EIGHTH GENERATION

78. William Freeman was born in Oct 1662 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA. ⁽¹⁰⁾ He died before 31 May 1687 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA. ^{(207)(32) (21)(22) (24)(10) (29)} He has Ancestral File number 8N0V-C4. FREEMAN, WILLIAM, Eastham, had a. 1686, w. Lydia, says Hamblen. Nine of this name had been gr. in 1829 at Harv. four at Dart. and one at Yale, and six at the other N. E. coll. [Savage, Gen. Dictionary, 1965]

Inventory filed on 31 May 1687 Eastham, Barnstable Co., MA, The inventory of the estate of William Freeman of Eastham was taken by Thomas Crosby and Mark Snow, and presented in Court 31 May, 1687, by the widow, Lydia Freeman, who was that day appointed administratrix. The inventory was recorded 7 June, 1687.

"where as william ffreeman of Eastham Dyied Intestate in ye year: 1686: there being then an Invintory .... presented Amounting to" £89, 7s. "And Lydia ffreeman sd Deceaseds widow had Letters of Administration Granted to her who has now here presented her Account .... and it is Approved And ye Estate .... is Setled as followeth: .... she hath expended for ye Bringing up Said Deceaseds Children" £39 "and She hath paid Debts due from sd Estate about" £9 "And .... there hath been Lost in Cattel .... about" £28, "there Remaines but" £13 6s. 8d. "which shall be divided as ye Law directs: ye widow Relict of sd ffreeman shall have one third which is" £4 6s. 8d. "And his Eldest Son William ffreeman two shars or parts of ye Remainder which is Six pound And Lydia ffreeman shall have three pound "Dated 27 April, 1696. Signed by Barnabas Lothrop, Judge of Probate.

"The seven and twenty day of April: 1696: Thomas ffreeman and John Sparrow of Eastham Appointed Gardians to william ffreeman and Lydia ffreeman the two children of william ffreeman Late of Eastham Deceased

p Barnabas Lothrop Judg of probate"

(perhaps the 1696 date was transcribed incorrectly). [Robinson Ancestors http://www.flinthills.com/~rlrobins/]

He was married to Lydia Sparrow (daughter of Capt. Jonathan Sparrow and Rebecca Bangs) about 1684 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA.⁽²⁹⁾ Lydia Sparrow was born between 19 Nov 1660 and Sep 1664 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA. ^{(224)(21) (29)} She died after 16 Mar 1708/9.⁽²⁹⁾ William Freeman and Lydia Sparrow had the following children:

+287 i. Lydia Freeman.
+288 ii. William Freeman.