William Freeman (abt. 1766 - bef. 1816)

Born about 1766 in North Carolina

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Descendants

Died before 1816 before about age 50 in Wilkinson County,Georgia [uncertain]

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Biography

William was born about 1766. William was the son of John Freeman and Christine Garrett.

William and Sarah would have married about 1790/95. William obtained fourteen hundred acres of land by the time he was 25 years old. This is in addition to any land he may have received from his father's estate. William received a 1788 grant of four hundred acres.^[1] William received a 1790 grant of one thousand acres.^[2]

William Freeman was a fortunate drawer in the 1807 Georgia Land Lottery. He received a lot in Wilkinson County of 202.5 acres. He was living in Williamson's district in Screven County during that time.

William died by 1816. In that year his widow Sarah divided her deceased husband William's land between their children, 1/9th share each. Several of them then sold their shares of the land to Job Herrington Jr. of Screven Co. The given names Job, Abigail and Eleanor are all found in Job Herrington's family. These two facts would indicate that Sarah Freeman (widow of William) may very well have been a member of the Herrington family.

Whether he moved to Wilkinson County and died there is not yet determined. He did retain the land, which was distributed among his heirs.

Sources

• Screven County, Georgia Deeds March 5, 1798
• 1807 Georgia Land Lottery

1. ↑ "Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YZY-W6S?cc=1914217&wc=M617-T68%3A200609601 : 20 May 2014), Headright and bounty documents 1783-1909, Franks, Jacob-Fuller, Warren > image 323 of 573; State Archives, Morrow.
2. ↑ "Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YZY-W7Q?cc=1914217&wc=M617-T68%3A200609601 : 20 May 2014), Headright and bounty documents 1783-1909, Franks, Jacob-Fuller, Warren > image 310 of 573; State Archives, Morrow.