Jonathan FOLSOM

Family/Spouse: Anne LADD. Anne (daughter of Nathaniel LADD and Elizabeth GILMAN) was born on 25 Dec 1691 in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire; died on 24 Apr 1742 in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elizabeth FOLSOM
2. John FOLSOM was born about 1713 in Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; died on 18 Jul 1775.
3. Mary FOLSOM was born on 17 Feb 1722 in Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; died on 01 Oct 1791.
4. Lieut. Jonathan FOLSOM was born in 1724 in Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; died in 1800 in New Durham, New Hampshire.
5. Gen. Nathaniel FOLSOM was born in 1726 in Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; died on 26 May 1790 in Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
6. Lydia FOLSOM was born about 1730 in Exeter, Mass.; died before 19 Apr 1785 in Exeter, Mass..
7. Col. Samuel FOLSOM was born on 22 Feb 1732 in Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
8. Trueworthy FOLSOM was born about 1734 in Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
9. Josiah FOLSOM was born on 05 Nov 1735 in Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
10. Sarah FOLSOM died about 1800.
11. Anna FOLSOM was born in Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
12. Abigail FOLSOM

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]

Other Events and Attributes:

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

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