Hannah Freeman

     Hannah was born. She was the daughter of John Freeman & Mercy Prence. Hannah married John Mayo, son of Captain Samuel Mayo and Thomasine Lumpkin, on 14 April 1681 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. John and Hannah had children: Hannah [1/08/1681] [m. 5/12/1720 Judah Hopkins], Samuel [7/16/1684], Mercy [4/23/1688] [m. 626/1687 Nathaniel Hopkins], John [5/10/1691-2/01/1756] [m. 10/22/1712 Susannah Freeman], Rebecca [9/18/1692] [m. 8/12/1714 Ebenezer Paine], Joseph [10/26/1694-1/15/1771] [m. 4/17/1712 Joseph Hopkins], Joseph [12/22/1696] [m. 2/20/1718 Abigail Merrick] & Elizabeth [7/16/17062/29/1789] m. 10/18/1726 Ebenezer Nickereson. Hannah's husband, John, died on 1 February 1726 in Harwich leaving her a widow.¹ Hannah made her will on 15 January 1740 at Harwich.

In her will she mentions her sons Samuel, John & Joseph Mayo and her daughters Hannah Hopkins, Rebecca Paine, Mary Hopkins and Elizabeth Nickerson. She names her son Joseph as executor.¹

Hannah departed this life in Harwich. Her will was probated on 21 March 1743.¹