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Samuel Freeman, Sr. was born 3 September 1595 in Blackfriars, London, Middlesex, England to John Freeman (1570-1622) and Priscilla Angelo (1574-1631) and died 1646 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Apphia Quicke (1603-1668) 1625 in England.

Biography

1630 Winthrop Fleet

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Arrival of the Winthrop Colony, by William F. Halsall

He was a passenger on the in the Winthrop Fleet in 1630, part of The Great Migration. It was the largest fleet ever assembled to carry Englishmen overseas to a new homeland. It was a well planned and financed expedition comprising eleven ships that carried 700 immigrants from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The group, led by Governor John Winthrop, sailed from April to July of 1630. The fleet landed at Salem. Of the 700 on board, 200 died during the voyage, and 100 returned to England soon after arrival. Some of the 400 remaining settlers stayed in Salem, but many moved on to Boston, Watertown, or other settlements.

35-Year old Samuel Freeman sailed from England with his wife Apphia and first son, Henry (age 2).

Watertown Founders Monument

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Watertown Founders Monument

He is listed on Watertown Founders Monument, commemorating the first settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts. The town was first known as Saltonstall Plantation, one of the earliest of the Massachusetts Bay Colony settlements. Founded in early 1630 by a group of settlers led by Richard Saltonstall and George Phillips, it was officially incorporated that same year. The alternate spelling "Waterton" is seen in some early documents.

At Watertown, he was neighbor to Richard Gale (1618-1678).


Children


Offspring of Samuel Freeman, Sr. and Apphia Quicke (1603-1668)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Henry Freeman (c1626-)
Apphia Freeman (c1632-)
Samuel Freeman (1638-1712) 11 May 1638 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 25 November 1712 Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Mercy Southworth (1638-1712)



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