Abner Isaac Freeman^[1]

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• Name	Abner Isaac Freeman
  Born	1793	, , North Carolina, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Mar 1856	, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
  Buried	PoGrab Community on a hilltop near the Freeman Cemetery
  Person ID	I5239	Kull Family
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2009

  
  

  Family 1	Drucilla Elizabeth Glidewell,   b. 10 Jan 1820, , , North Carolina, United States ,   d. 2 Aug 1892, , Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
  Married	20 Jan 1842	, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2009
  Family ID	F364	Group Sheet

  
  

  Married	Abt 1809	, , North Carolina, United States
  Children	> 1. Andrew Jackson Freeman,   b. 3 Mar 1815,   d. 20 Dec 1845, Petersburg, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2009
  Family ID	F366	Group Sheet

  
  

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  		Born - 1793 - , , North Carolina, United States Married - Abt 1809 - , , North Carolina, United States Married - 20 Jan 1842 - , Lincoln, Tennessee, United States Died - 8 Mar 1856 - , Lincoln, Tennessee, United States  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  There is a death record in Bedford County (1834)? Someone said that one of the first wives names was Lurany.Margy Sims told Grandmother(Vida Redd Sorrells) this is where the Indian blood comes into the Redd side of the family. She said that is was through the Freeman line. Cousin Charles MONK also confirms that his family always understood that Abner was Cherokee. Perhaps Nancy HAWKINS was Cherokee? Others say the REESE line.I have a Land Grant recorded 16 Mar 1835 to Abner FREEMAN in Lincoln Co., TN for 50 acres of land.Appointed by the court in Surry Co., NC to be a Patroller in Captain Witcher's District on Fishers River Feb 1814.1810 Census of Surry Co., NC1820 Census of Lincoln Co., TN1829 Tax List on E. Fork Cane Ck. with 171 1830 Census of Lincoln Co., TN1840 Census of Lincoln Co., TN1850 Census of Lincoln Co., TN Listed with the family is a Nancy BEARDEN age 27 with a daughter Josephine age 1 (Perhaps Nancy is a sister to Drucilla. A Nancy Glidewell married a William Bearden 10 December 1848 in Lincoln County, TN )Listed in the 1850, Lincoln County, TN Census as a farmer with $2000 real estate.1860 Census of Lincoln Co., TN lists Drucilla, age 38 with the children.Will recorded Lincoln Co., TN Will Book #2 signed 8 Mar 1850 with his mark. 1st I will that my just debts be paid out of my estate by him whom the court may appoint as administrator.2nd I will that my homeplace being part of the tracts of land being more or less belong to my wife Drusilla & my minor heirs being six in number during her natural life or widowhood. But if she should marry then for the land to be rented out till the youngest child should come of age & after that it shall be sold & all of the six minors to have at least one hundred & fifty dollars before any of the rest of the children shall come in and as they come of age, my minors I want them to have their one hundred & fifty dollars and I want all my notes & accounts after collected and my just debts paid to be put out at interest for the schooling & raising of the children together with the ---- of the place. Signed sealed and acknowledged in presence of us. James Melson, James Barham, John G. Glidewell."When Abner Freeman died, Drucilla's brother-in-law, James Barham gave all his children: Charlie, Tom, and Ruth-parts of the farm, and left Drucilla with just a homestead". (Fanny Freeman Davidson) At the time the farm was called the "Freeman Branch", and then became known as the "Barham Branch".My records on his family groups are from Grandmother's records that came through: Mabel A. Tucker, Rt 2, Box 170-A, Fayetteville, TN (931) 433-5991Jul 21, 1840 lists an Elizabeth FREEMAN to William H. GIBSON in Lincoln Co., TN. There is no return of the license. Also Jun 11, 1841 a Letha FREEMAN to a John CRITCHET in Lincoln Co., TN.In my notes from conversations with my grandmother, Vida Redd Sorrells, she mentioned a Sarah J. Freeman who married William Owen Foster and went to TX. They were related to Ambrose Foster & Suzanne Medlin. (Perhaps these are their children.) Ambrose Foster from SC died in Lonesome Dove in Grapevine.The land for the old cemetery at Mt. Hermon was sold by Abner of Lincoln Co., TN. According to early deeds, this appears to be a part of the old Higginbotham tract purchased by William Higginbotham in 1810 and 1811. On October 15, 1830, one acre of land was deeded to Isaac Bennett, Peterson Grammar, and Henry Dean and their successors in office as trustees of the Meeting House at Mt. Hermon. Included in this transaction was the meeting house and all improvements thereon. Witnesses were William C. FREEMAN and James FREEMAN.

  
  

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  [S39] Web Site: MEALER GENEALOGY, Sherry S. Finchum, (WorldConnect Project).