Person:James Freeland (9)

m. Abt 1750
  1. Thomas FREELAND1753 - 1781
  2. James FREELAND1754 - 1820
  3. Jean (Jane) FREELANDAbt 1757 - 1827
  4. Mary Or Martha FREELAND1759 - Aft 1805
  5. Joseph FREELAND1762 - 1843
Facts and Events
Name James FREELAND
Gender Male
Birth? 1730 Near Londonderry, Ireland
Marriage Abt 1750 , Orange, Ncto Elizabeth _____
Will[1] 27 Jul 1805 Orange, North Carolina, United States
Death? Bef Aug 1807 Near Graham, Orange Co., North CarolinaWill proven
Reference Number K4F2-J7 (Ancestral File)

Family histories report that he immigrated from Ireland as a young man, settling first in Pennsylvania before coming to North Carolina. He was a justice of the peace during the Revolutionary War in Orange County.

References
  1. Will names grandchildren Thomas and Susan Freeland, children "of my son Thomas deceased"; sons James $1 and John $50, already having received plantations; son Joseph, receiving the rest of his land; daughters Mary, Jean Gibson, wife of Andrew