John Freeman (1665 - 1725)

Born 1665 in Chickahominy Shores, New Kent, Colony of Virginia

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Descendants

Died Feb 1725 at about age 60 in Surry County, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

"John FREEMAN, Sr. - b. about 1665; d. Feb. 1725, Surry Co., VA. Parents unknown. John resided in Surry Co., VA in 1701 when he and wife Mary patented 300 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River "for the trans. of John Freeman & Mary his wife & 4 rights paid for." This land was sold to Nathaniel HARRISON in 1724. John patented an additional 300 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River on Dec. 16, 1714, which was deeded to his son William. John patented 431 acres on the north side of the Nottoway River on Apr. 1, 1717, selling 150 acres of the patent to his son Henry. Will dated Oct. 17, 1724, and proved Feb. 16, 1725. Married about 1685 in England. In addition to those listed, John and Mary likely had other children."^[1]

Research Notes

"The ancestry of John FREEMAN of Surry Co., VA is unknown. One suggestion is that John FREEMAN was the son of James and Mary FREEMAN of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA, and grandson of Lt. Col. Bridges and Bridget FREEMAN of Oxfordshire, England and James City Co., Virginia.^[2] Another suggestion is that John FREEMAN was the son of William FREEMAN (b. 1645, England), who arrived in America at age 11 from Bristol, England, indentured to John BARNES until Feb. 10, 1664^[3] However, Mrs. Blankenship points out that the 1701 land patent of 300 acres by John FREEMAN was "for the trans. of John Freeman & Mary his wife & 4 rights paid for"^[4]

Currently, the earliest documented ancestors are John FREEMAN, Sr. and his wife Mary. Some uncertainties remain concerning the families of John and Mary FREEMAN and of their children. Y-DNA analysis has confirmed the common ancestry of descendants of first cousins Bridges FREEMAN and Thomas FREEMAN, grandsons of John and Mary."^[5]

Burial

Burial:

Date: Feb 1725

Place: Surry Ct., Virginia

Sources

1. ↑ Lawson, Steve. Freeman family notes.
2. ↑ Hopkins, Garland Evans. "Freeman Forebears" (monograph about 1942/3), edited by Virginia Lee Freeman Taylor & Robert Brant Taylor (Arlington, TX: August 12, 1995)
3. ↑ as researched by Marianne Freeman Miller.
4. ↑ Blankenship, Gayle King. Families of Warren, Franklin, & Granville Counties, North Carolina & Virginia Ancestry. Poquoson, Virginia, USA. 1989/1995, pp. 164-69.
5. ↑ Lawson, Steve. Freeman family notes.

See also:

• Freeman Family Website
• Mosher, Merrill Hill. John Freeman of Norfolk County, Virginia - His Descendants in North Carolina and Virginia - And Other Colonial North Carolina Freeman Familie. Heritage Books, Bowie, MD. 1994. pp. 145-51.
• Source: Find A Grave: Memorial #138382347