Gershom Elkins

Abt 1641 - 1718  (77 years)

• Name	Gershom Elkins
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	Abt 1641  [1]
  He was 77 years old when he died. [1]
  History	birth to death	Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.
  On 19 December 1670, he was granted 200 acres of land in Kingston. In 1694, he was one of the original grantees of Kingston, New Hampshire. [3] On November 26, 1706, was chosen deacon. [2] Gershom Elkins was a representative of Hampton in 1708. [2] His will is dated June 9, 1714. [2] His will was proved March 5, 1718, Thomas Elkins, executor. His inventory taken 28 February 1718 and valued at £555 8/6. [2]
  Death	12 Jan 1718	Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4]
  Siblings	5 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. Mary Elkins,   c. 8 Apr 1638, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   2. Maria Elkins,   c. 3 Mar 1639, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. + 3. Gershom Elkins,   b. Abt 1641   d. 12 Jan 1718, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.  (Age 77 years) ▻ Mary Sleeper,  m. 15 May 1667 > 4. Henry Elkins,   b. 1643, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. ▻ Esther Waldron > 5. Eleazar Elkins,   b. say 1648, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. Abt 1694  (Age 46 years) ▻ Deborah Blake,  m. 31 Dec 1673   6. Thomas Elkins,   b. 1649, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire   7. Oliver Elkins,   b. 1650, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. 1722, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 72 years) > 8. Samuel Elkins ▻ Mary Tilton,  m. 5 Feb 1706
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: Henry Elkins,   b. Abt 1613, England d. 19 Nov 1668, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Maternal Line: Mary ,   b. Abt 1617, England d. 17 Mar 1659, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.
  Person ID, Branch	I1773	Roy Line
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Henry Elkins,   b. Abt 1613, England d. 19 Nov 1668, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary,   b. Abt 1617, England d. 17 Mar 1659, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1488	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Mary Sleeper,   b. 2 Sep 1647, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. 9 Feb 1703 (Age 55 years)  [1, 2]
  Marriage	15 May 1667	Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	Gershom was ~ 26 years and 5 months old - Mary was 19 years and 8 months old. (Were Married 35 years and 9 months).
  Children	6 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Jonathan Elkins,   b. 24 Jan 1669, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. 12 Feb 1746, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Age 77 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Deacon Moses Elkins,   b. 4 Dec 1670, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. 9 May 1737, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire (Age 66 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. Joseph Elkins,   b. Abt 1672, Rockingham County, New Hampshire d. Before 1714 (Age 41 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   4. Mary Elkins,   b. 2 Sep 1674, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. 9 Feb 1703, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Age 28 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   5. Joanna Elkins,   b. 14 Mar 1677, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. 12 Jan 1762, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Age 84 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   6. Henry Elkins,   b. Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. 15 Sep 1707, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 7. Thomas Elkins,   b. Abt 1682, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. 25 May 1760, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Age 78 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   8. Deacon Joseph Elkins,   b. Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1484	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2019

  
  

• Event Map		History - birth to death - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Marriage - 15 May 1667 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Death - 12 Jan 1718 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S875] Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, volume II (C-F), (Boston: New England Historic Genealogy Society, 2001). [S1592] Hurd, D. Hamilton. History of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, New Hampshire: with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, (Philadelphia: J. W. Lewis & Company, 1882). [S656] Hosier, Kathleen E. Kingston, New Hampshire Early Families Patriots & Soldiers, (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1993). [S642] Dow, Joseph. History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire from its Settlement in 1638, to the Autumn of 1892 , (Salem, Massachusetts: Salem Press and Publishing Company, 1894).