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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 Browne

Mother: Lady Shelley

Spouse(s): Agnes Holton

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

Henry Browne was born in 1520 in Edwardstone, Babergh District, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir Henry Browne and Lady Katherine Shelley. Henry Browne married Agnes Holton, and had children including Agnes Brown, Margaret Browne, Anne Browne, Joane Browne. Henry Browne passed away in 1596 in Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Henry Browne was born in 1520 in Edwardstone, Babergh District, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir Henry Browne and Lady Katherine Shelley.
  • Henry Browne married Agnes Holton, and had children including Agnes Brown, Margaret Browne, Anne Browne, Joane Browne.
  • Henry Browne passed away in 1596 in Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Browne
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
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Children(s)

Agnes Brown
1540 – 1562
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England
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Margaret Browne
1540 – 1610
Birth Location: England
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Anne Browne
1544 – 1629
Birth Location: Edwardstone, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
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Joane Browne
1553 – 1597
Birth Location: Holton, Holton, England
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Henry Browne's Ancestors

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Henry Browne
1520 – 1596
Birth Place: Edwardstone, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Henry Browne
1502 – 1557
Betchworth Castle, Surrey, England
Lady (Katherine) Shelley
1511 – 1560
Maple Durham, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Matthew) Browne,
1476 – 1557
Bechworth Castle, Surrey, England
Lady (Fredeswith) Guildford
1480 – 1550
Hemsted, Oxfordshire, England
Sir (William Sydney) Shelley,
1480 – 1549
Clapham, Sussex, England
Lady (Alice) Belknap
1460 – 1537
Griffe, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Browne,
1439 – 1483
Lady Paston
1429 – 1488
Sir Shelley,
1448 – 1527
Elizabeth Michelgrove,
1450 – 1513
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Browne,
1402 – 1460
Lady FitzAlan
1418 – 1469
Sir Paston,
1378 – 1444
Agnes Berry
1380 – 1479
Sir Shelley,
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 – Jan 1562) m. William Mason (1530 – 1574)
    1. 1. Dorothea Mason (24 Sep 1559 – 26 Oct 1645) m. John (Eustace) Rolfe (17 Oct 1562 – 29 Nov 1594) m. Dr (Robert) Redmayne, ( – 5 Aug 1625)
      1. 1. Henry Rolfe (5 Sep 1583 – 1 Mar 1643) m. Honour Parke (1593 – 19 Dec 1650)
        1. 1. John Rolfe (24 Apr 1589 – 29 Mar 1664) m. Joane Rolfe
        2. 2. Hannah Rolf (1626 – 16 Nov 1678) m. Richard Dole, (31 Dec 1622 – 30 Jul 1705)
        3. 3. Henry (John) ROLFE (10 May 1634 – 01 Oct 1681)
        4. 4. Benjamin Rolfe (1638 – 10 Aug 1710) m. Apphia Hale (1642 – 24 Dec 1708)
      2. 2. Capt (John Johannas) Rolfe, (6 May 1585 – 20 Mar 1622) m. Sarah Hacker, (17 September 1585 – 24 May 1610) m. Matoaka ('Rebecca' Pocahontas of) Powhatan (17 Sep 1595 – 21 Mar 1617) m. Jane Pierce (1559 – 1620)
        1. 1. Bermuda Rolfe (February 1610 – 2 June 1610)
        2. 2. Thomas (Pepsironemeh) Rolfe, (30 Jan 1615 – 19 Apr 1675) m. Elizabeth Washington (1615 – 1633) m. Jane Poythress (1630 – 1676)
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Pierce) Rolfe (25 January 1620 – 1635) m. John (Milner) II (25 January 1620 – 1 August 1685)
      3. 3. Henry Rolfe (5 Sep 1585 – 1 Mar 1643) m. Honour Rolfe (1593 – 19 Dec 1650)
        1. 1. Hannah\Anna Rolfe (1626 – 16 Nov 1678)
        2. 2. John Rolfe (10 May 1634 – 10 October 1681)
        3. 3. Benjamin Rolfe (1638 – 8 Oct 1710)
      4. 4. Dorothy Rolfe (1595 – )
    2. 2. William Mason (1572 – 1615)
  2. 2. Margaret Browne (1540 – 25 Apr 1610)
  3. 3. Anne Browne (13 Jan 1544 – 19 Apr 1629) m. Adam Winthrope, (10 Aug 1548 – 28 Mar 1623)
    1. 1. Anne Winthrop (16 Feb 1585 – 16 May 1618) m. Thomas Fones (24 Mar 1573 – 15 Apr 1629)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Fones () Feake), (21 Jan 1610 – 1 Feb 1673) m. Henry Winthrop (10 Jan 1607 – 2 Jul 1630) m. Lt (Robert) Feake, (20 Sep 1602 – 01 Feb 1662) m. William Hallett (Dec 1616 – 17 April 1706)
        1. 1. Martha (Joanna) Winthrop, (9 May 1630 – 4 Nov 1674) m. Thomas ("Rye") Lyon, (21 Dec 1621 – 8 Nov 1690)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Feake (May 1633 – 4 Nov 1675)
        3. 3. Hannah (Feake) Feke, (16 Jun 1637 – 31 Jan 1678) m. John Bowne
        4. 4. John Feake (23 Dec 1638 – 30 Aug 1724)
        5. 5. Capt (William) Hallett (Oct 1648 – 18 Aug 1729)
        6. 6. Samuel Hallett (1651 – 27 Dec 1724)
    2. 2. John Winthrop, (23 Jan 1588 – 26 Mar 1649) m. Mary Forth ( – 1615) m. Thomasine Clopton (February 1582 – 8 December 1616) m. Margaret Tyndall, (1591 – 14 Jun 1647)
      1. 1. Gov (John Winthrop) Jr, (12 Feb 1606 – 6 Apr 1676) m. Martha Fones (1613 – 14 May 1634)
      2. 2. Henry Winthrop (10 Jan 1607 – 2 Jul 1630) m. Elizabeth (Fones () Feake), (21 Jan 1610 – 1 Feb 1673)
      3. 3. Mary Winthrop (30 Dec 1609 – 12 Apr 1643) m. Rev (Samuel) Dudley, (30 Nov 1608 – 10 Feb 1683)
        1. 1. Samuel Dudley
      4. 4. Deane Winthrop (16 Mar 1623 – 16 Mar 1704)
    3. 3. Lucy (Lucie Winthrop () Downing) (9 Jan 1601 – 19 Apr 1679)
  4. 4. Joane Browne (1553 – 08 Sep 1597)

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, 1300s-Current
    [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, 1384-1858, 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, 1384-1858, 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, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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