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Edmund Freeman

b. 1594 · Pulborough, Essex Co., England  |  d. 1686 · Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts

Most distant known ancestor in this line

Events

Birth
1594 · Pulborough, Essex Co., England
Christening
25 Jul 1596
Death
1686 · Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts

Family

Spouse: Elizabeth Graveley · m. 13 Oct 1617 · Herts, England

Children:

  1. Edmund Freeman (–29 Mar 1673)
    m. Rebecca Prence (BEFORE 22 May 1627–BEFORE 18 Jul 1681)
    m. Margaret Perry · 18 Jul 1681
  2. John Freeman (–28 Oct 1719)
    m. Mercy Prence (4 Jan 1631–28 Sep 1711) · 14 Feb 1650 · Eastham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
    Children: John Freeman (1651–1721); Thomas Freeman (1653–1715); Mercy Freeman (1659–1737); Patience Freeman (1667–1745); Edmund Freeman (1654–1718); Hannah Freeman; Nathaniel Freeman (1669–1760); Bennett Freeman (1671–1716); William Freeman

Notes

!Birth-Death: Leon Clark Hills, Mayflower Planters, 2:49 !Baptism: Knowles Genealogy p.16 footnote. Note: Says wife was Bennett Hodsoll (1597-12 Apr 1630, bur. Sussex England, m. 16 Jun 1617). He arrived in New England in 1635 on the ship "Abigail", and took residence in Lynn (then Saugus), removing to Plymouth soon after, where he was made a freeman on 2 Jan 1637. A few months later, he was involved in the founding of the town of Sandwich on the Cape. He was Deputy for Plymouth (1641), Asst. to Gov. Prence (1640-6), a member of the council of War (1642) and a judge.