as 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]
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]
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