Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameRichard BROWNE 
686, 4280
686, 4280Birth Date1633
Birth PlaceBoarsworth, Wellingborough, Northampton, England
Death Date28 Sep 1662 Age: 29
Death PlacePuddington, Northamptonshire, England
Burial PlaceWellingborough, Northampton, England, Friends Burying Ground
OccupationQuaker Minister
ReligionQuaker
Spouses
1Mary MASTERS , 4281
, 4281Birth DateMay 1634
Birth PlaceAbbey, Cirencester, Gloucester, England
Death Date28 Sep 1662 Age: 28
Death PlacePodington, Wellingborough, England
Family ID7278
Marr Date14 Aug 1651
Marr PlaceRodmarton, Gloucestershire, England
Notes for Richard BROWNE
ANCESTOR REMAINED IN EUROPE.
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CHAPTER 6 BROWN
I Richard Brown, born ca 1625, Boarsworth, near Wellingborough, County Northampton, England.
His sons:
II A William Brown, ca 1650.
II B JANES BROWN, 1656. Married VI-8, 1679, Burlington, New Jersey, HONOUR CLAYTON(E of Chapter 2).
William and James Brown went from New Castle, Delaware, into the wilderness that is now "Nottingham Township", in Cecil County Maryland, in the fall of 1701. They settled at a spring on the trail from Chester County to the Trading Post on Palmer's Island. When they were later forced to return to New Castle for provisions, they were joined by others of the Friends community and soon were leaders in a fluorishng community.
The son of JAMES BROWN and HONOUR CLAYTON:
JERIMIAH BROWN, ca 1690. Married MARY ROYAL, of Scotland. Their daughter:
PATIENCE BROWN, V-25, 1712, Cane Creek Township, Orange County (Now Alamance County), North Carolina. Married 1735, Cane Creek Township, JOSHUA HADLEY, (Chapter 1, Part IV). d i e d 111-23, 1733, Cane Creek Township, where she is buried.686
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Richard Browne was first a Baptist, & then a Puritan, & was finally convinced to the Quaker faith. He & his first wife Mary had 9 children. He & his second wife Dorothy had 1 son, Jeremiah.
History of Chester County, Pennsylvania: With Genealogical and Biographical; By John Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, 1881. Pages 487-488:
"BROWN - There are many different families bearing this name, of which the descendants of James and William Brown, of Nottingham, are perhaps the most numerous. According to the evidence discovered by the late Henry Armitt Brown, Esq., of Philadelphia, they were the sons of Richard and Mary Brown, of Puddington, near Wellingboro', Northamptonshire. The father died 9, 28, 1662, and of his eight children James was born 3, 27, 1656, and William, 1, 29, 1658. James was married at Burlington, N.J., 6, 8, 1679, to Honor, daughter of William Clayton, of Chichester, where he also settled at first. His children were James, b. at Marcus Hook, 1, 17, 1681; William, b. 1, 13, 1682; Clayton, b. 8, 1, 1685; Jeremiah, Margery, Daniel, and Mary."
From Find A Grave.
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CHAPTER 6 BROWN
I Richard Brown, born ca 1625, Boarsworth, near Wellingborough, County Northampton, England.
His sons:
II A William Brown, ca 1650.
II B JANES BROWN, 1656. Married VI-8, 1679, Burlington, New Jersey, HONOUR CLAYTON(E of Chapter 2).
William and James Brown went from New Castle, Delaware, into the wilderness that is now "Nottingham Township", in Cecil County Maryland, in the fall of 1701. They settled at a spring on the trail from Chester County to the Trading Post on Palmer's Island. When they were later forced to return to New Castle for provisions, they were joined by others of the Friends community and soon were leaders in a fluorishng community.
The son of JAMES BROWN and HONOUR CLAYTON:
JERIMIAH BROWN, ca 1690. Married MARY ROYAL, of Scotland. Their daughter:
PATIENCE BROWN, V-25, 1712, Cane Creek Township, Orange County (Now Alamance County), North Carolina. Married 1735, Cane Creek Township, JOSHUA HADLEY, (Chapter 1, Part IV). d i e d 111-23, 1733, Cane Creek Township, where she is buried.686
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Richard Browne was first a Baptist, & then a Puritan, & was finally convinced to the Quaker faith. He & his first wife Mary had 9 children. He & his second wife Dorothy had 1 son, Jeremiah.
History of Chester County, Pennsylvania: With Genealogical and Biographical; By John Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, 1881. Pages 487-488:
"BROWN - There are many different families bearing this name, of which the descendants of James and William Brown, of Nottingham, are perhaps the most numerous. According to the evidence discovered by the late Henry Armitt Brown, Esq., of Philadelphia, they were the sons of Richard and Mary Brown, of Puddington, near Wellingboro', Northamptonshire. The father died 9, 28, 1662, and of his eight children James was born 3, 27, 1656, and William, 1, 29, 1658. James was married at Burlington, N.J., 6, 8, 1679, to Honor, daughter of William Clayton, of Chichester, where he also settled at first. His children were James, b. at Marcus Hook, 1, 17, 1681; William, b. 1, 13, 1682; Clayton, b. 8, 1, 1685; Jeremiah, Margery, Daniel, and Mary."
From Find A Grave.
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Notes for Mary (Spouse 1)
ANCESTOR REMAINED IN EUROPE.
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Mary Master last name from: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015.
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Mary Masters was born around 1634 in England. She is the daughter of William and Alice (Estcourt) Masters. She married Richard Brown on 14 August 1651, in Rodmarton, Gloucestershire, England, when she was seventeen years old. Their marriage record is the only documented proof that we can tie directly back to Mary.
Mary and Richard could have had up to eight children, but only two are known for sure. According to Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, nine children are listed. In birth order with additional information from GenealogieOnline, they are:
Daniel Browne - born: about 1649, Puddington, Northampton, England; d: 11 November 1719, England
Joseph Browne - born: about 1651, Puddington, Northampton, England; died: 9 May 1731, England
Johanna Browne - born: about 1653, Puddington, Northampton England; died: 16 July 1721
Elizabeth Browne - born: about 1654, Puddington, Northampton, England; died: 9 May 1729, Northamptonshire, England
James Browne - born: 27 March 1656, Northampton, England; died: 1733, Nottingham, PA; married Honour Clayton
John Browne - born: about 1657, England; died: 5 August 1733, Puddington, Northampton, England
William Browne - born: 29 January 1658, Puddington, Northampton, England; died: 23 June 1746, W. Nottingham PA; married: Ann Mercer
Jeremiah Browne - born: 19 August 1660, Wellingboro, Northampton, England; d: unknown
Margery Browne - born: 19 October 1660, Puddington, Northampton, England; died: unknown
If the children and their birth years are correct, then Mary would have been around 15 years old when her first child was born, and she wouldn't have been married. In fact she could have possibly had two children out of wedlock. That's assuming her birth year is correct, again, we have no proof of birth.
The book The History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with genealogical and biographical sketches says that Mary and Richard had eight children. Below is a transcription of the Brown information from the book.
Brown - There are many different families bearing this name, of which the descendants of James and William Browne, of Nottingham, are perhaps the most numerous. According to the evidence discovered by the late Henry Armitt Brown, Esq., of Philadelphia, they were the sons of Richard and Mary Browne, of Puddington, near Wellingboro', Northamptonshire. The father died 9, 28, 1662, and of his eight children James was born 3, 27, 1656, and William, 1, 29, 1658. James was married at Burlington, N. J., 6, 8, 1679, to Honor, daughter of William Clayton, of Chinchester, where he also settled at first. His children were James, b. at Marcus Hook, 1, 17, 1681; William b: 1, 13, 1682; Clayton, b. 8, 1, 1685; Jeremiah, Margery, Daniel and Mary.
William Browne was married in England to Dorothy ?, and his eldest son, Joseph, was born there, 4, 12, 1682. In 1684 he married a second wife, Ann Mercer, in 1699 a third, Catharine Williams, and in 1711, a fourth wife, Mary Matthews. Tradition says that William Browne cut the first tree in the settlement of Nottingham, and it is known that the Friends' meeting there was held at his house. His son, Mercer (or Messer) Brown, was a justice of Common Pleas and a useful citizen.
William Brown, son of James, married Esther Yardley, of Bucks County, and had children, - William, a noted minister; Margaret, married to John Churchman; James and Daniel. Of these, James married Miriam Churchman, who was also a minister, and died in Wilmington, 3, 4, 1772. His son Elijah, born 3, 12, 1740, removed in 1757 to Philadelphia, and was one of the Friends exiled to Virginia in 1777. He married in 1761 Mary Armitt, and died 8, 27, 1810. His great-grandson, Henry Armitt Brown, the gifted writer and orator, died Aug. 21, 1878, in the prime of life, and with the prospect of a brilliant future before him.
This information appears on pages 488 & 489. Find a Grave doesn't allow link outside of Find a Grave, so copy and paste the link below:
https://archive.org/details/cu31924005813518/page/n671/mode/2up
The James and William mentioned in the book are confirmed children of Richard and Mary and further documentation can be found on Ancestry.
We believe Mary died young, roughly 24 years old, in Northamptonshire, England, about 1658. A death record has not been located at this time. I searched Birth, Marriage, & Death, England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991, for any record that might match the information we have for Mary. I found nothing in Northamptonshire that would put her under 112 years old at the time of death. Searching on her name and Richard's name, I found: Mary Browne, spouse of Richard Browne, was buried on 8 September 1675 in Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England - probably not her.
A side note, on Richard's memorial it says that he remarried and had a son, Jeremiah. I have found no record corroborating this.
From Find A Grave.
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Mary Master last name from: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015.
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Mary Masters was born around 1634 in England. She is the daughter of William and Alice (Estcourt) Masters. She married Richard Brown on 14 August 1651, in Rodmarton, Gloucestershire, England, when she was seventeen years old. Their marriage record is the only documented proof that we can tie directly back to Mary.
Mary and Richard could have had up to eight children, but only two are known for sure. According to Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, nine children are listed. In birth order with additional information from GenealogieOnline, they are:
Daniel Browne - born: about 1649, Puddington, Northampton, England; d: 11 November 1719, England
Joseph Browne - born: about 1651, Puddington, Northampton, England; died: 9 May 1731, England
Johanna Browne - born: about 1653, Puddington, Northampton England; died: 16 July 1721
Elizabeth Browne - born: about 1654, Puddington, Northampton, England; died: 9 May 1729, Northamptonshire, England
James Browne - born: 27 March 1656, Northampton, England; died: 1733, Nottingham, PA; married Honour Clayton
John Browne - born: about 1657, England; died: 5 August 1733, Puddington, Northampton, England
William Browne - born: 29 January 1658, Puddington, Northampton, England; died: 23 June 1746, W. Nottingham PA; married: Ann Mercer
Jeremiah Browne - born: 19 August 1660, Wellingboro, Northampton, England; d: unknown
Margery Browne - born: 19 October 1660, Puddington, Northampton, England; died: unknown
If the children and their birth years are correct, then Mary would have been around 15 years old when her first child was born, and she wouldn't have been married. In fact she could have possibly had two children out of wedlock. That's assuming her birth year is correct, again, we have no proof of birth.
The book The History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with genealogical and biographical sketches says that Mary and Richard had eight children. Below is a transcription of the Brown information from the book.
Brown - There are many different families bearing this name, of which the descendants of James and William Browne, of Nottingham, are perhaps the most numerous. According to the evidence discovered by the late Henry Armitt Brown, Esq., of Philadelphia, they were the sons of Richard and Mary Browne, of Puddington, near Wellingboro', Northamptonshire. The father died 9, 28, 1662, and of his eight children James was born 3, 27, 1656, and William, 1, 29, 1658. James was married at Burlington, N. J., 6, 8, 1679, to Honor, daughter of William Clayton, of Chinchester, where he also settled at first. His children were James, b. at Marcus Hook, 1, 17, 1681; William b: 1, 13, 1682; Clayton, b. 8, 1, 1685; Jeremiah, Margery, Daniel and Mary.
William Browne was married in England to Dorothy ?, and his eldest son, Joseph, was born there, 4, 12, 1682. In 1684 he married a second wife, Ann Mercer, in 1699 a third, Catharine Williams, and in 1711, a fourth wife, Mary Matthews. Tradition says that William Browne cut the first tree in the settlement of Nottingham, and it is known that the Friends' meeting there was held at his house. His son, Mercer (or Messer) Brown, was a justice of Common Pleas and a useful citizen.
William Brown, son of James, married Esther Yardley, of Bucks County, and had children, - William, a noted minister; Margaret, married to John Churchman; James and Daniel. Of these, James married Miriam Churchman, who was also a minister, and died in Wilmington, 3, 4, 1772. His son Elijah, born 3, 12, 1740, removed in 1757 to Philadelphia, and was one of the Friends exiled to Virginia in 1777. He married in 1761 Mary Armitt, and died 8, 27, 1810. His great-grandson, Henry Armitt Brown, the gifted writer and orator, died Aug. 21, 1878, in the prime of life, and with the prospect of a brilliant future before him.
This information appears on pages 488 & 489. Find a Grave doesn't allow link outside of Find a Grave, so copy and paste the link below:
https://archive.org/details/cu31924005813518/page/n671/mode/2up
The James and William mentioned in the book are confirmed children of Richard and Mary and further documentation can be found on Ancestry.
We believe Mary died young, roughly 24 years old, in Northamptonshire, England, about 1658. A death record has not been located at this time. I searched Birth, Marriage, & Death, England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991, for any record that might match the information we have for Mary. I found nothing in Northamptonshire that would put her under 112 years old at the time of death. Searching on her name and Richard's name, I found: Mary Browne, spouse of Richard Browne, was buried on 8 September 1675 in Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England - probably not her.
A side note, on Richard's memorial it says that he remarried and had a son, Jeremiah. I have found no record corroborating this.
From Find A Grave.
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