 Abt 1587 - 1655 (~ 68 years)
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| Name |
Edward Gilman |
| Birth |
Abt 1587 |
Hingham, Norfolk, England  |
| Christening |
1587 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
22 Jun 1655 |
Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire |
| Notes |
- Boarded the 'Diligent' at Gravesend on 26-Apr-1638; arr. Boston Harbor 10-Aug-1638. Arrived with three sons: Edward -21, John -13 and Moses -8; and three daughters: Mary, Lydia -19 and Sarah -16. Edward and Mary probably had several other
children, but many appear to have died young (this list of eleven children is from the Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire). These six children accompanied their parents to MA in 1638 - daughter Mary was married to John Folsom by
this time.
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"Early in the seventeenth century the little town of Hingham, England, was torn by the same religious dissension which prevailed throughout the kingdom. Many Puritans were still within the Church of England, among them Robert Peck, Rector of
Hingham. He headed a group which held prayer meeting in private houses, which was regarded with suspicion. Not only this, but, since the Reformation, he had dared to make drastic changes in the church itself. Removing the altar railing he lowered
the chancel a foot below the church level. For these acts he was ordered to appear before the Chancellor's Court. Rather than risk the judgement of a prejudiced court he decided to take refuge in America as many others had done before him. Numbers
of his parishioners decided to accompany him, some for religious reasons and others for the sake of adventure in a new field of opportunity." "Edward sold his conciderable property for about half its value and made arrangements to take three
servants along with his family."
He was a freeman in 1639, moved to Rehoboth, Bristol MA in 1643 and to Ipswich MA soonafter, where he was in 1647. After that to Exeter NH where he died.
HIST: FAMC @F152@
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| Person ID |
I374 |
Ives-Leedom |
| Last Modified |
19 Apr 2017 |
| Father |
Edward Gilman, b. Bef 20 Apr 1557, Caston, Norfolk, England d. 1613, Caston, Norfolk, England (Age ~ 55 years) |
| Mother |
Margaret James, b. Abt 1561, prob Hingham, Norfolk, England d. Yes, date unknown |
| Marriage |
Abt 1581 |
prob Norfolk, England |
| Family ID |
F152 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Mary Clark, b. 1590, Hingham, Norfolk, England d. 22 Jun 1681, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age 91 years) |
| Marriage |
3 Jun 1614 |
Hingham, Norfolk, England |
| Children |
| | 1. Mary Gilman, b. Bef 6 Aug 1615, Hingham, Norfolk, England d. Abt 1692, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire (Age ~ 76 years) |
| | 2. Edward Gilman, b. Bef 23 Dec 1617, Hingham, Norfolk, England d. 1653, At Sea (Age ~ 35 years) |
| | 3. Sarah Gilman, b. Bef 26 Dec 1617, Hingham, Norfolk, England d. Bef 1622, Hingham, Norfolk, England (Age ~ 4 years) |
| | 4. Moses Gilman, b. Bef 15 Sep 1619, Hingham, Norfolk, England d. Abt 19 Sep 1619, Hingham, Norfolk, England (Age ~ 0 years) |
| | 5. Joshua Gilman, b. Bef 15 Sep 1619, Hingham, Norfolk, England d. Abt 19 Sep 1619, Hingham, Norfolk, England (Age ~ 0 years) |
| | 6. Lydia Gilman, b. Abt 1619, Hingham, Norfolk, England d. 12 Mar 1689, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age ~ 70 years) |
| | 7. Sarah Gilman, b. Bef 19 Jan 1622, Hingham, Norfolk, England d. 26 May 1700, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age ~ 78 years) |
| | 8. John Gilman, b. 10 Jan 1624, Hingham, Norfolk, England d. 24 Jul 1708, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire (Age 84 years) |
| | 9. Jeremy Gilman, b. Bef 27 Nov 1628, Hingham, Norfolk, England d. Abt 1635, Hingham, Norfolk, England (Age ~ 6 years) |
| | 10. Moses Gilman, b. Bef 11 Mar 1630, Hingham, Norfolk, England d. 6 Aug 1702, Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire (Age ~ 72 years) |
| | 11. Daniel Gilman, b. Hingham, Norfolk, England d. Abt 21 Apr 1634, Hingham, Norfolk, England |
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| Family ID |
F151 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
19 Sep 2011 |
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| Sources |
- [S133] Constance Ames, Gilman Genealogy by Ames, ((Yakima WA, 1950)), CS71.G455.1950.
- [S6] Noyes, Libby & Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, January 1997.
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