Freeman family from Colonial Virginia to Barnstable, Massachusetts

Question

Does anybody have any information or sources for James Freeman?  I adopted one of his profiles and some one else adopted another one.  They have different birth dates.  And the profile I adopted had parents named Bridges and Bridget Freeman.  Sounds more possible than probable.

Answer 1

Bridges and Bridget (Fowler) Freeman is correct. 

 

Bridges Freeman, Sr arrived in America about 1622, he had 150 acres inJames City Co,CA,bounded NW by the Chickahominy River;due 50 acres forthe personal adventure of his wife Bridget, and 100 for the transportation of his brother, Bennett. Granted by West,12/1/1635.

Capt. Bridges Freeman bore military titles of Commander of the Maine, Adjutant,

Captain and Lt Col. was member of the House of Burgesses for Pashbehay in March 4,1620-30; for Chickahominy Sept,1632, collector of the revenue, for Chickahominy and Sandy Point, in 1647, and elected to the Council   April 30,1652, and was a member in March,1654-55.

In 1652 he had a bequest of 200 acres of land from widow Antonia Fowler.

From a reference in the Surry records it seems probable thatBridges married 

a daughter of Francis Fowler (who was a member of the House of Burgesses in 1642).

 

Cited from the Freeman Forebears, by Garland Evans Hopkins

 

Comments

Thank you.

Do you mind if I cut and paste this into the bio for now?

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