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Colonel William Browne 1637–1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1637

Birth Location: Kibbleton

Death Date: 1678

Death Location: Old Rappahannock, Virginia, United States

Father: Richard Browne

Mother: Elizabetha Badger-Browne

Spouse(s): Susan Richards, Susan Richards, Elizabeth Downe, Susan Richards, Susan Richards

Children(s): Frances Browne

The story of Colonel William Browne began in 1637 in Kibbleton. Colonel William Browne married Elizabeth Downe, Susan Richards, and had children including Frances Browne, Harriett Browne. Colonel William Browne passed away in 1678 in Old Rappahannock, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel William Browne began in 1637 in Kibbleton.
  • Colonel William Browne married Elizabeth Downe, Susan Richards, and had children including Frances Browne, Harriett Browne.
  • Colonel William Browne passed away in 1678 in Old Rappahannock, Virginia, United States.

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Children(s)

Colonel Browne's Ancestors

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Colonel Browne
1637–1678
Birth Place: Kibbleton
Parents
Richard Browne
1570–
Sheffield, Yorkshire, , England,
Elizabetha Badger-Browne
1616–1682
Essex, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Browne's Descendants

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Colonel (William) Browne (Abt 1637–1678) m. Susan Richards (1637–2 May 1694) m. Susan Richards (–abt 1694) m. Elizabeth Downe (1641–1692) m. Susan Richards (–abt 1694) m. Susan Richards (–abt 1694)
  1. 1. Frances Browne 1663–1727 m. John (Boswell) II 1655–1687
    1. 1. Edward (( GYPSY LEADER)) Boswell 1680–1747 m. Mary (Jefferey) Boswell 1681–
      1. 1. John (Bromwick( Black Jack )) Boswell 1699–1737 m. Lucy (Elizabeth) Davis 1710–1793
        1. 1. John (‘Black Jack’) Boswell 1735–1827 m. Mary (‘Molly’ Lavinia Newberry) Buckland 1730–1811

Colonel Browne's Timeline

3 Records

1637
Abt 1637
Birth of Colonel William Browne in Kibbleton
Kibbleton
1637
7 May 1637
Colonel William Browne was baptized in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1678
1678
Age 41
Death of Colonel William Browne in Old Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Old Rappahannock, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1637
    Event Place: Kibbleton
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 May 1637
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Old Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700

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