'Freeman03'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Freeman of Billing, Freeman of Daventry, Freeman of Gaines, Freeman of Whilton

                               
Baker identifies the arms of the following family as "Azure, three lozenges Argent" and apparently starts with 2 brothers who we show as sons of ...
?? Freeman
1. John Freeman of Northampton, later of Ecton and Great Billing, Sheriff of Northamptonshire (d 10.03.1615)
  m. Alice (bur 07.02.1597)
  A. Sir Francis Freeman of Lathbury, Berkshire (bpt 24.07.1580, dvpsp bur 18.05.1610)
  m. Thomasine (later Elizabeth) Andrews (dsp 1625, dau of Sir William Andrews of Lathbury, m2. Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount Mountgarret)
  B. John Freeman (bpt 03.12.1581, bur 11.07.1585)
  C. Jane Freeman
  m1. (18.05.1580) Richard Samwell of Upton
  m2. B.P. Scamblerson
  D. Margaret Freeman (d 1615)
  m. (12.12.1580) Sir Robert Osborn of Kelmarsh
2. Bartholomew Freeman (d 1634)
  A. Bartholomew Freeman (d 1634)

 

 

Baker identifies the arms of the following family as "Quarterly, Ermine and Argent, three lozenge conjoined in fess Or" and starts with 2 brothers who we show as sons of ...
?? Freeman
1. Richard Freeman of Newnham, 1st of Whilton (b c1616, d 21.03.1694-5)
  m. (20.002.1646-7) Mary Godfree (d 16.11.1691, dayu of John Godfree of Brockhole)
  A. Richard Freeman of Flore (d 01.11.1684)
  m. Elizabeth (a 1695)
  i. Richard Freeman of Whilton, Sheriff of Northamptonshire (bpt 11.05.1677, d 14.08.1749)
  m1. (10.05.1698) Mary Corpson (d 19.10.1707, dau of John Corpson of Leamington Priors)
  a.+ issue - John (b c1704, d 1786, Rector of Louth, had issue), Richard of London (had issue), William (d unm), Corpson (d unm), Mary (d infant), Elizabeth (d infant)
  m2. (13.08.1709) Elizabeth Langton (d 17.04.1761, dau/heir of Joseph Langton of Muscote)
  g. Joseph Freeman of Daventry (bpt 21.09.1712, 6th son) had issue
m. (1757) Jane Makepeace (dau/heir of John Makepeace of Braunston)
  h. Thomas Freeman of Daventry (bpt 17.01.1715-6, d 3012.1776)
  m1. (1738) Joyce Wilson (dau/heir of Thomas Wilson of Newnham)
  (1) Joyce Freeman
  m. Thomas Jephcott of Daventry
  m2. Anne Adams (d 26.04.1781, dau of Rev. Simon Adams of Welton)
  (2) Thomas Freeman of Daventry (d 02.10.1801)
  m. Elizabeth Bateman (d 11.06.1821, dau of William Bateman of Derby, m2. Thomas Fowler)
  (A) Marianne Freeman
  m. (151.10.1807) Charles Rattray of Daventry (MD)
  (3) Simon Freeman of Whelton had issue
  m. Anne Radbourne (dau of John Radbourne of Thorpe)
  (4) Anne Freeman
  m. Edward King of Coventry
  (5)+ other issue - Clarke (d infant), Jane
  i. Samuel Freeman of Flore (bpt 27.12.170, bur 24.08.1776) had issue
  m. (16.07.1761) Anne Godfree (d 09.07.1804, dau of Richard Godfree of Brockhole)
  j. George Freeman (bpt 07.04.1738, d 27.03.1801, rector of Shelton, vicar of Long Buckby, youngest son) had issue
  m. Edith Hanwell (bur 21.01.1814)
  k. Elizabeth Freeman (bpt 13.08.1717, d 24.11.1791)
  m. Richard Hanwell of Long Buckby, Sheriff of Northamptonshire (b 1724-5, d 09.06.1792)
  l. Frances Freeman
  m. Aholiab West Bradshaw of Priors Marston)
  m.+ other issue - Langton of Whilton (bpt 28.11.1710, d unm 09.10.1784, Rector of Bilton), Charles (bpt 21.02.1729-30, d unm), Jane (bpt 18.08.1719, d um 15.12.1753), Mary (d unm)
  ii.+ other issue - John (d 29.05.1695), Thomas, Mary
  John Freeman
  A. Richard Freeman (a 1693)

 

 

BLG1879 identifies the arms of the following family as "Gu., three lozenges arg.".
Francis Freeman of Suckley
1. Bellingham Freeman
  m. (c1683) Elizabeth Gower, heiress of Gaines (dau of Richard Gower of Suckley)
  A. John Freeman of Gaines, Herefordshire (d 1764)
  m. (1727) Abigail Jones of the Orchards
  i. John Freeman of Gaines (d 1801)
  m. (30.04.1761) Anne Harris
a. John Freeman of Gaines (d 22.10.1831)
  m. (1798) Mary Dansie (dau of James Dansie of London)
  (1) John Freeman of Gaines, Sheriff of Herefordshire (b 29.08.1802, d 1870, DL)
  m. (16.05.1826) Constantia Onslow (d 08.04.1879, dau of Richard Francis Onslow (Archdeacon of Worcester) by Harriet, dau of Hon.. Andrew Foley)
  (2) Mary Abigail Freeman
  m. Charles Sidebottom
  (3) Anne Freeman
  m. Rev. Henry Francis Sidebottom
  (4) Elizabeth Freeman
  m. James Plucknett
  (5) Mary Freeman
  m. Fleming St. John (d 18.05.1857, son of Rev. Andrew of Worcester)
  b. Thomas Harris Freeman (b 1771)
  m. Mary Chambers (dau of Richard Chambers of Whitbourne Court)
  c. Theodosia Freeman
  ii. Thomas Freeman
  iii. Betty Freeman
  m. John Barneby of Brockhampton
  iv. Anne Freeman
  m. John Lillyn of Worcester
  v. Abigail Freeman
  m. John Freeman of Letton

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : 'The History and Antiquities of the County of Northampton' (Baker, vol 1 (1822-30), 'Freeman of Great Billing', p20)
(2) For middle section : 'The History and Antiquities of the County of Northampton' (Baker, vol 1 (1822-30), 'Freeman of Whilton', p233)
(3) For lower section : BLG1879 ('Freeman of Gaines'), BLG1937 ('Childe-Freemanlate of Gaines)
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