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Henry Browne 1520–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Edwardstone, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 27 Jan 1596

Death Location: Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England

Father: Sir Castle

Mother: Lady Shelley

Spouse(s): Agnes Holton

Children(s): Agnes Brown, Joane Browne, Margaret Browne, Anne Browne

In 1520, Henry Browne entered the world in Edwardstone, Babergh District, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Henry Browne Of Beechworth Castle And Lady Katherine Shelley. Henry Browne married Agnes Holton, and had children including Agnes Brown, Anne Browne, Joane Browne, Margaret Browne. Henry Browne passed away in 1596 in Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, Henry Browne entered the world in Edwardstone, Babergh District, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Henry Browne Of Beechworth Castle And Lady Katherine Shelley.
  • Henry Browne married Agnes Holton, and had children including Agnes Brown, Anne Browne, Joane Browne, Margaret Browne.
  • Henry Browne passed away in 1596 in Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Castle
1502–1557
Birth Location: Betchworth Castle, Surrey, England
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Lady Shelley
1511–1560
Birth Location: Maple Durham, Hampshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Holton
1522–1590
Birth Location: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
AH

Children(s)

Agnes Brown
1540–1562
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England
AB
Joane Browne
1553–1597
Birth Location: Holton, Holton, England
JB
Margaret Browne
1540–1611
Birth Location: England
MB
Anne Browne
1544–1629
Birth Location: Edwardstone, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
AB

Henry Browne's Ancestors

Self
Henry Browne
1520–1596
Birth Place: Edwardstone, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Henry Browne of Beechworth Castle
1502–1557
Betchworth Castle, Surrey, England
Lady (Katherine) Shelley
1511–1560
Maple Durham, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Matthew Browne, Knight of West) Betchworth
1476–1557
Bechworth Castle, Surrey, England
Lady (Fredeswith) Guildford
1480–1550
Hemsted, Oxfordshire, England
Sir (William Sydney Shelley, Knight, Judge of the Common Pleas under Henry) VII
1480–1549
Clapham, Sussex, England
Lady (Alice) Belknap
1460–1537
Griffe, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Whitley
1439–1483
Lady Poynings)
1429–1488
Sir MP
1448–1527
Elizabeth Clapham
1450–1513
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir VI
1402–1460
Lady Vaughn)
1418–1469
1378–1444
Agnes Berry
1380–1479
Sir Knight
1428–1515
Lady Hawkwood
1432–1454
Sir Michelgrove
1424–1509
Lady Sydney
1424–1499

Henry Browne's Descendants

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Henry Browne (1520–27 Jan 1596) m. Agnes Holton (1522–17 Dec 1590)
  1. 1. Agnes Brown 1540–1562 m. William Mason 1530–1574
    1. 1. Dorothea Mason 1559–1646 m. John (Eustace) Rolfe 1562–1594 m. Dr (Robert Redmayne, Chancellor of) Norwich –1625
      1. 1. Capt (John Johannas Rolfe, cultivated marketable Tobacco, Sec. General, Member of council, 1st Virginia) assembly 1585–1622 m. Sarah (Hacker, 1st wife, traveled with him on ship "Sea Venture," 1 year in) Bermuda 1585–1610 m. Matoaka ('Rebecca' Pocahontas of) Powhatan 1595–1617 m. Jane Pierce 1559–1620
        1. 1. Thomas (Pepsironemeh Rolfe,) Lieutenant 1615–1675 m. Jane Poythress 1630–1676 m. Elizabeth Washington 1615–1633
        2. 2. Bermuda Rolfe 1610–1610
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Pierce) Rolfe 1620–1635 m. John (Milner) II 1620–1685
      2. 2. Henry Rolfe 1583–1643 m. Honour Parke 1593–1650
        1. 1. John Rolfe 1589–1664
        2. 2. Hannah (Rolf) (Dole) 1626–1678 m. Richard (Dole,) slaveowner 1622–1705
        3. 3. Benjamin Rolfe 1638–1710 m. Apphia Hale 1642–1708
        4. 4. Henry (John) ROLFE 1634–1681
      3. 3. Henry Rolfe 1585–1643 m. Honour (Rolfe (1st cousin to) Henry) 1593–1650
        1. 1. Hannah\Anna Rolfe 1626–1678
        2. 2. John Rolfe 1634–1681
        3. 3. Benjamin Rolfe 1638–1710
      4. 4. Dorothy Rolfe 1595–
    2. 2. William Mason 1572–1615
  2. 2. Joane Browne 1553–1597
  3. 3. Margaret Browne 1540–1611
  4. 4. Anne Browne 1544–1629 m. Adam (Winthrope, wealthy landowning & merchant) family 1548–1623
    1. 1. Anne Winthrop 1585–1618 m. Thomas Fones 1573–1629
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Fones ( Feake), scandalised the Puritan society by marrying her husband's business) manager 1610–1673 m. Henry Winthrop 1607–1630 m. William Hallett 1616–1706 m. Lt (Robert Feake, Massachusetts Bay) Colony 1602–1662
        1. 1. Martha (Joanna Winthrop, The Great Migration: arrived on ship) Lyon 1630–1674 m. Thomas ("Rye" Lyon, house is on National) Registry 1621–1690
        2. 2. Samuel Hallett 1651–1724
        3. 3. Capt (William) Hallett 1648–1729
        4. 4. Elizabeth Feake 1633–1675
        5. 5. Hannah (Feake Feke, Quaker missionary () Bowne) 1637–1678
        6. 6. John Feake 1638–1724
    2. 2. John (Winthrop, Massachusetts Bay Colony 1st Governor, slaveowner: wrote the 1st law legalizing slavery in North) America 1588–1649 m. Margaret (Tyndall, Puritan, 3rd) wife 1591–1647 m. Mary Forth –1615 m. Thomasine Clopton 1582–1616
      1. 1. Gov (John Winthrop Jr,) Esquire 1606–1676 m. Martha Fones 1613–1634
      2. 2. Deane Winthrop 1623–1704
      3. 3. Henry Winthrop 1607–1630 m. Elizabeth (Fones ( Feake), scandalised the Puritan society by marrying her husband's business) manager 1610–1673
      4. 4. Mary (Winthrop (Dudley) The Great) Immigration 1609–1643 m. Rev (Samuel Dudley, minister in Exeter from 1650 until) 1683 1608–1683
    3. 3. Lucy (Lucie Winthrop () Downing) 1601–1679

Henry Browne's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Henry Browne in Edwardstone, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Edwardstone, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
1596
27 Jan 1596
Age 76
Death of Henry Browne in Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England
Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Edwardstone, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Prittlewell, Essex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 89

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1596
    Event Place: Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 89
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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