Landers Genealogy Edmund Freeman

Edmund Freeman
(Abt 1566-1623)

Alice Coles
(Abt 1576-1652)

John Hodsoll
(1570-1617)

Faith Gratwick
(Abt 1574-After 1617)

Edmund Freeman
(Abt 1596-Bef 1682)

Bennet Hodsoll
(Abt 1593-Bef 1630)

Edmund Freeman
(Abt 1620-1673)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Rebecca Prence

2. Margaret Perry

Edmund Freeman

Born: Abt 1620, Billingshurst, Sussex, England ²⁴ ^,27 ^,29 ^,64 ^,204 ^,241
Christened: 26 Nov 1620, Billingshurst, Sussex, England ²² ^,33 ^,34 ^,59 ^,136 ^,212 ^,216 ^,242 ^,243
Marriage (1): Rebecca Prence on 22 Apr 1646 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA ⁵ ^,27 ^,37 ^,59 ^,63 ^,64 ^,128 ^,136 ^,212 ^,216
Marriage (2): Margaret Perry on 18 Jul 1651 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA ⁵ ^,26 ^,27 ^,33 ^,34 ^,35 ^,64 ^,136 ^,212 ^,216 ^,239 ^,240
Died: 29 Mar 1673, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA about age 53 ⁹ ^,27 ^,29 ^,33 ^,34 ^,59 ^,204 ^,244
Buried: 8 Apr 1673, Pulborough, Sussex, England ³³ ^,34

General Notes:

Was Deputy to the General Court, Sandwich, MA (1666-1673); Assistant to the Governor, 1666-1686; 1689-91. From a deed dated 29 Apr 1674: "Edmond ffreman Junr. of Sandwich in the Colony of New Plimouth in America for a fatherly affection unto my son Joseph Burge & my daughter Patience the w. of Joseph Burge afsd... doe give freely... one moyetee of upland... in Sandwich, being formerly in the poss. of Edmond ffreeman Senr... six acres... doe give unto my son in law Joseph Burge... his heirs..." Signed Edmond ffreeman. Witnesses: Richard Bourne, the mark of Thomas Burge. The grantor personally appeared and acknowledged the instrument 2 Mar 1674/5, at which time "Margarett freeman his wife appeared and gave up... all her right in the meadow herein specified." [Plymouth Colony Records 5, pt. 2:379]. ["Edmond Freeman of Sandwich," The American Genealogist 40:2, Apr 1964].

Wm.E. WRIGHT: "GREENE & LEWIS"; [private]; Houston, TX; 1991; pp 87-88. [Crandall homepage http://pages.prodigy.com/NY/cranfamassoc/ne.html]

Barnstable June ye 9th 1705. By Barnabas Lothrop Esq. Judge of Probate and Granting Letters of Administration for the County of Barnstable the Estate of Edmond ffreeman late of Sandwich who died intestate...pay
Edmond ffreeman son of the deceased £ 15. 00. 00.
To Isaac Pope and Alice his wife 09. 07. 00.
To Richard Allen of Sandwich 00. 01. 10.
To John ffish and Margaret his wife 01. 13. 08.
To John Launders and Rachel his wife 01. 06. 00.
To Patience Burg vid. 05. 08. 00.
(Barnstable County Probate 2:190)
The above distribution names all but the two youngest daughters of the deceased, namely, Sarah the wife of Richard Landers and Deborah the wife of Thomas Landers. [Maclean W. McLean, "Mr. Edmond Freeman of Sandwich, Mass., and His Family," The American Genealogist 40:20:103-110, 1964]

FREEMAN, EDMUND, s. of the preced. b. in Eng. m. 22 Apr. 1646, at Eastham, Rebecca, d. of Thomas Prence, the Gov. had only Rebecca, after b. of wh. his w. d. prob. in short time, and he m. 13 July 1651, Margaret Young, had Margaret, b. Oct. 1652; Edmund, 5 Oct. 1655; Alice, 29 Mar. 1658; Rachel, 7 Sept. 1659; Sarah, 6 Feb. 1662; and Deborah, 9 Aug. 1665; was rep. and the time of d. of hims. or of his w. is unkn. [Savage, Gen. Dictionary, 1965]

Mr. Edmond Freeman, Jr., was a Deputy to the General Court from the town of Sandwich 1669, seven tears.

Mr. F.'s 1st wife, Rebecca, was dr. of Gov. Thomas Prence, by his first marriage,; viz., to <i>Patience</i>, dr. of the venerable Mr. Brewster, b. 1560, and educated at the University of Cambridge, Eng., was ruling elder of the Leyden Church. He came to Plymouth with the early Pilgrims, continued highly esteemed, and died in Plym., April 16, 1644, æ. 83. Mrs. F.'s father, Gov. P., was from Lechdale, Eng.; and coming to Plym., 1621, — probably in the ship "Fortune," though Farmer says, in the ship "Anne,"—"was Governor of the Plym. Colony more than twenty years: greatly distinguished." His biographer says of him, "His appearance was peculiarly dignified and striking; he had a countenance full of majesty, and was therein a terror to evil-doers." He d. March 29, 1673, and was buried at Plym., April 8.

Mr. F.'s 2d wife Margaret, whom he m. July 18, 1651,—the former wife having died soon after giving birth to her only child,—may have survived her husband. They resided in Sandwich; but the date of decease of either, we are unable to state positively. [Freeman Genealogy by Frederick Freeman]

Edmund married Rebecca Prence, daughter of Gov. Thomas Prence and Patience Brewster, on 22 Apr 1646 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA ⁵ ^,27 ^,37 ^,59 ^,63 ^,64 ^,128 ^,136 ^,212.^,216 (Rebecca Prence was born on 22 May 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA ⁵ ^,27 ^,34 ^,64 ^,204 ^,244 and died before 18 Jul 1651 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA ⁵ ^,27 ^,34 ^,37 ^,64 ^,204 ^,242 ^,244.)

Noted events in their marriage were:

• Alt. Marriage, 22 Apr 1646, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA. ²⁴²

Edmund next married Margaret Perry, daughter of Edmund Perry and Sarah Crowell, on 18 Jul 1651 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA ⁵ ^,26 ^,27 ^,33 ^,34 ^,35 ^,64 ^,136 ^,212 ^,216 ^,239.^,240 (Margaret Perry was born about 1624 in County Devonshire, England,⁵ died on 5 Nov 1688 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA ³⁴ and was buried in 1688 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA.)