John Gilman (bef. 1639 - 1695)

Born before 17 Feb 1639 in Hingham, Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Goddard) Gilman — married before 1663 in New Hampshire

Descendants

Died Oct 1695 after age 56 in Salem County, Province of West Jersey

Biography

John Gilman, baptized Hingham, Norfolk, England, 17 February 1638/9.^[1]

Emigrated to New England by 1658 when he resided Exeter, New Hampshire, with his cousins, the children of his uncle, Edward Gilman. He removed from Exeter to Piscataway, New Jersey; died at New Jersey, 14-25 October 1695. Was administrator of the estate of "his kinsman" Israel Folsom (1646-1677), otherwise the son of John and Mary (Gilman) Folsom.^[2]

Walter Goodwin Davis (1963) refers the reader to Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire (John Gilman) for "his marriages, children and public service."

Children of John Gilman and his first wife, Elizabeth Goddard,^[3][4]

1. John Gilman, born New Hampshire, 27 January 1663 (recorded Piscataway); named in the will of his Uncle John Goddard.
2. Elizabeth Gilman, born New Hampshire, 7 June 1666 (recorded Piscataway); married William Richardson.
3. Sarah Gilman, born New Hampshire, 9 September 1668 (recorded Piscataway); married Hugh Hutchings.
4. Charles Gilman, born 19 December 1670; married Joanna _____.
5. Edward Gilman, born 12 May 1673; will dated 13 October 1715, inventory 7 December 1715; married (1) before 6 May 1697, Ann Bacon; married (2) Hannah Sheppard.
6. Mary Gilman, born 3 March 1675/6, died 27 September 1682.
7. Anne Gilman, born 7 April 1678, died young.
8. Joseph Gilman, born 12 April 1680, died 9 October 1682.
9. Mercy Gilman, born 23 January 1682/3, died unmarried 1701.

Children of John Gilman and his second wife, Rachel.^[5]

1. Mary Gilman, born 18 May 1692 (author references a footnote not examined).

Sources

1. ↑ Walter Goodwin Davis, The ancestry of Abel Lunt, 1769-1806, of Newbury, Massachusetts (Portland, Me. : Anthoensen Press, 1963), 153-160 (Gilman, of Exeter) at 158 digital images, Hathi Trust
2. ↑ Walter Goodwin Davis, The ancestry of Abel Lunt, 1769-1806, of Newbury, Massachusetts (Portland, Me. : Anthoensen Press, 1963), 153-160 (Gilman, of Exeter) at 158 digital images, Hathi Trust
3. ↑ Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby and Water Goodwin Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire (The Southward Press, Portland, Maine, Southworth Press, 1928-1938), 3:264 (9/John Gilman); digital images, FamilySearch Books.
4. ↑ "Piscataway Births," (part 2 of the series) at 3rd series, 2 (1897):169-176 at 170-171 (Gilman, John and Elizabeth); digital images FamilySearch, FHL film 1206443 (item 4), Digital Collection (DGS) 009049047, image 371 of 3372.
5. ↑ Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby and Water Goodwin Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire (The Southward Press, Portland, Maine, Southworth Press, 1928-1938), 3:264 (9/John Gilman); digital images, FamilySearch Books.

See also--

• Albert Stillman Batchellor, Probate Record of the Province of New Hampshire vol. 1 in New Hampshire State Papers, 31:100-101 (John Goddard, 1667); digital images, Hathi Trust.
• Robert Charles Anderson. The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume III, G-H (2003), 84-88 (John Goddard), at 87; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
• Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby and Water Goodwin Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, in five parts (The Southward Press, Portland, Maine, Southworth Press, 1928-1938)', 3:267 (John Goddard); digital images, FamilySearch Books.
• "Piscataway Births," (part 2 of the series) at 3rd series, 2 (1897):169-176 at 170-171 (Gilman, John and Elizabeth); digital images FamilySearch, FHL film 1206443 (item 4), Digital Collection (DGS) 009049047, image 371 of 3372.