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Where did the German Gilman family come from? What is the German Gilman family crest and coat of arms? When did the Gilman family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Gilman family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Goltmann, Goldman, Giltman, Gilman, Geldman, Gelderman, Galtman, Coltman and many more.

First found in Thuringia, where the family was known for its contributions to the prosperity and culture of the emerging feudal society. The family branched into numerous houses, many of which acquired estates and manors throughout the surrounding regions.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gilman research. Another 206 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1571, 1770, 1771, and 1838 are included under the topic Early Gilman History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gilman Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Edward Gilman, who arrived in Hingham, Mass 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

Gilman Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Daniel Gilman, who landed in America in 1741
  • Johan Adolph Gilman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752
  • John Adolph Gilman, who arrived in Germantown, Pa in 1764

Gilman Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • I T Gilman, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
  • F D Gilman, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
  • G W Gilman, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
  • M S Gilman, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
  • M W Gilman, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851


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  • Alfred Goodman Gilman (b. 1941), American pharmacologist, biochemist, and Nobel Prize winner
  • Arthur Delevan Gilman (1821-1882), American architect
  • Henry Gilman (1893-1986), American organic chemist known as the father of organometallic chemistry
  • Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935), prominent American sociologist, novelist, and writer
  • Benjamin Ives Gilman (1852-1933), American Secretary of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts from 1893 to 1925
  • Laura Anne Gilman (b. 1967), American fantasy author
  • Dorothy Gilman (b. 1923), American author of mystery and spy fiction
  • Sander L. Gilman (b. 1944), American cultural and literary historian
  • Theodore P. Gilman (1841-1930), American banker and politician
  • Nicholas Gilman Jr. (1755-1814), American soldier in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, a delegate to the Continental Congress, and a signer of the U.S. Constitution


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  • The Gilmans of Connecticut by Lloyd Gilman.
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  10. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
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The Gilman Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Gilman Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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