Elizabeth FREEMAN

1624 - Aft 1692  (~ 68 years)

• Name	Elizabeth FREEMAN  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Elizabeth (Freeman) Ellis was baptized in the parish of Billingshurst, co. Sussex, England, 11 April 1624, the fourth of the six children of Edmond and Bennet (Hodsoll) Freeman. She died probably in Rochester after 24 June 1692 - we suspect that the actual date of her death may have been not long before 20 April 1714, when her son William Ellis recorded a number of deeds bearing various dates, which suggests the probability that they were recorded in connection with the settlement of his mother's estate. She evidently died intestate, having already distributed her property among her children. There is no probate of her estate. She must have possessed great strength of character as well as a good physical constitution. At the time of her husband's death she was fifty-three years old. Her three daughters and probably the eldest son Mordecai were then already married, as we believe. The five surviving unmarried sons ranged in age from about twelve to twenty. Perhaps all but the youngest were apprenticed and did not live at home. It may well be that she went to keep house for her father since her stepmother had died in the previous year. In any case, with the help of her eldest son, she promptly assumed responsibility for the administration of her late stepson's (?) estate. [1]
  Christening	11 Apr 1624	Parish of Billingshurst, co. Sussex, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Aft 24 June 1692  [1]
  Person ID	I23348	Main Tree
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Edmond FREEMAN   d. Between 21 Jun and 02 Nov 1682, Sandwich, Massachusetts
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Bennett HODSOLL   d. Between 14 Feb 1675 and 1676
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	16 Jun 1617	Cowfold, co. Sussex   [2, 4]
  Family ID	F12413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lieut. John ELLIS,   b. Between 1620-1627   d. Bef 23 Mar 1676/7 (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1647  [2]
  Children	1. Elizabeth ELLIS,   b. Abt 1645  [Birth] + 2. Bennet ELLIS,   b. 27 Feb 1648/9  [Birth] + 3. Lieut. Mordecai ELLIS,   b. 24 Mar 1650/1, Sandwich, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts d. 5 Feb 1709/10, Sandwich, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts (Age 58 years)  [Birth]   4. Deborah ELLIS,   b. Bef 1652   d. 21 Jun 1711, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age > 59 years)  [Birth]   5. Joel ELLIS,   b. 20 Mar 1654   d. Poss. died young  [Birth] + 6. Lieut. Matthias ELLIS,   b. 2 Jun 1657   d. 30 Aug 1748, Sandwich, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts (Age 91 years)  [Birth] + 7. Manoah ELLIS,   b. Abt 1659  [Birth] + 8. Freeman ELLIS,   b. Abt 1661   d. Bef 20 Jun 1728, Sandwich, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts (Age 67 years)  [Birth]   9. Gideon ELLIS,   b. Abt 1663  [Birth]   10. William ELLIS,   b. Abt 1665  [Birth]
  Family ID	F12412	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2021

  
  

• Sources

  [S2285] Gary Boyd Roberts, "Genealogies of Mayflower Families" From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. I, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1985). [S02018] Mary Walton Ferris, Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines Vol. II. [S02654] Peter B. Hill, Compiler, Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations Vol. 11 Edward Doty Part 3, (Name: Name: General Society of Mayflower Descendants 2000;;). [S03927] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 2010, Vol. 164 April.