Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Sarah Freeborn
1667 - 1737 (70 years)1. Sarah Freeborn was born on 14 Jan 1667 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island (daughter of Gideon Freeborn and Sarah Brownell); died on 10 Jul 1737 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: 10 Jul 1739
Sarah married Joseph Wanton on 27 Nov 1684 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island. Joseph (son of Edward Wanton) was born on 1 May 1664 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 3 Mar 1754 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Elizabeth Wanton was born on 5 Jan 1690 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island.
- Gideon Wanton, Governor of Rhode Island was born on 20 Oct 1693 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island; died on 12 Sep 1767 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island.
2. Gideon Freeborn was born about 1635 (son of William Freeborn and Mary Perk); died on 27 Feb 1720 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: Abt 1639
Gideon married Sarah Brownell on 1 Jun 1658 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Brownell and Ann) died on 6 Sep 1676 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Sarah Brownell (daughter of Thomas Brownell and Ann); died on 6 Sep 1676 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island. Children:
- 1. Sarah Freeborn was born on 14 Jan 1667 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island; died on 10 Jul 1737 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island.
Generation: 3
4. William Freeborn was born about 1594; died on 28 Apr 1670 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island; was buried on 28 Apr 1670 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island. Notes:
Emigrated in 1634 on the Francis. First at Roxbury, then at Boston in 1637, where he was disarmed as a consequence of his support for Hutchinson and Wheelwright. In Portsmouth from 1638 on. Held a variety of public offices in Portsmouth. A signer of the Portsmouth Compact. He was a sawyer.
William married Mary Perk on 30 Nov 1629 in St. Mary, Maldon, Essex, England. Mary was born about 1601; died before 3 May 1670; was buried on 3 May 1670 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Mary Perk was born about 1601; died before 3 May 1670; was buried on 3 May 1670 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island. Notes:
Possibly named Mary Perkin.
Children:
- 2. Gideon Freeborn was born about 1635; died on 27 Feb 1720 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.
6. Thomas Brownell was born before 5 Jun 1608; was christened on 5 Jun 1608 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England (son of Robert Brownell and Mary Wilson); died on 24 Sep 1664 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Abt 1665, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Notes:
He died from hitting his head on a tree while engaged in an impromptu horse race with Daniel Lawton on the lands of William Wodell.
Thomas married Ann. Ann died after 1665. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Ann died after 1665. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Aft 24 Oct 1666
Notes:
She is often given as Ann Bourne, on the basis of the unproven proposition that the Thomas Brownell who died in 1665 was the same Thomas Brownell who married an Ann Bourne on 20 Mar 1638 in the parish of St. Benet, Paul's Wharf, London.
On 24 Oct 1666 she and William Long were indicted "for owning one another man and wife" despite the magistrates' having forbidden them to do so.Children:
- 3. Sarah Brownell died on 6 Sep 1676 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.
- William Brownell died between 6 Nov 1714 and 21 Mar 1715 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts.
Generation: 4
12. Robert Brownell was born in of Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: of Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Robert married Mary Wilson in 1605 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Mary Wilson Children:
- 6. Thomas Brownell was born before 5 Jun 1608; was christened on 5 Jun 1608 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England; died on 24 Sep 1664 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.