 1626 - 1719 (93 years)
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| Name |
John Freeman [2] |
| Prefix |
Major |
| Birth |
28 Jan 1626 |
Pulborough, Sussex, England  [2] |
| Christening |
28 Jan 1626 |
Billingshurst, Sussex, England |
| Gender |
Male |
| Immigrated |
America |
| FamilySearch ID |
LT4G-TFZ |
| FamilySearch URL |
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LT4G-TFZ |
| Death |
28 Oct 1719 |
Barnstable, MA [2] |
| Burial |
Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Massachusetts [3] |
| Person ID |
I4311 |
Main |
| Last Modified |
28 Jan 2020 |
| Father |
Edumund Freeman, of the "Abigail", b. 25 Jul 1596, Pulborough, Sussex, England d. 1682, Sandwich, Barnstable, MA (Age 85 years) |
| Mother |
Bennett Hodsoll, b. 1596 d. 12 Apr 1630, Pulborough, Sussex, England (Age 34 years) |
| Marriage |
16 Jun 1617 |
Cowfold, Sussex, England |
| Family ID |
F1725 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Mercy Prence, b. 4 Jan 1631, Duxbury, MA d. 28 Sep 1711, Eastham, MA (Age 80 years) |
| Marriage |
13 Feb 1650 |
Eastham, Barnstable, MA [4] |
| Children |
| + | 1. Nathaniel Freeman, b. 20 Mar 1669, Eastham, Barnstable, MA d. 9 Jul 1760, Eastham, Barnstable, MA (Age 91 years) |
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| Family ID |
F1718 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Sep 2009 |
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| Notes |
- From Brewster Genealogy: Mentioned in the records as "among the early settlers, with Govenor Prence." "Was many years prominent in public affairs, and has to this day been regarded as one of the fathers of Eastham." "He was deputy from 1654, eight yrs; selectman from 1663, ten yrs.; assistant in the Government from 1666, several yrs, and Dec 7, 1692, was appointed to the Bench of the Court of Common Pleas. Was deacon of Eastham church many yrs. and was somewhat conspicuous in the military, doing service in the Indian wars. Through life he was a large land holder."
From Lee Murrah's Freeman Family Page:
Edmund and Bennett's son John was active in civic affairs and is frequently mentioned in public records. He served as a soldier, first as Lieutenant, then as Captain, and later as Major and took an active part in the Indian Wars. He was a major in the expedition against Indians at Saconet in 1677. He served as a member Council of War from 1667-76. He served as captain in the fight against Indians at Taunton in 1675. He was a major of Barnstable Troop in 1685 and Deputy at Eastham for eight years. He served as a selectman for ten years starting in 1663. John was assistant in the Government in 1666. On 7th Dec. 1692, he was appointed to the Bench of the Court of Common Pleas. For many years he was a Deacon of the Eastham Curuch.
John married Mercy Mary Prence, daughter of Governor Thomas Prence and Patience Brewster. Patience was the daughter of Elder William Brewster, the spiritual leader of the Mayflower. [5, 6]
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| Sources |
- [SAuth] John Spencer Howell, Jr., John Spencer Howell, Jr., (http://www.jhowell.com/ jhowell@jhowell.com).
- [S986] Glen C. Bodie, Glen C. Bodie, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gcbodie&id=I9952.
- [S1028] Michael MacKay, http://www.magma.ca/~mmackay/wc01/wc01_491.html.
- [S946] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, (New England Historic Genealogical Society), http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/great_migration/p.asp#THOMAS_PRENCE.
- [S1029] Lee Murrah, Lee Murrah, (http://www.murrah.com/gen/index.htm), From Lee Murrah's Freeman Family Page:.
- [S1673] Emma C. Brewster Jones, Brewster Genealogy, (Digital copy - Intternet Archive https://ia600306.us.archive.org/6/items/brewstergenealog001jone/brewstergenealog001jone.pdf), p. 22-23.
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