Captain Jeremiah Gilman, born in 1660, had sonsThomas, Andrew, Joseph and others.

The last two sons were captured by the Indians, in 1709, and taken to Canada. At a war dance, Joseph Gilman was burnt. Andrew Gilman was sold to the French, and imprisoned, but obtained favor of the governor and was permitted to work for wages until he earned a sum sufficient to purchase his freedom. He returned to his old home, married, and had one son, Jeremiah, and three daughters. Jeremiah was born about the year 1721. When the Revolutionary war broke out he was commissioned a colonel and commanded a regiment in the New Hampshire line. His daughter, Mary Gilman, married Lieutenant David Bryant, who served in his father-in-law's regiment during the war.