Ninth Generation

508. William* FREEMAN⁸⁶⁰ was born between 1680 and 1685 in , Chowan Co., NC.¹³²¹ He signed a will on 7 Feb 1735 in Chowan Co., NC.^27,1514,1515 Probated 13 Aug 1737, NC.

" In the name of God Amen this seventh day of February in the year of our Lord God Seventeen hundred and thirty five I William Freeman of the County of Albermarle and precenct of Chowan in North Carolina being very sick and week of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God for it I do make and ...declare this my Last will and testament in manor and for me following that this is...first and chiefly I give my soule into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body Commend to the earth to be deasently buried in Christian Like burriell at the Descretion of my ...to appoint nothing ..but at the geniall resurriction I shall recerion the same .. Again by the desarts to bestow upon me I give and dispose of the same immornor and for me following and I do have by word made void and disanmilo all former will or wills by and or testaments by me do dared wither by word or wrighting and this to be taken for my Last will and testament and no other I give devise and bequeth unto my beloved son John Freeman the plantation where on he now Lives and also my neagro named Called ...after the change of my Well beloved wife Mary Freeman condition
either by death or marriage which shall first happen and then I say to him and his heirs for ever
I give devise and bequeath unto my well beloved son William Freeman the plantation and Land where on he now Lives and also my neagro man Called And ... to be deliver to him at the change of my well beloved wife Mary Freeman condition either by death or marriage which ever first happen and then I say to him and his heirs for ever I give devise and bequith unto my Well beloved son Thomas Freeman the plantation and Land where on he now Lives in the Indian neck and also my neagro boy called Emprorour to be delivered to him at the change of my well beloved wife Mary Freemans condition either by death or mariage
which shall first happen and then I say to him and his heirs for ever I give devise and bequieth unto my well beloved son Richard Freeman the plantation and Land on which I now Live and also my neagro girle Callie Rachell to ... of my well belove wife Mary Freemans condition either by death or maridge which shall first hapen but my will and pleasure is
that my son Richard Freeman shall not seek to debar my well beloved wife Mary Freeman of her right of Dowrey on the plantation now and not during the time of her widdowhood and the change of her condition than the plantation and Land and neagro to go to him and his heirs for ever I give devise and bequith unto my two well beloved sons Aron Freeman and Samuel Freeman my plantation and Land containing five hundred and forty acres is to be eaqually divided to both them and the Land now lieng in Aerle presenct also I give to my son Aron Freeman my negaro girle called Jude and my will and pleasure is that my son Samuel Freeman
shall have the first neagro child that shall be borne of any of the neagro women or girls before mentioned that neagros to be delivered is my tow sons before mentioned at the change of my well beloved wife Mary Freemans condition either by death or mariage which shall first happen
and then I say to them and their heirs for ever I leave my well beloved wife Mary Freeman the use of all my personall estate with the neagros before mentiond and what the profis of the
plantation wher on I now Live during the time of her widdowhood and at the change of her condition either by death or mariage which shall first happen to be orgreally decided the Leagusies above ... or having first paid out between my well beloved wife Mary Freeman and my five sons John William Thomas Richard Aron and Samuel Freemans only my will and
pleasure is that my three youngest sons Richard Aron and Samuel Freeman shall have each of them a feather bed and the furniture belonging to it in their ..before the devison is made and then to be oagrially ..between my well beloved wife and my five sons before mentioned and if the condition shall happen by the mariage of my wife to have a childs portion so I say to them and their heirs for ever Lastly I nominate appoint and ordaine my well beloved wife Mary Freeman and my well beloved son John Freeman to be my ..and soule executors together my Last will and testament done by me and performed according ..with not whereof I have here unto sett my hand and seal today and year first ..

Signed sealed declared and pronounced
in the presents of us his
Walter Drouglas William X Freeman
John Freeman marke

The Last will and testament of WM Freeman August sy 15th 1737

Personally appeared before me Walter Doughan John Freeman Thomas Roundtree Senior who made oath that they saw..Freeman publish the within as his last will y testament and he was of sould mind y in ..at that time W. Smithe At 7 ..time Mary Freeman John Freeman took oath appointed by law to be taken by executors W. Smith " He died on 7 Feb 1736 in Chowan Co., NC.¹³¹² Proved 13 Aug 1737. He had his estate probated on 13 Aug 1737 in Chowan, Albemarle Co., VA. He moved to Norfolk, Virginia as a young man, along with his brother John Freeman and a relative, Elizabeth Freeman Harmon. It was in Virginia that William met and married, Mary , about 1692. We do not know when William purchased his land in Norfolk County, Virginia but a record shows where he sold a parcel of land there to William Perkins prior to 1721. William Perkins gives reference to this property in his will, where he bequeaths it to his daughter. William and his family moved to North Carolina about 1716. They moved to Chowan Precinct of Albermarle County, N.C. where he purchased 250 acres of land on the South side of Katherine Creek Swamp on July 1, 1716 from Thomas Garrett, Sr., and his wife Bethiah. William and his wife Mary also sold 100 acres of land on the South side of Katherine Creek on July 11, 1718 to Michael Ward. William became a wealthy and prominent planter of the Albermarle and Chowan County areas. He owned large amounts of land and several slaves. At the time of his death he owned five plantations. William* FREEMAN and Mary* CORDING were married about 1692 in , King William Co., VA.¹³¹⁷

509. Mary* CORDING^860,1112 died about 1740.¹³²¹ Children were:

	i.	John FREEMAN1321 was born in 1695 in Norfolk Co., VA.1317 He died on 30 Apr 1776 in , Chowan Co., NC.
	ii.	William FREEMAN1516 was born in 1696.1317 He died on 17 Apr 1781 in Gates Co., NC.1317
	iii.	Thomas FREEMAN1321 was born in 1699.1317 He died in 1790. Land deeds of Bertie County hows he purchased land there in 1733 and 1748. Also, his brother John sold him 100 acres on the West side of Catherine Creek Swamp on 6 Aug 1737. Thomas also inherited land from his father, William Freeman, Sr., as his will state as follows: To my son Thomas, the Plantation whereon he now lives in the Indian Neck, Also my negro boy called Emporor to be delivered to him at the death or marriage of my wife, Mary. Thomas is believed to have removed to rowan County or possibly Tyrrell County and died prior to 1790.
	iv.	Richard FREEMAN1321,1516 was born in 1703.1317 He died on 13 Jul 1761.1317
	v.	Aaron FREEMAN1317 was born in 1708 in , King William Co., VA.
254	vi.	Samuel* FREEMAN.