Descendants of Edmund Freeman
Edmund Freeman b abt 1572, Pulborough, Sussex, England, d 6 Jun 1623, Pulborough, Sussex, England. He md Alice Coles 1 Jan 1590/91, Pulburough, Sussex, England, daughter of George Coles. She was b abt 1576, Cowfold, Sussex, England, d 14 Feb 1650-51, Reigate, Surrey, England.
Children of Edmund Freeman and Alice Coles were:
  • Edmund Freeman b 25 Jul 1596.
  • William Freeman b 1598, Pulborough, Sussex, England, d 15 Sep 1666; md Christian Hodsoll abt 1620, Essex, England.
  • Alice Freeman b 1601, Pulborough, Sussex, d Feb 1651/52, Reigate, Surrey, England; md John Beauchamp 27 Dec 1615, Pulborough, Sussex, England.
  • Eleanor Freeman b bef 25 Aug 1603, Pulborough, Sussex, d 7 Apr 1618, Pulborough, Sussex.
  • John Freeman b 24 Jan 1604/05, Pulborough, Sussex, d 15 Sep 1666, Sudbury, Middlesex, MA; md Elizabeth Noyes 1643.
  • Elizabeth Freeman b 27 Aug 1609, Pulborough, Sussex; md John Coddington.
Edmund Freeman (immigrant) b 25 Jul 1596, Pulborough, Sussex, England, d 21 Jun 1682, Sandwich, Barnstable, MA. He md [1] Bennet Hodsoll 16 Jun 1617, Cowfold, Sussex, England, and [2] Elizabeth Raymer 10 Aug 1630. Bennet Hodsoll was the daughter of John Hodsoll and Faith Gratwick. She was b 1597/98, Pulborough, Sussex, England, d 12 Apr 1630, Pulborough, Sussex, England.
Children of Edmund Freeman and Bennet Hodsoll were:
  • Alice Freeman b 4 Apr 1619, Pulborough, Sussex, England, d 24 Apr 1651, Plymouth, MA; md Deac. William Paddy 24 Nov 1639, prob Plymouth, MA.
  • Edmund Freeman b 26 Nov 1620, Billinghurst, Sussex, England, d bef 5 Jan 1703/04, Sandwich, Barnstable, MA; md [1] Rebecca Prence 22 Apr 1646, Eastham, Barnstable, MA, [2] Margaret Young 18 Jul 1651, Sandwich, Barnstable, MA.
  • Bennett Freeman b bef 20 Jan 1621/22, Billinghurst, Sussex, d 3 Jan 1633/34, Billinghurst, Sussex.
  • Elizabeth Freeman b 11 Apr 1624, Billinghurst, Sussex, England, d 24 Jun 1692, Rochester, Plymouth, MA. She md Lieut. John Ellis 4 Jun 1645, Sandwich, Barnstable, MA.
  • Maj. John Freeman b 28 Jan 1625/26.
Maj. John Freeman b 28 Jan 1625/26, Billinghurst, Sussex, England, d 28 Oct 1719, Eastham, Barnstable, MA. He md Mercy Prence 13 Feb 1649/50, Eastham, Barnstable, MA, daughter of Gov. Thomas Prence and Patience Brewster.
Children of John Freemand and Mercy Prence were:
  • John Freeman b 2 Feb 1650, d infant.
  • John Freeman b 2 Dec 1651, Eastham, Barnstable, d 27 Jul 1721, Harwich, Barnstable, MA; md [1] Sarah Merrick 18 Dec 1672, Eastham, Barnstable, MA, [2] Mrs. Mercy Watson, 1701.
  • Thomas Freeman b Sep 1653, Eastham, Barnstable, d 9 Feb 1715/16, Harwich, Barnstable, MA; md Rebecca Sparrow 31 Dec 1673, Harwich, Barnstable, MA.
  • Patience Freeman b aft 1655, Eastham, Barnstable, d 15 Feb 1745/46, Eastham, Barnstable; md Lieut. Samuel Paine 31 Jan 1681/82, Eastham, Barnstable, MA.
  • Edmund Freeman b 6 Jun 1657, Eastham, Barnstable, d 10 Dec 1717, Eastham, Barnstable; md [1] Ruth Merrick (prob), [2] Sarah Mayo 1681, Boston, Suffolk, MA.
  • Mercy Freeman b 15 Jul 1659, Eastham, Barnstable, d 1744, Eastham, Barnstable; md Samuel Knowles 15 Dec 1679, Eastham, Barnstable, MA.
  • William Freeman b Oct 1662, Eastham, Barnstable, d 31 May 1687, Eastham, Barnstable; md Lydia Sparrow 1685, Eastham, Barnstable, MA.
  • Hannah Freeman b abt 1663, Eastham, Barnstable, d 15 Feb 1741/42, Harwich, Barnstable, MA; md John Mayo 14 Apr 1681, Hingham, Plymouth, MA.
  • Prence Freeman b 3 Feb 1665/66, Eastham, Barnstable, MA, d young.
  • Nathaniel Freeman, Esquire, b 20 Mar 1668/69.
  • Bennet Freeman b Feb 1670/71, Eastham, Barnstable, MA, d 30 May 1716, Eastham, Barnstable; md Deac. John Paine 14 Mar 1689/90, Eastham, Barnstable, MA.
Nathaniel Freeman, Esquire, b 20 Mar 1668/69, Eastham, Barnstable, MA, d 9 Jan 1760, Eastham, Barnstable, MA. He md Mary Howland 1690/91, prob Eastham, Barnstable, MA, daughter of Zoeth Howland and Abigail (Kirby?).
Children of Nathaniel Freeman and Mary Howland were:
  • Abigail Freeman b 22 Feb 1692-93, Eastham, Barnstable, MA, d 18 Jul 1768, Barnstable, MA; md Samuel Smith 9 Oct 1712, Eastham, Barnstable.
  • Nathaniel Freeman b 11 Feb 1693/94, Eastham, Barnstable, MA, d 27 Sep 1767, Orleans, Barnstable, MA; md Hannah Merrick 6 Apr 1721, prob Barnstable, MA.
  • John Freeman b 15 Jun 1695, Eastham, Barnstable, MA, d 9 Jun 1772, Eastham, Barnstable; md [1] Thomasine Sears 19 Mar 1718/19, Eastham, Barnstable, [2] Elizabeth Merrick 26 Oct 1761.
  • Mary Freeman b 3 Oct 1698, Eastham, Barnstable, MA; md Joshua Doane 13 Oct 1715.
  • Eleazer Freeman b 23 Apr 1701, Eastham, Barnstable, MA, d 1782-84; md Rebecca Young 31 Mar 1726.
  • Lydia Freeman b 14 Oct 1703.
Lydia Freeman b 14 Oct 1703, Eastham, Barnstable, MA, d 30 Dec 1755. She md Elisha Freeman 7 May 1725, Plymouth or Barnstable, MA, son of Samuel Freeman and Bathsheba Lothrop.

SOURCES:
ANC: The Great Migration Begins, by Charles Robert Anderson, an ongoing project under the auspices of the NEHGS, profile of Edmund Freeman; FG: Part I [12-23, 27-30, 42-43, 71].
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