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Robert Freeburn¹

(say 1775 - )

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Robert Freeburn was born say 1775 SCT.^1,2
Robert Freeburn married Elizabeth UnknownSurname (m. FREEBURN) say 1801 date assumed from information that dtr Elizabeth was "next to oldest" of 7 children (only 1 sister, Mary.)¹

Does anyone have any more information on Robert?
Parents? Fate? Names of the five sons?

Robert came to my attention from a reasonably sized (20cMs) DNA match between a descendant of Robert's at a spot that has also been inherited by three descendants of Archibald FAIRBAIRN and Alison CROSSER.

Family information from his daughter Elizabeth (born New York, married William ALFONT(E) at age 13, probably in Pennsylvania) is that he was a sea faring man born Scotland, and that she was the 2nd oldest of 7, with only one sister, Mary.³

Census/Where lived/Occupations

Robert Freeburn was "a sea faring man."⁴

All the other info

     "William married Elizabeth Freeburn in 1819, when she was only thirteen years old. Elizabeth was a native of New York City, and her father, Robert Freeburn (my 4th great grandfather), was born in Scotland. Robert was also a seafaring man and served in the British Navy for several years. According to my grandfather Paul, he may have also served in the American Navy during the War of 1812.

During their early years of married life in the Philadelphia township of Blockley, William and Elizabeth were the parents of six children: Nathan, Robert, John, Mary, Elizabeth and Anna. Sadly, the oldest, Nathan, drowned in the Schuykill River as a child. For reasons unknown, William and Elizabeth and their five remaining children migrated to Indiana in 1834, settling in the east central county of Madison. The following is recorded of their trip: "...²

     Robert Freeburn "a seafaring man" born Scotland and in New York around 1805 and Robert Freeburn a seaman "late of New York City" dying at sea on the brig "Port Loon" in 1846 were possibly related ?father/son?³
     Another potential duplicate of Robert Freeburn is Robert Freeburn; one a "sea faring man" born Scotland, the other a "rigger" "Subj of G. B." naturalized New York, Apr 1807.^3,5

Family

Elizabeth UnknownSurname (m. FREEBURN) (say 1785 - )

Children

Elizabeth Freeburn⁴ (Feb 1805 - Oct 1891)
Mary Freeburn⁶ (say 1810 - bef. 1890)

Last Edited

16 Dec 2016

Citations

Don EASTMAN, "Corres. re FAIRBAIRN/ALFTONE family," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Birth 10 Feb 1805 (New York) Elizabeth ALFONTE s/o Robert & Elizabeth FREEBURN, from 1890 interview published in "THE REPUBLICAN”, Greenfield, Indiana under the heading of “OUR PIONEER SKETCHES”-August 19, 1890 MRS. ELIZABETH ALFONTE OF VERNON TOWNSHIP", transcript rcvd Dec 2016.
Don EASTMAN, "Corres. re FAIRBAIRN/ALFTONE family," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Alfonte stories, written by Ron TAYLOR, sent to Don EASTMAN Feb 2016, rcvd Dec 2016.
Lorna Henderson, "FAIRBAIRN Analysis", Dec 2016.
Don EASTMAN, "Corres. re FAIRBAIRN/ALFTONE family," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Birth 10 Feb 1805 (New York) Elizabeth ALFONTE d/o Robert & Elizabeth FREEBURN, from 1890 interview published in "THE REPUBLICAN”, Greenfield, Indiana under the heading of “OUR PIONEER SKETCHES”-August 19, 1890 MRS. ELIZABETH ALFONTE OF VERNON TOWNSHIP", transcript rcvd Dec 2016.
Early New York Naturalizations, 1792-1840 by Kenneth SCOTT online at ancestry.com, Naturalization 28 Apr 1807 Robert FREEBURN, rigger, rec. by Alexander LAMB, hairdresser [224], from Early New York Naturalizations pg 42 (Image 54 of 465), extracted Dec 2016.
Don EASTMAN, "Corres. re FAIRBAIRN/ALFTONE family," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Birth Mary d/o Robert & Elizabeth FREEBURN, from 1890 interview published in "THE REPUBLICAN”, Greenfield, Indiana under the heading of “OUR PIONEER SKETCHES”-August 19, 1890 MRS. ELIZABETH ALFONTE OF VERNON TOWNSHIP", transcript rcvd Dec 2016.

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