Major John Freeman
M, #9476, b. about 1626, d. 1 October 1719
Parents
Family: Mercy Prence (b. before 28 September 1631, d. 28 September 1711)
Biography
Major John Freeman was born about 1626 in Billinghurst, Sussex, England. He and
Mercy Prence were married on 14 February 1649 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. He died on 1 October 1719 at age ~93 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. He was buried at Cove Cemetery in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
He came to Lynn, MA, from England with his parents on the ship Abigail of London.
He was one of several settlers who were granted land in Mannomoiett which the Plymouth Government had purchased from the local Indian sachem. The land had previously been purchased illegally by William Nickerson.
He was appointed one of the seven Assistants to the Governor of Plymouth Colony (his father-in-law, Thomas Prence) 1654-62.
He and his wife had 11 children, listed in the Freeman Genealogy.[AbrahamLeonard.FTW]
Lived in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA. His will, dated June 1, 1716, mentioned his daughter, Mercy Knowles. Major John Freeman had person sources.
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Citations
- [S364] Freeman Families of New England, p. 2-5
- [S28] AbrahamLeonardInternet.ftw
John Freeman
M, #9477
Parents
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Jonathon Sparrow
M, #9478
| Last Edited | 7 December 2009 |
Patience Brewster
F, #9479, b. about 1603, d. 1634
Parents
Biography
Patience Brewster was born about 1603 in Nottinghamshire, England.
Thomas Prence and she were married on 5 August 1624 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. She died in 1634 at age ~31 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
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William Brewster, IV
M, #9480, b. 24 January 1567, d. 10 April 1644
Parents
Biography
William Brewster, IV, was born on 24 January 1567 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England. He and
Mary Wentworth were married before 1593. He died on 10 April 1644 at age 77 in Duxbury, Massachusetts.
He was an assistant to William Davison, one of Queen Elizabeth's Secretaries of State, and he went to Holland with Davison in 1585 on a diplomatic mission. When Davison was imprisoned by Queen Elizabeth as a scapegoat for the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, Brewster returned to Scrooby and subsequently was appointed to his father's old post there as postmaster, holding that position until 1607.
William Brewster was one of the original members of the separatist congregation at Scrooby which became the nucleus for the Pilgrim church. He emigrated with other Pilgrims to Leyden in 1608 and became an elder of their church. He entered but did not graduate from Peterhouse, Cambridge. He came on the Mayflower; daughters Patience and Fear arrived on the Anne.
See The Pilgrim Migration, pp. 66-70, for more about William Brewster. See also, "The Great Migration Begins," pp.227-230. William Brewster, IV, had person sources.
1 Citations
- [S1063] Eugene Aubrey Stratton, Plymouth Colony: Its History and People 1620-91, Ancestry, Salt Lake City, 1986., p. 251
Mary Wentworth
F, #9481, b. about 1568, d. 17 April 1627
Parents
Biography
Mary Wentworth was born about 1568 in Nottinghamshire, England.
William Brewster, IV, and she were married before 1593. She died on 17 April 1627 at age ~59 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
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Rebecca Prence
F, #9482, b. before 22 May 1627, d. before 18 July 1651
Parents
Family: Edmond Freeman (b. 26 November 1620, d. before 5 January 1704)
Biography
Rebecca Prence was born before 22 May 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Edmond Freeman and she were married on 22 April 1646 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. She died before 18 July 1651 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
She died after giving birth to her first and only child. Rebecca Prence had person sources.
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Citations
- [S1063] Eugene Aubrey Stratton, Plymouth Colony: Its History and People 1620-91, Ancestry, Salt Lake City, 1986., p. 341
Edmond Freeman
M, #9483, b. 26 November 1620, d. before 5 January 1704
Parents
Family: Rebecca Prence (b. before 22 May 1627, d. before 18 July 1651)
Biography
Edmond Freeman was born on 26 November 1620 in Billinghurst, Sussex, England. He and
Rebecca Prence were married on 22 April 1646 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He died before 5 January 1704 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
Edward or Edmond? Stratton has Edmond. Edmond Freeman had person sources.
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Citations
- [S1063] Eugene Aubrey Stratton, Plymouth Colony: Its History and People 1620-91, Ancestry, Salt Lake City, 1986., p. 294
Thomas Prence
M, #9484, d. before 13 March 1673
Parents
Biography
Thomas Prence died before 13 March 1673 in England.
He returned to England. Thomas Prence had person sources.
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Citations
- [S1063] Eugene Aubrey Stratton, Plymouth Colony: Its History and People 1620-91, Ancestry, Salt Lake City, 1986., p. 341
Mary Faunce
F, #9485
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Hannah Prence
F, #9486, b. about 1629, d. 25 November 1698
Parents
Biography
Hannah Prence was born about 1629 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. She died on 25 November 1698 at age ~69 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
Hannah Prence had person sources.
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Citations
- [S1063] Eugene Aubrey Stratton, Plymouth Colony: Its History and People 1620-91, Ancestry, Salt Lake City, 1986., p. 341
Jonathan Sparrow
M, #9487
| Last Edited | 7 December 2009 |
Thomas Prence
M, #9488, b. 29 January 1576, d. 14 August 1630
Parents
Biography
Thomas Prence was born on 29 January 1576 in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England. He died on 14 August 1630 at age 54 in Barking, All Saints, London, England.
He was a carriage maker at All Hallows Barking, London.
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Robert Fuller
M, #9489
Biography
He was a bricklayer.
| Last Edited | 7 December 2009 |
George Kendrick
M, #9490
Biography
George Kendrick and
Ruth Bowen were married on 23 April 1647 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
| Last Edited | 7 December 2009 |
Joseph Wheaton
M, #9491
Parents
| Last Edited | 7 December 2009 |
Samuel Wheaton
M, #9492, b. 30 October 1643, d. 2 February 1684
Parents
Biography
Samuel Wheaton was born on 30 October 1643. He and
Elizabeth Wood were married on 5 December 1678. He died on 2 February 1684 at age 40.
| Last Edited | 7 December 2009 |
Jeremiah Wheaton
M, #9493
Parents
| Last Edited | 7 December 2009 |
Phebe Slade
F, #9494, b. 25 September 1701
Parents
Biography
Phebe Slade was born on 25 September 1701 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Stephen Bowen and she were married on 17 October 1723 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Phebe Slade had person sources.
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Citations
- [S373] Ancestral Lines, Third Edition, by Carl Boyer, 3rd, p. 531
Obadiah Wheaton
M, #9495
Parents
| Last Edited | 7 December 2009 |
Hannah Wheaton
F, #9496
Parents
| Last Edited | 7 December 2009 |
Mary Wheaton
F, #9497, b. 4 November 1656
Parents
Biography
Mary Wheaton was born on 4 November 1656.
Thomas Mann and she were married on 3 July 1676 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
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Samuel Blanding
M, #9498, b. 11 April 1680
Parents
Biography
Samuel Blanding was born on 11 April 1680 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Samuel Blanding had person sources.
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Citations
- [S2] Plymouth County Vital Records, p. 109, p. 116
Obediah Blanding
M, #9499, b. 14 April 1679
Parents
Biography
Obediah Blanding was born on 14 April 1679 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
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David Robert Ashley
M, #9500, b. 8 June 1642, d. 8 December 1718
Parents
Biography
David Robert Ashley was born on 8 June 1642 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He and
Hannah Glover were married on 24 November 1662 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. He died on 8 December 1718 at age 76 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
1 He was buried at Old Westfield Cemetery in Westfield, Massachusetts.
David was a cooper by trade, although in one reference he was called a clothier. David received a grant of land at Woronoco, now Westfield, February 8, 1663-64, on condition that he and the other grantees "pay the Indians for their purchase within three years and that they go there to dwell." He and Joseph Whiting received Sacketts Creek in March 1669 "to set a mill thereon and grind corn." He served in a number of responsible offices in town (juror, selectman, clerk of the writs, treasurer) and was a highly respected citizen. He was a member of the Westfield Church. He died there in 1718. The five oldest children were born in Springfield, while the rest were born in Westfield. David Robert Ashley lived in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, in 1642.
Citations
- [S196] Marriages, Births, and Deaths in Westfield, NEHGS web site, p. 265