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298. Edmund Freeman. Born ca 1560/1565. Edmund died in Pulborough, Sussex in Jun 1623. Buried on 6 Jun 1623 in Pulborough, Sussex.12

From Jacobus’s Ackley/Bosworth Ancestry:12
Edmund Freeman, yeoman, of Pulborough, co. Sussex, England, was buried there 6 June 1623; married Alice Coles, who died at Reigate, co. Surrey, before 5 Mar 1751/2 in the home of her daughter Alice.
His will, dated 30 May 1623, provides for his wife; daughter Alice Beauchamp; son John Freeman; youngest daughter Elizabeth; grandchildren (unnamed); “my sister Harte”; servants; Geore Coles, “my wives brother”; two eldest sons, Edmund and William Freeman, executors and residuaty legatees; overseers, Nicholas Bell of Arondell and George Coles of Amberley. Signed by mark. Administration, with the testament annexed, was granted 18 June 1623 to the son Edmund.

Will: EDMUND FREEMAN: [Beverly J. Freeman. The Lineage of Richard Vernon

Freeman. Privately
published Auburn MA 1971. p.iii, 1] Family tradition has the family
coming from Devon. Circumstances indicate that they came from Oxford. The
old family seat was at Fawley Court, Henley upon Thames, Oxford. Freemans
have lived in Yorkshire and Stratford upon Avon "since time was".
[The American Genealogist. New Haven CT. 17:88] Alternate spelling
"Edmond". Edmund was a well-to-do yeoman of Pulborough. Marriage date not
found. Will dated 30 May 1623 made bequests to wife, L200 and benefit of
copyhold wherein I dwell and thirds of my lands for life; dau Alice
Beauchamp L50; son John Freeman, three tenements in Pulborough now in
occupation of the widow Sommers, Wepham and named Fouks in fee, also
L100; to youngest dau. Elizabeth, L300; by seven grandchildren, L20
apiece, to my sister Harte L5; to kindred 20/ apiece; to the poor of the
parish L5; to
servants and others; to wives brother George Coles, L5; Edmund Freemand
and William Freeman, my two eldest sons, to be my executors; rest of
goods and lands to my executors; to Ligh church at Chichester, 6d. George
Coles of Amberley and Nicholas Bell of Arundel (County Sussex) were to
oversee will and have L5. My wife to have benefit of the lease for her
life of the "brookes." Testator made his mark. Admininstration 18 Jun
1623 (P.C.C., Swann 59.) Buried in Pulborough church, as requested in his
will.
[Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines Vol. 1: Dawes & Allied Families, privately
printed 1931,1:349.] Will dated 20 May 1623, administered 18 June 1623.
Sons Edmond and William were executors. The will disposed of over L800
besides his various lands and tenements.

1 Jan 1590/1 Edmund married Alice Coles, daughter of George Coles, in Pulborough, Essex. Born ca 1568 in Amberley, Sussex. Alice died Feb 1651/2. Buried 14 Feb 1651/2 in Rigate, Surrey.

From Jacobus’s Ackley/Bosworth Ancestry:12
The will of Alice Freeman of Rigate, co. Surrey, widow, dated 13 Nov. 1650, proved 5 Mar. 1651/2, gave £4 to son Edmond Freeman and his wife; £3 to son William Freeman; her house in Pulborough to sons Edmond and William; to son John Cuddington and Elizabeth Cuddington, goods for life and then to Alice and Elizabeth Cuddington her daughters; to grandchildren Edmond Beauchamp, Richard Beauchamp, Alice Dogett, Mary Woolsley and Elizabeth Beauchamp and to Sarah Beauchamp and Alice Beauchamp “her daughters” [sic], 40s. apiece; to son William Freeman’s children “that he had by his last wife the beds tehir mother fetched out of my house in Poulborough”; rest of goods to John Beauchampe of Ryegate, Surrey, Esq., and Alice his wife, they to be executors.

Their children include:

754i.

Edmund Freeman (ca 1596-1682)

755ii.

Capt. William Freeman (say 1598-1666)

756iii.

Alice Freeman (ca 1601-)

757iv.

Eleanor Freeman (Died young) (1603-Apr 1618)

758v.

John Freeman (ca 1606/7-15 Sep 1666)

759vi.

Elizabeth Freeman (1609-)

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