Would anyone know of a Freeman family from Tennessee that might have come to Allen Co., Kentucky by 1853 or being in Warren Co., Ky before that. Allen County was formed from Warren County in 1815. My grandmother Mary Freeman married John Lewis 10 Sep 1869 in Allen County, Ky. Apparently her mother must have died because she was living with the family of Aaron Perry and Rebecca Cushenberry as 7 years old in the 1860 Allen Co., Ky census. I am trying to find who her parents are. One census says her mother was born in Ky and her father in Tn. I have seen a Benjamin and a John Freeman in these counties in Ky but I don't know who they are. Any information would greatly be appreciated. Marianne Dillow Illinois

My guess would be that Mary Freeman became a ward of the Perry's because she was an orphan, as you suspected. Sometimes these actions were not officially recorded in court records, but from what I can tell by researching the Perry's and Cushenberry's, Freeman was not part of the group they traveled with or were related. So...I suspect you will find a court record in Warren Co. Kentucky in which Mary Freeman was officially bonded over to Aaron Perry sometime bet. Her birth and the 1860 census. You may also find a will or estate record for a Freeman during this time period. Also, in cases such as these, Aaron would have been required to make regular accountings to the court of his ward's welfare - but my experience leads me to believe this didn't always happen. In case you haven't acquired a copy of the marriage license and the register, it might be beneficial because Mary was underage when she married and would have needed permission to marry. It would be interesting to see who gave that permission. It would also be interesting to see who the bondsman/men were. Bear in mind that the marriage license is separate from the marriage application so you need to specify that you'd like copies of both (if available). Good luck, JJ -----Original Message----- From: tndavids-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tndavids-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of marlowest155@frontier.com Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 9:44 AM To: TNDAVIDS@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNDAVIDS] Looking for Parents of Mary Freeman Would anyone know of a Freeman family from Tennessee that might have come to Allen Co., Kentucky by 1853 or being in Warren Co., Ky before that. Allen County was formed from Warren County in 1815. My grandmother Mary Freeman married John Lewis 10 Sep 1869 in Allen County, Ky. Apparently her mother must have died because she was living with the family of Aaron Perry and Rebecca Cushenberry as 7 years old in the 1860 Allen Co., Ky census. I am trying to find who her parents are. One census says her mother was born in Ky and her father in Tn. I have seen a Benjamin and a John Freeman in these counties in Ky but I don't know who they are. Any information would greatly be appreciated. Marianne Dillow Illinois ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNDAVIDS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message