John Freeman (1710 - aft. 1754)

Born 5 Jan 1710 in Eastham, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Bethya (Harding) Freeman — married after 5 Dec 1741 in Eastham, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Descendants

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Biography

John Freeman^[1] was born on 05 January 1709/10 in Eastham, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay, the son of Samuel and Bathshua (Lothrop) Freeman. ^[2][3]

He married after intentions were published at Eastham on 05 December 1741^[4][5] to Bethia (Harding) Cobb, the widow of Nathan Cobb of Barnstable County, Massachusetts,^[6] and daughter of Josiah and Hannah (Welch?) Harding of Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. She was born in Eastham on May 12, 1716.^[7]

Maj. in King Phillip's War and was given the right #34 in Narragansett #7 (now Gorham, Maine). Lot #34 was 30 acres on the road leading from Fort Hill to West Gorham. They settled on this lot in Gorham after their child Betty was born in Eastham in September 1750.^[8] On 30 Apr1754 he purchased 100 acres from John Phinney of land lying westerly and adjoining Lot #34. ^[8]

They lived in Gorham, Maine, and had children born previously in Eastham, Mass., including:^[9][10][8]

1. Nathan, born Dec. 5, 1744; who married Hepzibah Whitney in October 15, 1766, and 2d Lydia Doane in 1775
2. Mercy, born July 16, 1746, who married John Carlsey April 1764
3. Betty, born June 1, 1747, who died Dec. 7, 1748
4. Nathaniel, born Jan. 7, 1749; who married Mary Chase in 1774
5. Hannah Elizabeth (Betty), born September 23, 1750, who married Samuel Elder March 23, 1774

Sources

1. ↑ Smith Jr., Leonard H. and Norma H. Smith. Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans: An authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901-1935 in The Mayflower Descendant, With an added index of persons, published online by Ancestry.com, The Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, 2007. Original publisher: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1993, Page 24
2. ↑ Bowman, George Ernest, "Eastham & Orleans, Mass., Vital Records" Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 6:202. (Archive.org)

   "John ffreeman the son of Samuell and Bathshua ffreeman was Born at Eastham the fifth day of January Anno dom 1709/10"

3. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQ8-YR3 : 4 December 2014), John Freeman, 05 Jan 1709; citing , EASTHAM, BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS, 2:179F2VX; FHL microfilm 905,406.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Barnstable > Eastham, Orleans > Births, marriages, deaths 1701-1796 > image 114 of 126; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. Eastham Town Records Volume marked "Births 1701-1781" etc., p. 229. (Image of original record)
5. ↑ Bowman, "Eastham & Orleans, Mass., Vital Records," MD Vol. 29(1931):12.

   "December 5th 1741 then entred the Intentions of John Freeman junr & Bethia Cobb both of Eastham to proseed in marriage"

6. ↑ Freeman genealogy in three parts, pp. 360, 372-3. (Archive.org)
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDF-W9Z : 4 December 2014), Bethiah Harding, 12 May 1716; citing , EASTHAM, BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 778,357.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Hugh D. McLellan, History of Gorham, ME, Smith & Sale, Printers, Portland, Maine, 1902, pp. 501-502 (Archive.org).
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Barnstable > Eastham, Orleans > Births, marriages, deaths 1701-1796 > image 25 of 126; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. (Original record in Eastham Town Records, Vol. "Births 1701-1781," p. 34.
10. ↑ Bowman, George Ernest, "Eastham & Orleans, Mass., Vital Records," Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 15:228.