Freeman - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Descendants of Philip Freeman of Westmoreland Co. PA

barbara15 — 2009-11-07 19:38:42Z

My message did not print out in the format I typed it in and may not be clear. George Freeman was the son of Philip. John and Samuel were the sons of George Freeman.

Barbara McDonald

Descendants of Philip Freeman of Westmoreland Co. PA

barbara15 — 2009-11-07 19:36:18Z

This from the papers of my husband's grandmother, who was a descendant of Philip Freeman. She had the common misinformation as to the mother of Philip's children, so I have corrected that information. The rest of the information is copied as it appeared in her notes.

Philip Freeman + 1. Barbara Seidenspinner Bonjour 2. Mary Link (mother of all the children listed)

son George + Caty Moody
son John + 1. Margaret Hetherington 2. Nancy Stairs
Albert 2-16-(18)51
Jerry 1-1-50
William 5-3-53
Emory 2-14-55
Mary Ann 11-28-56
Jane 5-14-58
John D. 4-26-61
George 12-7-63
Reuben 12-17-65

son Samuel + Elvira Shonts
Catherine m. Holiday
Ellen m. John Fausold
Mary m. Wm. Baer
Eliza m. Wm. Nichols
Jane m. Frank Weaver
Christina m. George Shonts
Alice m. Jerry Brown
George never married (my note: died in Civil War)
Fausold m. Mary Miller
Belle m. Wm. McAllister
Anne m. Mangus

I don't have any information on these descendants other than Eliza Freeman and William Nichols and their descendants.

Barbara McDonald

Re: Oceanside, San Diego, California William E. Freeman

KyleBueller — 2009-11-07 17:43:39Z

I do have a bit of information regarding the Oxararts and Glesses. Interesting family.

e-mail me privately at:
Kyle.Bueller
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yahoo
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Re: Oceanside, San Diego, California William E. Freeman

glessarch_1 — 2009-11-07 08:38:51Z

I am trying to search for Simon Gless' family. He is my great grandfather. With what you have on Gaston Oxarart, does it say how he was related to the Gless family. I would like to find Simon's parents. I know that one census (I think 1880) shows Simon working as a laborer for a family in San Fernando. But I find nothing else.

Thank you,

Aric Gless,
Irvine, CA

Re: Freeman's of England and Pa.

vlakieste — 2009-11-06 15:38:21Z

Hello -

If you would like, I can email you a photograph of William Freeman and his wife, Elizabeth Jane (Tonkin) Freeman. I also have their passport information. I also have WWI era newspaper clippings of some of the Freeman boys. I have lots of great old photos of that family.

:-)

Re: Eddie Freeman - Musician from UK

johnholland999 — 2009-11-06 05:56:30Z

I know its been 9 years since you posted this on Ancestry.com.but I was wondering if you got any information on eddie since then. I knew an Eddie Freemnan in the 80's and still know his grandkids. He was a big time guitar player in London during the second world war and played with some big time orchestras. This will probably not get to you but if it does please reply. He was an amazing guitarist among other things.
John
napahollnd@aol.com re; eddie freeman

ps in case i miss your reply in spam send again a few times

Re: Hiriam Richard Freeman

jfreeman93 — 2009-11-05 05:39:06Z

Wendy,
I would like to know more about the family please contact me at jfreeman93@yahoo.com when get message.
Thanks,

Janet Freeman
California

Re: Samuel Digges Freeman

tripleace42 — 2009-11-05 01:33:12Z

Sammy, Roseanne Butler has written an article after interviewing my dad. She is the head of the archival department at Colonial Wmsbr. The article will come out fall 2011. We'll get the info and pass on to you. Meanwhile, e-mail me or call me re: family wedding. Bill

CONDE Joe FREEMAN 1919-1930

t42MountOlivet — 2009-11-03 11:47:39Z

CONDE Joe FREEMAN 1919-1930

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 209,237 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

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Re: freeman line

msdsw1 — 2009-11-02 23:08:26Z

Thomas Henry Freeman B 1882 - I believe this was my grandmother's Uncle. He was married to Hattie, had a sister named Flossie. PLEASE get in touch with me!! My grandmother is 83 and knows VERY little about her family and sounds like you and I are looking at the same folks! (I'm excited)

Crystal White
Clayton, NC

Re: Freemans of Alabama & Georgia

nvfreeman — 2009-11-02 14:25:28Z

contact me regarding my great great grandfather Madison Freeman and his brother Hezekiah Freeman of Cullman co. Al

nvfreeman@hughes.net

Re: Freemans in Northern Ireland

Littlemissunited — 2009-11-01 17:27:52Z

Greetings i have a interest in freeman history a certain michael reginald freeman infact,if your able to help me it would be much appeciated .thanks

Re: Freeman surname, Prence? Elijah? Silas?

KRow1950 — 2009-10-31 17:07:47Z

Thank-you very much although I'm broken-hearted... :-) I will find your book. How exciting! Since I'm not in the Elijah, Prence/Prince Freeman line - I am hoping that info I have found regarding Sarah Sally French Freeman (Silas's wife), Sarah Bassett French, on up tracing back to Richard Warren is correct. Thanks again. Kathleen

Freeman

rgreaney83 — 2009-10-31 15:27:39Z

Hello I am trying to trace down information regarding a John Daniel Freeman who married a Nellie Freeman c1920, died c1940 and was born c1902.

I am aware that his Father was John Peter Freeman, any help would be greatly appreciated?

Re: Freeman surname, Prence? Elijah? Silas?

freemanrj — 2009-10-29 19:46:27Z

Elijah Freeman, the son of Prence/Prince Freeman, was born in Mansfield, Conn. on 3 Nov 1757. His family moved to Hanover, N.H,, in 1762. Elijah was living in Norwich, Vt., by 1790, and removed to Waterford, Vt., in 1796. He died there on 21 Dec 1796. He had no child named Silas.

Silas Freeman, later of Clymer, was born 10 Jan 1775 in Newark, N.J., a son of Hezekiah Freeman, and lived in Morristown, N.J. until 1796 or 1797, when Hezekiah removed with his family to Onondaga County, New York, in a township that was soon after reorganized into Cayuga County. The area where he lived bore the names Elbridge, Aurelius, and Brutus successively. Hezekiah died in 1812.

Silas appears in the 1800 census in Aurelius and in the 1810 census in Brutus, in a part later called Sennett. In 1828 he had removed with his wife and 13 children to Clymer, Chautauqua County, N.Y., where he was listed in the 1830 census. He died there on 3 November 1836.

These Freemans were descendants of Stephen Freeman, who arrived (presumably from England) in 1645 and settled in Milford colony in what is now Connecticut. In 1666 he was among the founders and original settlers of Newark, New Jersey.

All of the records for the families mentioned above are documented in my book "Freeman Families of New England in the 17th and 18th Centuries" (Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2005). Copies are available in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, the New England Historic Genealogical Society Library in Boston, and the Allen County Library' Genealogical Collection in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Re: Edmund Freeman founder of Sandwich MA

bobbee113 — 2009-10-28 01:08:49Z

My line goes back to the son of John, Nathaniel (1668-1760). In my previous email, I was answering someone who wanted information about John (1622-1650), the son of Edmund (1596-1682). I hope my information about those Freemans was correct. My line stayed in New England right down to my father (1894-1978), the son of Leonard (1850-1916). And if you are in fact the author of "The Freeman Families of New England" (3 volumes), thank you so much for sharing all your wonderful information about the Freemans (and clarifying lots from "Freeman Genealogy" by Frederick Freeman).Those volumes are real treasures! Aloha ... Barbara Freeman Mills

Freeman surname, Prence? Elijah? Silas?

KRow1950 — 2009-10-28 01:05:16Z

I need help with a Freeman situation. I have documented Silas Freeman being born in Clymer, Chautauqua, New York in 1774. I have his father as Elijah Freeman, born in 1757. His father was Prence Freeman, born in 1713 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Mass. Okay.... anybody have any documentation that this is correct? It seemed to be working out well, but I now see that there are many Freeman's who have Silas's father as Hezekiah and up a different line altogether. Any help??? ALSO.... both have Silas's wife as Sarah Sally French, father Ebenezer French - and by her name her family leads back through the Bassetts, .... Any help greatly appreciated.

Re: Freeman's of AL (Ruth/George/Corene)

MelindaTeet — 2009-10-27 19:11:04Z

My apologies, My grandmother's name was Ruth Corene Freeman.

Lewis Freeman - anyone reseraching?

CFREEMAN — 2009-10-20 05:23:42Z

A Lewis Freeman was enumerated on the 1810 US Census for Fairified District, SC. He was 26-44 an had 3 males under 3, 3 females under 10, 0ne male 0f 10-15 and one male of 15-24 in his household.

in 1820 and 1830 a person whom? belive is the same
Kevi Freeman was eunerated in Franklin County, SC, and in 1840, Lewis Freeman was in Jackson County,

Id snyone else researching this Freeman<

Re: Edmund Freeman founder of Sandwich MA

freemanrj — 2009-10-26 21:51:42Z

I think there is some confusion in the family line you've proposed.

Starting from Edmund Freeman the immigrant of 1635. His son John (1622-1719) did have a son by the same name, but that John Freeman (1651-1721) had no son named William. The first John Freeman (1622-1719) did have William (1660-1687) who had William (1686-1772). However, that William Freeman did not have a daughter named Christian. Among all the Freemans of New England mentioned in my book [Freeman Families of New England in the 17th and 18th Centuries (Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2005) the name Christian only occurred once, for a child of Capt. Elkanah Freeman, born about 1752 and baptised in 1760 in Harwich, Mass. There is no further information about this Christian Freeman. There was a Christiana Freeman born in Easton, NY, in 1784, but that was in an entirely diiferent Freeman family, unrelated to the Edmund Freeman line.

The WorldConnect database (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/) has 23 listings for a Christian Freeman who married Blake Baker in North Carolina. A number of these say that her father was King Freeman, also of North Carolina.

James Freeman Family, Delaware Co., IN, 1860-1930

darrah160 — 2009-10-11 20:19:38Z

Looking for info on this family.

FREEMAN Argus L and Mildred L

t42MountOlivet — 2009-10-06 01:20:50Z

FREEMAN Argus L and Mildred L

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FREEMAN Chase L 1863-1926

t42MountOlivet — 2009-10-04 13:14:11Z

FREEMAN Chase L 1863-1926

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FREEMAN Lorna Elizabeth 1921-1931

t42MountOlivet — 2009-10-03 18:14:33Z

FREEMAN Lorna Elizabeth 1921-1931

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 207,650 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

FREEMAN Russell S and Ruby

t42MountOlivet — 2009-10-01 21:26:07Z

FREEMAN Russell S and Ruby

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 207,650 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: Edward Warrington Freeman

frankfreeman1000 — 2009-10-14 09:59:56Z

Continuation of the prior message. internett went down at a bad time. I also have a step sister from the union of edward and verleen freeman, named cyndy. is that possibly you?

frank freeman
formally of leavenworth kansas

Re: Edward Warrington Freeman

frankfreeman1000 — 2009-10-14 09:29:33Z

My father was Edward Lemual Freeman, son of Francis Edward Freeman, son of James Freeman, son of Edward warrington Freeman. i am a direct line decendent. feel free to contact mfe directly. who is your sister? i have one full brother from edward, one half brother from edward, and two half sisters from edward.

good hunting

Re: Edmund Freeman founder of Sandwich MA

moromans — 2009-10-25 19:24:48Z

I am just now confirming my Freeman link. I am related to the Freemans through my ggggrandfather Blake Baker who married Christian Freeman, dau. of William Freeman, son of William Freeman, son of John Freeman, son of John Freeman, son of Edmund Freeman. I do not know if Elizabeth or Bennett was John's mother. If anyone else has this genealogy or knows something about it, I would love to hear from them.
moromans@aol.com

Re: Freeman Footnotes

jaredfreeman1 — 2009-10-08 15:57:07Z

Are you still looking for "Freeman Footnotes"? If its the publication I think you are looking for, I have all the issues.

Jared

Re: Freemans of Alabama & Georgia

sharrontrawick40 — 2009-10-14 18:30:01Z

Hi, my grandfather, William Hamilton Freeman was born in Bremen, Cullman Co., Alabama in 1894. He was the son of William Freeman and Nancy Speegle. I'm not sure if this is the same family. I have very little info on this line but would be happy to share what I have. You can contact me at southern_2009@yahoo.com.

Re: Freeman DNA - Bedford Co., VA; Roane Co., TN Webster Co., MO; OK and TX

VirginiaTaylor44 — 2009-09-27 16:56:39Z

When my Uncle William Mitchell Freeman (1867-1930) visited his grand-uncle Littleton T. Freeman (1809-1891) a grandson of James Freeman, Littleton was 81 years of age. This is the information he shared with my Uncle Willie:
Littleton Freeman said:
My grandfather came from England in about the year 1610 and settled in Bedford County, Virginia; there he married a lady by the name of Susan — and raised a large family of children, seventeen (17) in number, most all boys. His name was James, and he was a Baptist preacher and a very wealthy man ......
So even a grandson did not know of the Native American background.

Paul Johnson writing in A History of the American People copyright 1997, first Harper Perennial Edition, published 1999, wrote:

In Part Five-Industrial America, 1870-1912, p.518-519,
The more they (speaking of the Indians) and the white settlers who displaced them, are studied in detail, and without prejudice on either side, the smaller the differences between them appear. Both Indians and whites were living in the same, often harsh country, and trying their best to master it, in different ways. There seems to have been no discernible difference in intelligence, as is attested not least by the large numbers of Indians who passed imperceptibly into the ranks of the whites and underwent racial and ethnic oblivion in a very few generations.
Footnotes refer to R. H. Pearce: Savagism and Civilisation: the Indian and the American Mind (New York, 1967); Stanley Vestal: Warpath and Council Fire: Plains Indians, 1851-91 (New York 1948).

And in Part Six-Melting-Pot America, 1912-1929, p. 667, he writes:
It is also true that many Northerners had some Indian blood, and boasted of it. The James family of Boston and both the Oyster Bay and the Long Island Roosevelts were cases in point. (This would be Theodore Roosevelt’s family – the Oyster Bay Roosevelts)
Footnotes refer to Madison Grant: The Passing of the White Race (New York 1916) 3-36.

Family History from Harold Freeman, my cousin and a son of William Mitchell Freeman:
The family history from Harold Freeman dates from July 9, 1980.
My Father told me that James Freeman of Bedford County, Virginia, was a Baptist Preacher and that on or near his farm there was a Church known as Freeman Baptist Church. It was still there in 1922, when he and my Mother visited the area.

In the book, Our Kin: The Genealogies of Some of the Early Families Who Made History in the Founding and Development of Bedford County, Virginia, copyrighted in 1930 by Mary Denham Ackerly and Lulu Eastman Jeter Parker, we have information on Indians in early day Bedford County, Virginia.

BEDFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA
p.8
As is true of most of the counties in this section of Virginia, Bedford was once the home of the red man. Tomahawks and arrowheads picked up in various parts of the county bear testimony to his dominion; while human skeletons and implements of war have been exhumed in the vicinity of Montvale, and an old barrow still remains there on the south bank of Goose Creek. An Indian fort, in which Mary Ingles sought refuge after her captivity and eventful life among the savages, stood near this barrow; and from here two Indian trails lead in directions of other settlements—one to the north between the Peaks of Otter, and the other to the west through Bugord’s Gap (now Villamont) in the Blue Ridge Mountains.,……

Like you, I am very curious of our Native American background. I would like an indication as to what Indian tribe etc. but I guess we'll have to say as Will Rogers often did, "My ancestors didn't come over on the Mayflower. They met the boat."

You can be sure that I will share any further information that I receive from any other source.

FREEMAN suicide listing

BillCribbs777 — 2009-10-02 15:19:24Z

Hi all,
There is a FREEMAN who is counted in the list of suicides for 1903 in the United States. The article with a roster of other suicides is listed in the GenealogyBuff.com Library of Files at http://www.genealogybuff.com/misc/suicides1903.htm

Other FREEMAN data can be researched at http://www.genealogybuff.com/data.htm#Freeman

Hope that helps.
Bill

Re: Elisha and Francis (Franklin) Freeman in Kansas

LindaFreeman2 — 2009-10-14 14:14:21Z

Virginia,
James Freeman (wife Phebe Casey) line has not had DNA testing. However, his brothers William & Elisha's lines have been tested and they are Not Native American. (R1b1)
James,William & Elisha's parents were: Richard Freeman & Ellender Yates.
You may contact me at: linniek2@embarqmail.com for further information. Linda

Re: Elisha and Francis (Franklin) Freeman in Kansas

LindaFreeman2 — 2009-10-14 14:09:31Z

Virginia,
James Freeman (wife Phebe Casey) line has not had DNA testing. However, his brothers William & Elisha's lines have been tested and they are Not Native American. (R1b1)
James & Williams parents were: Richard Freeman & Ellender Yates.
You may contact me at: linniek2@embarqmail.com for further information. Linda

Re: Freeman Reunion

jfreeman93 — 2009-10-15 17:53:03Z

I'm Joshua L. Freeman's grand daughter that he never meet. His daughter Mary Pency freeman was my grandmother. Her son Afred Franklin Freeman is my father he was born 1923 in N.C
This is closest I've came to a connection to this Lineage.
Really excited to find this.........My name is Janet Freeman born 1953 in California. Please contact me for more information at jfreeman93@yahoo.com
Thanks.
Janet Freeman

Re: Hiriam Richard Freeman

jfreeman93 — 2009-10-14 23:20:34Z

Joshua Freeman and Ruth Duggins are my great grand parents. Im Joshua L. Freeman's grand daughter his daughter Mary Pency Freeman was my grand mother. I never meet Joshua he died 1929 I was born 1953. Please contact me and well share information. jfreeman93@yahoo.com

Sincerely,
Janet Freeman,from california

Re: Freeman Reunion

jfreeman93 — 2009-10-14 20:29:37Z

My email address is jfreeman93@yahoo.com forgot to leave it on last post !!!!!!!!

Re: Freeman Reunion

jfreeman93 — 2009-10-14 20:21:48Z

Hello,

I'm Janet Freeman who is Joshua Freeman's ggranddaughter My grandmother was Joshua L. Freeman's daughter. Mary Freeman or scarlett she was one of four children born to joshua L Freeman. Joshua died 1929 I never meet him but now researching our family my information is on Freeman FAmily Tree on ancestry.com
Janet Freeman Please make contact if want more information happy to share. from California daughter of Alfred freeman N.C. B. 1923 D.2001 Alfred is Mary Ruth Freeman's son.

Re: Joshua Freeman

jfreeman93 — 2009-10-20 07:30:32Z

I'm researching Joshua L Freeman he was my grandfather if want any information he in my Freeman Family Tree please respond to jfreeman93@yahoo.com would love to hear from you.

Janet Freeman
California

Re: Hiriam Richard Freeman

jfreeman93 — 2009-10-20 07:13:24Z

Wendy please contact me at jfreeman93@yahoo.com would like to share information if possible.
Thanks alot

Joshua L. Freeman was Hiram brother thats my grandfather that I never met. Please respond if possible.....
Janet Freeman,California

Re: Freeman Reunion

jfreeman93 — 2009-10-12 07:24:15Z

Hirem was my grandfather Joshua L. Freemans brother. Never meet him but he raised my father who was Joshua's daughters son Alfred franklin freeman my father also lived with his uncle Hal Scarlett and his wife Annie in N.C. Almanance Co.If you are related would love to hear from you all. My email address is jfreeman93@yahoo.com Joshua and Ruth Duggins freeman were my great grand parents..........
Janet Freeman,California would be freemans from N.C.

Re: freeman family

DorothyThompson40 — 2009-10-18 19:42:04Z

my great-grandfather, Frederick Freeman, was born in 1855 in Honington, Warwickshire, England. His father's name was Emanuel Freeman. Could it be the same person?

Freeman

JIWelsch — 2009-10-22 16:41:53Z

WILTON, Iowa -- Helen P. Freeman, 66, Wilton, died Monday, Feb. 7, 2005, at Unity Hospital, Muscatine.

The Rev. Brian McNamara will officiate the services. Bentley Funeral Home, Wilton, is handling the arrangements.

Memorials may be made to Wilton Baptist Church and the American Cancer Society.

Mrs. Freeman was born April 24, 1938, in Lawrence County, Ohio, the daughter of Lawrence and Helen Benson Elkins. She married Jack E. Freeman Sept. 9, 1958, in Ironton.

She was a member of Wilton Baptist Church. She enjoyed quilting, sewing and crafts.

Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Teresa Willis and husband, Tip, of Muscatine, Melissa Hummel and husband, Steve, of Kaleen, Texas; a son, Mike Freeman of Wilton; two brothers, Jack Elkins and Bob Elkins, both of Washington Courthouse, Ohio; a half-sister, Marjorie Younkers of Washington Courthouse; six grandchildren; and a great-grandson.

She was preceded by her parents; a brother, Junior Elkins; a half-brother, Ralph Elkins.
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OAKVILLE, Iowa - Juanita Thyrza Freeman, 88, of Oakville, died Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at her granddaughter's home in Danville.

The Rev. Sam Reighard will officiate.

Mrs. Freeman was born March 3, 1919, in Alton, Ill., the daughter of David and Gertrude Bethel Mehaffy.

She married Fred E. Jennings Feb. 23, 1935. She later married Alfred E. Freeman May 11, 1957. He preceded her in death Dec. 2, 1974.

She was a homemaker and loved gardening, fishing, reading and traveling.

Her favorite thing to do was to spend time with her grandchildren and their kids.
She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary No. 489 at Oakville and appreciated the United Methodist women and the Oakville community for their care and concern for her.
She is survived by three sons, Fredrick E. Jennings of Billerica, Mass., Donald Jennings of Durbin, W. V. and Karl E. Jennings, Sr., of Morning Sun; three daughters, Ruth Kibling of Gastonia, N. C., Carolyn Jackson of West Burlington and Margaret Jennings of Burlington; a sister, Doris M. Brown of Burlington; two brothers, Lewis Mehaffy and David W. Mehaffy, Jr., both of Burlington; over 124 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great- great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a brother, Albert Mehaffy; and three sisters, Alice Walsh, Martha Hellberg and Gertrude Augustine.
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RIPLEY, Tenn. -- Dan Earl Freeman Jr., 47, of 3706 Curve Nankipoo Road, Ripley, died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002, in Muscatine, after an extended in illness.

Services are 1 p.m. Sunday at the Garner Funeral Home, Ripley.

Mr. Freeman was born Feb. 15, 1955, in Franklin, Texas, the son of Dan Earl and Barbara J. Simmons Freeman Sr.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Survivors include a son, Timothy A. Freeman of Covington, Tenn.; two brothers, Michael Anthony Freeman of Ripley, Tenn. and David M. Freeman of Muscatine; three sisters, Lela Marie Freeman of Ripley, Deanna Lynn Graves of Lone Pine Calif. and Alicia A. Freeman of Ripley.

Freeman's of AL (Ruth/George/Corene)

MelindaTeet — 2009-10-27 19:09:07Z

Hello everyone,
I am having a very difficult time finding my grandmother's family. Her name was Ruth Corene Teet 1920-1999 AL. She married Velvia Dee Teet 1922-1996. Her parents were George L. Freeman 1904-? and Corene Freeman ?-?.
I have a picture of what I think to be siblings but I am not sure. It is labeled Bug,Ruth,Firstee or Furstee,Leroy,Burna or Buna,Rosa and Betty.
Any help would be appreciated!

Re: Freeman Footnotes

Lpolk008 — 2009-10-08 16:51:58Z

Jared,
Thank you for replying. We did go to our local Family History Center, and ordered the fiche.
Our family was not listed ... but, you gotta check it out just the same.

Thanks!
Lisa
Texas

Freemans in Northern Ireland

michaelfreeman4 — 2009-10-25 15:15:52Z

There were - and still are - many Freemans in Ballymoney and Coleraine. They went all over the English speaking world from the 1840s onwards. My great grandfather came to England in 1862 - most of his cousins had gone to the USA, but that was a bad year to go there.

I have read the 1000 most recent posts without finding any mentioning Irish ancestors. I have done a lot of work on the Freeman families of Ulster, and where they went, and if there is anyone out there who is interested, I should be pleased to hear from you.

Michael Freeman

Re: Edmund Freeman founder of Sandwich MA

bobbee113 — 2009-10-26 06:21:02Z

John Freeman (b 1622, d 1719) was the son of Edmund, whose wife was Bennett Hodsoll (b ?, d 1630). The lived and were married in Sussex, England. After Bennett's death, he married Elizabeth Raymer in 1632 in Shipley, Sussex, England. This was the couple that migrated to America with 4 children on the Abigail in 1635.

See "The Freeman Families of New England" by Robert R. Freeman, Heritage Books, 2005

Hope this is some help ... please keep in touch ... Barbara Freeman Mills

Aaron Freeman and Mary Bently family...new information prooves this family began with a Native American male...

blueraine2 — 2009-09-27 16:20:44Z

Over the past 15 years as I've researched my Freeman ancestors, I've followed the connections made by other researchers to John Freeman of Norfolk County Virginia. Evidence seemed likely that this information was true, but lacked definitive proof, and I was never happy with the lack of evidence supporting the connections. Recently I've had to change my thinking completely as additional research and DNA testing are leading me down another path. Although many people believe that Aaron Freeman who married Mary Bently in Rowan County North Carolina is the grandson (or sometimes son) of John Freeman and Tabitha Hoyter of Chowan County North Carolina,new information suggests that this is untrue.

Recently a fellow male researcher (D. Freeman) with proven connections to Aaron and Mary's son Aaron Posey Freeman took the Y-DNA test (http://www.carnicle.com/DNA_Project/) and we discovered that our Aaron Freeman line started with a Native American male (Q1a3a Haplotype), probably at least one, possibly two generations before Aaron who marries Mary Bently.

Although I am unsure at this time who Aaron's father is, it is possible his ancestors were Waccamaw Indians who settled in Bladen County North Carolina (just south of Rowan Co.), where Freeman is a prominent name amongst Waccamaw surnames. Other possibilities could lead to the Monacan tribe from Bedford Co. Virginia or the Tuscarora Tribe who joined the Lumbees or Cherokees in North Carolina. Only time and further research will lead us to a definitive answer.

We do know that Aaron first shows up in Rowan Co. North Carolina in marriage records, marrying Mary Bently December 17, 1769. In addition to being signed by Benjamin Bently (Mary's brother) the bond is reported to be signed by James Freeman, possibly Aaron's brother or father. Other Freeman's in Rowan Co. dating back to this time include John Freeman and Samuel Freeman who show up in 1759 Rowan Co. tax lists and Isaac Freeman who marries Agness Faggot January 19, 1762. Isaac is listed as a free man of color, a term often used for Native Americans as well as for free Blacks and Mulattos, in early census records. The 1790 census records report that Agness Freeman is listed as white. Additionally, a Sarah Freeman marries Adam Hall Jr. in Rowan Co. March 16, 1778.

There is further confusion with this line as Samuel Freeman, a descendent of John Freeman of Norfolk Virginia, does settle in Surry Co. just north of Iredell and Rowan Counties. However, according to Merrill Hill Mosher, author of John Freeman of Norfolk County, Virginia: His Descendents in North Carolina and Virginia and Other Colonial North Carolina Freeman Families, this Samuel was living in Granville Co., and it isn't until 1771 that he purchases land in Surry Co., while our Freeman family was in Rowan Co. as early as 1759. Additionally, our Freeman family settles in an area that later became Wilkes Co., as well as in Iredell and Burke Counties, eventually moving further west into Buncombe, Madison and Haywood Counties.

Re: Willam & Jane Freeman - My 2nd Great-Grandparents

vlakieste — 2009-10-27 12:43:37Z

Hello distant family member!

William Freeman and Jane Tonkin are my second-great-grandparents on my mother's father's side, and I see my distant cousin, Leslie has also responded to your post!

HOW COOL!!

If there is anything I can do to help with information you may need, please let me know.

You can contact me at vlakieste at yahoo dot com.
:-)

Looking for Mercedes Joan Freeman & Helen Rendell Freeman, born Yonkers, NY

KGMereness — 2009-10-09 23:07:30Z

I am looking for Mercedes Joan Freeman & Helen Rendell Freeman, children of Joshua Porter & Ethel Hatfield Freeman who lived in Yonkers, NY. Ethel Hatfield was the daughter of John Gilbert Hatfield and Mary Ann Reeves who was born in 1846 in Lee, Oneida Co., NY. I am trying to find the Freeman sisters hoping they might have information about the siblings of Mary Ann Reeves and her parents, Jeremiah Aylward Reeves and Dorothea Warth. Dorothea Warth, born in Switzerland, was the daughter of Marcus & Elisabeth Becker Warth. I am descended from Marcus & ELisabeth Warth and hope to find more about their family. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Kathryn Mereness - Email MMer2000@aol.com