judge of the supreme court of New Hampshire.

Mercy married Lieut. James DUDLEY before 1715. James (son of Esq. Stephen DUDLEY and Sarah GILMAN) was born on 11 Jun 1690 in Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; died in 1746 in Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Samuel DUDLEY was born on 18 Mar 1719/20; died on 30 Aug 1797 in Keenebec, Maine.
2. Abigail DUDLEY was born on 31 Oct 1716 in Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; died on 18 Nov 1802 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
3. Sarah DUDLEY was born about 1734.
4. Joanna DUDLEY was born about 1730 in Exeter, New Hampshire.
5. Mercy DUDLEY was born about 1732.
6. James DUDLEY was born in 1715 in Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; died in May 1761 in Brentwood, New Hampshire.
7. Joseph DUDLEY was born in 1728 in Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; died on 06 Feb 1792 in Raymond, New Hampshire.
8. Hon. John DUDLEY was born on 09 Apr 1725 in Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; died on 21 May 1805 in Raymond, New Hampshire.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 03 Oct 1641, Hingham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts

Notes:

"Folsom Genealogy": John Folsom, bapt. in Hingham, Mass. 3 oct. 1641; made his will 24 Nov. 1715 and d. bef. 6 Dec. 1715 aged about 75; m. 10 Nov. 1675, ABIGAIL PERKINS (dau. of Abraham) of Hampton, NH b. there 12 Apr 12. 1655.
He is called in the records, Deacon John, to distinguish him from his son, his nephews and his grandsons named John.
On the 28th of Sept. 1668, the town of Exeter "granted to John Folsome, Junior, 20 acres of land about Salisbury old way between James Walls land and Hampton line provided it was not formerly given." That same year he was one of the men chosen to "run the line between Hampton and Exeter upon the line west and by north." On 22 Feb. 1670, "John Folsome,Jr. was added to the men formerly agreed upon to run the line between Hampton and Exeter, according to the Court order, that is to begin at ye bound tree at Asse Brooke and soe to direct upon a direct lyne so as to leave Exeter falls a myle and halfe due north of ye same, and from thence upon a West and by north lyne to the extent of ten miles." (Exeter Town Records)

John married Abigail PERKINS on 10 Nov 1675 in New Hampshire. Abigail was born on 12 Apr 1655 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Abraham Perkins of Hampton, NH

Notes:

"Folsom Genealogy": John Folsom and his wife came to this country, with the Gilmans, in 1638 and settled in Hingham, Massachusetts. He was granted four acres of land which abuted upon the "Playbe" eastward, and upon the "Common" westward. With Captain Joshua Hobart he had liberty from the inhabitants of the town to utilze certain streams for the purpose of erecting a saw-mill, or mills.
He was a member of the Hingham militia. In 1645 he was a selectman, one of those chosen to order the affairs of the town. In the same year he was implicated in the Anthony Eames Affair, Eames having been appointed Captain of the military company by the government, was rejected by the townspeople, who elected Bozoan Allen. This result caused John Folsom(Foulsham) with others to be fined twenty pounds, but his fine was later remitted. he was representative from Hingham in 1654....

John married Mary GILMAN on 04 Oct 1636 in Hingham, Norfolk, England. Mary (daughter of Edward GILMAN and Mary CLARK) was christened on 6 Aug 1615 in Hingham, Norfolk, England; died in 1691/2 in Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]