John Harris Freeman

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Personal and Family Information

John was born in 1756 in Virginia, the son of Holman Freeman and Sally Ann Cox.

He died on 29 Aug 1806 in Wilkes County, Georgia.

His wife was Catherine Carlton, who he married on 6 Oct 1785 in Wilkes County, Georgia. Their only known child was Rebecca (1786-1843).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

John Harris Freeman
(1756-1806)

  

Holman Freeman
(c1714-c1783)

  

George Freeman
(1684-<1736)

    
 		 
     
 		 
   

Jane Holman
(1689->1735)

  

James Holman
(c1660->1735)

  
     
 		 
   

Sally Ann Cox
(c1715->1784)

  

John Cox
(c1690-?)

  

William Cox
(c1600-?)

  
     
 		 
     
 		   
 		 
     
 		 

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth1756
Place: Virginia
Death29 Aug 1806
Place: Wilkes County, Georgia
Will6 JUL 1796
Place: Georgia
Address: Early records of Georgia, Wilkes County-Davidson administrator will of brother William
 Will-Freeman, William 1796
Source: Will-Freeman, William 1796
Authors: William Freeman
Date: 6 JUL 1796
Publisher: Early records of Elbert County, Georgia, USA-Davidson
Other EventABT 1777
Place: South Carolina
Type: Military Service
Address: Seige of Augusta and Charleston S.C.
 Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia, Volume 1 This book is said to have caused more problems ……because "all that stuff cannot be proven and much of it can be shown to be false …."
Source: Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia, Volume 1 This book is said to have caused more problems ……because "all that stuff cannot be proven and much of it can be shown to be false …."
Authors: Mrs. Howard H McCall, DAR
Date: 1969
Publisher: Genealogical Pub. Co. Baltimore Vol. 1 originally published 1941, 1969, 1996, 2004. problems…known errors in Simmons families …. < - 2013 Fayetteville AR Library has all 3 volumes of this book, 1969 edition Gen 973.3458 extracts attached>

Georgia's Roster of the Revolution. Containing a list of the State's defenders; Officier and Men........under Authority of the Legislature....
Source: Georgia's Roster of the Revolution. Containing a list of the State's defenders; Officier and Men........under Authority of the Legislature....
Authors: Lucian Larmar Knight, LL. D, F.R.S. State Historian and Director of the Department of Archives and HIstory
Date: 1920
Publisher: Atlanta, Ga. Index Printing Co https://archive.org/details/georgiasrosterrev00knigrich

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Notes

Note 1

John Harris Freeman served in the Georgia Troops under General Elijah Clark and was at the Sieges of Augusta and Charleston. He also fought under Generals Pickens, Morgan, and Sumter in South Carolina and was under Count D'Entaing at the Siege of Savannah.

Sources

  1. Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia, Volume 1 This book is said to have caused more problems ……because "all that stuff cannot be proven and much of it can be shown to be false …."
    Source: Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia, Volume 1 This book is said to have caused more problems ……because "all that stuff cannot be proven and much of it can be shown to be false …."
    Authors: Mrs. Howard H McCall, DAR
    Date: 1969
    Publisher: Genealogical Pub. Co. Baltimore Vol. 1 originally published 1941, 1969, 1996, 2004. problems…known errors in Simmons families …. < - 2013 Fayetteville AR Library has all 3 volumes of this book, 1969 edition Gen 973.3458 extracts attached>
  2. Georgia's Roster of the Revolution. Containing a list of the State's defenders; Officier and Men........under Authority of the Legislature....
    Source: Georgia's Roster of the Revolution. Containing a list of the State's defenders; Officier and Men........under Authority of the Legislature....
    Authors: Lucian Larmar Knight, LL. D, F.R.S. State Historian and Director of the Department of Archives and HIstory
    Date: 1920
    Publisher: Atlanta, Ga. Index Printing Co https://archive.org/details/georgiasrosterrev00knigrich
  3. Will-Freeman, William 1796
    Source: Will-Freeman, William 1796
    Authors: William Freeman
    Date: 6 JUL 1796
    Publisher: Early records of Elbert County, Georgia, USA-Davidson
  4. Georgia's Roster of the Revolution. Containing a list of the State's defenders; Officier and Men........under Authority of the Legislature....
    Source: Georgia's Roster of the Revolution. Containing a list of the State's defenders; Officier and Men........under Authority of the Legislature....
    Authors: Lucian Larmar Knight, LL. D, F.R.S. State Historian and Director of the Department of Archives and HIstory
    Date: 1920
    Publisher: Atlanta, Ga. Index Printing Co https://archive.org/details/georgiasrosterrev00knigrich