Edmund Freeman, II

Edmund Freeman, II

Male 1596 - 1682  (86 years)


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  • Name Edmund Freeman  [1, 2
    Suffix II 
    Birth 25 Jul 1596  Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Christening 25 Jul 1596  Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FSID L8SL-57Z 
    Death 4 Oct 1682  Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial 2 Nov 1682  Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3737  footsteps
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

    Father Edmund Freeman,   b. 1572, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1623, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Alice Coles,   b. 14 Feb 1575, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1651, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1 Jan 1591  Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage Edmund was ~ 19 years and 1 month - Alice was 15 years and 11 months
    Family ID F1963  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bennett Hodsoll,   b. 26 Aug 1600, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1630, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years) 
    Marriage 16 Jun 1617  Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage Edmund was 20 years and 11 months - Bennett was 16 years and 10 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Major John Freeman,   b. 1622, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1719, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F372  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

  • Notes 
    • He sailed with his 2nd wife Elizabeth, 4 children from his first marriage on the "Abigail" which left Plymouth, Devon, England on 4 June 1635. There was an outbreak of smallpox on this ship during the crossing. The family arrived in Boston Harbor on 8 Oct 1635. They first settled in Saugus which is now called Lynn, MA. Admitted freeman at Plymouth, MA on 23 January 1637.

      He was the assistant to Gov. Bradford 1640-1647 and the principle founder of the town of Sandwich, Barnstable, MA in 1637.
      He sailed with his 2nd wife Elizabeth, 4 children from his first marriage on the "Abigail" which left Plymouth, Devon, England on 4 June 1635. There was an outbreak of smallpox on this ship during the crossing. The family arrived in Boston Harbo r on 8 Oct 1635. They first settled in Saugus which is now called Lynn, MA. Admitted freeman at Plymouth, MA on 23 January 1637.

      He was the assistant to Gov. Bradford 1640-1647 and the principle founder of the town of Sandwich, Barnstable, MA in 1637.

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  • Sources 
    1. [S6] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Freeman Genealogy : Freeman, Frederick in three parts, Viz : I Memorial of Edmund Freeman of Sandwi.

    2. [S586] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Freeman Genealogy : Freeman, Frederick in three parts, Viz : I Memorial of Edmund Freeman of Sandwi.