Born about in Norwich, Norfolk, England
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of John Gibbs
and Alice (Elmy) Gibbs
Sister of
William Gibbs
Wife of
John Folger
— married
before 1609 in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 69
in Martha's Vineyard, West Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]
[uncertain]
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Biography
That she was the daughter of John Folger of Freudes Hall, Norfolk, is proved by his 1609 will in which he mentioned his daughter, "Merraba Folger."[1]
She signed a deed 27 February 1662.[2]
Per Southold Connections, she died in 1664 & was buried next to her husband on Tower Hill in Martha's Vineyard.[3]
18 October 1664- The sale of her estate was on this date and handled by her son Peter. Her estate was purchased by Thomas Mayhew.[4]
Sources
- ↑ G. Andrews Moriarty, "Miscellaneous Records of Various Families," in NEHGR, 86 (1932):257
- ↑ "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89Z8-T3R9?cc=2106411&wc=MCB2-FP8%3A361612601%2C361622101 : 22 May 2014), Dukes > Deeds 1641-1713 vol 1-2 > image 193 of 445; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts.
- ↑ Southold Connections, by Judy Jacobson, publ. 2009
- ↑ "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9Z8-T7Q9?cc=2106411&wc=MCB2-FP8%3A361612601%2C361622101 : 22 May 2014), Dukes > Deeds 1641-1713 vol 1-2 > image 353 of 445; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts. 18 Oct 16___
See also:
- https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=141145774 NOTE: No headstone
- William C. Folger, The Folger Family, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, New England Historic-Genealogical Society, Albany, NY, Vol. 16 (1862), pp. 269-279.
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