Margaret (Edwards) Freeman (abt. 1565 - aft. 1637)

Born about 25 Sep 1565 in Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Freeman — married before 25 Dec 1591 in England

Descendants

Died after 23 Aug 1637 after about age 71 in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England

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Biography

Name

Name: Margaret Edwards^{[1] [2]}

Daughter of Edward Edwards and Ursula Coles. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Birth

Baptized: 25 September 1565 at Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, England. ^[3]

Marriage and Children

Married: Henry Freeman of Cranford by 25 December 1591 when they were named in the will of his father-in-law Edward Edwards. ^{[4] [5]}

Children of Henry Freeman and Margaret Edwards: ^[4]

• Thomas Freeman. Born August 1593. Died testate August 1637. His will names the children of his brother and sisters.
• Henry Freeman.
• Alice Freeman.
• Jane Freeman.

Death

Died: After 23 August 1637.

Date she was named in the codicil of her son Thomas Freeman's will. ^[4]

Buried 15 Aug 1579., London, England. ^[2]

Research Notes

The baptisms of the Edwards family was only recently discovered and published by Randy West in The American Genealogist in 2016. ^[3] This supersedes all previous research and speculation regarding this family.

Records

Baptisms: Parish Register of Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, England. ^[3]

28 October 1564, Amye Edwards the daughter of Edward Edwards.

25 September 1565, Margaret Edwardes the daughter of Edward Edwards.

8 September 1567, Arthyr Edwards the sonne of Edward Edwards.

3 or 30 August 1569, Annes Edwardes the daughter of Edward Edwards.

22 September 1572, Frauncyes Edwards the sonne of Edward Edwards.

2 January 1573/4, Richard Edwards the sonne of Edward Edwards.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S677083920 Ancestry Record 20101 #346
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Source: #S676959587 London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812; Reference Number: P69/LAW1/A/002/MS06975 Ancestry Record 1624 #7109779
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} The American Genealogist vol. 88 no. 4 (October 2016):302-309. New Information on the Edwards Ancestry of Alice¹ (Freeman) (Tompson) Parke of Roxbury, Massachusetts and Connecticut, by Randy A. West..
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} The American Genealogist vol. 87 no. 3 (July/October 2014 - pub. July 2015):209-217. Alice Freeman, Wife of John Tompson of Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, and of Robert Parke of Connecticut: New Information on Her Parents, Siblings, Children, and First Husband, by Randy A. West.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} The American Genealogist, vol. 13 (July 1936):1-8. Alice (Freeman) Tompson) Parke, by Clarence Almon Torrey.

See Also

• The American Genealogist, vol. 13 (July 1936):1-8. Alice (Freeman) Tompson) Parke, by Clarence Almon Torrey.
• The American Genealogist vol. 87 no. 3 (July/October 2014 - pub. July 2015):209-217. Alice Freeman, Wife of John Tompson of Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, and of Robert Parke of Connecticut: New Information on Her Parents, Siblings, Children, and First Husband, by Randy A. West.
• The American Genealogist vol. 88 no. 4 (October 2016):302-309. New Information on the Edwards Ancestry of Alice¹ (Freeman) (Tompson) Parke of Roxbury, Massachusetts and Connecticut, by Randy A. West.
• Source: S676929617 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 150850125
• Source: S676959587 London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 1624
• Source: S677083920 Ancestry of Robert Harry McIntire and of Helen Annette McIntire, his wife Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 20101