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Richard Free
d.Bet 25 Jan 1791 and 2 Feb 1791
Facts and Events
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Will of Richard Free, 26 Feb 1791
2 Feb 1791. Will of Richard Free  - The Limbs and Branches of the Smith Family Tree - Richard Free
- Genealogy.com Forum: Richard Free/Ferree/Frey 22 Oct 1998
I am struggling with Richard Free who died 1791 in Colerain, Lancaster Co. PA. In public and church records his last name is spelled as Free/Ferree/Frey. Does anyone have a Richard Ferree among their ancestors who might match my family.
Here is he:
Descendants of Richard Free
1 Richard "Reichert Frey" Free b: Abt. 1750 d: 1791 in Colrain, Lancaster Co. PA
Tax records are from FHL #1449274
1770 no Richard Free
1771 0 acres 1 horse 1 cattle tax 0.2.0 Colerain
1772 0 acres 1 horse 1 cattle tax 2.0 Colerain, Lancaster Co. PA Richard appears to be listed as a miller
1773 0 acres 1 horse 1 cattle 1 servant tax 2.6 Colerain
1775 0 acres 1 horse 1 cattle
1777 0 acres 0 horse 2 cattle -Listed on tax list as Rechard Free
1777 A Richard Free was in 2nd Battalion from Lancaster under James Watson
1778 Richard Free was made collector of taxes May 1778
1779 60 acres 1 horse 3 cattle 3 sheep tax - Colrain
1780 50 acres 2 horse 3 cattle 1 grist mill tax 90 Colrain
1782 50 acres 2 horse 3 cattle tax 10.0 Colrain
1783 60 acres 2 horses 3 cattle 1 mill 2 houses 1 barn 7 people
1791 Richard Free was listed
1792 Richard Free was not listed
1793 Widow Free listed
1794 Widow Free
Deed written 13 August 1778, recorded 3 Sept 1781 in Lancaster Co., PA, bk Q pg 581. FHL #0021445
Peter Sides Sr. and Margaret his wife of Bart twp. Lancaster sell to Richard Free of Colrain for £700. The land is bounded by John Patterson, John Meban, Joseph Miller and James Miller dec'd.
1780, 1781 A Richard Free was in 4th Company of 6th Battalion Lancaster under James Taylor
1790 Fed. Cen. Colrain, Lancaster Co. PA for Richard Ferree
1m over 16 1m 0-16 6f
Estate Records of Richard FREE 1791
Richard signed his will, he wrote that he was "week in body". He left his wife Barbara £90 and a sorrel "coulered horse", six sheep, bed, bed clothes and her wearing apparel. "Eldest daughter Elizabeth Free" £70, son Peter £100 and working apparel, dau. Agnes £70, dau Cristina £70, dau Mary £70, dau Margret £80. The amounts are to be paid £10 per year until fully paid.
Witnesses were: Andrew Caughey, Alexander McConnel
Executors were: Joseph Miller, John Patterson
.. +Anna Barbara Seitz m: December 1770 in Lancaster Co. PA src: Trinity Lutheran Church Records, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1767-1782 d: Bet. 1800 - 1811
.......... 2 Margaret d: Abt. 1792
.......... 2 Elizabeth Free b: 03 December, 1772 in Strasburg Twp, Lancaster Co. PA src: Pequea Reformed Church, Strasburg Twp., Lancaster Co. PA
............... +James Gween
.......... 2 Peter Free b: 09 July, 1775 in Lancaster Co., PA src: Pequea Reformed Church, Strasburg Twp., Lancaster Co. PA d: 12 July, 1846 in Crawford Co., PA
............... +Rebecca Patton
.......... 2 Nancy Agnes Free b: Abt. 1777 in PA d: 26 October, 1844 in Crawford Co., PA src: Nancy Free Bible
............... +Robert Henry b: 1774 in PA m: 15 January, 1801 in PA src: Nancy Free Bible d: 24 March, 1859 in Crawford Co., PA src: Tombstone Father: William Henry Mother: Sarah
.......... 2 Anna Barbara Free b: 09 May, 1777 in Strasburg Twp, Lancaster Co. PA src: Pequea Reformed Church, Strasburg Twp., Lancaster Co. PA
.......... 2 Christina Free b: 08 May, 1779 in Strasburg Twp, Lancaster Co. PA src: Pequea Reformed Church, Strasburg Twp., Lancaster Co. PA d: Abt. 1792
.......... 2 Mary Free b: Bet. 1779 - 1780 d: 23 March, 1837
............... +David Patton
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