I think that you need more information. I do not feel that I can give you a definitive answer to your question based on the limited genealogical information that I have at hand or the information in the Freeman to Knight deed, which you sent. James Freeman (1716-1801) and his wife Phebe Kinne Freeman (1720-1797) settled in Great Lott 39 of the Saratoga Patent (present day Easton, Washington County) in the 1760s. The children of James Freeman and Phebe Kinne were: Ezra Freeman (1740-1793) d. at Easton, Washington Co. James Freeman, Jr. (1742-1820) m. Lydia Ford - lived in Easton, but moved to Galway, Saratoga Co. NY Amos Freeman (1745-1762) - he was thrown from a horse. Phebe Freeman (1747-1786) m. Calvin Skinner Gideon Freeman (1749-1809) m. Eunice Ford - died at Scipio, Cayuga Co. NY, but had a son named Reuben Freeman (1779-1817) Silas Freeman (1752-1809) - lived in Watervliet Elijah Freeman (1754-1837) m. Pernell Hammond - d. at Easton Washington County Elisha Freeman (1756-1834) m. Miriam Burr - died at Leon, Cattaraugus Co. NY Stephen Freeman (1759-1837) m. Anna Baker - lived in Easton, but removed to East Hamburg, Erie Co. NY in 1822. Lois Freeman (1761-1840) m. William Whiteside Of James Freeman's sons, four stayed in the Saratoga/Washington County area and I have the following information on their children: Ezra Freeman had four children, but none were named Isaac. James Freeman, Jr. had 11 children, but none were named Isaac. Gideon Freeman had 8 children. One was named Roby, but none were named Isaac Silas Freeman had 5 children on the 1790 cenus, but the names are not known Elijah Freeman had 13 children. One was named Rheuby, but none were named Isaac. Stephen Freeman had 10 children and his eldest son was named Isaac (1782-1842) and another son was named Reuben(1826-1906). In 1833 Isaac Freeman (1782-1844), who had been living in the town of Saratoga, purchased Farm # 4, Great Lott 16 of the Second Grand Division of the Saratoga Patent (present day Town of Stillwater) from his first cousins, Isreal Baker and his siblings. (See Saratoga County Deed Book X at page 457). Isaac Freeman (1782-1842) Married 1. Elizabeth Duel and 2. Sarah Sowle (1789-1852). Isaac Freeman had 11 children, one of whom died as an infant. The children of Isaac Freeman, were: Elizabeth (1810-1817), Isaac, Jr. (1813-1866), William (1815-1837); unnamed infant (1817); Anna Soule (1818-1892); Phebe (1820-1839); Amos (1821-1822); Martha (1823-1899); Reuben (1826-1906); Sarah Ann(1828-1904). Isaac Freeman, Jr. (1813-1866) married Harriet Knights Anna Soule Freeman (1818-1892) married William Knights Martha Freeman (1823-1899) married Robert Searle Reuben Freeman (1826-1906) married Hannah Swartout Sarah Ann Freeman (1828-1904) married William Hoxie After Isaac Freeman's death in 1842, his heirs sold their interest in Farm # 4 Great Lott 16 to Isaac Freeman, Jr. (Please see Saratoga County Deed book 53 at page 70) I did not investigate the decedant's estate of either Isaac Freeman (1782-1842) or Isacc Freeman, Jr. (1813-1866). At that point the purpose of my research was to determine who occupied Farm # 3, Great Lott 16 of the Second Grand Division of the Saratoga Patent after John Freeman, the Loyalist, and his family had fled to Canada. Although both Isaac Freeman (1782-1742) and Isaac Freeman, Jr. (1813-1866) both owned other real estate in the Town of Saratoga, I did not investigate those holdings, except to eliminate them as being the farm upon which the Battles of Freeman's Farm were fought on September 19th and October 7th, 1777, respectively. I am sorry but I have not done sufficient title work in the Town of Saratoga to be able to answer your question about the deed that you found. Your deed would appear to be a deed from Reuben Freeman (1826-1906) and Hannah Swartout Freeman, his wife to Samuel Knight. However, there is nothing within the four square corners of the deed which establishes a kinship relationship between you and Reuben Freeman (1826-1906) and Reuben's father, Isaac Freeman (1782-1842). You need more information. I would suggest that you look at Reuben Freeman's (1826-1906) estate papers. Since I have no information about the grandchildren of Stephen Freeman's siblings, I can not eliminate them as candidates for the name of "Isaac Freeman". Additionally, the dates and the name of the widow of Issac Freeman, which you have provided, do not match the names that I have for either Isaac Freeman (1782-1842) or Isaac Freeman, Jr. (1813-1866). You should also note that I do not know anything about any children of either William Freeman or Reuben Freeman, who conceivably could have named a son "Isaac Freeman". Also there were other families with the surname of Freeman living in the area in the mid 19th century. I am sorry that I could not have been of more assistance. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Bobeddyper@aol.com> To: <nysarato@rootsweb.com>; <Bobeddyper@aol.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 6:54 PM Subject: Re: [NYSARATO] What was (were) the name(s) of Jane McCrea's Loyalistbrothers? > Leslie, > > In some old papers my mother had I have found an Indenture that may settle > which Isaac Freeman I'm really descended from. Or maybe not. (see below > for > transcript) > > As I read it, Reuben Freeman sold the described piece of land to Samuel > Knight 15 August 1854. The name Reuben Freeman has not showed up on my > previous > researches but in the deed Freeman to Freeman; Stillwater, Saratoga County > which you transcribed and put on the Heritage Hunters site apparently > Isaac > Freeman had sold land to Reuben Freeman June of 1847. Is the piece of > land in my > mother's papers part of the same piece of land? > > Here's the relevant part of the original from my mother's papers: > (Written > portions in Italics - hope it comes through.) > > Found in papers of Euilla Freeman, widow of Isaac Freeman. Recorded in > Saratoga Clerk's office 21 August 1854 in Book 46 page 106. > > This indenture: Made the fifteenth day of August one thousand eight > hundred > and > [[forty is printed but r is overwritten with an f and the o with a dotted > i]] > four > Between > Reuben Freeman and Hannah his wife of the Town and County of Saratoga > State > of New York of the first part, and > Samuel Knight of the Town of Stillwater, County and State aforesaid > Of the second part, WITNESSETH: That the said parties of the first part, > for and in consideration of Twenty four hundred Dollars > Money on account of the United States of America, to them in hand paid by > the > said parties of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby confessed > and > acknowledged, have Granted, Bargained, Sold, Released, Enfeoffed and > Confirmed > and by the presents to GRANT, BARGAIN, SELL RELEASE, ENFEOFF and CONFIRM > unto the said parties of the second part, his heirs and assigns, FOREVER, > ALL > > Those certain pieces or parcels of land lying and being in the Town of > Saratoga aforesaid described as follows: > Being the farm of Sixty-seven Acres and one half Acre Sold to said Reuben > Freeman by the heirs of Samuel Griffin Deceased Bounded on the North by > the > public highway, on the East by the lands of Isaac Griffin and Thomas > Brightman and > the South b y lands of Daniel Griffin and Elias Wilber on the West by > lands of > Embric Maxwell. > The other piece is known as Said Reuben's plain Lot bounded on the North > by > lands of Cornelius Chase occupied Philip Lasher on the East by the lands > of > Benjamin Sarles Junior on the South by the lands of Daniel Spreith on the > West by > the public highway containing about twenty five acres the same more or > less. > > > ================ > > The second page of the document is a mortgage agreement wherein Reuben > Freeman agrees to pay $100 plus interest on the first of April each year. > > The seals beside Reuben and Hanna Freeman's signatures are covered by > triangular pieces of gray paper. > > WHAT THINK YOU? > > > > > ************************************** > See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYSARATO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message