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Descendants of Samuel Freeman

Generation No. 1

1. Samuel¹ Freeman was born Bef. 1765, and died Abt. 1813. He married Mary. She was born Aug 1779, and died 07 Dec 1876 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Coonty, NC.

Notes for Samuel Freeman:
After many years of trying to locate Samuel Freeman in North Carolina, today the 12th of October 1988, I finally found him. He was in Beaufort County in the census year of 1810, (Film #337912). His name is difficult to read but it is him. He is the only Freeman in the county. He is over the age of 45, married to Mary who is 32 years old and they have 3 daughters under the age of 10.
Samuel died between the years 1813 and 1820. I have been unable to get much information to this point but as you will later see, I do have information on his wife Mary. Samuel possibly died during the War of 1812 but I have a list of Freemans who served in the Militia and he is not included.

Mary raised all five children alone. She lived on a farm near the road between the town of Washington and Chocowinity, North Carolina. She owned a Negro Woman named Dinah who she gave to her daughter Sarah (Freeman) Denby. Mary lived her last years with the above mentioned Sarah. Mary made several land transaction including selling and buying land around her property. Mary and Samuel must have moved into the Chocowinity area shortly after 1800. The church records in the TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH in Chocowinity, Beaufort County, North Carolina contain Communications of Mary and some of her children. This old church still stands at the cross roads in that town.

More About Samuel Freeman:
Resided: 1810, Beaufort Co., NC

More About Mary:
Burial: Trinity Episcopal Ch. Cem. Chocowinity,NC
Church: Trinity Episcopal Church, Chocowinity, NC
Occupation: Housewife/Farmer

Children of Samuel Freeman and Mary are:

Nancy² Freeman, born 24 Oct 1804 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC; died Abt. 1849 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC.

More About Nancy Freeman:
Medical Information: Mentally ill from birth.

+	3	ii.	Elizabeth Freeman, born 10 Apr 1806 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC.
+	4	iii.	Sarah Freeman, born 18 Feb 1808 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC.
	5	iv.	James Freeman, born 08 Dec 1811 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC.
+	6	v.	John Samuel Freeman, born 27 Sep 1813 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co. NC; died 21 Feb 1897 in Rea Valley, Marion Co. AR.

Generation No. 2

3. Elizabeth² Freeman (Samuel¹) was born 10 Apr 1806 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC. She married John Canady Dixon. He was born 1801.

Children of Elizabeth Freeman and John Dixon are:

7	i.	John³ Dixon, born 1829 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC.
8	ii.	Elizabeth Dixon, born 1831 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC.
9	iii.	Freeman Dixon, born 1833 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC.
10	iv.	Edward Dixon, born 1835 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC.
11	v.	Henry Dixon, born 1837 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC.
12	vi.	Israel Dixon, born 1839 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC.
13	vii.	Frederick Dixon, born 1841 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC.
14	viii.	Joseph Dixon, born 1843 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC.

4. Sarah² Freeman (Samuel¹) was born 18 Feb 1808 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC. She married Samuel Denby 1830. He was born 1795.

Children of Sarah Freeman and Samuel Denby are:

+	15	i.	Wiley B.³ Denby, born 1831 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC.
	16	ii.	Mary F. Denby, born 1833 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC. She married Richard S. Taylor.
	17	iii.	Elizabeth Denby, born 1834.
	18	iv.	Franklin Denby, born 1840.
	19	v.	Sarah Ann Denby, born 1841.

6. John Samuel² Freeman (Samuel¹)¹ was born 27 Sep 1813 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co. NC, and died 21 Feb 1897 in Rea Valley, Marion Co. AR. He married (1) Annis Harding Abt. 1837 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co. NC. She was born Abt. 1813 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co. NC, and died 29 Nov 1862 in Tomahawk Twp., Searcy Co., AR. He married (2) Nancy Cypert Abt. 1864 in Searcy Co., AR, daughter of Robert Cypert and Mary. She was born 1840 in TN, and died 1881 in Rea Valley, Marion Co., AR.

Notes for John Samuel Freeman:
John S. Freeman was born 27 Sep 1813. He was the fifth child born to Samuel and Mary Freeman. He was born and raised in Beaufort County, Chocowinity District, North Carolina. He Married Annis Harding about 1837 in Beaufort County.

In 1849 John S. and Annis moved to Griggs Township, Van Buren County, Arkansas with their six children: Sarah Jane (12), James Henry (10), Mary Ann (Polly) (8), John C. Calhoun (6), Margaret Elizabeth (3), and Darcus Luraney (1).

It took two to three months to make the trip. They started the trip in late summer or early fall, when the ground was firm and there were few or no mosquitoes through the swamps.

The North Arkansas Trail or Road (for a long, long time known as the Military Road) crossed the Mississippi River at Memphis Tennessee, then made a sharp turn to the North, West, and then South to keep out of the swamps as much as possible, finally reaching the White River at a point where Batesville was afterward built. From there it followed a general Northwest direction, not so very far from the east bank of the White River, until a fine ford was struck in low water, some distance above what is now known as Denton's Ferry.

Research in the past year has shown that John Samuel and his family moved many times. I find no Homestead records but the Marion County Court House burned.

In 1850 the family was in Griggs Township, Van Buren County with all his family present.

In1860 the family was in Tomahawk Township, House #403, Family #396, Searcy County. Tomahawk Township is in the north central part of Searcy County bordering Marion County. In fact, part of this township was changed to Marion County in 1873.

John's wife Annis died 29 Nov 1862. This was during the Civil War. They were living in Searcy County. Nathaniel Starkey was the youngest child at the age of four, two years later, 24 Aug 1864, John married Nancy Cypert who was 22 years old. She was the widow of Henry L. Cypert, who was killed in the Civil War at Little Rock Arkansas 3 May 1863. She had two small daughters, Henrietta and Safrona. The children were raised by their Grandfather William T. Cypert who lived in the Big Flat Township of Searcy County, Arkansas. Henrietta later married Dr. William Bransford Lack.

In 1870 the family was in Union Township, Marion County. East of Yellville near Hall Mountain or Onset.
In 1880 the family was in Buffalo Township, Marion County. This area is now Crooked Creek Township or Rea Valley or Hand Valley. Their neighbors were the Foster Hand family and the Thomas Cox family. This is between Hand Valley and Old Buffalo City which is west of the White River. Nathaniel Starkey is now married to Martha Caroline Tilley and living in Union Township near Hall Mountain (Onset).

In 1888 the family was in Onset, Crooked Creek Township, Marion County. This is east of Yellville which is now called Rea Valley or Hand Valley. John S. received a Post Card from Washington D.C. at this address.

John S. died in his home at the mouth of Crooked Creek, where it empties into the White River. He was fondly known in the area as "Uncle" John Freeman. The Family Bible and Shotgun passed to Nathaniel Starkey Freeman at his death. He ask that they stay in the Freeman family line. The Bible was passed to Nathaniel Starkey's son Timothy who died 19 Jul 1966, it was then in the possession of Zoorett Freeman, his wife at Timbo, Arkansas, She passed away in 1993. It then passed to Jerome Freeman of Big Flat Arkansas. It is now in the home of Hazel Lee in Timbo, AR.

THE MOUNTAIN ECHO
Friday, February 26, 1897

"Uncle" John Freeman, who lived near the mouth of Crooked Creek, died last Sunday night. Mr. Freeman was one of the oldest Citizens of this county. He had lived in the neighborhood where he died since about 1870. He had been in poor health for several years and a few days since he was attacked with the Grippe, from which he died last Sunday night. He was a good Citizen and highly respected by all who knew him.

This is the Obituary of John Samuel Freeman. It was found by Dewayne Treat in the Yellville, Marion Co., Library in 1997. The Grippe in now known as the Influenza.

More About John Samuel Freeman:
Burial: Rea Valley, Marion Co., AR
Occupation: Farmer
Resided: Bet. 1813 - 1849, Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC
Resided (2): Bet. 1849 - 1851, Van Buren Co., AR
Resided (3): Bet. 1851 - 1867, Tomahawk, Searcy Co., AR
Resided (4): Bet. 1868 - 1870, Union Twp. Marion Co., AR
Resided (5): Bet. 1871 - 1897, Crooked Creek Twp., Marion Co., AR

More About Annis Harding:
Burial: 30 Nov 1862, Tomahawk, Searcy Co., AR
Occupation: Bet. 1837 - 1862, Housewife
Resided: Bet. 1813 - 1849, Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC
Resided (2): Bet. 1849 - 1851, Van Buren Co., AR
Resided (3): Bet. 1851 - 1862, Tomahawk, Searcy Co., AR

Children of John Freeman and Annis Harding are:

+	20	i.	Sarah Jane³ Freeman, born 24 Jul 1838 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC; died 1875 in Toney Bend, Marion Co., AR.
	21	ii.	James Henry Freeman, born 26 Aug 1840.
+	22	iii.	Mary Ann Freeman, born 17 Oct 1842 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC; died Abt. 1890 in Marion Co., AR.
+	23	iv.	John C. Calhoun Freeman, born 05 Nov 1844 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC; died Abt. 1890 in Near Big Flat, Stone Co., AR.
	24	v.	Margaret Elizabeth Freeman, born 08 Jan 1847.
	25	vi.	Darcus Luraney Freeman, born 25 Mar 1849 in Chocowinity, Beaufort Co., NC.
+	26	vii.	Samuel Lafayette Freeman, born 29 Mar 1851 in Tomahawk Twp. Searcy Co., AR; died 1891 in Big Flat, Stone Co., AR.
+	27	viii.	Argent Merthe Miendor Freeman, born 24 Dec 1853 in Tomahawk Twp. Searcy Co., AR; died 1897 in Near Big Flat, Stone Co., AR.
+	28	ix.	Nathaniel Starkey Freeman, born 21 Mar 1858 in Tomahawk Twp. Searcy Co., AR; died 28 Jan 1937 in Big Flat, Stone Co., AR.

Children of John Freeman and Nancy Cypert are:

+	29	i.	Nancy Jane³ Freeman, born 05 Aug 1865 in Tomahawk Twp. Searcy Co., AR; died 05 Mar 1926 in Landis, Searcy Co., AR.
	30	ii.	Mary Rebecca Freeman, born 11 Feb 1867.
+	31	iii.	Marthy Elizabeth Freeman, born 15 Jan 1868 in Rea Valley, Marion Co., AR.
+	32	iv.	John David Freeman, born 09 Jan 1870 in Union Twp., Marion Co., AR; died 05 Jun 1916 in Yellville, Marion Co., AR.
+	33	v.	Moses Canada Freeman, born 10 Jan 1874 in Rea Valley, Marion Co., AR; died 07 Apr 1901 in Rea Valley, Marion Co., AR.
+	34	vi.	Luellen Freeman, born 01 Feb 1876 in Rea Valley, Marion Co., AR; died Nov 1947 in Near Henderson, AR.

Generation No. 3

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