Bennett Freeman

Bennett Hodsoll was baptized 23 August 1596 and was buried 12 April 1630 in Pulborough, Sussex, England.

Parents: She was the daughter of John Hodsoll and Anne (Maundy) Hodsoll.

Married:

1. Edmond Freeman 16 June 1617 in Cowfold, Sussex, England as his first wife. He married Elizabeth second and immigrated with her.

6 Children of Edmund Freeman and Bennett Hodsoll:

1. Alice Freeman was born in England in 1618. [Ref] She married Dea. William Paddy of Plymouth on 28 Nov 1639. [Ref]
2. Edmund Freeman was born in England in 1620. [Ref] He married Rebecca, the daughter of Gov. William Prence, on 14 Feb 1649 in Sandwich. [Ref gives the year][Ref][Ref does not give the location] He married second Margaret Perry on 18 Jul 1651 in Sandwich. [Ref] He settled in Sandwich. [Ref] Edmund Freeman, Jr is in the Sandwich section of the 1643 list of those between 16 and 60 able to bear arms in Plymouth Colony. [Ref] On 20 May 1655 he pledged ten shillings for the building of a meeting house in Sandwich. [Ref] On 5 Nov 1657 he was one of five people appointed to make a rate of £24 14 shillings to pay Plymouth for the purchase of 'Manounscate' and to pay for catching wolves. [Ref] On 24 4 1658 he was a rater. [Ref] On 10-5-1672 he was a grandjury man for Sandwich. [Ref] By 13 (10) 1659 he had paid ten shillings toward the construction of the meeting house. [Ref] On 16 Feb 1662 Edmund was one of two men appointed to go to Plymouth to represent Sandwich in its dispute over fish with Barnstable. [Ref] On 15 May 1663 he was appointed grandjuryman. [Ref] On 15 May 1668 he was appointed selectman. [Ref] On 22 (12) 1675 Edmund was one of the men appointed to go with Daniel Wing to view a piece of meadow and to make an exchange for the town. [Ref] He was appointed grand juryman on 21 May 1678. On 21 May 1678 he was appointed Selectman. [Ref] Edmund had the following children born in Sandwich: Margaret (2 Oct 1652), Edmund III (5 Oct 1655), Alice ('Eales') (29 Mar 1658), Rachel (4 Sep 165[?], Sarah (6 Feb 1662, m. Richard Launders 6 Jan 1695/6), Deborah (9 Au 1665). [Ref]
3. Bennett Freeman [Ref]
4. Elizabeth Freeman was baptised on 11 Apr 1624 in Billinghurst. [Ref][Ref] She died after 24 Jun 1692 in Rochester. [Ref] She married John Ellis. [Ref][Ref] At the court held on 20 Aug 1644, John Ellis was accused of fornication with his later wife Elizabeth Freeman. John was publicly whipped. [Ref]
5. Maj. John Freeman was baptised on 28 Jan 1626/7 in Billinghurst. [Ref] He died on 28 Oct 1719 in Eastham. He married Mercy Prence.
6. Nathaniel Freeman [Ref]

Notes

• removed nicknames on 6 Sep 2013: 611 Elizabeth /Beauchamp/, Elizabeth /Gravely/Bennette/
• The New England Historical & Genealogical Register has published corrected, updated, information about Bennett Hodsoll. (Volume 164, April 2010, pages 104-111 - "English Ancestry o Bennett Hodsoll, First Wife of Edmond Freeman of Sandwich, Massachusetts"). Please see Doc attached
• The Dau. of John and Faith ( ) (Bacon) Hodsall does not seem correct. This source does not list any Anne as being Edmond Freeman's wife.
• Plymouth Colony, its history & people, 1620-1691 By Eugene Aubrey Stratton Pg.294

Links

• http://www.treetreetree.org.uk/Freeman.htm#Bennett
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hwbradley/aqwg178...

Citations

• Bush, Richard L., "English Ancestry of Bennett Hodsoll, first wife of Edmond Freeman of Sandwich, Massachusetts," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 164, 2010, 104-111.
• Pierce, Josiah, "The Freemans - the Eastham Branch of the Sandwich Family - Maj. John Freeman," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 20, 1866, 59 - 61. Errata: 353 - 4.