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Abigail Folsom (Perkins)

Also Known As: "wife of Folsom ? or folsom", "wife of Perkins ? sorry in Europe we do it the other way around...."
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hampton, Rockingham, Colony of New Hampshire
Death: December 06, 1715 (60)
Exeter, Rockingham, Colony of New Hampshire
Place of Burial: Exeter, Rockingham County , New Hampshire
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Abraham Perkins, Sr., of Hampton and Mary Perkins
Wife of Deacon John Folsom
Mother of Abigail Gilman; Abraham Folsom; John Folsom, III; Sarah Stevens; Mary Robinson and 6 others
Sister of Mary Fifield; Abraham Perkins, Jr.; Luke Perkins, of Charlestown; James Perkins; Timothy Perkins and 5 others

Managed by: Gene Daniell
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About Abigail Folsom

Abigail Perkins

  • b.12 Apr1655 Hampton, New Hampshire
  • d. Hampton, New Hampshire
  • m.10 Nov1675 John Folsom
    • b.1641 Hingham, Massachusetts
    • d.1735

http://www.oakbaydesigns.com/Maine/2perkins.htm

1. Abraham PERKINS

  • born circa 1613
  • died 8/31/1683 aged 70,
  • one of the first settlers in Hampton NH, freeman 5/13/1640, will proved 9/18/1683
  • Spouse: Mary WISE died 5/29/1706 age 88
  • Children:
    • 1. Mary baptized 12/15/1639 married Giles Fifield;
    • 2. Abraham born 9/2/1639 , slain by the Indians 6/13/1677, married Elizabeth daughter of Thomas Sleeper;
    • 3. Luke born 1641 died 3/20/1710 married 3/9/1663 Hannah (Long) Cookery;
    • 4. Humphrey born 1/23/1642 (died young);
    • 5. James born 4/11/1644 died young;
    • 6. Timothy born 7/1646 (died young);
    • 7. James born 10/5/1647 married Leah Coxe;
    • 8. Jonathan born 5/30/1650 married Sarah ___;
    • 9. David born 2/28/1653-4 of Bridgewater married Elizabeth Brown of Beverly (2) Martha Howard;
    • 10. Abigail born 4/12/1655 married Deacon John Folsom;
    • 11. Timothy born 6/24/1657;
    • 12. Sarah born 7/26/1659 unmarried 1683;
    • 13. Humphrey born 5/17/1661 married Martha Moulton
******* 10.  '''Abigail PERKINS 
  • born 4/12/1655
  • Spouse:  Deacon John FOLSOM +-30 in 1671 of Exeter;
    • married 11/10/1675
  • Children:
    • a. Abigail born 12/23/1676 married Edward Gilman;
    • b. Abraham married 10/27/1703 Anna Chase;
    • c. John drowned 3/31/1725.married Mary ?;
    • d. Sarah married about 1703 Nathaniel Stevens;
    • e. Mary born 9/27/1684 married 5/27/1707 Daniel Morrison;
    • f. Deacon Jonathan married widow Anna Ladd;
    • g. Jeremiah married 1/26/1709 Mary Basford;
    • h. Lydia married Robert Stockman;
    • i. Mercy married Lt. James Dudley
***************************** [https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27512944 Find A Grave Memorial# 27512944]  

Abigail Perkins Folsom

  • Birth: Apr. 12, 1655 Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
  • Death: 1716 Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
  • Wife of John Folsom. They had 9 children. Abigail and John were married, 10 Nov 1675 in Hamden, Hamden, MA.
  • Birth & death dates and places, number of children and marriage date and place supplied by Esther Malcolm.  
  • Family links: 
    •  Parents:
      •   Abraham Perkins (1608 - 1683)
      •   Mary Wyeth Perkins (1618 - 1706) 
    •  Spouse:  John Folsom (1641 - 1715)* 
    •  Children:
      •   John Folsom (1685 - 1740)*
      •   Mercy Folsom Dudley (1691 - 1746)* 
    •  Siblings:
      •   Abraham Perkins (1639 - 1677)*
      •   Mary Perkins Fifield (1639 - 1670)*
      •   Luke Perkins (1641 - 1709)*
      •   Humphrey Perkins (1642 - 1643)*
      •   James Perkins (1644 - 1644)*
      •   Timothy Perkins (1646 - 1656)*
      •   James Perkins (1647 - 1731)*
      •   Jonathan Perkins (1650 - 1688)*
      •   David Perkins (1653 - 1736)*
      •   Abigail Perkins Folsom (1655 - 1716)
      •   Timothy Perkins (1657 - 1660)*
      •   Humphrey Perkins (1661 - 1711)*
  • Burial: Congregational Church Burial Ground Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA

References

From: A Genealogy of the Wives of the American Presidents and Their First Two Generations of Descent. by Craig Hart McFarland, Oct 29, 2004, Pg.58.

  1. WikiTree contributors, "Abigail (Perkins) Folsom (abt.1655-)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Perkins-257 : accessed 14 November 2024).
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Abigail Folsom's Timeline

1655
April 12, 1655
Hampton, Rockingham, Colony of New Hampshire
1676
December 23, 1676
Exeter, NH Colonial America
1678
1678
Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, Colonial America
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1680
Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire
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1681
Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
1682
September 27, 1682
Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
1684
September 27, 1684
Rockingham Co.,, Exeter, Rockingham County, NH, United States
1685
1685
Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
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1686
Exeter, Rockingham, NH, United States