. Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland . From ii photograph Kindness Captain John S. Carpenter, , and HenryM, Hutckings, Esq. THE SADDLE ROCK, ,M.\SS.\CHUSETTS, placed over the grave of Edmond Freeman,who was one of the earliest Bettlers in ourSandwich, and who was bom in England in1590. tablet set into each of these stones,as follows:— EDMOND FREEMAN BORN IN ENGLAND 1590 DIED IN SANTDWICH 1682 A FOUNDER OF THE TOWN OF SANDWICH IN 163 7 ASSISTANT TO GOVERNOR BRADFORD 1641-1647 198 SANDWICH, MASSACHUSETTS. From a photograph Kindness Capiat John S. Carpenter,
. Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland . From ii photograph Kindness Captain John S. Carpenter, , and HenryM, Hutckings, Esq. THE SADDLE ROCK, ,M.\SS.\CHUSETTS, placed over the grave of Edmond Freeman,who was one of the earliest Bettlers in ourSandwich, and who was bom in England in1590. tablet set into each of these stones,as follows:— EDMOND FREEMAN BORN IN ENGLAND 1590 DIED IN SANTDWICH 1682 A FOUNDER OF THE TOWN OF SANDWICH IN 163 7 ASSISTANT TO GOVERNOR BRADFORD 1641-1647 198 SANDWICH, MASSACHUSETTS. From a photograph Kindness Capiat John S. Carpenter, , and Henry M. Bulchings, Esq. THE PILLION ROCK, SANDWICH, MASSACHUSETTS, marking the grave of Edmond Freemans nnfe, Elizabeth. Thesetwo stones, known as the Saddle and Pillion Rocks, are on thefarm still owned by Edmond Freemans descendants. After the deathof his wife, Edmond Freeman placed the Pillion over her graveand directed that upon his death the Saddle should be placedover his own grave. The inscription on thetablet on the Pillion Rockreads as follows:— ELIZABETH WIFE OF EDMOND FREEMAN BORN IN ENGLAND 1600 DIED IN 1675-6 During King PhilipsWar, which resulted in thedevastation of so manyfrontier towns. Sandwichand several other CapeCod towns invited thedwellers in the strickensettlements to take refugewith them, for none of theCape tribes joined withPhilip in this uprising,many even serving againsthim. The friendliness onthe part of these Indians was due in no small measure to the work of the Cape Codmissio
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