William
FREEBORN
Born
abt. 1594
,
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Died
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Born: abt. 1594 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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William married Mary WILSON? abt. 1627 in England . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Mary WILSON? was born abt. 1601 in England (United Kingdom). Mary died 3 May 1670 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA.
William FREEBORN died 28 April 1670 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
From The Descendants of Thomas Durfee of Portsmouth, R.I., by William Field Reed, page 24
"The grandfather of Mrs. Durfee (Anne Freeborn) was William Freeborn, who 'embarked from Ipswich, Suffolk Co., England, in the Frances, for New England, on the 10th of April, 1634.' His family were registerd as passengers as follows:
'William Freeborn, at the age of 40 years.'
'Mary ____ Freeborn, his wife, at the age of 33 years; and three children, Mary 7 years old; Sarah 2 years old, and John Aldburgh 14 years old.'"
"The grandfather of Mrs. Durfee (Anne Freeborn) was William Freeborn, who 'embarked from Ipswich, Suffolk Co., England, in the Frances, for New England, on the 10th of April, 1634.' His family were registerd as passengers as follows:
'William Freeborn, at the age of 40 years.'
'Mary ____ Freeborn, his wife, at the age of 33 years; and three children, Mary 7 years old; Sarah 2 years old, and John Aldburgh 14 years old.'"
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William FREEBORN married 
Mary WILSON?
Marriage date: abt. 1627
Marriage place: , England
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Mary WILSON?Marriage date: abt. 1627
Marriage place: , England
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Marriage notes:
Married in St Mary's Church, Malden, Essex, England
FREEBORN William William1 (1594-1670) & Mary _____ (?1601-1670, ae 80?, 70?) by 1627 Boston-Portsmouth, RI {Reg. 54:353 Briggs-DeGroff 217 Bailey-Weaver 47 Brownell 17 Weaver 64 French Anc. 32 Durfee 24 RI VR 7:102 Austin's Dict. 23, 296}
Children of William FREEBORN and Mary WILSON?
Mary FREEBORNBorn: abt. 1626, , England
Died: 6 March 1664, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 6 March 1664, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Married: Clement WEAVER 1645 Place: , Rhode Island, USA
Sarah FREEBORNBorn: abt. 1632, , England
Died: 23 April 1670, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 23 April 1670, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Married: Nathaniel BROWNING 1650 Place: , Rhode Island, USA
Gideon FREEBORNBorn: abt. 1639, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 27 February 1719, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 27 February 1719, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Married: Sarah BROWNELL 1 June 1658 Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Married: Mary BOOMER 3 June 1678 Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
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1658 Marriage of ChildGideon FREEBORN married 1 June 1658, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA to Sarah BROWNELL
1664 Death of ChildMary FREEBORN died 6 March 1664, , Rhode Island, USA
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1670 FREEBORN FREEBORN William, Portsmouth, aged 80 years, died April 28, 1670. Death Rhode Island Friends Records
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1670 FREEBORN FREEBORN William, Portsmouth, aged 80 years, died April 28, 1670. Death Rhode Island Friends Records
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Death — 167028 April 1670
Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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