Mary (Kempton) Freeman (1764 - 1846)

Born 21 Dec 1764 in Milton, Queens Co., Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Wife of Ephraim Hunt — married 22 Dec 1785 (to 11 Nov 1802) in Liverpool, Queens Co., Nova Scotia

Wife of Joseph Atkins — married May 1807 in Liverpool, NS

Wife of Peleg Freeman — married Jun 1811 in Liverpool, Queens County, N.S.

Descendants

Died 28 Dec 1846 at age 82 in Greenfield, Queens, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Mayflower Descendant of Peter Browne

May have been born in Liverpool, NS^[1]

TB Smith Collections: "Hunt Gen Data says: Ephraim married in 1785 Mary Kempton, daughter of Richard, a descendant of Pilgrim Francis Cook and Richard Warren, the pilgram. Ephraim and Mary had one or two daughters and three sons. One son Thomas died young. Ephraim Junr married 1829 Olivia Smith, dau of Josiah and they were among the first settlers of North Queens, NS. Samuel Hunt, born in Liverpool, Feb 25 1792 married 1814 Lucerna Freeman, daughter of Rebecca Harlow and Samuel Freeman and settled in Greenfield." NLT Notes: I found the genealogical line to Francis Cook, as well as an unmentioned line to Stephen Hopkins through his daughter Damaris, but I have not been able to find a line up to Richard Warren as of this time. The line through Damaris is disputed due to a "Ruth Cooke" married Helkiah Tinckham - apparently there is no proof that it is Ruth Cooke, just proof that Helkiah married a "Ruth".

Mayflower Descendant: Silver Book Confirmation: 1. Peter Browne, 2. Mary Brwon md. Ephraim Tinckham, 3. Helkiah Tinckham, 4. Mary Tinckham md. Ebenzer Curtis, 5. Jacob Curtis, 6. Fear Curtis md Richard Kempton Anissa Penn Davis: "The Silver Book goes to the birth of Gen 6 Fear. It does not say who she married. Gen 3 Ruth's maiden name is unknown in the book." Anissa Penn Davis: "I did check in my papers and see that Gen 6 Fear Curtis md Richard Kempton, so you are good"

T.B. Smith Collections, v.841, Image 427 KEMPTON, MARY. Born Dec 21, 1764. Died says Cha Warman Dec 28, 1846) Father: Kempton, Richard Mother: Curtis, Fear Husband: Hunt, Ephraim, son of Samuel and Lois Hunt. Married at Lpool, NS, Dec 22, 1785. Died at Lpool, Nov 11, 1802. 2nd Husband: Atkins, Joseph, married May 7, 1807, by Rev John Payzant. Joseph died June 15, 1811. John Payzant's Marriages: May 1, 1807: Jospeh Atkins to Mary Hunt 3rd Husband: Freeman, Peleg (This marriage reported by the late Samuel T Kempton in his records.

Long, Page 811: Year 1847: A notice appears of the death of Mrs Mary Freeman, aged 83, daughter of Richard Kempton, of Greenfield. The notice (in the Christian Messenger) says: "Mrs Freeman was born in Liverpool in 1764. She lived as most young do, pursuing the vanities and pleasures of this world, till the Rev Henry Alline visited Liverpool. She was then 18 years of age."

Mary was born about 1760. She passed away about 1820.

Sources

1. ↑ The Kempton/Kimpton families in North America : from Plymouth Colony through the tenth generation throughout the United States and Canada by Saunders, Morton W., pg 55

• T.B. Smith Collections (Queens County Museum, Liverpool, NS)

Mayflower Silver Books for Peter Browne

• Family history