Lineage: First and Second Generations

The Lineage of the Folsom family is confusing to read because so many of the same names are repeated from generation to generation.  During the same time span it is not unusual to see several cousins bearing the same name, and that makes it more confusing when you are trying to sort out family members who have spread throughout several states.

 1.John (1) Foulsham, born before 1615 in Hingham, Norfolk, England.  He had married there on October 4, 1636 to Mary Gilman, daughter of Edward Gilman and Mary Clark.  Mary had been born in Hingham also, in about the year 1615.

We begin with the first generation, children of John Folsom and Mary Gilman:
+2 i.
Samuel (2) Folsom, b. before October 3, 1641 in Hingham, MA; d. February 27, 1700/01 in Exeter, NH; m. Mary Robie October 22, 1663 in New Hampshire.

+3 ii. Deacon John Folsom, b. before October 3, 1641 in Hingham, MA d. December 11, 1715 in Exeter, NH., m. Abigail Perkins November 10, 1675 in Hamden, MA.

+4 iii. Nathaniel Folsom, b. before June 2, 1644 in Hingham, MA; d. 1714-1725 in Exeter, NH; m.(1) Hannah Farrow June 09, 1674 in Hingham, MA; m. (2) Mary Jones Abt. 1695 in Exeter, NH.

5 iv. Israel Folsom, b. September 1644 in Hingham, MA; d. September 1644 in Hingham, MA.

6 v. Israel Folsom b. April 26, 1646 Hingham, MA; d. April 6, 1677.

+7 vi. Lt. Peter Folsom, b. April 3, 1649, Hingham, MA: d. March 5, 1717 in Exeter, NH; m. Susanna Mills May 6, 1678 in Exeter, NH.

+8 vii. Mary Folsom, b. before April 13, 1651 in Hingham, MA; d. Abt. 1717 in Newury, MA; m. (1) George March June 12, 1672 in Newbury, MA; m. (2) Joseph Herrick January 29, 1705-1706 in Newbury, MA.

+9 viii. Ephraim Folsom, b. February 23, 1654 in Hingham, MA; d. June 11, 1709 in Exeter, NH; m. Phaltiel Hall Abt. 1675 in Exeter, NH.

The Second Generation:

2. Samuel Folsom and Mary Robie had the following children:
10 i. Ebenezer Folsom, b. unknown, d. December 22, 1749 in Stratham, NH; m. Hannah Smith in Stratham, NH.

11 ii. Samuel Folsom, b. New Hampshire, d. unknown. m. Abigail Cole in Hampton, NH before 1710.

+12 iii. Israel (3) Folsom:

13 iv. Deliverance Folsom:

+14 v. Ann Folsom:

+15 vi. Mary Folsom, b. September 27, 1665, d. July 3, 1741 in Stratham, NH.

+16 vii. Ruth Folsom, b. Abt. 1670.

3. Deacon John Folsom & Abigail Perkins had the following children:
+17 i. Sarah Folsom

+18 ii. Lydia Folsom

+19 iii. Abigail Folsom: b. December 23, 1676

+20 iv. Abraham Folsom: b. abt. 1678.

+21 v. John Folsom: b. abt. 1680

+22 vi. Jeremiah Folsom: b. abt. 1680.

+ 23 vii. Mary Folsom: b. abt. 1684.

+24 viii. Jonathon Folsom:, b. abt. 1686.

+25 ix. Mercy Folsom: b. ca. 1691.

4. Nathaniel Folsom and Mary Jones had the following children
+26 i. Nathaniel Folsom: b. before 1684.

+27 ii. Israel Folsom.

Nathaniel Folsom and Hannah Farrow had the following child:
28 iii. Samuel Folsom: b. April 18, 1679 in Exeter, NH.

7. Lt. Peter Folsom and Susanna Mills had the following children:
+29 i. Elizabeth Folsom

+30 ii. Susanna Folsom.

+31 iii. Mary Folsom.

+32 iv. Peter Folsom: b. abt. 1682.

+33 v. John Folsom, Jr.: b. abt. 1685.

+34 vi. Benjamin Folsom: b. 1696.

Mary Folsom m. George March in Newbury, MA June 12, 1672. George was son of Hugh March; Geo. d. 1699. She m. Joseph Herrick, Salem, MA on January 29, 1705/6. He was son of Henry Herrick.

8. Mary Folsom and George March had the following children:
35 i. Hugh March: b. abt. 1673, Newbury, MA.

36 ii. George March: b. October 6, 1674, Newbury, MA.

+37 iii. John March: b. August 18, 1676.

38 iv. Stephen March, b. September 18, 1677 in Newbury, MA; d. February 10, 1684, Newbury, MA @ six years of age.

39 v. Mary March: b. 1678, Newbury, MA; d. Infant, Newbury, MA.

40 vi. Mary march: b. 1678.

41 vii. James March: b. June 19, 1681 in Newbury, MA.

+42 viii. Israel March: b. April 4, 1683.

43 ix. Sarah March: b. July 6, 1685.

44 x. Stephen March: b. November 16, 1687 Newbury, MA; d. before 1718 in Newbury, MA.

45 xi. Henry March: b. July 31, 1697, Newbury MA; died young.

46 xii. George March: b. April 24, 1698. d. November 17, 1761.

47 xiii. Jane March: b. May 8, 1699; died young.

9. Ephraim Folsom m. Phaltiel Hall in Exeter, NH. She was born in Dover, NH.
Ephraim Folsom and Phaltiel Hall had the following children:

+48 i. Lydia Folsom

+49 ii. Abigail Folsom

+50 iii. Phaltiel Folsom

+51 iv. William Folsom

+52 v. Ephraim Folsom, Jr. b. abt. 1674

+53 vi. Sarah Folsom, b. abt. 1692.

 

                   

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