Mary Folger

1622 - 1685  (63 years)

• Name	Mary Folger
  Birth	1622	Norwich, Norfolk, England
  Gender	Female
  Death	18 Jul 1685	Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Burial	Old Burying Ground of First Presbyterian Church Southold, Suffolk, New York
  Person ID	I27419	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	John Foulger,   b. 1590, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 1660, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Merbah Gibbs,   b. 24 Mar 1595, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 7 Jul 1635, Edgartown, New York Colony, British Colonial America (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	Jan 1617	Norwich, Norfolk, , England
  Family ID	F1720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	John Folger,   b. Abt 1593, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 22 Oct 1660, Martha's Vineyard, West Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Meribah Gibbs,   b. 24 Mar 1595, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 18 Oct 1664, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F38461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Peter Paine,   b. 14 Mar 1616, England d. Bef 15 Sep 1658, Southold, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America (Age < 42 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1644	Long Island, New York, United States
  Children	1. John Paine,   b. 1653, Southold, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. Bef 3 Oct 1707, Southold, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America (Age < 54 years)   2. Jeremiah Paine,   b. 30 Dec 1649, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 28 Nov 1726, Southold, Suffolk, New York, USA (Age 76 years)   3. Thomas Paine,   b. Abt 1650, New York d. 5 Aug 1741, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 91 years)   4. Peter George Payne,   b. 1645, of Southold, Suffolk (Long Island), New York, United States d. 20 Apr 1696, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 51 years)   5. Daniel David Paine,   b. 1650, Oysterponds, Suffolk, New York, USA d. 1690 (Age 40 years)   6. Sarah Paine,   b. 21 Mar 1647, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 Jun 1733, Southold, Long Island, New York, USA (Age 86 years)   7. Maria Paine,   b. 1650, Southold, Suffolk, New York   8. Jeremiah Paine   9. Sarah Paine   10. Daniel David Paine,   b. 1645, Oysterponds, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Family ID	F20802	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Jeremiah Vail, >,   b. Abt 1618, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. Abt 1687, Southold, Suffolk, NY (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1642	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Children	1. Tabitha Vail,   b. 1661, Southold, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. 16 Dec 1735 (Age 74 years)   2. John Vail,   b. 1663, Southold, Suffolk, NY d. 18 Aug 1737, Southold, Suffolk, NY (Age 74 years)   3. John Jeremiah Vail,   b. Abt 1663, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 18 Aug 1737, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 74 years)   4. Daniel (David) Vail,   b. 1665, Southold, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. 18 Aug 1737, Southold, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America (Age 72 years)   5. Mary Vail,   b. Abt 1667, Southold, Suffolk, NY d. 22 Sep 1689, Southold, Suffolk, NY (Age 22 years)   6. Thomas Vail,   b. Abt 1669, Suffolk Co., NY d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Note by Sweezey.net: Mary Folger, widow of Peter Paine, on May 24, 1660 in Southold, Long Island, New York. Mary Folger was probably the daughter of John Folger and Meribiah Gibbs of Nantucket and is likely the great-aunt of Benjamin Franklin. Ben Franklin is a grandchild of a Peter Folger, a brother of Mary Folger. This identity is not given in the Vail Genealogy. Torrey gives her maiden name as Folger. I'm not sure of the evidence that led to the discovery of her identity. Mary was likely born about 1630, as she had five children with Jeremiah after 1660. I'm not aware of any children she had from her first marriage; but it's quite possible that descendants of her Vail kids are half cousins to any that she may have had from her Paine/Payne marriage. She must have died before 1685, the estimated date of Jeremiah's third marriage given by the Vail genealogy and also by Torrey. If born in 1630, she would have been about 50 and her five children would have all been under 25.