John Follett IV (1752 - 1829)

Born 5 Mar 1752 in Attleborough, Bristol, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Christian (Belding) Follett — married 7 Dec 1770 in Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire

Husband of Sybil (Willard) Follett — married 2 Feb 1779 in Swansea, Cheshire, New Hampshire

Husband of Hannah (Oakes) Follett — married 8 Nov 1783 in Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Feb 1829 at age 76 in Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

John Follett (aka John IV) was born in 1752 in Attleborough, Massachusetts, the son of John Follett (aka John III) and Rachel Stevens. He was a farmer.

John married three times:
First to Christian Belding (1756-1778) m. 7 Dec 1770 at Swanzey, New Hampshire ^[1],

Second, to Sybil (Sibel) Willard (abt 1750-1782) m. 9 Feb 1779 at Swanzey, New Hampshire ^[2], and

Third, to Hannah Oak/Oakes (1749-1838) m. 18 Nov 1783 at Winchester, New Hampshire.^[3] Hannah was the widow of Seth Alexander.

Between the three wives, he had a dozen children.

Private John Follett IV served with New Hampshire Militia during the American Revolution.

John Follett IV is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A040227.

John Follett served in the Revolutionary War as a Private in the Continental Line, New Hampshire, under Col. Isaac Wyman, and in Capt. Samuel Ashley's regiment from Winchester and served at Ticonderoga. He also served in the militia where he earned the title of Captain. (The Oak-Oaks-Oakes source states about John: "A Revolutionary soldier and later Captain of the militia.") Military records found are listed under the Sources below.

A bio can be found on his Find A Grave memorial, which also has a photo of his gravestone and a plaque in honor of his military service, which reads:

Revolutionary War Soldier

John Follett
Pvt - Continental Line, NH
Under Col. Isaac Wyman, Samuel Ashby

Born March 5, 1752, Attleborough, Bristol Co., MA
Died February 20, 1829, Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH

Marker Placed by Ashuelot Chapter, NSDAR
October 11, 2005

He passed away in 1829 at the age of 76. He is buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.

Family:

Children with Christian Belding (1756-1778), m. 1770:

1. Silas Follett (1774-1777) d. age 3
2. Luther Follett (1775-1777) d. age 2
3. Levi Follett (1776-1830)
4. Christian Follett Taylor (1778-1848)

Children with Sybil Willard (1751-1782), m. 1779:

1. Luther Follett (1780-1867)
2. Elijah Follett (1781-1862)

Children with Hannah Oak/Oakes (1749-1838, m. 1783):

1. John Follett (1784–1816)
2. Silas Follett (1786–1863)
3. King Follett (1788–1844)
4. Life Follett (1789–1809)
5. William Follett (1792–1861)
6. Alexander Follett (1794-1826)

Sources

1. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLDT-43P : 22 February 2021), John Jr. Follett and Christian Belding, 07 Dec 1770; citing Swanzey, , New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,991.
2. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLDT-47K : 22 February 2021), John Jr. Follet and Sybil Willard, 09 Feb 1779; citing Swanzey, , New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,991.
3. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLDT-4QH : 2 April 2020), John Follett and Hannah Alexander, 18 Nov 1783; citing Winchester, , New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,991.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VQDB-MMP : 4 December 2014), John Follett, 05 Mar 1752; citing ATTLEBORO,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0982348 IT 1.
• "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FSLG-Y59 : 12 December 2014), John Follett, 20 Feb 1829; citing Winchester, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,077.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74432233/john-follett : accessed 27 January 2018), memorial page for Capt John Follett, IV (5 Mar 1752–20 Feb 1829), Find A Grave Memorial no. 74432233, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Cheri (contributor 47094916) .
• Revolutionary Records of Descendants of Nathaniel Oak, Marlboro, Mass. Sprague's Journal of Maine History; Vol. VI, Nov. Dec. 1918, Jan. 1919, No. 3; pp 112-117 (1998, Androscoggin Historical Society), text available at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/me/penobscot/garland/revwar/oak/sj6p112.txt (accessed 2/25/2022) .
• DAR Daughters of the American Revolution, Ancestor search, John Follett, Ancestor #: A040227 , available at: http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A040227 .
• "New Hampshire Revolutionary War Records, 1675-1835," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q242-FGQ9 : accessed 31 May 2018), John Follet, 20 Sep 1776; citing New Hampshire, United States, Archives and Records Management, Concord.
• "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-WP3K : 9 March 2018), John Fallet, 18 Dec 1776; citing 18 Dec 1776, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,412.
• "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6Y-GMQJ : 15 March 2018), John Follet, 02 Apr 1777; citing 02 Apr 1777, New Hampshire, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,327.
• "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-WP6X : 9 March 2018), John Fallet, 28 Nov 1778; citing 28 Nov 1778, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,412.
• "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6Y-5FY2 : 15 March 2018), Jo Fallet, 19 Jul 1779; citing 19 Jul 1779, New Hampshire, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,326.
• Oak-Oaks-Oakes; family register, Nathaniel Oak of Marlborough, Massachusetts and Three generations of his descendants in both the male and female lines; at: pp. 16-18 and at: pp. 54-55 (children).

• John Follett IV, FamilySearch profile, person ID MG71-MX5, at: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MG71-MX5