Edmund Freeman

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name
Edmund Freeman
aka
[Edmund Freeman the elder, Edmund Freeman senr. of Pulborough]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Woodbroker and yeoman of Pulborough, Sussex, who bought Millards and several copyholds there in 1600, had dealings with a Southwark shipwright, and signed with a mark. He was buried at Pulborough on 6 June 1623; his will left £20 to each child, over £800 in all besides lands, with his sons Edmund (bapt. 1596) and William as executors.
died
date
by 18 June 1623
place
Pulborough, Sussex, England
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[will-edmund-freeman-1623]
buried
date
6 June 1623
place
Pulborough, Sussex, England
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[parish-register-pulborough]
residences
date
14 Feb 1600
place
Pulborough, Sussex, England
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[will-edmund-freeman-1623]
note
"Edmund Freeman of Pulborough, woodbroker," bought Millards and several copyholds there in a deed of 14 Feb 1600 (WSRO Add Mss 40,254).
events
what
Court of Requests suit
date
Oct 1601
place
Westminster, London, England
sources
[will-edmund-freeman-1623]
note
He and the Southwark shipwright William Johnson were in the Court of Requests over a bond for a ship called The Providence bought of him (TNA REQ 2/147/16); the court sat at Westminster.
spouses
id
alice-coles-d1652
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[will-alice-freeman-1652, book-dawes-gates-1931]
note
Alice was a sister of George Coles of Amberley.

"Edmund Freeman of Pulborough, woodbroker" in a deed of 14 Feb 1600 (WSRO Add Mss 40,254), when he bought Millards and several copyholds in Pulborough. A Southwark shipwright, William Johnson, was bound to him for £28 in 1601, and in October 1601 they were in the Court of Requests over a bond "on account of a ship called The Providence bought of him" (TNA REQ 2/147/16; WARD 2/49/174/8A). "Edmund Freman of Pulborough, yeoman," trustee in a marriage settlement of 1609 (WSRO SAS-B/358). On 20 July 1620, for the marriage of his son William to Christian Hodsoll, "Edmund Freeman senr. of Pulborough, yeoman" settled Pykhurst and other lands on George Coles of Amberley and "John Bewchamp, citizen and salter of London." He signed with a mark (WSRO SAS-B/578).

His will was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on 18 June 1623, with his sons Edmond and William as executors: £20 to each child, over £800 in all besides lands.

The research reads him as a timber broker who sold to London shipwrights. A father who was a woodbroker and signed by mark does not fit the medieval gentry descents (Fremingham, Stafford, Bassett, Baron Dudley) in online trees; they were judged broken.

Open questions

  • His birth and parents are unknown.
  • The FamilySearch tree gives him a daughter Ellen, born 1592. She is not in Dawes-Gates, and 1592 is before the surviving Pulborough register begins (1595). No file has been made for her.
  1. ---
  2. name: Edmund Freeman
  3. aka: [Edmund Freeman the elder, Edmund Freeman senr. of Pulborough]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Woodbroker and yeoman of Pulborough, Sussex, who bought Millards and several copyholds there in
  8. 1600, had dealings with a Southwark shipwright, and signed with a mark. He was buried at
  9. Pulborough on 6 June 1623; his will left £20 to each child, over £800 in all besides lands, with
  10. his sons Edmund (bapt. 1596) and William as executors.
  11. died:
  12. date: by 18 June 1623
  13. place: Pulborough, Sussex, England
  14. basis: documented
  15. confidence: proven
  16. sources: [will-edmund-freeman-1623]
  17. buried:
  18. date: 6 June 1623
  19. place: Pulborough, Sussex, England
  20. basis: documented
  21. confidence: proven
  22. sources: [parish-register-pulborough]
  23. residences:
  24. - date: "14 Feb 1600"
  25. place: Pulborough, Sussex, England
  26. basis: documented
  27. confidence: proven
  28. sources: [will-edmund-freeman-1623]
  29. note: "\"Edmund Freeman of Pulborough, woodbroker,\" bought Millards and several copyholds there in a deed of 14 Feb 1600 (WSRO Add Mss 40,254)."
  30. events:
  31. - what: Court of Requests suit
  32. date: "Oct 1601"
  33. place: Westminster, London, England
  34. sources: [will-edmund-freeman-1623]
  35. note: "He and the Southwark shipwright William Johnson were in the Court of Requests over a bond for a ship called The Providence bought of him (TNA REQ 2/147/16); the court sat at Westminster."
  36. spouses:
  37. - id: alice-coles-d1652
  38. basis: documented
  39. confidence: proven
  40. sources: [will-alice-freeman-1652, book-dawes-gates-1931]
  41. note: Alice was a sister of George Coles of Amberley.
  42. ---
  44. "Edmund Freeman of Pulborough, woodbroker" in a deed of 14 Feb 1600 (WSRO Add Mss 40,254), when he
  45. bought Millards and several copyholds in Pulborough. A Southwark shipwright, William Johnson, was
  46. bound to him for £28 in 1601, and in October 1601 they were in the Court of Requests over a bond "on
  47. account of a ship called The Providence bought of him" (TNA REQ 2/147/16; WARD 2/49/174/8A). "Edmund
  48. Freman of Pulborough, yeoman," trustee in a marriage settlement of 1609 (WSRO SAS-B/358). On 20 July
  49. 1620, for the marriage of his son William to Christian Hodsoll, "Edmund Freeman senr. of Pulborough,
  50. yeoman" settled Pykhurst and other lands on George Coles of Amberley and "John Bewchamp, citizen and
  51. salter of London." He signed with a mark (WSRO SAS-B/578).
  53. His will was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on 18 June 1623, with his sons Edmond and
  54. William as executors: £20 to each child, over £800 in all besides lands.
  56. The research reads him as a timber broker who sold to London shipwrights. A father who was a
  57. woodbroker and signed by mark does not fit the medieval gentry descents (Fremingham, Stafford,
  58. Bassett, Baron Dudley) in online trees; they were judged broken.
  60. ## Open questions
  62. - His birth and parents are unknown.
  63. - The FamilySearch tree gives him a daughter Ellen, born 1592. She is not in Dawes-Gates, and 1592
  64. is before the surviving Pulborough register begins (1595). No file has been made for her.
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