Elizabeth Freeman

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name
Elizabeth Freeman
aka
[Elizabeth Ellis, Mrs. Elizabeth Ellis]
sex
female
access
public
summary
Daughter of Edmund Freeman, with whom she came on the Abigail in 1635; she married John Ellis of Sandwich by 1644 and was the mother of Matthias Ellis. A widow from 1677, she became a proprietor of Sippican (later Rochester) in 1679, was her father's executrix in 1682, and in 1687 was living on her land at Sippican.
born
date
bapt. 11 Apr 1624
place
Billingshurst, Sussex, England
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[court-chancery-freeman-v-gratwick-1633, book-dawes-gates-1931]
note
Known only from the 1633/4 Chancery depositions, as reported by Dawes-Gates and Jacobus; the Billingshurst register has a gap. "Elizab Freeman 12" on the Abigail in 1635.
died
date
probably 24 June 1692
place
Rochester, Massachusetts
basis
compiled
confidence
possible
sources
[book-mattapoisett-old-rochester-1907]
note
Unverified. She was living on her Sippican land in 1687 (Mattapoisett and Old Rochester). The research's summary table has her dying "after 1692."
residences
date
1644
place
Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[records-plymouth-colony]
note
Wife of John Ellis of Sandwich by August 1644.
date
1687
place
Rochester, Massachusetts
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-mattapoisett-old-rochester-1907]
note
"Mrs. Ellis was living on her land in Sippican"; a proprietor from 1679.
events
what
Sailed on the Abigail
date
1635
place
London, England
sources
[passenger-list-abigail-1635]
note
Listed as "Elizab: Freeman 12" with her father Edmund Freeman's family.
father
id
edmund-freeman-1596
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[will-edmund-freeman-1682, court-chancery-freeman-v-gratwick-1633]
research
research/freeman-ellis/Freeman_Ellis_Line_Research.md
note
His will names "my Daughter Elizabeth Ellis, executrix."
mother
id
bennett-hodsoll-1596
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[court-chancery-freeman-v-gratwick-1633]
note
Born in 1624, during Edmund's marriage to Bennett (1617-1630). The depositions were for Bennett's children.

Came with her father on the Abigail in 1635, "Elizab: Freeman 12." Married John Ellis of Sandwich by August 1644, when the court sent for witnesses "in John Ellis & his wifes case," and on 4 June 1645 he was sentenced to be whipped for "committing vncleanesse wth her before marryage ... and Elizabeth, his wyfe, to stand by whilst execucon of the sentence is pformed" (PCR 2:76-77, 85-86). Her father was then serving his last term as an Assistant. He named her executrix in 1682, and his inventory taken "at New Oxford," 4 Oct 1682, lists "the estate that was sett forth by Elizabeth Ellis of her father" (Freeman Genealogy pp. 21-22); she received a third of his lands west and north of her son Matthias's.

A widow from 1677: on 7 June 1677 "Mistris Elizabeth Ellis and Mordica Ellis" were bound as administrators of her husband's estate (PCR 5:235). She became a proprietor of Sippican (later Rochester) under the deed of 22 July 1679 and drew a home lot at the first division, 15 Apr 1679; hers is the first name after the minister and the ministry lot (Mattapoisett and Old Rochester, 1907). In July 1680 "Elizabeth Ellis, widdow, and Joseph Dotey, of Sandwich" (her son-in-law), with two other proprietors, sued Lt. Ephraim Morton of Plymouth for £200. On 12 May Morton "did, with diuers others ... forcably enter vpon the lands of the said Sepecan," and "did deface the bound markes of the said land of the said Ellis and Dotey," namely "a pyne tree, marked with two noches on the one syde, and three noches on the other syde, standing neare Sepecan Necke, a little below the rocke house, or wigwam." The jury found for the plaintiffs, 20 shillings and costs (PCR 7:227-229). In 1687 "Mrs. Ellis was living on her land in Sippican."

Open questions

  • Her death: "probably 24 June 1692, Rochester (intestate)" is compiled and unverified.
  • Was she the "Elizabeth Freeman" of the 1660 Barlow testimony? Her stepmother is more likely, since she was married by then.
  1. ---
  2. name: Elizabeth Freeman
  3. aka: [Elizabeth Ellis, Mrs. Elizabeth Ellis]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Daughter of Edmund Freeman, with whom she came on the Abigail in 1635; she married John Ellis of
  8. Sandwich by 1644 and was the mother of Matthias Ellis. A widow from 1677, she became a
  9. proprietor of Sippican (later Rochester) in 1679, was her father's executrix in 1682, and in
  10. 1687 was living on her land at Sippican.
  11. born:
  12. date: bapt. 11 Apr 1624
  13. place: Billingshurst, Sussex, England
  14. basis: documented
  15. confidence: probable
  16. sources: [court-chancery-freeman-v-gratwick-1633, book-dawes-gates-1931]
  17. note: Known only from the 1633/4 Chancery depositions, as reported by Dawes-Gates and Jacobus; the Billingshurst register has a gap. "Elizab Freeman 12" on the Abigail in 1635.
  18. died:
  19. date: probably 24 June 1692
  20. place: Rochester, Massachusetts
  21. basis: compiled
  22. confidence: possible
  23. sources: [book-mattapoisett-old-rochester-1907]
  24. note: Unverified. She was living on her Sippican land in 1687 (Mattapoisett and Old Rochester). The research's summary table has her dying "after 1692."
  25. residences:
  26. - date: "1644"
  27. place: Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
  28. basis: documented
  29. confidence: probable
  30. sources: [records-plymouth-colony]
  31. note: "Wife of John Ellis of Sandwich by August 1644."
  32. - date: "1687"
  33. place: Rochester, Massachusetts
  34. basis: compiled
  35. confidence: probable
  36. sources: [book-mattapoisett-old-rochester-1907]
  37. note: "\"Mrs. Ellis was living on her land in Sippican\"; a proprietor from 1679."
  38. events:
  39. - what: Sailed on the Abigail
  40. date: "1635"
  41. place: London, England
  42. sources: [passenger-list-abigail-1635]
  43. note: "Listed as \"Elizab: Freeman 12\" with her father Edmund Freeman's family."
  44. father:
  45. id: edmund-freeman-1596
  46. basis: documented
  47. confidence: proven
  48. sources: [will-edmund-freeman-1682, court-chancery-freeman-v-gratwick-1633]
  49. research: research/freeman-ellis/Freeman_Ellis_Line_Research.md
  50. note: His will names "my Daughter Elizabeth Ellis, executrix."
  51. mother:
  52. id: bennett-hodsoll-1596
  53. basis: documented
  54. confidence: probable
  55. sources: [court-chancery-freeman-v-gratwick-1633]
  56. note: Born in 1624, during Edmund's marriage to Bennett (1617-1630). The depositions were for Bennett's children.
  57. ---
  59. Came with her father on the *Abigail* in 1635, "Elizab: Freeman 12." Married John Ellis of Sandwich
  60. by August 1644, when the court sent for witnesses "in John Ellis & his wifes case," and on 4 June
  61. 1645 he was sentenced to be whipped for "committing vncleanesse wth her before marryage ... and
  62. Elizabeth, his wyfe, to stand by whilst execucon of the sentence is pformed" (PCR 2:76-77, 85-86).
  63. Her father was then serving his last term as an Assistant. He named her executrix in 1682, and his
  64. inventory taken "at New Oxford," 4 Oct 1682, lists "the estate that was sett forth by Elizabeth
  65. Ellis of her father" (Freeman Genealogy pp. 21-22); she received a third of his lands west and north
  66. of her son Matthias's.
  68. A widow from 1677: on 7 June 1677 "Mistris Elizabeth Ellis and Mordica Ellis" were bound as
  69. administrators of her husband's estate (PCR 5:235). She became a proprietor of Sippican (later
  70. Rochester) under the deed of 22 July 1679 and drew a home lot at the first division, 15 Apr 1679;
  71. hers is the first name after the minister and the ministry lot (*Mattapoisett and Old Rochester*,
  72. 1907). In July 1680 "Elizabeth Ellis, widdow, and Joseph Dotey, of Sandwich" (her son-in-law), with
  73. two other proprietors, sued Lt. Ephraim Morton of Plymouth for £200. On 12 May Morton "did, with
  74. diuers others ... forcably enter vpon the lands of the said Sepecan," and "did deface the bound
  75. markes of the said land of the said Ellis and Dotey," namely "a pyne tree, marked with two noches on
  76. the one syde, and three noches on the other syde, standing neare Sepecan Necke, a little below the
  77. rocke house, or wigwam." The jury found for the plaintiffs, 20 shillings and costs (PCR 7:227-229).
  78. In 1687 "Mrs. Ellis was living on her land in Sippican."
  80. ## Open questions
  82. - Her death: "probably 24 June 1692, Rochester (intestate)" is compiled and unverified.
  83. - Was she the "Elizabeth Freeman" of the 1660 Barlow testimony? Her stepmother is more likely, since
  84. she was married by then.
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