Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond

Freeman

      Sex: F

Individual Information

          Birth: 23 Sep 1794 - Granville, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: Cir 1794
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: William Freeman (1768-1847)
         Mother: Elisabeth Sparrow (1764-1844)

Freeman

      Sex: F

Individual Information

          Birth: 9 Jan 1859 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ¹ ²
        Baptism: 
          Death: 12 Jan 1859 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ³
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Captain Samuel Freeman (1819-1895) ⁴
         Mother: Jemima Arey Atwood (1830-1876) ⁵

Notes

Medical:

age 3d
parents Samuel & Jemima
[birth looks like 1858, death 1859, but age 3d] ³

Freeman

      Sex: F

Individual Information

          Birth: 1 Jan 1892 - Brewster, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1 Jan 1892 - Brewster, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: James A Freeman (1863-      )
         Mother: Winnefred Cole (1866-      )

Freeman

      Sex: M

Individual Information

          Birth: 23 Jul 1851 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 25 Jul 1851 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Barnabus Freeman (1822-1896) ⁸
         Mother: Rebecca J (1819-1881)

Notes

Medical:

age 2d
b Wellfleet
s/o Barnabus & Rebecca J Freeman

2 infants ⁹ ¹⁰

Freeman

      Sex: F

Individual Information

          Birth: 26 Sep 1850 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ¹¹
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Captain Isaiah Atkins Freeman (1809-1889) ¹² ¹³
         Mother: Paulina A Atwood (1813-1891)

Freeman

      Sex: U

Individual Information

          Birth: 26 Aug 1860 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ¹⁴
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Charles Thomas Freeman (1833-1866) ¹⁵
         Mother: Alvina L Baker (1835-1895) ⁴

Freeman

      Sex: U

Individual Information

          Birth: 3 Sep 1862 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ¹⁶
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Warren Kendrick Freeman (1819-1897) ¹⁷
         Mother: Nancy Baker (1823-1892) ¹⁷

Freeman

      Sex: U

Individual Information

          Birth: 18 Sep 1865 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ¹⁸
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Allen Freeman (1831-1883)
         Mother: Susan Smith Swett (1839-1922) ¹⁹

Freeman

      Sex: F

Individual Information

          Birth: 25 Dec 1863 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ²⁰
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Charles Thomas Freeman (1833-1866) ¹⁵
         Mother: Alvina L Baker (1835-1895) ⁴

Freeman

      Sex: U

Individual Information

          Birth: 9 Jan 1863 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ²¹
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Michael Freeman (1839-      )
         Mother: Abigail L Pierce (1852-      )

Freeman

      Sex: M

Individual Information

          Birth: 9 Apr 1871 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 9 Apr 1871 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: stillborn

Parents

         Father: Jesse Harding Freeman (1826-1890) ²²
         Mother: Louisiana Knowles Newcomb (1831-1912) ²³

Freeman

      Sex: M

Individual Information

          Birth: 26 Jun 1886 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ²⁴
        Baptism: 
          Death: 26 Jun 1886 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Captain Anthony Collins Freeman (1849-1928)
         Mother: Anna Eliza Swett (1854-1918) ²⁵ ²⁶ ²⁷

Freeman

      Sex: M

Individual Information

          Birth: 8 Feb 1888 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ²⁸ ²⁹
        Baptism: 
          Death: 12 Feb 1888 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ²⁸ ³⁰
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: malformation ³⁰

Parents

         Father: John Murray Freeman Jr (1860-      )
         Mother: Annie M Nye (1860-      )

Freeman

      Sex: M

Individual Information

          Birth: 
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children

1. *Thankful Freeman (Est 1740 -       ) ³¹ 
       Marriage: 
         Status:

Freeman

      Sex: M

Individual Information

          Birth: 26 Sep 1884 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ³²
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Captain Anthony Collins Freeman (1849-1928)
         Mother: Anna Eliza Swett (1854-1918) ²⁵ ²⁶ ²⁷

Abby Oliver Freeman

      Sex: F

AKA: Abby O Freeman

Individual Information

          Birth: 24 Aug 1844 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ³³
        Baptism: 
          Death: 4 May 1924 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ³⁴
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: valvular disease of heart, nephritis ³⁴

Parents

         Father: Captain Isaiah Atkins Freeman (1809-1889) ¹² ¹³
         Mother: Sarah Newcomb Young (1811-1848) ³⁵ ³⁶ ³⁷

Notes

Medical:

age 79-8-5
Abbie Oliver Freeman

Abby Winslow Freeman

      Sex: F

Individual Information

          Birth: 28 Jul 1827 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts ³⁸
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Captain Thomas Freeman (1799-1831) ³⁹ ⁴⁰ ⁴¹
         Mother: Jerusha Cole (1804-1837) ³⁵ ⁴²

Spouses and Children

Abigail Freeman

      Sex: F

Individual Information

          Birth: 6 Jun 1723 - Eastham, Massachusetts ⁴⁴
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: John Freeman (1696-1772)
         Mother: Tamsin Sears (1691-1761)

Spouses and Children

1. *Elisha Atwood (25 Apr 1725 -       ) ⁴⁵ 
       Marriage: 29 Aug 1751 - Eastham, Massachusetts ⁴⁶
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. David Atwood (1752-      )
                2. Elisha Atwood (1754-      )
                3. Bangs Atwood (1756-Abt 1778)
                4. Freeman Atwood (1759-      )
                5. Gideon Atwood (1761-1829)
                6. Abigail Atwood (1766-1832) ⁴⁷

Abigail Freeman

      Sex: F

AKA: Abigaile Freeman

Individual Information

          Birth: 5 May 1715 - Eastham, Massachusetts ⁴⁸
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Captain Samuel Freeman (1662-1743) ⁴⁸
         Mother: Bashua Lothrop (1671-1742)

Spouses and Children

1. *Isaac Higgins (3 Jul 1708 -       )
       Marriage: 5 Jul 1733 - Eastham, Massachusetts ⁴⁹
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Mary Higgins (1735-1769) ⁴⁹
                2. Eunice Higgins (1736-      )
                3. Abraham Higgins (1738-1763) ⁴⁹
                4. Lucy Higgins (1740-      )
                5. Abigail Higgins (1743-1803) ³⁵ ⁵⁰
                6. Isaac Higgins (1745-      ) ⁴⁹
                7. Jacob Higgins (1747-1824) ⁵¹
                8. Captain Joseph Higgins (1749-1804) ⁴⁹
                9. Ephraim Higgins (1750-      )

Abigail Freeman

      Sex: F

AKA: Abigael Freeman

Individual Information

          Birth: 22 Feb 1693 - Eastham, Massachusetts ⁵²
        Baptism: 
          Death: 14 May 1737 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Nathanael Freeman Esqr (1669-1760) ⁵²
         Mother: Mary Howland (1665-1743)

Spouses and Children

1. *Samuel Smith (3 Sep 1706 -       )
       Marriage: Est 1729
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. James Smith (1730-1758)
                2. Samuel Smith (1733-      )
                3. Simeon Smith (1735-      )
                4. Susannah Smith (1738-1802)
                5. Abigail Smith (1740-      )
                6. Rebeckah Smith (1743-      )
                7. Sarah Smith (1745-      )

2. Captain Samuel Smith Esq (13 Feb 1691 - 18 Jul 1768) ⁵³ 
       Marriage: 9 Oct 1712 - Eastham, Massachusetts ⁵⁴
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Mary Smith (1713-      )
                2. Major Zoheth Smith (1716-1759) ⁵⁵
                3. Abigail Smith (1718-1793)
                4. Martha Smith (1721-1746) ⁵⁶
                5. Bathshua Smith (1723-Bef 1765)
                6. Grace Smith (1725-      )
                7. Susanna Smith (1727-      )
                8. Samuel Smith (1730-      )
                9. James Smith (1730-1758)

Notes

Marriage Notes (Captain Samuel Smith Esq)

"Samuel Smith and Abigail ffreeman were married by mr Samuell Treat on the ninth day of october anno Dom : 1712"
⁵⁴

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Numerous small mistakes.

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