Gilman Family Line

Gilman Family Line

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Nana's 7x Great-Grandmother:

My 9x Great Grandmother:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 10x Great-Grandmother:

Sarah Gilman (1622 - 1700)

Sarah Leavitt

Birthdate: January 19, 1622

Birthplace: (probably) Hingham, Norfolk, England

Christened: January 19, 1622 in Hingham, Norfolk, England

Denomination: (probably) Puritan or Congregationalist

Date of Marriage: December 16, 1646

Place of Marriage: Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Death: May 26, 1700 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts

Burial: Hingham Center Cemetery, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Parents:

Edward Gilman, IV

1587-1655

Mary Clark

1590-1681

Family

Spouse:

John Leavitt

Deacon John Leavitt, Sr.

Birthdate: 1608

Birthplace: Beverly, Yorkshire, England

Denomination: (probably) Puritan or Congregationalist

Arrival: September 1628

Death: November 20, 1691 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Burial: Hingham Center Cemetery, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Occupation: Tailor

Public Service: Deputy to the General Court, 1656-64; Selectman, 1661-63-65-68-72-74-75; and Deacon of the church.

Immediate Family:

Son of [contested]: Percival Leavitt and Margaret Anne Linkley

See: Leavitt Family Line

Children:

1. Israel Leavitt 1648–1690

2. Moses Leavitt 1650-1730

3. Josiah Leavitt 1653-1708

4. Nehemiah Leavitt 1654-1715

5. Sarah Leavitt Clapp-Howe 1659–1726

6. Mary Leavitt 1661-1706

7. Hannah Leavitt Estabrook 1664–1728

8. Abigail Leavitt Johnson 1667–1748

About Sarah Gilman

Sarah (Gilman) Leavitt migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).

Biography

Born in Hingham, Norfolk, England on 19 January 1622 to Edward Gilman and Mary Clark. Sarah Gilman married John Leavitt and had 8 children. She passed away on 26 May 1700 in Hingham, Massachusetts.

Sarah Gilman was christened 19 JAN 1622/3 in Hingham, Norfolk, England. She emigrated in 1638.[1][2][3][4]

Sarah Gilman's Family Bible

Sarah Leavitt (Gilman) was born to Edward Gilman, 1587, and Mary Clark, 1594. They were married on June 3, 1614. For my (?) purposes, I need to add her as the mother of Abigail Leavitt, who was born December 9, 1667 in Hingham, MA. Abigail died on November 11, 1770 and she was married to Isaac Johnson.

Sources

Gilman of Exeter Title: Mass. & Maine Families, Vol. 1, p 29-30

Hingham Parish Register image 22 by subscription at: Ancestry.com. CAN WE FIND A MORE ACCESSIBLE LOCATION?

England, Hingham, Norfolk, Parish Register, Film No. 4143430, Image 816, https://familysearch.org. SEEKING MORE SPECIFIC LINK.

Ship Dilligent, 1638, www.packrat-pro.com SEEKING MORE SPECIFIC LINK

See also:

Noyes, Emiily L. Leavitt (Descendants of John leavitt, the Immigrant Through his son, Josiah, and Margaret J. Concord, NH: Evans Printing Co., 1949.

Johnson, Paul Franklin, editor, Genealogy of Captain John Johnson of Roxbury, Massachusetts. From the 1932 and 1935 Manuscripts of FRANK LEONARD Completed with Additions and Corrections by ADA JOHNSON MODERN 1948. pg 11.

Johnson, Alonzo Leroy, Johnson Family Thirteen Generations of Descendants of Captain John Johnson and Margery Scudder of Roxbury, Mass. 1630-1971.

"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ([1] : 30 December 2014), Sarah Gillman, 19 Jan 1622; citing Hingham, Norfolk, England, reference 25; FHL microfilm 1,526,135.

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch ([2] : 13 July 2016), Sarah in entry for Abiel Leavitt, 09 Dec 1667; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch ([3] : 11 July 2016), Sarah Gilman Leavitt, 1700; Burial, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Hingham Center Cemetery; citing record ID 70061193, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

National Association of Leavitt Families: The Founding Families (accessed 9 Nov 2020 [4]

Hingham Massachusetts Vital Records, 1639-1844, www.americanancestors.org. SEEKING MORE SPECIFIC LINK

References:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gilman-31

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70061193/sarah-leavitt

https://www.geni.com/people/Sarah-Leavitt/6000000003938299020

http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I1714&tree=Schirado

https://gw.geneanet.org/frebault?lang=en&pz=henri&nz=frebault&p=sarah&n=gilman

https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/sarah-gilman-24-2mtgcxk

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Nana's 8x Great-Grandfather:

My 10x Great Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 11x Great-Grandfather:

Edward Gilman, IV (1587 - 1655)

Edward Gilman

Also known as: "the Colonist", "Edward Gilman III", "Edward Gilman Jr."

Birthdate: ca. April 20, 1587

Birthplace: Hingham, Norfolk, England

Denomination: (probably) Anglican / Puritan

Family

Spouse:

Mary Clark

1590-1681

Mary Gilman

Birthdate: August 6, 1590

Birthplace: Hingham, Norfolk, England

Denomination: (probably) Anglican / Puritan

Date of Marriage: June 3, 1614

Place of Marriage: (probably) St. Andrew's Church, Hingham, Norfolk, England

Death: June 22, 1681 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Burial: June 1681, Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Immediate Family:

Daughter of Sir John Clark, of Hingham and Elizabeth Hobson

Children:

1. Mary Gilman 1615–1693

2. Edward Gilman , V 1617–

3. Joshua Gilman 1619–1619

4. Moses Gilman 1619–1619

5. Lydia Clarke Gilman 1619–1689

6. Sarah Gilman (Leavitt) 1622–1700

7. John Gilman 1624–1708

8. Lawrence Gilman 1626–1627

9. Jeremy Gilman 1628–1635

10. Moses Gilman 1630–1702

11. Daniel Gilman 1633–1634

12. Elizabeth Gilman 1634–1635

About Edward Gilman, IV

Edward Gilman, IV migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).

Edward came to Boston 1638 in the ship 'Diligent' with his wife, three sons, two daughters, and two servants. He was from Hingham, England, where the family is still residing in high esteem. Freeman 13 Mar 1639. He removed to Rehoboth 1643, and to Ipswich soon after, where he was in 1647, and to Exeter after 1652.

“Edward, from Hing. Eng., ‘with his wife, 3 sons, and two daughters, and 3 servants, came and settled in this Town of Hingham 1638;’ and the same yr. land was granted to him. After remaining here [Hingham, MA] a few yrs. however, he removed to other places, and finally settled at Exeter, N. H., where he passed the remainder of his days. On Oct. 14, 1652, being then of Ipswich, he conveyed his home and land in ‘Bachelor’s Rowe,’ Hingham, which he had previously purchased of Nicholas Jacob, together with other lots of land either granted him by the town or obtained by purchase, to his s.-in-law Daniel Cushing.”

Surname has also been reported to be Gyllman and Gylman.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bobbistockton/gil.htm

Edward GILMAN, "Colonist", was born about 1587 in Hingham, Norfolk, England. He was christened on 20 Apr 1587 in Of, Hingham, Norfolk, England. He died on 22 Jun 1655 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire. He was buried on 10 Apr 1681 in , Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

Edward married Mary CLARK daughter of John CLARK and Elizabeth on 3 Jun 1614 in Hingham, Norfolk, England. Mary was born in 1585/1600 in Hingham, Norfolk, England. She died on 22 Jun 1681 in , Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

Edward "The Colonist" came with Mary and his sons, John, Moses and Edward and two daughters to Ipswich, Massachusetts in 1647. They sailed in June on the ship, "Diligent" from Suffolk, England to Boston, Massachusetts, arriving on 10 Aug 1638. There were about one hundred passengers on board, most from Hingham, Norfolk, destined for Hingham, Massachusetts.

Edward Gilman and his family were part of a large contingent of immigrants from the market town of Hingham, Norfolk, England who over the course of several years established a daughter town of Hingham in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The newly formed Colony of Massachusetts held great promise for men who had the drive, ambition and capital to take advantage of the lucrative opportunities awaiting them. All they had to do was survive the crossing and then stay healthy. Edward and his family thrived in their new home. He didn't stay long in Hingham, eventually making his home in Exeter in New Hampshire. Here is what I know about Edward Gilman.

http://www.jeaniesgenealogy.com/2015/12/edward-gilman-1587-1655-hingham-england.html

References:

https://www.geni.com/people/Edward-the-Colonist-Gilman-IV/6000000002442535859

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRZB-DQ1?icid=amp_hdr_signin

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gilman-12

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36428844/edward-gilman

http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I48&tree=Schirado

https://gw.geneanet.org/frebault?lang=en&pz=henri&nz=frebault&p=edward&n=gilman

https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/noblesse-europeenne/I216764.php

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Nana's 9x Great-Grandfather:

My 11x Great Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 12x Great-Grandfather:

Family

Spouse:

Mary Hawes

1560-1618

Mary Gilman

Birthdate: 1560

Birthplace: Caston, Norfolk, England

Denomination: (probably) Anglican

Date of Marriage: ca. 1580

Place of Marriage: Holy Cross Church, Caston, Norfolk, England

Death: March 9, 1618 in Caston, Norfolk, England

Immediate Family:

Daughter of Richard Hawes and Cisely Bernard

Children:

1. Bridget Gilman 1582–1665

2. Edward Gilman, IV 1587–1655

3. Robert Gilman 1590–1658

4. Elizabeth Gilman 1601–1681

5. Margaret Gilman 1602–1639

6. Sarah Gilman 1603–

7. Mary Gilman 1604–1681

8. John Gilman –1631

About Mary Hawes

Buried at Coston, England.

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hawes-989

The wife of Edward Gilman is unsourced. "Some online databases give her name as Mary HAWES but the source is unidentified. The LDS IGI lists Edward Gilman's (b. 1557) wife as Mary Hawes with no sources identified, and she is unnamed in the Gilman genealogy. (The Story of the Gilmans & a Gilman Genealogy - Constance Ames (1950))."[1] Mary died in 1617 or 1618. It is not certain of her marriage date to Edward Gilman. Since their first child was born in 1581 the marriage probably took place sometime in 1580.

Family

From http://www.themorrisclan.net/GENEALOGY/GILMAN%20Edward%20F15108.html

She married Edward GILMAN [F15108] in Caston, Norfolk, England.

She died (was buried-S9) on 9 March 1617-1618 in Caston, Norfolk, England. {S1,S5}.

References:

https://www.geni.com/people/Edward-Gilman-III/6000000000630310084

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KNSK-BVJ

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gilman-3

http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I5608&tree=Schirado

https://gw.geneanet.org/frebault?lang=en&pz=henri&nz=frebault&p=edward&n=gilman&oc=1

https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/noblesse-europeenne/I216768.php

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100810360/edward-gilman

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Nana's 10x Great-Grandfather:

My 12x Great Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 13x Great-Grandfather:

Gilman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Norman Conquest of England of 1066 added many new elements to the already vibrant culture. Among these were thousands of new names. The Gilman name is derived from the baptismal name Gilmyn. Gillman indicated that the bearer was the son of (or descended from) someone named Gilmyn. The name is of Norman origin, and was brought to England in the wake of the conquest after the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Early Origins of the Gilman family

The surname Gilman was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.

The ancestry of the Gilman family was first put into print in 1895. The researcher, himself a Gilman, did great job, but he did make some errors, which are still perpetuated today. One of the best resources I found was a book called "The Ancestry of Abel Lunt, 1769-1806, of Newbury, Massachusetts," printed in 1968. The very best sources are, as any good genealogist knows, not a book or a website, but the primary information. These types of sources are not always easy or cheap to find. I always try to locate the original source if possible but I did not have much luck in this case.

The first definite ancestor was also an Edward. He lived in Caston, a small town near Hingham. He was probably born around 1525. His King, Henry the Eighth, was still married to his first wife, Katherine of Aragon. England was still a catholic nation. On 21 June 1550 Edward married Rose Ryse in the parish church of Holy Cross. Their first child, Margaret, was baptized on 1 December 1550. Hum, there's only six months between the marriage and the baptism, just saying. More children arrived about every two years or so. The last of ten children, to arrive was Olive. She was baptized on 21 November 1573. Olive would never know her father.

Gilman Spelling Variations

A multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Gillman, Gilman and others.

Gilman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Edward Gilman, who arrived in Hingham, Massachusetts in 1638

John Gilman, who landed in New England in 1657

Mary Gilman, who landed in Virginia in 1666

Philip Gilman, who arrived in Maryland in 1668-1670

Joshua Gilman, who arrived in Hampton, NH in 1669

The Gilman family of New Hampshire was a family distinguished as statesmen, educators, authors, architects, businessmen, abolitionists, and in other fields. They descend from Edward Gilman (c. 1587-1681), who emigrated with his family as Puritans from Hingham, Norfolk, England, in 1638, and who eventually settled at Exeter, New Hampshire. 'Counsellor John Gilman,' Edward's son, was named one of the first counsellors of the Province of New Hampshire in 1679; Col. Peter Gilman was one of the Royal Counsellors in 1772. Edward Gilman's New Hampshire descendants served in the New Hampshire General Court, and as judges, doctors, ministers and military officers, and they played a crucial role in New Hampshire during the American Revolutionary War. Later branches of the family produced leaders in other fields as well. The Gilman family is of Welsh descent; the American branch of the family traces its earliest documented origins to the 16th century in the village of Caston, Norfolk, England.