Honor (Stackpole) Freethy (abt. 1700)

Born about 20 May 1700 in South Berwick, York, Maine

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Honor was born about 1700. ^[1]

Honor Stackpole had a child by Joshua Roberts, but they did not marry. Her father James Stackpole sued Joshua, son of Hatevil Roberts, in New Hampshire court. Said Roberts often came to his house and kept company with his daughter Honor, who is now with child by him. Joshua denied the fact and refused to marry her. Joshua Roberts, son of Honor and Joshua Roberts, was brought up in the household of his grandfather James Stackpole until Honor did marry in 1734, Joseph Freethy.^[2]

Honor Stackpole, daughter of James Stackpole, had a son Joshua Roberts, born in 1721. She married 24 Jan 1734, Joseph Freethy as his second wife. They had five children between 1745 and 1767: Jemima, James, Samuel, Jacob, and Honor, who never married.^[2]

Joseph Freethy died about 1768. His widow Honor is said to have married, second, a Mr. ____ Hersom.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Toby Rockwell, Oct 24, 2012
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Stackpole, Everett S. History and Genealogy of the Stackpole Family: Second Edition. Lewiston, Maine: Journal Printshop and Bindery, 1920. Pages 84-85.

• Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby and Walter Goodwin Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1979), page 245
• Family Tree Maker CD #523, p 654: " Joseph Freethy married 2nd 24 Jan 1733-4 Honor Stackpole, 4 children"

• Toby Rockwell, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Toby and others.