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Where did the Irish Freeman family come from? What is the Irish Freeman family crest and coat of arms? When did the Freeman family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Freeman family history?
When the Strongbownians began to settle in Ireland, they initially ignored the established Gaelic system for developing of patronymic names and solely relied on their own traditional naming practices. Eventually, however, the two differing customs drew upon one another to some degree. The Strongbow settlers, unlike their Gaelic neighbors, frequently used nickname surnames. These Anglo-Norman nicknames were frequently of two types: "oath names" and "imperative names." Oath names often carried blessings or were formed from habitual expressions. Imperative names, formed from a verb added to a noun or an adverb, metaphorically described the bearer's occupations. The nick name surname Freeman is derived from a nickname for a free-born man. The surname Freeman is derived from the Old English words "freomann" and "frigmann," which both mean freeman. The surname Freeman is also used as an Anglicized version of Mac an tSaoir, which means son of the craftsman.
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- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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During the lifetime of an individual person, his name was often spelt by church officials and medieval scribes the way it sounded. An examination of the many different origins of each name has revealed many spelling variations for the name: Freeman, Freman and others.First found in County Cork, where they were granted lands by Strongbow after the invasion of Ireland in 1172.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Freeman research. Another 360 words(26 lines of text) covering the years 1150, 1172, 1296, 1301, and 1690 are included under the topic Early Freeman History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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During the middle of the 19th century, Irish families often experienced extreme poverty and racial discrimination in their own homeland under English rule. Record numbers died of disease and starvation and many others, deciding against such a fate, boarded ships bound for North America. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Unfortunately, many of those Irish that arrived in Canada or the United States still experienced economic and racial discrimination. Although often maligned, these Irish people were essential to the rapid development of these countries because they provided the cheap labor required for the many canals, roads, railways, and other projects required for strong national infrastructures. Eventually the Irish went on to make contributions in the less backbreaking and more intellectual arenas of commerce, education, and the arts. Research early immigration and passenger lists revealed many early immigrants bearing the name Freeman:
Freeman Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Bernardns Freeman, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1620
- Domine Bernardus Freeman, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1620
- Ralph Freeman who settled in Virginia in 1622
- Bridges Freeman, who landed in Virginia in 1623
- Edmund Freeman, who landed in Lynn, Mass in 1632
Freeman Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Edwd Freeman, who arrived in Virginia in 1705
- Thomas Freeman, who arrived in America in 1706
- Abraham Freeman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1731
- Abram Freeman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1731
- Georg Freeman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739
Freeman Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Michael Freeman, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1807
- Thomas D Freeman, who landed in America in 1809
- Bernard Freeman, aged 34, landed in Missouri in 1840
- Anthony Freeman, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1848
- Joseph Freeman, aged 26, arrived in New York in 1849
Freeman Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Andrew Freeman, who arrived in Alabama in 1920
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- Coppedge/Freeman and Next of Kin by Mildred C. Siever.
- Freeman-Palmer and Related Families by Mary Ann Palmer-Schrepfer.
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Nec temere, nec timide
Motto Translation: Neither rashly nor timidly.
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- Hickey, D.J. and J.E. Doherty. A New Dictionary of Irish History form 1800 2nd Edition. Dublin: Gil & MacMillian, 2003. Print.
- Grehan, Ida. Dictionary of Irish Family Names. Boulder: Roberts Rinehart, 1997. Print. (ISBN 1-57098-137-X).
- Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
- Somerset Fry, Peter and Fiona Somerset Fry. A History of Ireland. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1993. Print. (ISBN 1-56619-215-3).
- Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Land Owners in Ireland. Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1203-3).
- Vicars, Sir Arthur. Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland 1536-1810. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- McDonnell, Frances. Emigrants from Ireland to America 1735-1743 A Transcription of the report of the Irish House of Commons into Enforced emigration to America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1331-5).
- Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
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