Freelove (Lynes) Nettleton (1742 - 1826)

Born 23 May 1742 in Litchfield, Connecticut

Wife of John Lum — married 18 Oct 1769 in New Haven, Connecticut

Wife of Josiah Nettleton — married 18 Jul 1776 in New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 6 Jan 1826 at age 83 in Seymour, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Freelove LYNES was born 23 May 1742 in Litchfield, Connecticut to Nathaniel Lynes / Lynus and Anna ^{[1][2] [3][4]}

Freelove married in Derby, Connecticut. ^{[1] [5]}

1. John Lum on 18 October 1768/69. John Lum was b Sep 5 1743, d Aug 18 1771. He was the son of Jonathan Lum and Elisabeth Tomlinson. ^[6]
2. Josiah Nettleton on 18 Jul 1776. ^[7][3] Josiah was a widower, whose 1st wife was Agness Gunn, who died Jan 23 1774, leaving two children. ^{[5] [8]}

Children with John Lum: ^[5]

1. John Lum, b. 29 March 1770-71, d. 1799, m. Eunice Jennings

Children with Josiah Nettleton:

1. Eunice Nettleton, b. 19 July 1777, d. 9 July 1783
2. Freelove Nettleton (twin), 6 May 1779 in Derby, Conn., baptized Aug 1779, m. Theophilus Miles, ^[5][8] d. 5 February 1864
3. Josiah Nettleton (twin), b. 6 May 1779 in Derby, Conn., m. Charlotte Miles
4. Sarah Nettleton, b. 3 July 1781, d. 8 September 1856, m. John Lum ^[8] John Lum is the son of Jonathan Lum, Jr and Mabel Bennett. ^[9]
5. Mary Ann Nettleton, b. 26 December 1782, d. 30 Nov. 1783

She died 6 Jan 1826, age 84, in Seymour, New Haven, Connecticut, United States and was buried in Great Hill Cemetery, Seymour, New Haven, CT. ^{[10][11] [3] [12]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Families of New Haven: Vol. V, pg 1119, Lynus Nathaniel, # 2 Freelove
2. ↑ Compiled by Lorraine Cook White, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Vol 8 - Derby 1655-1852, General Editor - Lorraine Cook White, Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1997, p. 263. " ... of Litchfield ..."
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Susan Woodruff Abbott, Families of Early Milford, Connecticut, CD-Local and Family Histories: CT, 1600's - 1800's, (Produced in collaboration with the Genealogical Publishing Company, 2000), p. 466.
4. ↑ Compiled by Debra F. Wilmes, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Vol 25 - Litchfield 1719-1854, General Editor - Lorraine Cook White, Baltimore, Maryland, Geneological Publishing Co., Inc., 2000, p. 145.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Genealogy of the Lum family: Page 29 HathiTrust.org #19 John Lum married Freelove Lines or Lynus
6. ↑ Genealogy of the Lum family: Page 16-17 #9 Jonathan Lum #19 V. John Lum with parents, who married Freelove Lynes / Linus.
7. ↑ Compiled by Lorraine Cook White, Barbour Collection - Derby, p. 271. " ... by Rev. Richard Mansfield."
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Genealogy of the Lum family: Page 47 #38 John Lum married Sally / Sarah Nettleton, dau of Josiah and Freelove (Lines) (Lum) Nettleton
9. ↑ Genealogy of the Lum family: Page 27 #16 Jonathan #38 John Lum with parents, who married Sarah / Sally Nettleton.
10. ↑ Frank F. O'Brien, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Great Hill Cemetery, p. 93. http://www.oxfordpast.com/ghcemscan93.html.
11. ↑ Great Hill Cemetery Photograph - Seymour, CT. http://www.oxfordpast.com/cem13759.html.
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 06 September 2020), memorial page for Freelove Lynes Nettleton (23 May 1742–6 Jan 1826), Find A Grave: Memorial #16862682, citing Great Hill Cemetery, Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Steven Smith (contributor 46825378) Gravestone picture

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• Abbott, Susan Woodruff. Families of Early Milford, Connecticut (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979) Page 466
• Lum, Edward H.. Genealogy of the Lum family (Unionist-Gazette Association, Somerville, NJ, 1927)
• Vital Statistics of Seymour, Conn. (W.C. Sharpe, Seymour, Conn., 1883) Vol. 1, Page 60.