Alice Parke

Alice Freeman

• Birth: about 1593 Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England
• Death: before 14 May 1660 Mystic, New London, Connecticut
• Parents: Henry Freeman and Margaret Edwards
• Husbands: John Thompson, Robert Parke
• Married:
  • 1. John Thompson (1576-1626) on 6 Nov 1618
  • 2. Robert Parke (1580-1665) in 1644

Children with John Thompson:

• 1. William Tomson ABT 1618 -
• 2. Mary Tomson 1619 -
• 3. Bridget Thompson 1622 - 1643
• 4. Dorothy Thompson 1624 - 1709
• 5. Nathaniel Tomson 1625 -
• 6. Martha Tomson 1626 -

Children with Robert Parke: none

Biographical Notes

Alice, widowed, came to America with her children and lived in Roxbury, Massachusetts.

Wheeler: The baptisms of the children of Alice Freeman and John Thompson are recorded at Preston Capes, Northants. It is not known when Alice Thompson brought her son and daughters to New England, but she was living in Roxbury, Mass., before 1640.

From "History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, from its First Settlement in 1649 to 1900," by Richard Anson Wheeler, at page 620:

"The Thomson family in England held a high position, their social status being next to that of the county families. Mistress Alice must have been a lady of character and refinement. Her success in bringing her children through all their troubles and so well preparing them for the duties of life which they assumed, testifies to this."

In New England, she married Robert Park(e). He was the father of Thomas Parke Sr., who married Dorothy Thompson, Alice's daughter. This means Robert Parke was both the father-in-law and stepfather of Dorothy. And Alice was both the mother-in-law and stepmother of Thomas Parke.

Source: terryann2@aol.com

HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, county of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 336

• Alice Freeman was probably born in the county of Northampton, England.
• Her ancestry has been traced to the early Saxon and Scottish kings, bypassing the later Norman kings.
• She married John Thompson, as his second wife about 1615 and their children were recorded at Preston Capes, Northampton.
• Her husband died in London in 1626.
• Sometime after that, she came to New England with her three daughters and had permission to marry Robert Parke "without further publishment" at Roxbury, Massachusetts in1644.
• She moved with him to Wethersfield and later New London,Connecticut.

References:

The most recent definitive source for Alice Freeman and her family is:

• Randy A. West, "Alice1 Freeman, Wife of John Tompson of Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, and of Robert1 Parke1 of Connecticut," The American Genealogist 87 (Jan/Apr (publ Oct) 2015): 209-217.
• Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough Author: Anna Chesebrough Wildey Publication: New York: Press of T. A. Wright 1903
• Media: Book Page: page 519. Winthrop Fleet of 1630, The Author: Charles Edward Banks Publication: Boston, 1930 Originally; reprinted by the Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, Baltimore, 1994 Media: Book Page: page 84. Ferguson Family Records Author: Misty Missouri Ferguson Publication: Mar 2000 Media: Letter.

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Source: Tom Melton (Melton@cox.net)

• History of Stonington by Wheeler;
• Boston Evening Transcript;
• A. Roots 29A;
• Roberts/Reitwiesner;
• The Blackmans of Knight's Creek;
• The Carolingian Ancestry of Edmond Hawes, Alice Freeman and Thomas James; American Genealogist, 13/3;
• The Visitation of Northamptonshire 1564 and 1618-19 (film 94,956);
• Potter-Richardson Memorial;
• Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants;
• The Great Migration Begins, v1, p523;
• A Witter Family History by Edwin D. Witter Jr.;
• Magna Charta Sureties 163-10.
• 1. Text: New Engl Hist & Genealogical Register; NEHGS; on-line images at www.newenglandancestors.org
• Text: 136:85 GRoberts, Ancestry of the Princess of Wales
• 1. Text: Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Gen Publ Baltimore, MD. 1985 plus Supplements 1 and 2. & S&R CDROM.
• Text: {Stonington Hist. 336, 620; Fulton Anc. 469; Brown (#1) 17; Denison 6; Chesbrough 519; Winthrop-Babcock 478; Wethersfield 2:526; Williams (#16) 162; Crary-Hill 57; Dixon-Williams 29, 30; TAG 13:1, 14:145 Reg. 40:273, 49:455;
• 1. Text: Bunce, Julia Locke Frame. Some of the ancestors of the Reverend John Selby Frame and his wife Clara Winchester Dana Minneapolis, Minn.?: unknown, 1948, 405 pgs. Heritage Quest on-line
• 1. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, (Baltimore, Md. : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1992.).

Discussion:

• Roberts/Reitwiesner: Alice Freeman, birth and death dates unknown, immigrant. Married Robert Parke shortly after 30 May 1644.
• Blackmans: Alice Freeman, died 1664/5.
• Additional info from AF records. One says she was born about 1587 and another in 1595.
• [Prodigy post says Parke Society has her lineage back to Charlemagne ... (This line has been disproved as having insufficient evidence), King John, but 7th edition of Ancestral Roots cuts line off at Joan de Harley. Will have to check Parke Society. Roots says: "Other lines available for Alice Freeman" but doesn't list any.]
• "American Ancestors & Cousins of the Princess of Wales" by Roberts/Reitwiesner, lists a line back to Thomas Giffard and Joan Langston. The Giffard line then goes back to Ethelred II, King of England. The Langston line goes back to Hugh Capet, King of France. Both these lines are traced farther back via other sources.
• Am. Genealogist, citing The Visitations of Northamptonshire: Alice Freeman, wife of John Tomson of Preston Capes, Northamptonshire.
• Memorial: The baptisms of the children of Alice Freeman and John Thompson are recorded in the parish register of Preston Capes. Alice, widowed in 1627, came with her children to Roxbury, MA, by 1640. She married 30 May 1644, as second wife, Robert Parke, 1580/85-1664/5, of Wethersfield and Stonington, CT. She died in 1660.
• Descents: Alice Freeman of Massachusetts and (presumably) Connecticut married (1) John Thompson; (2) Robert Parke. (Dorothy Thompson, her daughter by John Thompson, married Thomas Parke, son of Robert Parke and Martha Chaplin, his first wife) are ancestors of H.R.H. The Princess of Wales and her sons, H.R.H. Prince William and H.R.H. Prince Henry of Wales.
• Migration: Alice Freeman Thompson of Preston, Northamptonshire, mother of Bridget Thompson.
• Witter Family: Alice Freeman, died 11 Feb. 1664/5, New London, Conn. Had six children by John Thompson. Married (2) Robert Parke of Roxbury, Mass., who married (1) Martha Chaplin, daughter of Robert Chaplin. [My other sources say she was the daughter of William Chaplin.]
• Sureties: Alice Freeman, died New London, Conn., 11 Feb. 1664/5. Married (1) about 1615, as his second wife, John Tompson, gentleman, of Little Preston, Preston Capes, son of Thomas Tompson. Married (2) at Roxbury, Mass., before 30 May 1644, Robert Parke.
• Carolingians: Alice Freeman.
• Visitation: Alice Freeman, ux. John Tomson of Preston Capes, Northamptonshire.

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Alice Freeman did not have any children by Robert Parke

The following children were the offspring of Robert Parke and Martha Chaplin, his first wife.

This list does NOT match the children given in this tree.

Ethel Stanton, profile manager

Note for Birth Order: http://knowlesss.org/parke.PDF

This website gives a different birth order that apparently matches the Christening dates that you have given below. Children of ROBERT PARKE and MARTHA CHAPLIN are:

• i. MARTHA7 PARKE, b. 1603.
• ii. ROBERT PARKE, b. 1605.
• iii. WILLIAM PARKE, b. 1607; d. 1685; m. MARTHA HOLGRAVE.
• iv. JOHN PARKE, b. 1610.
• v. JANE PARKE, b. 1613.
• 9. vi. THOMAS PARKE, b. February 13, 1614/15, Hitcham, Suffolk, England; d. July 30, 1709, Preston, New
• London, CT.
• vii. ANNE PARKE, b. 1618; m. EDWARD PAYSON.
• viii. SAMUEL PARKE, b. Abt. June 20, 1621; m. HANNAH

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• http://werelate.org/wiki/Person:Alice_Freeman_%287%29
• http://www.archive.org/stream/freemangenealogy1875free#page/n1/mode...

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Find A Grave Memorial# 135745402

Alice Freeman Parke

• Birth: 1595 Cranford, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England
• Death: Feb. 11, 1664 Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, USA
• Alice FREEMAN Married John THOMPSON, Rev. Abt 1623 prob. in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England
• Alice FREEMAN Married her second spouse Robert PARKE on 20 OCT 1644 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. 
• (Notes in Find A Grave) Alice is considered a "Gateway Ancestor", which gives any descendant immediate claim to a number of heritage societies. Her 2nd Husband, Robert Parke, apparently came with his father, Robert PARKE, in 1630 to the colonies.

Family links: 

•  Spouses:
  •   Robert Parke (1580 - 1664)
  •   John (Tomson) Thompson (1577 - 1627)* 
•  Children:
  •   Mary Thompson Wise (1619 - 1651)*
  •   Bridget Thompson Denison (1622 - 1643)*
  •   Dorothy Thompson Parke (1624 - 1709)*
• Burial: White Hall Graveyard in Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, USA

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The Ancestry of Nathan Lewis Harrison: Revisited Nineteen Years Later, By Keith G. Harrison

• Alice Freeman [Thompson] Parke (1595 - 1643) was
  • the daughter of Henry Freeman (1560- ?) and Margaret (Edwards) Freeman (1564- aft 1626) and
  • sister to John (1592 - ?), Thomas (1594- after 1626), Henry (1596- after 1626) and Jane (Freeman) (about 1600-after 1626)
    • Henry Freeman and Margaret Edwards were married in Cranford, Irchester, Northamptonshire, England on Dec 25

The Ancestry of Nathan Lewis Harrison: Revisited Nineteen Years Later,  By Keith G. Harrison

Thomas Parke (1615-1709)

• married Dorothy Thompson #2 (7/5/1624-7/30/1709) on Oct 20, 1644 at Wethersfield, Connecticut.
  • Dorothy (Thompson) #2 Parke was the
    • daughter of' John Thompson (1/30/1577-4/11/1627) and Alice (Freeman) Thompson (1594 - 1664), later Mrs Robert Parke II.
    • John & Alice (Freeman) Thompson had eight children including Dorothy (Thompson) #2 Parke.
      • The other seven children were: Thomas (12/23/1616-1696); William (1618-1683); Mary (Thompson) #1 (7/2/1621 - 10/19/1621); Bridget Tomson (Thompson) (9/11/1622 - 8/16/1643); Nathaniel (10/16/1625 - ?); and Martha (12/17/1626 - ?).
      • All of the children were born in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England.
      • In addition, as indicated above, after the death of her first husband, Alice (Freeman) Thompson married Robert Parke II (1580 - 1664), Thomas Parke’s father. • Alice Freeman (Thompson) Parke (1595-1643) was
  • the daughter of Henry Freeman (1560 - ?) and Margaret (Edwards) Freeman (1564 - aft 1605) and
  • sister to John (1592 -?); Thomas (1594-aft 1626); Henry (1596- aft 1626) and Jane (Freeman)(Abt 1600- aft 1626).
  • Henry Freeman & Margaret Edwards were married in Cranford, Irchester, Northamptonshire, England on Dec 25, 1588.
• Henry Freeman (1560-?) was the son of Thomas Freeman (1534 - 3/24/1585) and an unknown wife.
  • Henry Freeman (1560 - ?) had at least three siblings: John (abt 1562 - ?); Elizabeth (Freeman) (abt 1564 - ?); and Blase (1566 - ?).
  • All three of these children were born in Irchester, Northamptonshire, England.
• Thomas Freeman (1534 - 1585) was
  • the son of Henry Freeman (1505 - 4/29/1585) and Joan (Rudd) Freeman (1511 - ?) of Irchester, Northamptonshire, England.
  • Henry & Joan (Rudd) Freeman had eight children Including Thomas.
    • The other seven children were: Blase (1536- 7/1590); John (1541 - ?); Oswolde (1544 -?); Elizabeth (Freeman) (1546 - ?); Mary (Freeman) (1549 - ?); Edward (1551 - ?); and George (1552 - ?).
    • All of the children were born in Irchester, Northamptonshire,

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• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 3 2018, 21:51:31 UTC

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GEDCOM Note

THIS PROFILE HAS BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY REVISED WITH THE REMOVAL OF OVER THIRTY ERRORS. SECONDARY SOURCES ON ALICE FREEMAN ARE GREATLY FLAWED. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE CHANGES WITHOUT READING THE #ERRORS| ERRORS SECTION AT THE END OF THE PROFILE AND WITHOUT CONTACTING THE PROFILE MANAGERS. Cochoit-2 | Joe Cochoit Category:Questionable_Gateway_Ancestors

Biography

Birth

Born: About 1593 (say 1585-1595). : No exact birth date has ever been found for Alice Freeman. The dateof about 1593 is an estimate based solely on the fact that she was married by 1613 and had her first child born in 1614. See notes on #ERRORS| errors below.

Marriages and Children

Married: 1st - John Tompson of Little Preston in the parishof Preston Capes, co. Northampton about 1614 which is the estimated birth date of their first child. He had been previously married to an unknown wife by whom he had one son, John Tompson. On 11 April 1616, John Tompson and Alice his wife jointly purchased a moiety of the manor of Saxby.<ref name="NA:A2A Saxby DE1431/128">The National Archives: Access to Archives online. Feoffment of Saxby, DE1431/128, 1 April 1616.</ref> <ref name="TAG Freeman 1938">The American Genealogist, vol. 14 no. 3 (January 1938):145-146. John Tomson of Little Preston, Northamptonshire, England, by Clarence Almon Torrey.</ref> This is the earliest actual record of Alice Freeman. He died 6 November 1626 in London. <ref name="TAG Freeman 1938" />
:Married: 2nd - Robert Parke, as his second wife, shortly after 30 May 1644, possibly in Roxbury, Massachusetts. On this date, a curious order was entered by the clerk of the House of Deputies into the records of the General Court: <ref>Shurtleff, Nathaniel B. ed. Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, vol. III: 1644-1657. (Boston, 1854):3. </ref> ::The peticõn of Robert Parke is graunted by y^e whole Courte, and hath libtye to pceed in marriage w^th Alice Tompson w^thout furth^r publishẽ. :No actual record of the marriage has been found, and the location is uncertain. See notes on #ERRORS| errors below. :Children of John Tompson by an unknown 1st wife: <ref name="TAG Freeman 1936">The American Genealogist, vol. 13 (July 1936):1-8. Alice (Freeman) Tompson) Parke, by Clarence Almon Torrey. </ref>*Thompson-567 | John Tompson - was named as son and heir in the IPM of his father which also makes clear that Alice Freeman was not his mother. Though heir to his father he did not receive the manor of Saxby as it had been entailed to the heirs of his father by Alice Freeman; Saxby went to his younger half-brother Thomas Tompson. The IPM gives his birth date as 1 October 1610. <ref name="TAG Freeman 1938" /> :Children of John Tompson and Alice Freeman:<ref name="TAG Freeman 1936" /> <ref name="TAG Freeman 2015">The American Genealogist vol. 87 no. 3 (July/October 2014 - pub. July 2015):209-217. Alice Freeman, Wife of John Tompson of Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, and of Robert Parke of Connecticut: New Information on Her Parents, Siblings, Children, and First Husband, by Randy A. West.</ref> *Tompson-189 | Margaret Tompson. Born about 1614. Apparently oldest child and likely born before August 1614 when the parish records at Preston Capes begin. <ref name="TAG Freeman 2015"/> She married Robert Peake, son of Boniface and Joan (Clarke) Peake, on 31 July 1634 at Cranford St. John, Northamptonshire. <ref name="TAG Peake 2015">The American Genealogist vol. 87 no. 3 (July/October 2014 - pub. July 2015):204-208. The English Origin of Christopher Peake¹ of Roxbury, Massachusetts, by Randy A. West.</ref> *Tompson-31 | Thomas Tompson – was named in the IPM of his father specifically as the son of John and Alice. The IPM gives his birth date as 23 December 1616. <ref name="TAG Freeman 1938" /> He was baptized on the same date at Preston Capes, Northamptonshire. <ref name="TAG Freeman 2015"/> He did not travel to New England with his mother and sisters. In several records he is called Thomas Tompson of London, fishmonger. He inherited from his parents a moiety of the manor of Saxby, co. Leicester which was originally purchased for £650 by John and Alice Tompson on 1 April 1616 with a remainder interest to the heirsof John by his wife Alice.<ref name="NA:A2A Saxby DE1431/128" /> Saxby was originally leased at the time of the 1616 sale to Richard Tristof Mayford for a term of 40 years. This lease was then transferred to Rev. William Spencer by Richard Trist and Thomas Tompson on 23 September 1639. <ref>The National Archives: Access to Archives online. Assignment of Saxby, DE1431/134, 23 September 1639. </ref> <ref>The National Archives: Access to Archives online. Bond regarding Saxby, DG11/613 15 Charles I, 1639 September 23.</ref> In May of 1641 all remaining lands in Saxby were leased to William Spencer by Thomas Tompson for the term of 99 years.<ref>The National Archives: Access to Archives online. Deed to Lead Uses of Fine: Saxby, DE1431/141, 19 October 1641.</ref> Finally, William Spencer assigned this lease and Thomas Tompson outright sold all interest to Robert Richardson of Coston for the sum £700. <ref>The National Archives: Access to Archives online. Sale of Saxby, DE1431/142, 20 October 1641.</ref> Thomas Tompson is last noted living on 2 December 1643, but was dead prior to 27 January 1646 when his brother Samuel, executor of the will of Thomas Tompson of London fishmonger, was in an agreement of general releasewith Robert Richardson.<ref>The National Archives: Access to Archivesonline. General Release DE1431/143 27 January 1645/6. </ref> On 10 October 1646, a case was settled betweenRobert Parke and Alice his wife of Wetherfield, in New England and Robert Richardson over the land and the advowson of Saxby, with a quitclaim by Robert Parke and his wife to Robert Richardson. <ref>The National Archives: Access to Archives online. Copy of proceedings in court: Parke v Richardson, DE1431/146, 14 October 1646. </ref>*Thompson-5538 | Samuel Tompson – bp. 25 May 1618 at Preston Capes. <ref>Preston Capes Genealogy website: baptism of Samuel Tompson. </ref> <ref name="TAG Freeman 2015"/>This baptism was not found/missed in the original research on the family, so this son is usually not the list of children of John and Alice Tompson. He married Elizabeth Dayrell atShalstone, Bucks on 27 Feb 1639. They had one known child Elizabeth baptised at Preston Capes on 19 Aug 1641. He was the executor of his brother’s will prior to 27 January 1646. In it he is called Samuel Tompson of Preston Parva in parish of Preston Capes, co. Northampton, gent. Like his older brother, he did not travel to New England with his mother. *Thompson-562 | Mary Tompson – baptized 14 November 1619 at Preston Capes. Married Joseph Wise on 3 December 1641,and had 12 children. She died 4 August 1693 at Roxbury.*Thompson-566 | Dorothy Tompson – baptized 2 July 1621 at Preston Capes; buried 19 October 1621.*Bridgett Tompson – baptized 11 September 1622 at Preston Capes. She married Capt. George Denison in March 1640 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Almost immediately after their marriage, letters of attorney were sent to London to collect the inheritance of her father. They had twochildren, Sarah and Hannah, both baptized at Roxbury. Bridget died of ‘fever and consumption’ and was buried at Roxbury in August 1643. *Dority Tompson – baptized 5 July 1624 at Preston Capes. She married Thomas Parke, the son of her step-father Robert Parke by his first marriage to Martha Chaplin

• Nathaniel Tompson – baptized 16 October 1625 at Preston Capes.
• Martha Tompson – baptized 17 December 1626 at Preston Capes.

Death

:Died: Between 2 June 1652 and 14 May 1660. :Precise death dates have been attributed to Alice Freeman in trusted secondary sources; however, they have been shown to be incorrect. <refname="AR7">e.g. Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of certain American Colonists who came to America before 1700, seventh edition.(Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999): line 29A.</ref> She is last known living when she witnessed a deed in New London, Connecticut on 2 June 1652.<ref>McArthur, Selim Walker. McArthur-Barnes Ancestral Lines. (Portland, Me.: Anthoensen Press, 1964):99. </ref> She was almost certainly dead when her husband Robert Parke did not mention her in his will on 14 May 1660. <ref>The American Genealogist, vol. 14 no. 1 (1937):16, abstract will of Robert Parke. New London (Conn.) Probate Records, by Donald Lines Jacobus. <ref name="TG Blinman" /> </ref> See notes on #ERRORS| errors below.

Commentary and Notes

Her brother Thomas Freeman of Cranford, gent. left a will dated 14 August 1637, codicil dated 23 August 1637 and proved September 1637. <ref name="TAG Freeman 2015"/> In it, he names a large number of family members. This includes his "sister Tompson" and her children Samuel, Nathaniel, Mary, Bridget, Dorothy and Martha; "Thomas Tompson my sisters sonne;" "my kinsman Robert Peake of Achurch" (husband of Margaret Tompson); "my loving brother in lawe William Spenser."

Alice Freeman was a second cousin of Gov. George Wyllys of Connecticut, she being a granddaughter of Ursula Coles and he a grandson of Amy Coles. In 1644, Gov. Wyllys wrote a letter to his son George which outlines some of the family connections: <ref> Connecticut Historical Society. Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society, vol. 24 (Hartford, 1924):75. The Wyllys Papers: Correspondence and Documents Chiefly of Descendants of Gov. George Wyllys of Connecticut, 1590-1796.</ref> ::The bearer hereof is mr Parke of Weathersfield he borrowed 12ii ofme his going hence & is to pay it to you in London, he married my Cosin Thompson, & his sonne Thomas hath married hir Daughter dorothy Tompson. He is come over to receave his sonnes wives pcon & to take some order for what is belonging to his wife when he comes to you or you meete with him I pray you use him very kindly. . . he hath assured a goodEstate of Land in wethersfield unto his sonne Thomas & my Cosin dorothy his wife & their heires more than hir pcon deserveth & hath dealt very lovingly wth his wife in what he hath disoposed unto her, acquaintmy cosin Spencer herewth I pray you by letter who is to pay the pcon if you see him not in London, & comend me & my wife unto my Cosin Spencer & his wife & tell him I request him to use him kindly & dispatch his business wth as soon as may be for his spedier returne.

Disproved Royal Ancestry

A Royal Ancestry was developed and published for Alice Freeman to John, king of England. This was repeated in multiple secondary sources.<ref name="AR7" /> This line has been broken in two places. First, ithas been shown that Joan de Harley, wife of John de Besford, was not a daughter of Sir Robert de Harley by his wife Joan Corbet. <ref>The Genealogist, vol. 1 no. 1 (Spring 1980): 27-39 Ravens or Pelicans: Who was Joan de Harley, by John G. Hunt and Henry J. Young. </ref> <ref>The Genealogist, vol. 10 no.1 (Spring 1989): 35-72. Another look at Joan de Harley: Will Her Real Descendants Please Rise?, by Paul C.Reed. </ref> Second, Ferch_Llywelyn-5 | Margaret ferch Llewelyn is no longer considered a granddaughter of Plantagenet-143 | John, king of England.

Notable Kin

She is called an ur-mother of American genealogy by Gary Boyd Robertsof the NEHGS in his Notable Kin series because of the tremendous number descendants she left, including a large number of notable and important persons. This includes the current royal family of England, as she is the 10th great-grandmother of Diana, princess of Wales. Sheis often the closest common ancestor for many Americans to the British royal family. She is also an ancestor of the American tycoon families of the Firestones, Fords, McCormicks, Rockefellers, Tiffanys, Whitneys, and J.P Morgan. <ref>Roberts, Gary Boyd. #68 Royal Descents, Notable Kin, and Printed Sources: Notable Descendants of Mrs. Alice Freeman Thompson Parke, RD. </ref> <ref>Roberts, Gary Boyd. American Ancestors and Cousins of The Princess of Wales. (1984). </ref> <ref>Roberts, Gary Boyd. Notable Kin, vol. 1. (Boston: NEHGS, 1998). </ref> <ref>Roberts, Gary Boyd. Notable Kin, vol. 2. (Boston: NEHGS, 1999).</ref>

Common Errors to Avoid

Incorrect birth dates: The birth date of Alice Freeman is unknown – no evidence has ever been found which proves a certain date. Specifically, errors removed from this profile and/or commonly found on the internet:::About 1585 – an estimated date, but likely way too early as itpresumes she began having children in her 30s. 21 April 1601 at Pulborough, Sussex, England – This record isconfusing her with a different Alice Freeman who married John Beauchamp in Pulborough. <ref>Ferris, Mary Walton. Dawes-Gates ancestral lines : a memorial volume containing the American ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes. (1931):349. <The American Genealogist, vol. 17 no.1 (July 1940):87-95. Prence Freeman of East Hampton, Conn., by Homer Worthington Brainard. </ref> Regardless, both the date and placeare not plausible for a woman having children in 1617 in Northamptonshire. Born February 4, 1582/3 in Somer, Suffolk, England – This is an error caused by someone copying dates wrong. It is actually the birth date of Martha Chaplin, first wife of Robert Parke, Alice Freeman’s second husband. Born 21 April 1605. This date is not possible for her to have been married and having children by 1614. Born in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire - This is the location where her husband John Tompson is called as from in almost all primaryrecords. However, there is absolutely no reason to think Alice Freeman was born here. The Freemans were seated at Ilchester, her father was called of Cranford, and her mother was from Alwalton - she would not have been born at Preston Capes.
Death date: THE DEATH DATE OF ALICE FREEMAN IS NOT KNOWN. A precise death date was published in generally reliable and well-known secondary sources. <ref name="AR7" /> It was an error which is now verywide-spread. There is no evidence she died 11 February 1664/5 - she was likely dead well before this date. :Marriage location: The marriage location is variously given asRoxbury, Massacusetts, and Wethersfield, Connecticut in online sources. Neither location can be said to be true with certainty. Alice Freeman was living in Roxbury, and as it was the Massachusetts General Court which granted their permission for the marriage, it is reasonable to think the marriage occurred in Roxbury, Massachusetts.<ref>Roxbury, Norfolk Co. was absorbed by and is now a neighborhood of Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.</ref> However, it is also known that Robert Parke had removed to Wethersfield, Connecticut by 9 April 1640 when he was made a freeman. This seems to make Wethersfield another likely location for the marriage. LNAB Tompson/Thompson: Almost every single primary record of this family in England spelled the name Tompson, without the 'h' . Tompson is probably a better choice for LNAB. Currently this profile and the children are spelled Thompson, and it is not worth the effort to get all Profile Managers to change the spelling. :Incorrect burial: Sometimes said to buried at Old Whitehall Cemetery, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. Just like there is no record of her death, there is no record of her burial. In the 1930s, descendants of Robert Parke placed a memorial to the memory of her husband Robert Parke in Whitehall Cemetery, but there is no actual mention of Alice Freeman's burial in any record. It is not known where she was buried. :Misidentification of son: The noted and well-respected genealogist Mary Lovering Holman in her Ancestry of Colonel John Harrington Stevens put forward that Thomas Tompson, first son of john and AliceTompson, was the same as Thompson-568 | Thomas Thompson of Farmington, Connecticut. <ref>Holman, Mary Lovering. Ancestry of Colonel John Harrington Stevens and His Wife Frances Helen Miller. (Concord:privately printed, 1948):419-425. </ref> This is incorrect. Thomas Thompson of Farmington was the son John Thompson and Beatrice Detton ofBurford, Shropshire, England; bp. 1 October 1610, m. Ann Welles, d. 25 April 1655 in Farmington. <ref>Flagg, Ernest. Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England. (Hertford, 1926):348-350. </ref> <ref>The American Genealogist vol. 32 (1956):128. Recent Books: Review of The Magna CArta Sureties 1215, by Donald Lines Jacobus. </ref> Asnumerous records at the National Archives demonstrate, Alice Freeman's 2 eldest sons never left England, and Alice's son Thomas Tompson haddied by 1646. :Additional Children and Baptisms: Early research on the family missed the baptisms of sons Thomas and Samuel Tompson, though they areto be found in the Preston Capes Parish records. The discovery of a daughter Margaret has recently been proved; she was likely born beforethe parish records at Preston Capes begins causing her to missed by early researchers. <ref name="TAG Freeman 2015"/>

Further Research Notes

:A new article has recently been published regarding Alice Freeman:
:The American Genealogist 87 (January/April 2015 - pub. Oct. 2015): 209-217. Alice Freeman, Wife of John Tompson of Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, and of Robert Parke of Connecticut: New Information on Her Parents, Siblings, Children, and First Husband. , by Randy A. West.

Sources

:Footnotes and citations:

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• Acknowledgements (contributors):*Profile researched and substantially updated by cochoit-2 | Joe Cochoit in February 2016. Please contact with significant changes. *https://famouskin.com/family-group.php?name=42044+paget+brewster&ah...