Isaac Freese (abt. 1750 - 1833)

Born about 1750 in Wells, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

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Died 28 Feb 1833 at about age 83 in Orono, Penobscot County, Maine, USA

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Biography

Private Isaac Freese served with Col. Josiah Brewer's Regiment, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Isaac Freese is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P162060
Rank: Soldier

FREEZE, Isaac, MA r Deer Isle b1750 Lt Gilman's co d Argyle 1840 m Sarah 1S; 13S; CL-2, 142: 89; MOCA page 273 Soldiers Sailors & Patriots of the Rev. War, Maine by Carlton & Sue Fisher ...

Freese, Isaac. Private in a company commanded by Lieut. Andrew Gilman; enlisted Aug. 20, 1777; discharged Jan. 22, 1778; service 5 mo. 2 days; company stationed at Penobscot; roll dated Boston. Also same company, pay roll made up for 15 1-2 days additional service after date of discharge, Jan. 22, 1778, news of their discharge not having reached them until Feb. 7, 1778. Freeze Families page 59

Isaac Freese 2 (John 1 ), was born (place not known) about 1750.

Children :

Isaac, Jr., b. Aug. 24, 1779; d. Sept. 10, 1857, in Argyle; m. Rebecca Hearthorne, July 23, 1800; d. June 12, 181 1.

William, b. — , 1786; d. Jan. 4, 1861 ; m. Sally Carr; d. Aug. 13, 1834-

George, b. Sept. 7, 1796; d. Apr. 9, 1855.

John, b. — ,

Sarah, b. Apr. 17, 1785.

Dolly, b. — ; m. Hildreth.

Polly, b. — ; m. Dudley.

Bathiah, b. — ; m. Marsh.

Hannah, b. — ; m. Jellison — Jones.

Susan, b. — ; m. Babbage.

Freese families [microform] by Freese, John Wesley, 1840-1910 Publication date [1906?]

Research Notes

See the "FREEZE BROTHERS", just South of LONG COVE on the attached Map of Early Settlers.

[Lt Andrew Gilman MA Command of a co of Indians page 291 by Fisher] an Indian interpreter, a courier, and as a lieutenant in command of a group of Penobscot Indians and local settlers in an American ranger force that protected the Penobscot River Valley. Gilman saw combat at the Battle of Machias as well as at Castine during the disastrous 1779 Penobscot Expedition. GONE BAD?: AMERICAN PATRIOT ANDREW GILMAN by Charles H. Lagerbom

"Argyle is the companion town to Alton, and formerly included it in the same municipality. It lies upon the same side of the Penobscot and in very nearly the same dimension of length, with only the comparatively narrow water of the Birch Stream separating them. It is bounded upon the west by Alton, on the northwest by Lagrange, and the north by Edinburg, on the east by the Penobscot River, beyond which lie Greenbush and a short breadth of Milford, and on the south by that part of Oldtown lying north and northeast of Orson Island. Its nearest distance to Bangor — that is, from the southwest corner of Argyle to the northeast corner of Bangor — is eight and one-fourth miles." page 249 https://archive.org/details/historyofpenobsc00will/page/249/mode/1up?q=+Argyle

" ... Among the old settlers of Milford [Maine] is Mr. George F. Dudley, who was born here. His father's name was Paul Dudley, who was the son of Paul Dudley, Sr. Paul Dudley, Jr., came to this town in 1798 when thirteen years old. He married Mary Freeze of Argyle, Maine, daughter of Isaac Freeze. Isaac Freeze was taken prisoner at Castine by the British and compelled to work in their fortifications, ships, etc. ..." page 910 History of Penobscot County, Maine by Williams, Chase & co. https://archive.org/details/historyofpenobsc00will/page/910/mode/2up?q=Freeze

" ,,, 1813. Argyle [Maine]. Wm. Freese, Isaac, Geo. & John. Freese family of Orono. Isaac Frees of Penobscot River and Abraham Frees for £200 sell Ignatius and Soloman Haskell of Newbury, a tract of land in Deer Isle: this land near Long Cove, and John Frees and Cole and Babbidge. Sept. 2, 1778, Vol. I, p. 367, Hancock Records. 1783. Isaac Frees, Abraham Frees, witnesses to a contract at Deer Isle. ... " https://archive.org/details/freesefamilies00free/page/60/mode/2up?q=Babbidge

Silas Hathorn late of Penobscot River . Silas Hathorn , of Penobscot River, Adm r . Inventory by Andrew Webster, James Budge and Isaac Freeze , all of Penobscot River ,17 Aug ,1787 , £38 9 : 2 o ; 2 2 Aug ,1788 , £1 8 : 5: 0. Jonathan Lowder and James Ginn, both o f Penobscot River, commissioners to examine claims,1 2 Sep.,1787 [II: 236] THE PROBATE RECORDS LINCOLN COUNTY, MAINE. 1760 TO 1800. ... by William D. Patterson

RELATING TO BANGOR. Settlers' Names. Abram Freeze, Isaac Freeze, Archd McPheters, Jonathan Lowder, Silas Harthorne, Joseph Page, Robert Treat, Widow Harthorne, Levi Bradley, Bryant Bradley, Andrew Webster, Wm. Hasey, Nathaniel Mayo, Wm. Tibbets, Thomas Howard, Jacob Russell, Elisha Nevers, — Brown, John Smart, James Budge, Widow Dunning, Jacob Dennett, Ebenezer Mayo, Simon Crosby. The foregoing settlers were before the war — Benjamin Rollins 2 years ; Benjamin Low, 3 years ; Wm. Holt, 2 years ; Peter Burges, 2 years. The Maine Historical Magazine Publication date 1886 https://archive.org/details/mainehistorical03unkngoog/page/n75/mode/2up?q=Freeze

Isaac was born about 1750. He passed away in 1833.

Unsourced family tree handed down to Douglas Grimm.

Sources

• https://archive.org/details/bangorhistorical01bang/page/121/mode/1up?q=Freeze

• https://allthingsliberty.com/2018/02/gone-bad-american-patriot-andrew-gilman/

• Freese Family Genealogy https://archive.org/details/freesefamilies00free/page/n11/mode/2up?q=isaac