A man who was not indentured, was a member in good standing in the local Congreational church, could vote in town meetings and could become a representative in the Great and General Court. Ciao, Ack. SL>In the history of ancestors in Boston area around 1650 I see many men SL>"Became a freeman on MMDDYYYY". SL>These guys were not slaves, what does the note refer too? SL>Thanks SL>-- SL>Steve Brown SL>514-697-3464 SL>Cell 882-3479 SL>email slsb1@sympatico.ca --- þ SLMR 2.1a þ Did our ancestors ever have a bad heir day? -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =-----