Gideon Freeborn III (1709 - 1754)

Born 1709 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Wanton) Freeborn — married 31 Jan 1727 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 1754 at about age 45 in Rhode Island

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Biography

Gideon Freeborn, II

Birth: 29 Apr 1684 • Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, Colonial America

Death: 21 Feb 1753 • Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, Colonial America

Father: Gideon Freeborn I

Mother: Mary Boomer

Spouse & Children

Spouse (1): Elizabeth Boomer (1688–1726)

Marriage: 1 Feb 1704, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

1. William Freeborn (1706–1706) infant death
2. Susannah Freeborn (1709–1782)
3. Gideon Freeborn III (1709–1754)
4. Thomas Freeborn (1711–1740)
5. Elizabeth Freeborn Coggeshall (1714–1775)
6. Joseph Freeborn (1716–1747)
7. Jonathan Freeborn (1719–1764)
8. Benjamin Freeborn (1721–1722) infant death
9. Hannah Freeborn (1726–1727) infant death

Marriage & Children

Spouse (2): Bethia Shearman (1699–1749), m. 9 Aug 1733, Portsmouth, Rhode Island

1. Robert Freeborn (1735–1778)
2. George Freeborn (1740–1815)

Sources

1. Source: 'Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers who came Before 1690' [pp. 138] Author -John Osborne Austin 1887 Albany NY
2. Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI): Name: Gideon Freeborn; Birth Date: 1684; Birthplace: Rhode Island; Volume 58; Page number: 144; Reference Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941. (The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 2 May 1927, 5096
3. Barney Genealogical Record. Nantucket Historical Association. Person ID I17299.
4. Source: Ancestral Family Trees: View Individual Family Trees
5. Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records: Name: Elizabeth Nichols; Spouse: Gideon Freeborn; Parents: Thomas, Hannah Nichols, Griffin; Birth Place; Newport, Newport Co, RI; Birth Date: 14 June 1688
6. Source: Rhode Island, Births, 1636-1930: Name: Elizabeth Nichols; Birth Date: 14 Jun 1688; Birth Place: Rhode Island; 1st Parent: Thomas Nichols; 2nd Parent: Hannah Nichols; Comment: (Place of births uncertain: probably Newport.)
7. Source: Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899: Name: Elizabeth Nichols; Father Name: Thomas Nichols; Mother Name: Hannah Nichols; Marriage Date: 1 Feb 1704; Marriage Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA; Spouse Name: Gideon Freeborn; Father in Law: Gideon Freeborn; Mother In Law: Mary Freeborn; Page number: 23; Household Members; Name: Gideon FreebornElizabeth Nichols
8. Source: Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899: Name: Elizabeth Nichols; Marriage Date: 1 Feb 1704; Marriage Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA; Spouse Name: Gideon Freeborn; Page number: 33; Household Members; Name: Elizabeth Nichols, Gideon Freeborn
9. Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Name: Elizabeth Nichols; Gender: Female; Birth Year1688; Spouse Name: Gideon Freeborn; Birth Year: 1684; Marriage Year: 1705; Number Pages 1; Household Members; Name: Gideon Freeborn, Elizabeth Nichols

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Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Homer Hopper for starting this profile
• Thank you to Lynden Raber Castle Rodriguez for starting this profile.