Talmadge Freeman was the son of David Franklin Freeman and Sarah Caroline Teague Freeman.
David Franklin Freeman
Born: Sept. 21, 1874
Died: May 15, 1939
Buried: Freeman Cemetery in Hartford, Tn
Married: Sarah Caroline Teague June 26, 1904
Parents: Benjamin G. Freeman and Harriet Jane Lunsford Freeman
Sarah Caroline Teague
Born: May 1, 1870/1871
Died: May 18, 1957
Buried: Freeman Cemetery in Hartford, Tn
Parents: Edward Teague and Betheny Potter Teague
Children of David and Sarah Freeman
1. Talmadge E. Freeman
Born: May 15, 1905
Died: July 7, 1955
Married: Rebecca Hall on May 25,1925
Children: Warren, Paul, Roger, Rolan and Dan
2. Bern Freeman
Born: 1906
Died: 1975
Married: Flora McGaha in 1929
Children: John Reuben, Pauline married Don Leatherwood
3. Dewey Freeman
Born: 1908
Died: ?
Married: Mary McNabb in ca. 1929
Children: Don, John, Edward and David
4. Homer Freeman
Born: April, 1910
Died: August 24, 1978
Married: Allen Rathbone
Child: Michael
5. Ernest Freeman
Born: Dec. 10, 1912
Died: Nov. 11, 1963
Married: Ruth McGaha in 1963
Children: Imogene, Alma and Anna Marie
6. Ernel Freeman
Born: Dec. 10, 1912
Died: June 1, 1958
Married: Charles Arrowood
Children: Ernel Kidwell, Gail, Dale Rooney and others ?
David Franklin Freeman was the son of Benjamin Freeman and Harriet Lunsford Freeman
Benjamin Freeman, son of John B. Freeman,
Born: March 1848 in Madison Co., N.C.
Died: Aug. 2, 1923 in Newport, Tn
Parents: John B. Freeman and Frances Roberts Freeman
Married: Harriet Lunsford
Harriet Lunsford
Born: Nov. 1860 in Madison Co., N.C.
Died: Nov. 5, 1941 in Newport, Tn
Parents: John and Jane Lunsford
Children of Benjamin and Harriet Freeman
1. David Franklin Freeman
Born: Sept. 21, 1874 in Marshall, N.C.
Died: May 15, 1939
Married: Sarah Teague on June 26,1904
2. Jackson Stokely Freeman
Born: Jan. 11, 1876 in Marshall, N.C.
Died: Sept. 23, 1917
Married: Jessie Sexton on Mar. 8, 1903
Children: Clayton, Hazel, Pearl and Theodore
3. George Washington Freeman
Born: Aug. 6 1877 in Marshall, N.C.
Died: Nov. 7, 1969
Married: Lula Duckett on Jan. 7, 1906
Child: Lee married Anna Williams
4. James Benjamin Freeman
Born: Nov. 1879 in Marshall, N.C.
Died: July 19 1961
Married: Alice Simmon on Dec. 31 1904
Children: Wilbur and Matha
5. Charles Freeman
Born: Feb. 1881 in Marshall, N.C.
Died: May 24, 1956
Married: Jennie Duckett on Apr. 5, 1906
Children: None
6. Mazilda Freeman
Born: July 1884 in Marshall, N.C.
Died: Feb. 18, 1958
Married: 1. Thomas Bell 2. Davis
Child: Cleo
7. Henry Alvin Freeman
Born: Aug. 10, 1886 in Marshall, N.C.
Died: Aug. 15, 1962
Married: Matoka Brown on Nov. 5, 1911
Children: Boyd and Darnell
8. Bailey Freeman
Born: Nov. 1887 in Marshall, N.C.
Died: May 11, 1962
Married: Sallie Duckett on Mar. 7, 1915
Children: Carl, Mattie and others ?
9. Chanley Freeman
Born: Sept. 1889 in Marshall, N.C.
Died: Sept. 7, 1971
Married: Leah Rathbone on Apr. 4, 1914
Children: None
10. Althea Freeman
Born: May, 1891 in Marshall, N.C.
Died: Apr. 17, 1955
Married: Abraham Metcalf
Children: ?
11. Harriet Addie Freeman
Born: May 3, 1894 in Marshall, N.C.
Died: May 20, 1920
Married: John Riley Mooneyham
on Dec. 24, 1908
Children: ?
12. Rachel Freeman
Born: Dec. 18, 1896 in Marshall, N.C.
Died: ?
Married: 1. William L. Green on Feb. 6, 1916
2. Bill Stange
Children: ?
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i. JAMES MONTAVILLE FREEMAN, b. 1843; d. July 06, 1863.
ii. SUSAN A. VIOLET FREEMAN, b. 1844
iii. CAROLINE FREEMAN, b. 1847; d. December 11, 1926; m. EDWARD TEAGUE, February 22, 1890.
iv. BENJAMIN G. FREEMAN, b. 1849; m. HARRIET LUNSFORD, October 06, 1873.
v. MARY JANE FREEMAN, b. 1853; m. WILLIAM WARDLEY, November 05, 1887.
vi. JOSEPH FREEMAN, b. 1854; m. E. REEMS, November 23, 1887.
vii. GEORGE W. FREEMAN, b. 1858; m. VIOLET L. LEDFORD, January 21, 1876.
viii. HARRIET E. FREEMAN, b. 1861.
ix. RACHAEL E. FREEMAN, b. 1864.
Children of THOMAS and Mary Ball FREEMAN
i. WILLIAM FREEMAN, b. 1802.
ii. DANIEL ELIHUE FREEMAN, b. 1803, Buncombe County, NC; d. September 1873, Madison County, NC.
iii. ANDERSON FREEMAN, b. 1806, Buncombe County, NC.
iv. SETH FREEMAN, b. 1809, Buncombe County, NC.
v. BENJAMIN FREEMAN, b. 1811, Buncombe County, NC; d. 1870.
vi. AARON PINKNEY FREEMAN, b. March 1812, Buncombe County, NC; d. July 1894, Madison Co., NC.
vii. HIRAM JEFFERSON FREEMAN, b. 1815, Buncombe County, NC; d. January 30, 1893, Cumberland Falls, McCreary, Kentucky.
viii. JOHN B. FREEMAN, b. 1820, Buncombe County, NC.
ix. TEMPERANCE FREEMAN, b. 1823, Buncombe County, NC112; d. 1835, Buncombe County, NC112.
x. ANDREW JACKSON FREEMAN, b. 1829, Buncombe County, NC; m. NANCY BALL, April 06, 1851, Madison County, NC.
xi. ALSEY BETH FREEMAN, b. 1830, Buncombe County, NC.
xii. HOSEA H. L. FREEMAN, b. 1833, Buncombe County, NC; m. MYNERVY FORTNER, July 17, 1859.
xiii. FRANCIS KIRBY FREEMAN, b. 1841, Buncombe County, NC.
Married: Mary Bentley
Birth 1748, Rowan County, NC
Death 1830/1833, Buncombe County, NC
Father Thomas Bentley Sr.
Mother Hannah
Marriage 17 Dec 1769, Rowan County, NC
Children
Thomas (1777-1865)
Joshua (~1770-1855)
Jesse (~1772-1845)
Moses (1774-1859)
Isaac (~1780-)
UNNAMED (1781-)
Aaron "Posey" (ca1782-1861)
UNNAMED (1784-)
James (~1785-)
John (1793-1870)
UNNAMED (1795-)
John Freeman Jr.
Birth 1718/1720, Chowan Precinct, Albemarle, NC
Death 19 Feb 1785, Bertie Co., NC
Parents: John Freeman Sr. and Tabitha ?
Spouses
1. Sarah
2. Elizabeth
Marriage abt 1737
Children Aaron (1745-1825)
Freeman in gaelic is MacAnSaior?
The Freeman Family of Oxfordshire, from whom the Freeman's of Virginia descended, were evidently close kin of the Freeman's of Essex and Northampton Counties in England. Indeed the arms of the Freeman's of London, Wiltshire, Herefordshire, and Yorkshire, as well, indicate a relationship to exist among all these Freeman's.
After the conquest of England in 1066 by William and his Norman followers, the freeholders no longer held their land as freemen but were subject to military service and their estates became taxable. The Freeman name can be traced to Old English word, "freomann," a free born man who was not bound to serve a master or lord of the manor. After the census of 1066 was published in the Doomsday Book many classes of freemen became subject to the Norman laws and, in essence, their lot became no better than the serfs. MEDIEVAL English documents bear first witness to the name as it developed from the mark of identification into the family surname. William Freeman appeared in rolls of fines and taxes in the county of Norfolk in 1196. Reginald le Freman was another identified as a "free-born" man who appeared on the Assize Rolls of 1221 showing an assessment of revenue in his county. The article "le" is still evident in the last name and indicated that the identification had not at that time crystallized into a hereditary name. As early as 1635 the Freeman's appear in the new American Colonies when an Edmund Freeman arrived in Lynn, Massachusetts, having sailed from Oxford, England. Other followed and founded settlements in New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Maryland to comprise a strong contingent who would later lead the list of courageous "Americans" in the wars of Revolution and Independence. The many Irish Freeman's trace their origin to a different source which is interesting enough to complete an entirely new column. They can claim the honorable Joseph Deane Freeman of Castle Cor in County Cork, high sheriff of the county in 1811, among their ranks. This family stems from two ancient Irish families in Dublin and Cork. There are several grants of arms recorded for the Freeman families and one of the oldest on record is described as, "Or, on a chevron per pale argent and gules, three fleur de lis counterchanged." The background of the shield is tinctured gold on which appears a chevron split into sections colored silver and red. Three fleur de lis appear on the shield and are of opposite color to the background. This information was printed in the Fort Worth Star Telegram and in the Dallas Morning News sometime in the early 1970's. The copy went on to read "If you would like to see the history of your family name in a future column write to "What's in Your Name?" P.O. Box 212 FW, Boston, Mass., and it will be given every consideration. In a February 10, 1974 edition of the Dallas Morning News, in the same column "What's in Your Name," (a discussion of the name Remington), the author's name had changed to a single name - Charles Guarino. Any correspondence was to be sent to the Dallas Morning News address. But there also a copyright line (c) 1974 by Holmes-Corey, Ltd. "The first real upward step on the social ladder is made by the splendid name Freeman.... The 'freeman' in Norman England was, roughly speaking, the descendant of the Saxon 'churl'. But at the Conquest these churls had for the most part sunk into some kind of bondage; the word was discredited and the expression 'freeman' took its place for those who managed to retain their independence, or to gain it later .... 'Freeman' in fact generally implied a man who cultivated his own land, with the right to sell it if he wished, owing the lord of the manor no more than the duty of attending his court and an occasional nominal payment." The book goes on to say that by the 14th century the name was becoming so common, especially in the towns, that its use declined in favor of others. from: Matthews, C. M. English Surnames. London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1966. Chapter 12 - [names that reflect] Rank and Status FREEMAN FAMILY AND ITS HISTORY. On Genealogical Tree are Crowned Heads of Great Britain. In "American's Royal Descent" the Freemans trace back to King John of England, Henry I, and Louis VIII, of France. That is to say one or two branches of the Freeman family trace back. There are a few other crowned royalties somewhere on the family chart. Freeman is a name of Anglo-Saxon derivation. It has variations--Le Fremans, Fremead, Fremand, also Franchome and Fraunchomme. Do we not get Free-man from Fraunchomme? In our colonial records the name is frequently spelled Ffreman and also ffreman. The man who writes his name without a capital letter must, indeed, be in an humble frame of mind. Doubtless there was a heavy mortgage on his farm. Northshire and Northumberland are old home of the Freemans Edmund Freeman An early father here, was Edmund Freeman, 1635. He was one of the founders of Lynn, Mass. His brother, Samuel, so he is called, came in Governor Winthrop's fleet and he brought over a complete set of plate armor, which is probably still treasured as a relic. Samuel is a good ancestor, for he has a patriotic record. He was a member of militia, a selectman and a representative at court. A charming story is told which will bear repetition here. The writer tells the tale as headed down in family lore. The charm, or one, is that it is a true story. A very pretty little girl of eight years, full of life and spirit, by some childish mischief had incurred the penalty of the switch--the only means of correction in country schools in the "good old days"--too good for us now. The little maid was the favorite of a lad of twelve, who sat looking on while the teacher was discussing the situation with the child. "Well, Mary, I must punish you." At this the boy laid down his book and stepping quickly up to the teacher said, respectfully: ""Don't strike her: whip me. I'll take it for her." As he said this he arrested with his hand the uplifted switch. Every eye in that little log schoolhouse brightened with approbation, and in a moment after, filled with tears, as the teacher laid down he rod and said: "William you are a noble boy, and for your sake I will excuse Mary." Ten years after, Mary was the wife--the happy loving wife--of William, and William, 20 years after, was a member of Congress, United States senator from Georgian and later governor of Alabama. He was William Wyatt Bibb, and his wife was Mary Freeman, the belle and beauty of Broad River, and daughter of Colonel Holman Freeman of Virginia and Georgia. Mary Freeman's brother, Fleming, married Martha, sister of Governor Bibb. A miniature is extant of Mary (Freeman) Bibb, which represents a sweet-faced young matron with her hair dressed high, and a friage of soft curls on the forehead and the dress low necked. Governor Bibb left a son George and a daughter, Mary. Here it is interesting to mention that Colonel Holman Freeman had fame, if not fortune, as a soldier of the Revolution, and that George Walton, one of the Immortal signers of the Declaration of Independence, was near kin to the Freemans. * Virginia Freeman Taylor
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