William Freeborn Genealogy

Record modified: 2025-08-28
This is my ancestor 14 generations back.

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William Freeborn |
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Born: about 1594-00-00 Suffolk England
Died: 1670-04-28 Portsmouth, Rhode Island USA
Marriages:
1. about 1625-00-00 Mary (unknown)

Children of William Freeborn and Mary (unknown):
*Mary Freeborn b. 1627-00-00


Notes:

He was one of the original settlers of Portsmouth RI.
He sold his manor Batisford on 1633-12-10 and sailed from Ipswich ENG. They settled in Roxbury MA on 1634-04-30 with children Mary 7 and Sarah 2.

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other children:
Sarah 1632 + Nathaniel Browning
Gideon

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Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899

William Freeborn, Portsmouth, aged 80 years, died April 28 1670
Mary, wife of William Portsmouth, aged 80 years, May 3 1670

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Rhode Island Colony Records

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1642 election, town of Newport
William Freeborn and George Gardiner chosen Constables.

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1649-12-10 granted 140 acres in Portsmouth
1657-05-19 elected member of General Court of Commissioners

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