Freeman Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Freeman

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Freeman history with Freeman Family Crest
Suggested Readings for Freeman
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About Family Crests

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Origins Available: English, Irish

Where did the English Freeman family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the Freeman family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

Freeman is an ancient Anglo-Saxon name whose history dates back to the days before the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name is derived from "freomann" or "frigmann," Old English words and personal names meaning "free-born man."

Spelling variations of this family name include: Freeman, Fryman, Friman and others.

First found in the county of Essex, where it was borne as a personal name by Freman Sceil in 1188. The first recorded instance of Freeman as a surname appeared shortly thereafter; William Freman was listed in the Feet of Fines of Norfolk in 1196.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Sam UEL Freeman and his wife Apphia Quick, who arrived in Mssachusetts in 1630 with their son Henry; Alice Freeman, who settled in New England in 1635.

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Suggested Readings for the name Freeman

Coppedge/Freeman and Next of Kin by Mildred C. Siever.
Freeman-Palmer and Related Families by Mary Ann Palmer-Schrepfer.

Some noteworthy people of the name Freeman

Jonathan Freeman (b. 1950), Tony-nominated American actor
Douglas Southall Freeman (1886-1953), American journalist and historian
Lewis Ransome Freeman (1878-1960), American explorer, journalist and war correspondent
Richard Cameron Freeman (1926-1999), American federal judge from 1971 to 1999
Douglas Southall Freeman (1886-1953), well-known American editor, writer, and historian
Walter Jackson Freeman (1895-1972), American neurosurgeon who introduced psychosurgery in the United States and performed almost 3,000 lobotomies
Kathleen Freeman (1919-2001), American comedy actress known for her many roles in film, television, and the theater
Rear Admiral James Shepherd Freeman (1900-1962), World War II Rear Admiral in the United States Navy awarded the Navy Cross
John Derek Freeman (1916-2001), New Zealand anthropologist
Sir Bernard Nathaniel Freeman (1896-1982), Chairman of Metro Goldwyn Mayer in Australia
Sir Ralph Freeman (1880-1950), prominent civil engineer from London whose steel bridge designs include the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Alfred Percy Freeman (1888-1965), British cricketer
Roger Freeman (1951-2003), British rally car driver

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Freeman family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Freeman coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Freeman genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Freeman Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Freeman Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.