Andrew Freeman (abt. 1695 - 1745)

Born about 1695 in Shotley, Suffolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Bridget (Crick) Freeman — married 9 May 1723 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

Descendants

Died 30 Sep 1745 at about age 50 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

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Biography

Andrew was a Friend (Quaker)

Andrew Freeman was born about 1695. He was the son of John Freeman and Susanna Rayner of Shotley, Suffolk, England. According to Quaker church records and descriptions of the men, both were cordwainers in Shotley, Suffolk, England.^[1] Andrew's father John Freeman died in 1705, before he was old enough to enter apprenticeship.

In 1713, Andrew Freeman was apprenticed to George Skinner, a shoemaker from Din, Suffolk.^[2]

Andrew Freeman, son of John, Apprenticed to Shoemaker

In 1724, Andrew took his first apprentice cordwainer, nephew Peter Cross.^[3] At that time, cordwainers were members of trade guilds. A cordwainer made shoes from fine leather imported from Cordova, Spain.^[4]

Andrew Freeman Master Cordwainer Takes Nephew as Apprentice

Andrew Freeman was married to Bridget Crick in 1723.^[5] The couple were the parents of the following known children:

Sarah Freeman^[6]

Hannah Freeman^[7]

Andrew Freeman^[8]

Elizabeth Freeman^[9]

Susannah Freeman^[10]

Andrew Freeman^[11]

Lydia Freeman^[12]

Andrew Freeman died in 1745.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Quaker Marriage Records of Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, Record Set RG6, Piece 1123, Image 0178.
2. ↑ The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Board of Stamps: Apprenticeship Books: Series IR 1; Class: IR 1; Piece: 42.
3. ↑ The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Board of Stamps: Apprenticeship Books: Series IR 1; Class: IR 1; Piece: 48: 1723 Jun-1725 Jan.
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordwainer
5. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJD4-F9S : 11 March 2020), Jno. Freeman in entry for Andrew Freeman, 1723.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQBT-PYJ : 11 December 2014), Andrew Freeman in entry for Sarah Freeman, 14 Feb 1723, Birth; citing p. 30, Woodbridge, Suffolk, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.
7. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3ZN-MF6 : 18 September 2020), Bridgett in entry for Hannah Freeman, 1725.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQW1-Y6P : 11 December 2014), Bridget Freeman in entry for Andrew Freeman, 17 Dec 1726, Birth; citing p. 32, Woodbridge, Suffolk, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7VJ-FFH : 11 December 2014), Bridget Freeman in entry for Elizabeth Freeman, 05 Dec 1728, Birth; citing p. 33, Woodbridge, Suffolk, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3Y2-24C : 11 December 2014), Bridget Freeman in entry for Susanna Freeman, 20 Jul 1731, Birth; citing p. 33, Woodbridge, Suffolk, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.
11. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQN7-L25 : 11 December 2014), Bridget Freeman in entry for Andrew Freeman, 18 Sep 1735, Birth; citing p. 34, Woodbridge, Suffolk, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.
12. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQSF-HTT : 11 December 2014), Bridget Freeman in entry for Lydia Freeman, 12 Jul 1737, Birth; citing p. 35, Woodbridge, Suffolk, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.
13. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQN1-TZY : 11 December 2014), Andrew Freeman, 30 Sep 1745, Burial; citing p. 84, Woodbridge, Suffolk, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.