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John Freeman , Maj.

d. 28 Oct 1719

Parents

Events

Christening
28 Jan 1627 · England
Death
28 Oct 1719
Burial
· Eastham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts

Family

Spouse: Mercy Prence (1631–1711) · m. 14 Feb 1650 · Eastham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts

Children:

  1. John Freeman (Dec 1651–27 Jul 1721)
    m. Sarah Merrick (1 Aug 1654–21 Apr 1696) · 18 Dec 1672 · Eastham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
    Children: John Freeman (1674–1678); Sarah Freeman (1676–1739); John Freeman (1678–1729); Rebecca Freeman (1681–); Nathaniel Freeman (1683–1735); Benjamin Freeman (1685–1758); Mercy Freeman (1687–1720); Patience Freeman (–1731); Susanna Freeman; Mary Freeman (1693–1729); Elizabeth Freeman
    m. Mercy (ABOUT 1659–26 Sep 1721)
  2. Thomas Freeman (Sep 1653–9 Feb 1715)
    m. Rebecca Sparrow · 31 Dec 1673 · Eastham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
    Children: Mercy Freeman (1674–1747)
  3. Mercy Freeman (Jul 1659–19 Jun 1737)
    m. Samuel Knowles (17 Sep 1651–19 Jun 1737) · Dec 1679 · Eastham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
    Children: James Knowles (1680–1704); Mercy Knowles (1681–); Samuel Knowles (1683–1751); Nathaniel Knowles (1686–1732); Richard Knowles (1688–1769); Rebecca Knowles (1690–1755); John Knowles (1692–1753); Ruth Knowles (1694–1745); Cornelius Knowles (1695–1764); Amos Knowles (1702–1786); James Knowles (1705–1765)
  4. Patience Freeman (ABOUT 1667–15 Feb 1745)
    m. Samuel Paine (ABOUT 1652–13 Oct 1712) · 31 Jan 1682 · Eastham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
    Children: Samuel Paine (1683–1706); Mercy Paine (1686–); Nathaniel Paine (1689–1707); Ebenezer Paine (1692–); Elizabeth Paine (1694–); Joshua Paine (1696–); Isaac Paine (1699–); Mary Paine (1704–); Seth Paine (1706–1723)
  5. Edmund Freeman (ABOUT 1654–11 Feb 1718)
    m. Ruth Merrick (15 May 1652–1680/81) · Jan 1678 · Eastham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
    Children: Isaac Freeman (–1718)
    m. Sarah Mayo (1660–AFTER 25 Feb 1718) · BEFORE 1703
    Children: Sarah Freeman (–1744); Mercy Margery, Freeman/ (1692–1759); Mary Freeman (1681–); Hannah Freeman
  6. Hannah Freeman
    m. Mayo
    Children: John Mayo
  7. Nathaniel Freeman (20 Mar 1669–4 Jan 1760)
    m. Mary Howland (23 Jan 1666–29 Jan 1743) · ABOUT 1692
    Children: Abigail Freeman (1693–1737); Nathaniel Freeman (1694–); John Freeman (1696–); Mary Freeman (1698–); Eleazer Freeman (1701–); Lydia Freeman (1703–)
  8. Bennett Freeman (10 Mar 1671–30 May 1716)
    m. John Deacon Paine (14 Mar 1661–18 Oct 1731) · 14 Mar 1689 · Eastham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
    Children: John Paine (1690–1771); Mary Paine (1693–1770); William Paine; Benjamin Paine (1697–1713); Sarah Paine (1699–1774); stillborn Paine (1701–1701); Elizabeth Paine (1702–1772); Theophilus Paine (1703–); Josiah Paine (1706–1728); Nathaniel Paine (1707–1728); Rebecca Paine (1709–); Mercy Paine; Benjamin Paine (1714–1717)
  9. William Freeman
    m. Lydia Sparrow (AFTER 19 Nov 1660–AFTER 16 Mar 1709) · ABOUT 1684
    Children: William Freeman (1686–)

Notes

The will of Nathaniel Mayo mentions "My loveing brothers John ffreeman and Nathaniel Bacon" (Note: Nathaniel Mayo's wife was the sister of John Freeman's wife). !Baptism-Death-Marriage: Hills, Mayflower Planters 2:49 !Burial: MD 8:2, tombstone reads: "Here lyes the Body of Major John Freeman Dec'd October Ye 28th 1719 in Ye 98th year of his age."