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Abraham Browne 1588 – 1650 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Oct 1588

Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 1650

Death Location: Watertown, Massachusetts

Father: Edmund Broune

Mother: Mary Cramphorn

Spouse(s): Joan Shelton, Lydia Ann

Children(s): Sarah Browne, Hannah Browne, Mary Browne, Lydia Browne, Jonathan Browne, Hannah Browne, Abraham Browne

Abraham Browne was born in 1588 in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Edmund Broune and Mary Cramphorn. Abraham Browne married Joan Shelton, Lydia Ann, and had children including Sarah Browne, Hannah Browne, Mary Browne, Lydia Browne, Jonathan Browne, Hannah Browne, Abraham Browne. Abraham Browne passed away in 1650 in Watertown, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Abraham Browne was born in 1588 in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Edmund Broune and Mary Cramphorn.
  • Abraham Browne married Joan Shelton, Lydia Ann, and had children including Sarah Browne, Hannah Browne, Mary Browne, Lydia Browne, Jonathan Browne, Hannah Browne, Abraham Browne.
  • Abraham Browne passed away in 1650 in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Broune
1547 – 1639
Birth Location: England
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Mary Cramphorn
1562 – 1607
Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Joan Shelton
1600 – 1628
Birth Location: –
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Lydia Ann
1580 – 1686
Birth Location: Hawkedon, Suffolk, , England
LA

Children(s)

Sarah Browne
1620 – 1650
Birth Location: Childerditch, Essex, England
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Hannah Browne
1622 – 1628
Birth Location: Childerditch, Essex, England
HB
Mary Browne
1629 – 1657
Birth Location: Malden, Mdsx, Massachusetts, USA
MB
Lydia Browne
1631 –
Birth Location: Watertown, Massachusetts
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Jonathan Browne
1635 – 1690
Birth Location: Watertown, Massachusetts
JB
Hannah Browne
1638 – 1638
Birth Location: Watertown, Massachusetts
HB
Abraham Browne
1639 –
Birth Location: Watertown, Massachusetts
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Abraham Browne's Ancestors

Self
Abraham Browne
1588 – 1650
Birth Place: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Edmund Broune
1547 – 1639
England
Mary Cramphorn
1562 – 1607
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
William Broune
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
William Cramphorn
1530 – 1603
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Jane Plowewrighte
1538 – 1603
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Plowewrighte
Jane
– 1603
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abraham Browne's Descendants

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Abraham Browne (22 Oct 1588 – 1650) m. Joan Shelton (Abt. 1600 – Sept 1628) m. Lydia Ann (27 Sep 1580 – 27 Sep 1686)
  1. 1. Sarah Browne (30 Jul 1620 – 24 Sep 1650)
  2. 2. Hannah Browne (25 Aug 1622 – 10 Oct 1628)
  3. 3. Mary Browne (1629 – 16 Sep 1657) m. John Cutler (1625 – 1678) m. John Lewis (1603 – 16 Sep 1657)
    1. 1. Mary Cutler
    2. 2. John Lewis (12 Sep 1638 – 22 Apr 1713)
    3. 3. Joseph Lewis (29 Mar 1640 – 1680)
    4. 4. Samuel Lewis (24 Jun 1641 – 1 Feb 1698)
    5. 5. Sarah Lewis (24 Dec 1647 – 6 Sep 1694)
    6. 6. Abraham Lewis (10 Dec 1650 – )
    7. 7. Jonathan Lewis (4 Jan 1652 – 10 Feb 1652)
    8. 8. Mary Lewis (Jan 1653 – 30 Jan 1741)
    9. 9. Hannah Lewis (1655 – 27 May 1696)
    10. 10. Isaac Lewis (1655 – 3 April 1691) m. Mary Davis (31 Jan 1662 – Apr 1731)
      1. 1. Mary LEWIS (1 Mar 1681 – 2 Mar 1744)
      2. 2. Isaac Lewis (31 August 1683 – 20 Dec 1763) m. Hannah Hallet (1685 – 1746)
        1. 1. Abijah Lewis (9 Sep 1717 – )
        2. 2. Nathan Lewis (6 Dec 1721 – 1804)
        3. 3. John (Joseph) Lewis (11 Jan 1723 – 24 Dec 1809) m. Sarah (Dexter) Hasey (1 Feb 1731 – 15 Dec 1807)
      3. 3. Joseph LEWIS (16 Nov 1685 – 20 Aug 1761)
      4. 4. John LEWIS (25 Feb 1687 – 15 Mar 1736)
      5. 5. Elizabeth LEWIS (12 Feb 1689 – )
      6. 6. Abraham LEWIS (9 Jun 1691 – )
    11. 11. Triall Lewis (Jan 1657 – 1695)
  4. 4. Lydia Browne (22 Mar 1631 – )
  5. 5. Jonathan Browne (Abt. 1635 – Aft. 19 Feb 1690)
  6. 6. Hannah Browne (1 Mar 1638 – 15 Mar 1638)
  7. 7. Abraham Browne (1639 – )

Abraham Browne's Timeline

4 Records

1588
22 Oct 1588
Birth of Abraham Browne in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
1588
22 Oct 1588
Abraham Browne was baptized in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
1632
1632
Age 44
Abraham Browne resided here in Freeman 6 Mar, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 6 Mar, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1650
1650
Age 62
Death of Abraham Browne in Watertown, Massachusetts
Watertown, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1588
    Event Place: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 9495.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1588
    Event Place: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Watertown, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 62
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Salem, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 67
    [3] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Watertown, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 16

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1631-1632
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1631-1632; Page Number: 11

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Freeman 6 Mar, Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Sep 1650
    Record Source: Findagrave, Abraham Browne Sep 1650

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Watertown, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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