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Colonel William Browne 1620 – 1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jul 1620

Birth Location: Southwark, Surrey, England

Death Date: 4 Dec 1704

Death Location: Southwark Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States

Father: Reverend Browne

Mother: Elizabeth Sharparowe

Spouse(s): Mary Knight

Children(s): Katherine Browne

The story of Colonel William Browne began in 1620 in Southwark, Surrey, England. Colonel William Browne married Mary Knight, and had children including Katherine Browne. Colonel William Browne passed away in 1704 in Southwark Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel William Browne began in 1620 in Southwark, Surrey, England.
  • Colonel William Browne married Mary Knight, and had children including Katherine Browne.
  • Colonel William Browne passed away in 1704 in Southwark Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reverend Browne
1600 – 1650
Birth Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
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Elizabeth Sharparowe
1604 – 1672
Birth Location: Melchbourne, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Knight
1615 – 1681
Birth Location: Surry County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Katherine Browne
1640 – 1705
Birth Location: Commonwealth, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Colonel Browne's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Browne
1620 – 1704
Birth Place: Southwark, Surrey, England
Parents
Reverend Chaddus Browne
1600 – 1650
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Elizabeth Sharparowe
1604 – 1672
Melchbourne, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Browne's Descendants

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Colonel (William) Browne (4 Jul 1620 – 4 Dec 1704) m. Mary Knight (abt 1615 – Abt. 1681)
  1. 1. Katherine Browne (1640 – 1705) m. Francis Sowerby (1650 – 11 Aug 1680) m. John Collier (1645 – 27 May 1676) m. John Vinson (1620 – 20 Oct 1698)
    1. 1. John Sowerby (1670 – 19 July 1727)
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Rose) Sowerby (1671 – 24 Apr 1736) m. Richard Rose (1668 – 26 OCT 1736)
      1. 1. Cornelius (C) Rose (1686 – 26 Jul 1777) m. Sarah (Ann) James (1688 – 1722)
        1. 1. Priscilla (Rosannah) Rose (1715 – 1812)
      2. 2. Thomas (Avery) Rose (1688 – 17 Aug 1757) m. Elizabeth Seward (1692 – 1732)
        1. 1. William Rose (1729 – 1 Dec 1768) m. Amy (Jane) Langston (1734 – 25 Mar 1795) m. Elizabeth Harrison (1745 – 1795)
      3. 3. William (VI) Rose (1691 – 1766)
      4. 4. Thomas Rose (22 May 1692 – 17 Aug 1757)
      5. 5. William Rose (1695 – 1729)
      6. 6. Mary Rose (1696 – Jun 1722) m. John Watkins ( – 1722)
      7. 7. Ann Rose (1696 – 1722)
      8. 8. Richard Rose (1697 – 1765)
      9. 9. Jane Rose (1698 – 1769) m. Edward Norton (1687 – 16 Dec 1739)
      10. 10. Jane Rose (1698 – 1769)
      11. 11. Ann Rose (16 Sep 1720 – 11 Mar 1768) m. Thomas Ezell (1715 – 18 April 1782)
        1. 1. James Ezell (1730 – )
        2. 2. Phoebe Ezell (1740 – March 18, 1800)
        3. 3. Mary Ezell (1742 – Jan 1767)
        4. 4. John Ezzell (10 Feb 1742 – 03 Jul 1800) m. Asenath Fort (1750 – 1769) m. Jane Felts (1746 – Apr 1767) m. Sarah Connell (1755 – 5 Nov 1817)
        5. 5. Isaac Ezell (April 7, 1743 – )
        6. 6. Thomas Ezell (20 Jan 1744 – 1775)
        7. 7. Mikel (Michael Ezell) Ezzell (1745 – 1800)
        8. 8. Anne Ezell (29 Jan 1746 – )
        9. 9. Richard Ezell (August 5, 1747 – October 1747)
        10. 10. William Ezell (21 February 1748 – august 25, 1832)
        11. 11. Timothy Ezell (September 16, 1750 – March 11, 1768)
        12. 12. James Ezell (16 Feb 1752 – 1786)
        13. 13. Frederick Ezell (28 Apr 1752 – 18 Jun 1825)
        14. 14. Rev (BALAAM) Ezell (7 Oct 1756 – 1844)
        15. 15. Abel Ezell (20 Sep 1758 – Jul 1820)
      12. 12. unk (male Sowerby) -Rose
    3. 3. Thomas Sowerby (1677 – 23 Nov 1738)

Colonel Browne's Timeline

2 Records

1620
4 Jul 1620
Birth of Colonel William Browne in Southwark, Surrey, England
Southwark, Surrey, England
1704
4 Dec 1704
Age 84
Death of Colonel William Browne in Southwark Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
Southwark Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1620
    Event Place: Southwark, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1704
    Event Place: Southwark Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
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