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Ann Browne 1540 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 8 Sept. 1597

Death Location: Staffordshire, England

Father: Henry Browne

Mother: Agnes Holton

Spouse(s): William Mason

Children(s): Thomas Mason

The story of Ann Browne began in 1540 in Staffordshire, England. Ann Browne married William Sampson Mason, and had children including Thomas Mason. Ann Browne passed away in 1597 in Staffordshire, England.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
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Biography

  • The story of Ann Browne began in 1540 in Staffordshire, England.
  • Ann Browne married William Sampson Mason, and had children including Thomas Mason.
  • Ann Browne passed away in 1597 in Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Browne
1527 – 1596
Birth Location: Edwardstone, Suffolk, England
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Agnes Holton
1522 – 1590
Birth Location: Swan Hall, Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
AH

Spouses(s)

William Mason
1530 –
Birth Location: Staffordshire or Shelford, Nottinghamshire, England
WM

Children(s)

Thomas Mason
1555 – 1601
Birth Location: Shenstone, Staffordshire, England
TM

Ann Browne's Ancestors

Self
Ann Browne
1540 – 1597
Birth Place: Staffordshire, England
Parents
Henry Illesworth Browne
1527 – 1596
Edwardstone, Suffolk, England
Agnes (Anne) Holton
1522 – 1590
Swan Hall, Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Henry Browne
1502 – 1553
Mole Valley, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Katherine) Shelley
1511 – 1560
Maple Durham, Hampshire, England
Francis (Browne, High Sheriff of) Rutland
1478 – 1550
Swan Hall, Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Betchworth
1476 – 1557
Elizabeth French
1487 – 1567
Sir Shelley
1467 – 1549
Lady Bardinden
1460 – 1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ann Browne's Descendants

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Ann Browne (1540 – 8 Sept. 1597) m. William (Sampson) Mason (28 Jul 1530 – unknown)
  1. 1. Thomas Mason (1555 – 15 Jun 1601) m. Elizabeth Grazebrook (1559 – abt 1644)
    1. 1. Lady (Ellin Ellen) Mason (26 Nov 1581 – 6 Dec 1642) m. John (Thomas Brinton of) Sedgeley (31 May 1562 – 12 May 1660)
      1. 1. Magistrate (William Thomas) Brenton (1595 – 12 May 1660) m. Ann (Amelia Faulconer) Bagley (1600 – Oct 1675)
        1. 1. Catherine Brenton (1630 – 2 Jan 1696) m. Walter (Thomas) Cooke (25 May 1618 – 5 January 1695)

Ann Browne's Timeline

5 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Ann Browne in Staffordshire, England
Staffordshire, England
1541
13 Sep 1541
Age 1
Ann Browne was baptized in Calne, Wiltshire, England
Calne, Wiltshire, England
1562
30 Jan 1562
Age 22
Burial of Ann Browne in Huddersfield, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
Huddersfield, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
1597
8 Sept. 1597
Age 57
Death of Ann Browne in Staffordshire, England
Staffordshire, England
1597
1597
Age 57
Ann Browne - Probate in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Dec
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 28/5

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1541
    Event Place: Calne, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sept. 1597
    Event Place: Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP32/1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1562
    Event Place: Huddersfield, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP32/1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, England, Indexes of Wills and Probate, 1518-1858, Indexes created from registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England; Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860
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