GILMAN, Joanna

GILMAN, Joanna

Female 1725 - Aft 1770  (> 46 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  GILMAN, JoannaGILMAN, Joanna was born in Sep 1725 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA (daughter of GILMAN, Ezekiel and DUDLEY, Sarah Saphronia); died after 1770 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Birth: Y
    • Relation to Me: 7 GGM
    • Name: //
    • Name: Johanna Gilman
    • _DNA: Match (paternal)
    • Birth: Sep 1723, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

    Notes:

    For Johanna's parents See. Pg 185 Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 1 (Google eBook)

    Birth:
    For Johanna's parents See. Pg 185 Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 1 (Google eBook)

    Joanna married ADAMS, Doctor Joseph before 1747 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Joseph (son of ADAMS, Reverend Joseph Bass and KNIGHT, Elizabeth) was born on 17 Jan 1723 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 22 Mar 1801 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; was buried on 22 Mar 1801 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. ADAMS, Ebenezer was born on 20 Jun 1753 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1832 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA.
    2. ADAMS, Ezekiel Gilman was born on 17 Nov 1749 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 24 Aug 1831 in Gilmanton, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA.
    3. ADAMS, Joseph was born on 16 Jun 1751 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 21 Dec 1828 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    4. ADAMS, John was born on 25 Feb 1759 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 27 Aug 1831 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    5. ADAMS, Dudley Gilman was born on 18 Jan 1756 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 11 Aug 1820.
    6. ADAMS, William was born on 5 Mar 1758 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; died in USA.
    7. ADAMS, Elizabeth was born on 6 Sep 1761 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in Seabrook, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    8. ADAMS, Abigail was born on 19 Aug 1764 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; died in USA.
    9. ADAMS, Benjamin was born on 31 May 1767 in New Hampshire, USA; died in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
    10. ADAMS, Nathaniel was born on 31 Mar 1770 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1853.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  GILMAN, EzekielGILMAN, Ezekiel was born on 15 Jan 1700 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA (son of GILMAN, Jeremiah and WIGGIN, Mary); died in 1746 in Louisburg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: 8 GGF
    • _DNA: Match (paternal)
    • Wars: 1745; Major in the Siege of Louisburg, serving under Colonel Moore's Regiment
    • _MILT: 1745, Louisburg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada; Commander of the NH forces at Louisbourg

    Notes:

    _MILT:
    Colonel serving in Captain Moore's regiment

    Ezekiel married DUDLEY, Sarah Saphronia in 1731 in Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Sarah (daughter of DUDLEY, Stephen Esq. and GILMAN, Sarah) was born on 15 Jan 1706 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was christened in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1766 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  DUDLEY, Sarah SaphroniaDUDLEY, Sarah Saphronia was born on 15 Jan 1706 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was christened in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA (daughter of DUDLEY, Stephen Esq. and GILMAN, Sarah); died in 1766 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: 8 GGF
    • Name: Sarah Dudley
    • _DNA: Match (paternal)
    • Birth: 3 May 1697, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    • Birth: 15 Jan 1706, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    • Death: 1766, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    • Death: 1766, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    • Probate: 1766, New Hampshire, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    For royal lineage see: Royal Families: Americans of Royal and Noble Ancestry. Second Edition. Volume One Governor Thomas Dudley and Descendants Through Five Generations Marston Watson

    Children:
    1. GILMAN, Bradstreet was born in 1733 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1815 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    2. GILMAN, Hannah was born in 1735 in Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 1 May 1774 in Newfields, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    3. 1. GILMAN, Joanna was born in Sep 1725 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died after 1770 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    4. GILMAN, Bradstreet was born in 1725; died on 2 Feb 1815.
    5. GILMAN, Sarah was born in 1740 in Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1810 in New Hampshire, USA.
    6. GILMAN, Jeremiah was born in 1730 in Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1760 in New Hampshire, USA.
    7. GILMAN, Dudley was born in 1737 in Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    8. GILMAN, Mary was born in 1745 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1810 in New Hampshire, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  GILMAN, JeremiahGILMAN, Jeremiah was born on 31 Aug 1660 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was christened in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA (son of GILMAN, Moses and HERSEY, Elizabeth); died on 26 Jan 1754 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

    Jeremiah married WIGGIN, Mary on 30 Jul 1685 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Mary (daughter of WIGGIN, Andrew I and BRADSTREET, Hannah) was born on 22 Mar 1668 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  WIGGIN, MaryWIGGIN, Mary was born on 22 Mar 1668 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA (daughter of WIGGIN, Andrew I and BRADSTREET, Hannah); and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Birth: 1668
    • Death: Abt 1688

    Children:
    1. GILMAN, Hannah was born in 1700 in Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 1 May 1774 in Newfields, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    2. GILMAN, Thomas was born in 1694 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1723 in Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    3. GILMAN, Joseph was born on 24 Oct 1697 in Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 22 Feb 1749 in Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    4. GILMAN, Jeremiah JR was born in 1686 in Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 6 May 1709.
    5. GILMAN, Andrew was born in 1690 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 22 Feb 1749 in Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    6. GILMAN, Israel was born on 14 Feb 1707 in Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 25 Jan 1768 in Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    7. 2. GILMAN, Ezekiel was born on 15 Jan 1700 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1746 in Louisburg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    8. GILMAN, Jonathan was born in 1701 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1765 in Massachusetts, USA.
    9. GILMAN, David was born in 1706 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1707 in Massachusetts, USA.
    10. GILMAN, Martha was born in 1704 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1780 in Massachusetts, USA.
    11. GILMAN, Elizabeth was born on 3 Oct 1707 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 4 Feb 1804 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    12. GILMAN, Simon was born in 1700 in Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died before 23 Mar 1749/50 in Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA.

  3. 6.  DUDLEY, Stephen Esq.DUDLEY, Stephen Esq. was born on 24 Dec 1660 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA (son of DUDLEY, Rev. Samuel and SMITH, Elizabeth); died on 13 May 1734 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Differentiator: First families of nH
    • Name: Col Stephen Dudley
    • Name: Planter
    • Occupation: Planter
    • Residence: USA
    • Birth: 1654
    • Birth: 1654, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    • Death: 1734, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Age: 80
    • Death: 1734, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Age: 80
    • Death: 1734/35, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Another source gives birth year as 1654

    Stephen married GILMAN, Sarah on 24 Dec 1684 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Sarah (daughter of GILMAN, Honorable John and TREWORGYE (TRUWORTHY), Elizabeth) was born on 25 Feb 1667 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was christened in 1667 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 24 Jan 1712/13 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  GILMAN, SarahGILMAN, Sarah was born on 25 Feb 1667 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was christened in 1667 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA (daughter of GILMAN, Honorable John and TREWORGYE (TRUWORTHY), Elizabeth); died on 24 Jan 1712/13 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    • Burial: Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    • Name: Sarah Dudley
    • Residence: USA
    • Residence: USA
    • Birth: 25 Feb 1665
    • Birth: 25 Feb 1667, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    • Birth: 25 Feb 1667, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    • Death: 24 Jan 1710, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Age: 44
    • Death: 24 Jan 1712, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    • Death: 1713; Age: 46
    • Death: 24 Jan 1713, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Age: 46
    • Death: 26 Jan 1713, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Age: 44

    Children:
    1. DUDLEY, James was born on 11 Jun 1690 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was christened in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 4 Sep 1746 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    2. DUDLEY, John was born on 4 Oct 1692 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 23 Jun 1710 in Massachusetts, USA.
    3. DUDLEY, Nicholas was born on 27 Aug 1694 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in Jul 1766 in Brentwood, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    4. DUDLEY, Samuel was born on 19 Dec 1685 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 16 Feb 1718 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    5. DUDLEY, Stephen Col was born on 10 Mar 1688 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1734 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    6. DUDLEY, Trueworthy was born in 1700 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1745 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    7. DUDLEY, Joseph was born in 1702 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 8 Sep 1727 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    8. DUDLEY, Joanna was born on 3 May 1697 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 24 Nov 1762 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    9. DUDLEY, Trueworthy was born on 11 Jun 1690 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 4 Sep 1746 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    10. DUDLEY, Abigail was born in 1704 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    11. DUDLEY, Elizabeth was born in 1697 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1777 in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.
    12. 3. DUDLEY, Sarah Saphronia was born on 15 Jan 1706 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was christened in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1766 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  GILMAN, MosesGILMAN, Moses was born on 11 Mar 1630 in Hingham, Norfolk, England; was christened on 11 Mar 1630 in Hingham, Norfolk, England (son of GILMAN, Edward Sr and CLARK, Mary); died on 6 Aug 1702 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in New Hampshire, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Differentiator: The Great Migration; Immigrant
    • Great Migration: 8 years old when the family migrated; he sailed on the Diligent of Ipswich that arrived in Boston on 10 Aug 1638
    • Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gilman-25
    • Name: MOSES GILMAN
    • Residence: USA
    • Residence: USA
    • Birth: 11 Mar 1630, Hingham, Norfolk, England
    • Arrival: 1638, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    • Residence: 1689, New Hampshire, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 36

    Moses married HERSEY, Elizabeth in 1658 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of HERSEY, William and CROADE, Elizabeth) was born about 1639 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 8 Sep 1719 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  HERSEY, ElizabethHERSEY, Elizabeth was born about 1639 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA (daughter of HERSEY, William and CROADE, Elizabeth); died on 8 Sep 1719 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in New Hampshire, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Birth: Abt 1658

    Children:
    1. GILMAN, James was born on 31 May 1665 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was christened in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 28 Mar 1739 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    2. GILMAN, Judith was born in 1675 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1727 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    3. GILMAN, Joshua was born in 1674 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 26 Jan 1717 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    4. GILMAN, Caleb was born in 1662 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 22 Mar 1766 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    5. GILMAN, Israel was born in 1661 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1753.
    6. GILMAN, Moses was born on 3 Jul 1659 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 28 Oct 1747 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    7. 4. GILMAN, Jeremiah was born on 31 Aug 1660 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was christened in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 26 Jan 1754 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

  3. 10.  WIGGIN, Andrew IWIGGIN, Andrew I was born on 26 Sep 1635 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA (son of WIGGIN, Governor Thomas and WHITING, Catherine); died on 9 Jan 1708 in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Stratham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    • Residence: Strafford, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
    • _MILT: New Hampshire, USA
    • Residence: 1689, New Hampshire, USA
    • Probate: 18 Apr 1709, New Hampshire, USA

    Andrew married BRADSTREET, Hannah on 3 Jun 1659 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Hannah (daughter of BRADSTREET, Simon and DUDLEY, Anne) was born in Oct 1642 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 18 Apr 1707 in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  BRADSTREET, HannahBRADSTREET, Hannah was born in Oct 1642 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of BRADSTREET, Simon and DUDLEY, Anne); died on 18 Apr 1707 in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    Children:
    1. WIGGIN, Thomas was born on 5 Mar 1661 in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1693 in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    2. WIGGIN, Simon Captain was born on 17 Apr 1664 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1720 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
    3. WIGGIN, Hannah was born on 10 Aug 1666 in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1691 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    4. 5. WIGGIN, Mary was born on 22 Mar 1668 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; and died.
    5. WIGGIN, Andrew II Judge was born on 6 Jan 1671 in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 24 Jan 1756 in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    6. WIGGIN, Bradstreet was born on 25 Mar 1675 in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 18 Jan 1709 in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    7. WIGGIN, Abigail was born on 14 Sep 1678 in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 14 Nov 1748 in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    8. WIGGIN, Jonathan was born on 4 Sep 1674 in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 31 May 1738 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
    9. WIGGIN, Dorothy was born on 14 Oct 1680 in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 2 Sep 1745 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    10. WIGGIN, Sarah was born on 6 Jan 1682 in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1708 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

  5. 12.  DUDLEY, Rev. SamuelDUDLEY, Rev. Samuel was born on 30 Nov 1608 in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England; was christened on 30 Nov 1608 in Northamptonshire, England (son of DUDLEY, Governor Thomas and YORKE, Dorothy); died on 10 Feb 1683 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Differentiator: The Great Migration; Immigrant; Winthrop
    • Gateway Ancestor: Royal Descent; Magna Carta
    • Great Migration: https://www.americanancestors.org/DB393/rd/12107/581/235178649
    • Education: 1626; Graduated: Cambridge from Emmanuel College (no degree taken)
    • Occupation: 1650, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Ministry

    Notes:


    Reverend Samuel Dudley was among the founding families of Salisbury, MA

    From Collections, Topographical, Historical, and Biographical New Hampshire, Vol 1 (1822) Pgs 156-157
    Received his education in England, began his ministry in Exeter, NH in 1650. Died 1683 aged 77

    Rev. Samuel Dudley, was born at Canons Ashley, England, 1606, eldest son of Thomas Dudley, many times elected governor of Massachusetts Colony, and his first wife, Dorothy Yorke. Rev. Samuel Dudley came to America in 1630 with his father Thomas and Governor Winthrop.

    Rev. Samuel Dudley was baptized on 30 November 1608 in All Saints, Northampton, England. Rev. Samuel Dudley graduated in 1626 from Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He came to New England in 1630 on the Arabella. He lived in Cambridge, Ipswich and Salisbury as a planter and a farmer; called to Exeter, New Hampshire, 30 May 1650 where he settled as minister. He married firstly Mary Winthrop, daughter of Governor John Winthrop and Mary Forth, about 1632. Rev. Samuel Dudley died on 10 February 1682/83 in Exeter, New Hampshire, at the age of 74.
    http://www.sewellgenealogy.com/p68.htm#i7082

    In 1630 came the arrival of John Winthrop and Thomas Dudley of the Massachusetts Bay Company. Aboard the Arabella from Yarmouth, England, Winthrop and Dudley sailed, and after a difficult ten week voyage, they landed on the shores of the New World, with Salem and Boston Harbor being the Arabella's earliest destinations. In 1637, the General Court of Massachusetts granted some 2,200 acres (9 km²) of land, including Huckins Farmland to the first residential Governor Winthrop and Deputy Governor Dudley. The following year, the two men agreed to divide the land so that the parcel south of the two large boulders by the Concord River (Brothers Rocks) belonged to Governor Winthrop and north of the Rocks was to belong to Deputy Governor Dudley. Later, Dudley became governor. Dudley’s son Rev. Samuel Dudley[1] and Winthrop’s daughter Mary were married, thus Brothers Rocks were so named because of this marriage of families.

    The Two Brothers
    When Governor Winthrop and his Deputy Thomas Dudley viewed their lands in early 1638, they decided to use two great stones on the site to divide the property. Winthrop claimed the land to one side of one rock; Dudley claimed the land on the other side of the other rock. They named the rocks "The Two Brothers." Over the years, the two men had many differences; however they learned to work together and even considered themselves "brothers" by their children's marriage. The rocks have come to symbolize the men's spirit of cooperation and democracy. The two brothers can still be seen near the banks of the Concord River in the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. This site is currently the eagle project of Dennis Warner.

    The Reverend Samuel Dudley
    by Barbara Rimkunas
    This "Historically Speaking" column appeared in the Exeter News-Letter on Friday, May 24, 2013.

    In Exeter, as in most of New England in the 1600s, the most important man in town was the minister. The Reverend John Wheelwright had organized Exeter in 1638, but had been forced to leave when the townsmen voted to align themselves with the Massachusetts Bay Colony just five years later. Some of Wheelwright’s followers left with him, but many remained and quietly absorbed newcomers who arrived after Wheelwright’s departure. Although the town was able to govern itself with elders and selectmen, not having a spiritual leader weighed heavily on the inhabitants.

    Wheelwright had hoped that his friend Thomas Rashleigh would accept the job, but Rashleigh refused for his own reasons. A substitute, the Reverend Hatevil Nutter of Dover, was asked to fill-in while the town searched for a new permanent minister. It was a time when money was in short supply, and so the Rev. Nutter was paid not with cash but with service. He owned a tract of land on the Lamprey River and it needed fencing. Every year, the townsmen of Exeter were required to donate time and materials to enclose the property. After five years, the job was done, the Reverend Nutter signed the town book acknowledging the work was done and his services were no longer needed. Fortunately, by that time, June of 1650, the search committee had located a new preacher when the Reverend Samuel Dudley accepted the call to come to Exeter.

    It had been difficult finding someone to serve the town. There were few trained ministers available and Exeter had little to offer. It was still a fledgling community; the only resources in town were trees and fish. Several times, the committee had made offers to likely candidates, only to see the deal fall through. To attract Dudley, they had to make his commitment worth the privations he would have to endure. In exchange for his services, Mr. Dudley was to receive Wheelwright’s house, garden and cow-house - all of which needed some renovations before he could move in. He would also receive £40 a year as pay. The particulars are written into a contract that was transcribed into the town records, “it is further agreed upon that the old cow-house, which was Mr. Wheelwright’s, shall by the town be fixed up fit for the settling of cattle in, and that the aforesaid pay of £40 a year is to be made in good pay every half year, in corn and English commodities at a price current, as they go generally in the country at the time or times of payment.”

    There was very little actual money circulating in the colonies during this time and commerce was done with a barter system similar to the Rev. Dudley’s contract. To pay the minister his due, townsmen were taxed based on the number of pipe staves, hogshead staves or bolts that they produced. These were finished pieces of saleable lumber that the people used as currency. The tax rate, as listed in the town records, was, “for every thousand of pipe staves he makes, two shillings, which shall be for the maintenance of the ministry; and for every thousand of hogshead staves, one shilling sixpence; and for every thousand of bolts sold before they be made into staves, four shillings.” All the lumber had to be delivered to the wharf twice annually and would be shipped down the river to Portsmouth or Boston to be exchanged for “English commodities.” The type of goods that were collected was not listed, but one can imagine Mr. Dudley received bolts of cloth, tea and rum for his efforts. Some of these he would no doubt trade around town in exchange for other goods. It was a complicated system - how much was one yard of cloth worth? Perhaps two or three chickens?

    Dudley came to the town well-recommended from Massachusetts. He was the son of Governor Thomas Dudley and, although not university trained, had studied hard under his father’s tutelage and was considered well-qualified to preach. His first wife, Mary, had been the daughter of Governor John Winthrop. After Mary’s death in Salisbury, Dudley had married Mary Byley of Salisbury. She was his wife when he arrived in Exeter in 1650. After her death, he married a third time, to Elizabeth Smith of Exeter. The succession of wives bore him eighteen children, a sure sign of God’s grace to the people of that era.

    Quite often during his tenure, the town was incapable of paying him the promised £40. To keep him in town, he was granted land and water rights. At the time of his death, his personal inventory showed him to be a man of means and great commercial instincts.
    Dudley remained in Exeter and served as minister for thirty-three years. Charles Bell, author of the “History of Exeter, New Hampshire,” comments that, “there was no visible sign of failure of the powers, physical or mental, of Mr. Dudley, as he drew on to old age. When he was sixty-nine, he was appointed upon a committee for the equal distribution of the of the town lands, a duty which no feeble man would have been selected to perform.” He died in Exeter in 1683 and was buried, according to tradition, in the small cemetery on Green Street.

    Rev. Samuel Dudley
    Rev. Samuel Dudley was baptised on 30 November 1608 at All Saints, Northampton, England.2 He was the son of Govenor Thomas Dudley and Dorothy Yorke. Rev. Samuel Dudley graduated in 1626 from Emmanuel College, Cambridge.2 He came to New England in 1630 on the Arabella.2 Lived in Cambridge, Ipswich and Salisbury as a planter and a farmer; called to Exeter, New Hampshire 30 May 1650 where he settled as minister.2 He married firstly Mary Winthrop, daughter of Governor John Winthrop and Mary Forth, circa 1632.3,4 Rev. Samuel Dudley died on 10 February 1682/83 in Exeter, New Hampshire, at the age of 74.2
    Children of Rev. Samuel Dudley and Mary Winthrop
    Ann Dudley+ b. c 1633
    John Dudley5 b. 1635
    Citations
    [S70] Unknown author, The Chandler family. The descendants of William and Annis Chandler, who settled in Roxbury, Mass. 1637., p. 144 (calculation).
    [S75] Frederick Lewis Weis, Colonial Clergy, p. 74.
    [S62] William Richard Cutter, New England Families, p. 77.
    [S70] Unknown author, The Chandler family. The descendants of William and Annis Chandler, who settled in Roxbury, Mass. 1637., p. 144.
    [S102] Annie Haven Thwing, Inhabitants of the Town of Boston, 29466.

    Rev. married SMITH, Elizabeth in 1654 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of SMITH, Richard and CHENEY, Hannah) was born in 1628 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1702 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  SMITH, ElizabethSMITH, Elizabeth was born in 1628 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA (daughter of SMITH, Richard and CHENEY, Hannah); died in 1702 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Elizabeth Dudley
    • Birth: 1628, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    • Death: 1702, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 74

    Children:
    1. DUDLEY, Dorothy was born in 1662 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 28 Oct 1681 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    2. 6. DUDLEY, Stephen Esq. was born on 24 Dec 1660 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 13 May 1734 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    3. DUDLEY, Rebeccah was born in 1658 in Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 20 Dec 1674 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    4. DUDLEY, Elizabeth was born in 1652 in Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1713 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    5. DUDLEY, Timothy was born in 1656 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1702 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    6. DUDLEY, Samuel was born in 1665 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1732 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    7. DUDLEY, Abigail was born in 1654 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1688 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
    8. DUDLEY, James was born in 1663 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 14 Nov 1720 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

  7. 14.  GILMAN, Honorable JohnGILMAN, Honorable John was born on 10 Jan 1624 in Hingham, Norfolk, England; was christened on 23 May 1626 in England (son of GILMAN, Edward Sr and CLARK, Mary); died on 24 Jul 1708 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in New Hampshire, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • # of Children: John and Elizabeth had 6 sons and 10 daughters.
    • Differentiator: The Great Migration; Immigrant
    • Great Migration: 12 years old when the family migrated; he sailed on the Diligent of Ipswich that arrived in Boston on 10 Aug 1638
    • Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gilman-19
    • Name: John Gilman Captain
    • Name: JOHN. GILMAN Hon. Esq.
    • Residence: USA
    • Residence: USA
    • Residence: USA
    • Residence: New Hampshire, USA
    • Residence: USA
    • Residence: USA
    • Birth: 10 Jan 1624, Hingham, Norfolk, England
    • Arrival: 1638, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    • Death: 24 Jul 1708, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    • Death: 24 Jul 1708, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    • Death: 24 Jul 1708, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Age: 84
    • Death: 24 Jul 1708, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Another source lists his death date as 08 Sep 1719.

    Notes:

    Hon John 4 Gilman. Councillor. From the New England family History

    John 1 Gilman, the second son of Edward 3Gilman,
    Sr., was born in Hingham, Norfolk, England, Janu-
    ary 10th, 1624, and was there baptized 23 May, 1626.
    came to Exeter before 1650, and immediately became
    a prominent citizen. From the first he was concerned
    with his brother Edward in mills and lumber. After
    Edward was lost at sea in 1653, he inherited much
    of the latters' property, and took his place in devel-
    oping the resources of the town. He was chosen se-
    lectman more than one-half the years between 1650
    and 1680: was repeatedly elected commissioner to end
    small causes ; and appointed upon committees to care
    for the town's interests. He had several handsome
    grants of land from the town, and a special right of
    a gristmill. In the two years before New Hamp-
    shire was emancipated from the Massachusetts gov-
    ernment he held the office of associate (judge) of the
    old Norfolk county court.

    In 1680 Mr. Gilman was made a councillor of the
    newly erected province of New Hampshire, and in
    1682 a judge of the Court of Pleas; but in 1683 he
    was by Governor Cranfield relieved of both offices*.

    * "At last, after a struggle of many years' duration,
    the union of the two colonies was dissolved by order
    of the king. New Hampshire was erected into a royal
    province, under a president and six councilors, with

    It is needless to say that his reputation in theprovince
    did not suffer by reason of his removal. In 1693 he
    was chosen by his townsmen a delegate to the Assem-
    bly, and was made Speaker of the House, and again
    chosen in 1697.

    He married, June 30th. 1657, Elizabeth, daughter
    of James Treworgy (sec) (from which came the
    popular Christian name ofTrueworthy), and had six
    sons and ten daughters, and very numerous descen-
    dants. He built the "log house" oppositethe Great
    Bridge, which is still standing. He died July 24th,
    1708, (C. H. Bell, History of Exeter. X. H, 1888.)

    The oldest house in town is undoubtedly that on
    the northerly corner of Water and Clifford Streets,
    now owned by Manly W. Darling. It was built by
    Councillor John Oilman. He was living in it in 1676,
    and there is ground for the belief that it dates back
    to 1658. It was constructed of square logs, the upper
    story projected a foot or more beyond the lower and
    the windows were scarcely more than loopholes. It
    was thus completely adapted for the defence of its in-
    mates against the attacks of savages, and is known
    as a "garrison house." (Picture opp. p. 530.)

    an assembly of eleven deputies. The commission was
    scaled 18 September. 1679. Guns were fired here
    upon receipt of the tidings. John Cutt was appointed
    president; Martyn, Vaughan and Daniel of Ports-
    mouth. GUman of Exeter, Hussey of Hampton, and
    Waldron of Dover were named as the council. Sin-
    gular to state, they were every one a firm friend of
    the Bay Colony. President Cutt lived but a year after
    taking office. Waldron succeeded him for a short
    term, when there came upon the stage one of the most
    restless, strong-willed and zealous representatives of
    royal authority that ever crossed the Atlantic." ( Ad-
    dress of F. W. Hackett at 200th Anniversary of the
    town of New Castle, N. II.. 1803.)

    536

    The original structure was small, and constitutes
    the main body of the present house. No doubt ad-
    ditions must have been soon made to it, for the first
    occupant had sixteen children, all but four of whom
    lived to maturity. The wing which protrudes towards
    the street was a much later apendage. In this wooden
    castle lived Councillor Gilman till his death in 1708.

    The place after 178S went into the possession of
    Ebenezer Clifford, whoremoved from Kensington to
    Exeter about that time. (Bell's Exeter.)

    The children of Hon. John 4 and Elizabeth (Tre-
    worgie) Gilman born at Exeter, N. H., were:

    I. Mary 5 Gilman, born 10 Sept., 1658; mar-
    ried 26 July, 1677, Jonathan Thing; she died
    Aug., 1691 ;

    II. James 5 Gilman, born 6 Feb., 1659-60;

    III. Elizabeth 5 Gilman, born 16 Aug., 1661 ;
    married first, 12 July, 1678, Nathaniel hadd
    (see); "he was mortally wounded in a battle
    witli Indians at Macquoit, and died n Aug.,
    1691" (BeH"s History of Exeter, N. H.). She
    married second, 3 Dec, 1693, Henry Wad-
    leigh ;

    IV. John 5 Gilman, born 6 Oct., 1663: died
    young;

    V. Catherine 5 Gilman, born 17 Mar., 1664-
    5 ; died 2 Sept.. 1684;

    VI. Sarah 5 Gilman, born 25 Feb., 1666-7;
    married Stephen Dudley 24 Dec, 1684; died
    24 Jan., 1712-3;

    VII. Lydia 5 Gilman, born 12 Dec, 1668;
    married 24 Oct., 1687, Capt. Joseph White of
    Haverhill ;

    VIII. Samuel 5 Gilman, born 30 Mar., 1671 ;
    died 9 Aug., 1691 ;

    537

    IX. Nicholas 5 Gilman, born 26 Dec, 1672;
    married 10 June. 1697, Sarah, daughter of
    Nathaniel and Elizabeth Clark of Newbury.
    Nicholas died 1749:

    X. Abigail 5 Gilman, born 3 Nov., 1674;
    married 8 July, 1696, Samuel, son of Jonathan
    and Joanna Thing;

    XI. John 5 Gilman, born 19 Jan. 1676-7;
    married first. 5 June, 1698. Elizabeth, daughter
    of Peter and Abigail Coffin: second.20 Dec,
    1720, Elizabeth, widow of Hon. Robert Hale
    of Beverly, Mass.. and daughter of Nathaniel
    Clark of Newbury;

    XII. Deborah 6 Gilman, born 30 Apr., 1679;
    died 30 Sept., 1680;

    XIII. Joanna 5 Gilman, bom 30 Apr., 1679;
    married first, Henry Dyer; second, Capt. Rob-
    ert Coffin ;

    XIV. Joseph 5 Gilman, born 28 Oct., 1680,
    died in infancy:

    XV. Alice 5 Gilman, born 23 May, 1683;
    married 1707, Capt. James Leavitt ; died 2 Jan.,
    1721 ;

    XVI. Catherine 5 Gilman, born 27 Nov.,
    1 084: married first Peter Folsom; second,
    Richard Calley of Stratham.

    Died:
    Another source lists his death date as 08 Sep 1719.

    John married TREWORGYE (TRUWORTHY), Elizabeth on 30 Jun 1657 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of TREWORGYE, James and SHAPLEIGH, Catherine) was born on 25 Feb 1636 in Brixham, Devon, England; died on 8 Sep 1719 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  TREWORGYE (TRUWORTHY), ElizabethTREWORGYE (TRUWORTHY), Elizabeth was born on 25 Feb 1636 in Brixham, Devon, England (daughter of TREWORGYE, James and SHAPLEIGH, Catherine); died on 8 Sep 1719 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in New Hampshire, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Differentiator: The Great Migration; Immigrant
    • Name: Elizabeth Treworgye
    • Name: Elizabeth Treworgye
    • Name: Elizabeth.. TREGWORGYE
    • Residence: USA
    • Residence: USA
    • Residence: USA
    • Residence: Maine, USA
    • Death: 8 Sep 1719, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    • Death: 8 Sep 1719, Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Age: 80

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Kingsweare, Brixham, Devon, England

    Children:
    1. 7. GILMAN, Sarah was born on 25 Feb 1667 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was christened in 1667 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 24 Jan 1712/13 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    2. GILMAN, Joseph was born in 1657.
    3. GILMAN, Catherine was born on 27 Nov 1684 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 22 Jul 1717 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    4. ALCE, Alice Gilman was born on 23 May 1683 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 2 Jan 1721 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    5. GILMAN, Joseph was born on 25 Oct 1680 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1680 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    6. GILMAN, Deborah was born on 30 Apr 1679 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 30 Sep 1680 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    7. GILMAN, Joanna was born on 30 Apr 1679 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 24 Dec 1720 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    8. GILMAN, John was born on 19 Jan 1677 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 1 Dec 1748 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    9. GILMAN, Abigail was born on 3 Nov 1674 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 7 Nov 1725 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    10. GILMAN, Nicholas was born on 26 Dec 1672 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was christened in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 10 Mar 1749 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    11. GILMAN, Samuel was born on 30 Mar 1671 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 9 Aug 1691 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    12. GILMAN, Lydia was born on 12 Dec 1668 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; was christened in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1713 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.


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