Abraham Folsom (abt. 1678 - 1740)

Born about 1678 in Exeter, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Chase) Folsom — married 27 Oct 1703 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died Dec 1740 at about age 62 in Exeter, New Hampshire

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Biography

Abraham Folsom (aka Folsham) was born about 1678, in Exeter, New Hampshire, a son of Deacon John Folsham and Abigail (Perkins) Folsham. In 1703, Abraham married Anna Chase, a daughter of Aquila Chase of Newbury. They made their home on the north side of the road to Hampton. Abraham's second wife was Elizabeth, who survived him when he died in December, 1740. He was the father of four children, who inherited much property. ^[1]

Researcher's Notes

A soldier, in 1696; Scout Duty 1710

Second wife was Elizabeth (Robinson) Rundlett, widow

Sources

1. ↑ A genealogy of the Folsom family : John Folsom and his descendants, 1615-1882, by Jacob Chapman, printed by The Republican Press Association, 1882, page 23

• Chapman, Jacob. A Genealogy of the Folsom Family: John Folsom and His Descendants, 1615-1882 (Concord, N.H: Printed by the Republican Press Association, 1882); p. 30
• Genealogical Family History of the State of New Hampshire, by Ezra S. Stearns, Lewis Publishing Company, 1908, digitized here: Vol. 2, Page 838
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch ( ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-WS4B: 29 November 2018), Abraham Folsom and Anne Chase, 10 Oct 1703; citing Marriage, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm .
• Turner - Howe & Related Families by Linda Phillips Spearman 1984
• History of Newfields, New Hampshire, 1638-1911, by James Hill Fitts, Published by Rumford Press, Newfields, New Hampshire, 1912, page 501
• trees.ancestry.com
• "New York, Yates County, Swann Vital Records Collection, 1723-2009," database with images, FamilySearch ( ark:/61903/1:1:QKDV-7D44 : 11 March 2018), Abraham Folsom, 1678; citing Birth, 1678, Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society and Oliver Museum and Underwood Museum, Yates.