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THE ORIGINS OF THE NAME

"FREEBURN"


Researches have found that the name Freeburn
was first recorded in Berwickshire where they were seated
from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest
and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Freeburn emerged as an influential name in the county of Berwickshire
where they were first recorded as a family of great antiquity
seated with manor and estates in that Shire,
and were originally from Friebernus in Lincolnshire,
recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086.
They were closely associated with the Abbeys of Newbattle
and Kelso and granted lands to those Abbeys, from about the year 1150.
By 1190 they had branched to Lamberton and
also acquired Polken in the in the parish of Livingston.
Notable amongst the family at this time
was Roger Freebairn of Berwickshire.
Throughout the centuries the name, Freeburn, occurred in many records,
manuscripts and documents but not always with the the exact spelling.
The scribs in those days spelt the word as it was sounded phonetically
and that is why there are so many different ways
that one would see it spelt. [ Freebourn,Freebairn,etc.]

The first of my lineage born in Australia,was,Jane Dunn,
daughter of Michael Dunn and Ann Banks,both convicts,
born at Parramatta in 1797. She was christened at
St John's Church, Church of England,Parramatta,
New South Wales in 1797.
Jane Dunn married Francis Walker. They had a daughter,Ann.
Ann married Thomas Freeburn. Thomas was also a convict.
Born in Donegal, he was tried an convicted there for stealing
and sentenced to seven years in the penal Colony of Australia.
Further information may be obtained by looking at the
Freeburn Ged Page.










This page was created on 10th February, 2001,
and is maintained by Bob Freeburn

Last updated 10th February, 2001




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