Nathaniel Folsom (1748 - 1830)

Born 1748 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Betsey (Philbrick) Folsom — married after Dec 1828 in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1830 at about age 82 in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, United States

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Biography

Private Nathaniel Folsom served with New Hampshire Militia during the American Revolution.

Nathaniel Folsom is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A040278.

Nathaniel was born in 1748 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.^[1] His father was Jeremiah Folsom. His half-brother is named Jeremiah. His mother's name was Anne Lougge. ^[2]

Nathaniel's first wife was his cousin Susanna Folsom. ^[1][3][4]

Together they had:^[4]

1. Jeremiah
2. Mercy
3. Nancy
4. Charlotte
5. Warren
6. Betsey
7. Isabel

Nathaniel served as a private in the New Hampshire Militia under Captain Marston and Sanborn, and Colonels Waldren, Tash and Langdon in the American Revolution.^[1][5][4]

Susanna died in December 1828.^[1][3][4]

Nathaniel's second wife was Betsey Philbrick.^[4][1]

Nathaniel died in 1830 in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, United States.^[1] Nathaniel's estate passed probate on 14 September 1830 in Kennebec, Maine, United States.^[6][4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of Nathaniel Folsom", Ancestor # A040278.
2. ↑ Folsom, Elizabeth. Genealogy of the Folsom family, a revised and extended edition, including English records 1638-1938. Vermont. 1938. pp. 216-217. Archive.org Accessed 26 Jun 2023
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Folsom, Elizabeth. Genealogy of the Folsom family, a revised and extended edition, including English records 1638-1938. Vermont. 1938. p. 129 Archive.org Accessed 26 Jun 2023
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5} Folsom, Elizabeth. Genealogy of the Folsom family, a revised and extended edition, including English records 1638-1938. Vermont. 1938. pp. 351-352 Archive.org Accessed 26 Jun 2023
5. ↑ Military: "U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4282 #1880762 (accessed 23 June 2023)
   Name: Nathl Folsom; Gender: Male; Military Date: 20 Sep 1776; Military Place: New Hampshire, USA; State or Army Served: New Hampshire; Regiment: Tash's Regiment.
6. ↑ Probate: "Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999"
   Probate Records, 1799-Ca. 1930; Author: Maine. Probate Court (Kennebec County); Probate Place: Kennebec, Maine
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8994 #1217033 (accessed 23 June 2023)
   Nathaniel Folsam probate on 14 Sep 1830 in Kennebec, Maine, USA.

• Family History Or Pedigree of daughter Charlotte Folsom: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000"
  Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 063 : 1907
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #2343532 (accessed 23 June 2023)
  Name: Nathaniel Folsom; Gender: Male; Age: 80; Birth Date: 1748; First Marriage Date: 1779; Death Date: 1828; Death Place: MT Vernon, ME; Spouse: Susanna Folsom; Child: Charlotte Folsom.
• Death of son Jeremiah Folsom: "Maine, U.S., Death Records, 1761-1922"
  Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll Number: 38
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1962 #600015467 (accessed 23 June 2023)
  Nathl Folsom in death record for son Jeremiah Folsom, 30 Jul 1864 in Vienna, Kennebec, Maine, USA.
• "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000"
  Book Title: A Genealogy of the Folsom Family : John Folsom and His Descendants : 1615-1882
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #2978231 (accessed 23 June 2023)
  Name: Jeremiah Folsom; Gender: Male; First Marriage Date: 14 Dec 1753; First Marriage Place: Kingston; Father: Nathaniel Folsom; Mother: Susanna; Spouse: Ann Lougee; Child: Jeremiah Folsom Nathaniel Folsom.

Acknowledgments:

Thank you to Melissa McDowell for creating WikiTree profile Folsom-361 through the import of FTDNA_McDowell.ged on Nov 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Melissa and others.