Captain Freeman McGilvery

Freeman McGilvery was the son of Robert McGilvery & Elizabeth Chase McGilvery. He was the brother of Captain William McGilvery. He was born October 28, 1823 and died September 2,1864. He commanded the Bark Jeremiah Merithew, 1847; and the Ship Wellfleet, 1861 (he gave up the Wellfleet to join the U.S. Army).