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bap. ?8 Nov. 1598,MI Cowfold churchyard; Pulborough par. reg. transcription. 2nd s. of Edmund Freeman (d. 1623), yeoman and woodbroker, of Pulborough, Suss. and w. Alice Coles.Comber, Suss. Genealogies Horsham, 124. m. (1) bef. 20 July 1620, Christian, da. of John Hodsoll of London and Cowfold, at least 2s; d.v.p. ;W. Suss. RO, SAS-B/578; Ep.II/16/177A. (2) 21 May 1638, Joan or Jane (bur. 18 Sept. 1650), da. of Edward Skinner of Chailey, wid. of William Gratwicke (d. 1636) of Jervis, Suss. 4s. 3da.Comber, Suss. Genealogies Horsham, 124; Par. Reg. Cowfold ed. P.S. Godman (Suss. Rec. Soc. xxii), 27, 187; Cal. Suss. Marr. Lics. (Suss. Rec. Soc. i), 247; E. Suss. RO, A30, f. 372; W. Suss. RO, Ep.II/16/177A. suc. bro. John, bef. May 1639.C54/3188/25; C54/3189/18. bur. 16 Sept. 1666 16 Sept. 1666.Par. Reg. Cowfold, 192; Comber, Suss. Genealogies Horsham, 124.
Offices Held

Religious: churchwarden, Shermanbury 1635–6;W. Suss. RO, Ep.II/16/177A. Cowfold 1641.Par. Reg. Cowfold, 237.

Local: constable, E. Grinstead, Suss. 1636.E. Suss. RO, QR/E34. Waywarden, Cowfold 1642; overseer 1643. 15 June 1644Par. Reg. Cowfold, 246, 251. Commr. for Suss., assoc. of Hants, Surr. Suss. and Kent,; New Model ordinance, Suss. 17 Feb. 1645;A. and O. assessment, 21 Feb., 27 Sept. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660.A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). J.p. by Apr. 1648-bef. Oct. 1660.Suss. QSOB 1642–1649, 149; C231/6, p. 232; ASSI35/100/6; A Perfect List (1660), 53. Commr. militia, 2 Dec. 1648, 12 Mar. 1660. Judge, relief of poor prisoners, 5 Oct. 1653. Commr. ejecting scandalous ministers, 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. securing peace of commonwealth, Nov. 1655;TSP iv. 161, 190. sewers, 30 June 1656-aft. Dec. 1658;C181/6, pp. 160, 346. surveying Ashdown Forest, 19 June 1657.A. and O.

Military: capt. militia ft. Suss. 20 Sept. 1650–59.SP28/246, unfol.; SP25/77, pp. 875, 897; TSP iv. 161.

Central: commr. security of protector, England and Wales 27 Nov. 1656.A. and O.

Parlimentarian
FREEMAN, William (?1598-1666), of Shermanbury and Cowfold, Suss.
: Suss.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

FREEMAN, William (?1598-1666), of Shermanbury and Cowfold, Suss.

Will
3 Nov. 1662, pr. 9 Jan. 1668.E. Suss. RO, A30, f. 372.
Estates
tenements called Pykehurst, Pulborough, Suss. settled at 1st mar. 20 July 1620.W. Suss. RO, SAS-B/578. Purchased Highurst manor, Cowfold, 1650.Dunkin, Suss. Manors, i. 219.
Oxford 1644
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