(see Calhoun Pedigree Chart #298)
John Folsom (298.2) was the son of John Folsom and Mary Clark Gilman and was baptized on October 3, 1641 in Hingham, Massachusetts. “Deacon John Folsom was a man of high standing and good property, active both in church and in political affairs.” At age 34, on November 10, 1675 he married Abigail Perkins (298.3), born April 12, 1655 to Abraham and Mary Wyeth Perkins in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Together they had nine children who were all born in Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire and probably in this order: Abigail (1676), Abraham (abt 1678), John (abt 1680), Jeremiah (1685), Mary (1681), Jonathan (abt 1685), Mercy (abt 1691), Sarah (abt 1703) and Lydia.
Their daughter Mary died around age 29, on Valentine’s Day in 1710/11, leaving two children.
His Last Will and Testament (link is listed below), dated November 1715, shows that John Folsom (298.2) had acquired quite a bit of land and property. He died in Exeter, New Hampshire on December 11, 1715.
His Last Will and Testament (link is listed below), dated November 1715, shows that John Folsom (298.2) had acquired quite a bit of land and property. He died in Exeter, New Hampshire on December 11, 1715.
http://karen.kasjaniuk.googlepages.com/JohnFolsomWill298.pdf
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