Was Deputy to the General Court, Sandwich, MA (1666-1673); Assistant to the Governor, 1666-1686; 1689-91. From a deed dated 29 Apr 1674: "Edmond ffreman Junr. of Sandwich in the Colony of New Plimouth in America for a fatherly affection unto my son Joseph Burge & my daughter Patience the w. of Joseph Burge afsd... doe give freely... one moyetee of upland... in Sandwich, being formerly in the poss. of Edmond ffreeman Senr... six acres... doe give unto my son in law Joseph Burge... his heirs..." Signed Edmond ffreeman. Witnesses: Richard Bourne, the mark of Thomas Burge. The grantor personally appeared and acknowledged the instrument 2 Mar 1674/5, at which time "Margarett freeman his wife appeared and gave up... all her right in the meadow herein specified." [Plymouth Colony Records 5, pt. 2:379]. ["Edmond Freeman of Sandwich," The American Genealogist 40:2, Apr 1964].

Wm.E. WRIGHT: "GREENE & LEWIS"; [private]; Houston, TX; 1991; pp 87-88. [Crandall homepage]

Barnstable June ye 9th 1705. By Barnabas Lothrop Esq. Judge of Probate and Granting Letters of Administration for the County of Barnstable the Estate of Edmond ffreeman late of Sandwich who died intestate...pay

Edmond ffreeman son of the deceased   £ 15. 00. 00.
To Isaac Pope and Alice his wife   09. 07. 00.
To Richard Allen of Sandwich   00. 01. 10.
To John ffish and Margaret his wife   01. 13. 08.
To John Launders and Rachel his wife   01. 06. 00.
To Patience Burg vid.   05. 08. 00.
(Barnstable County Probate 2:190)    

The above distribution names all but the two youngest daughters of the deceased, namely, Sarah the wife of Richard Landers and Deborah the wife of Thomas Landers. [Maclean W. McLean, "Mr. Edmond Freeman of Sandwich, Mass., and His Family," The American Genealogist 40:20:103-110, 1964]

FREEMAN, EDMUND, s. of the preced. b. in Eng. m. 22 Apr. 1646, at Eastham, Rebecca, d. of Thomas Prence, the Gov. had only Rebecca, after b. of wh. his w. d. prob. in short time, and he m. 13 July 1651, Margaret Young, had Margaret, b. Oct. 1652; Edmund, 5 Oct. 1655; Alice, 29 Mar. 1658; Rachel, 7 Sept. 1659; Sarah, 6 Feb. 1662; and Deborah, 9 Aug. 1665; was rep. and the time of d. of hims. or of his w. is unkn. [Savage, Gen. Dictionary, 1965]

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