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James Browne 1656 – 1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 March or May 1656

Birth Location: Puddington, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 2 Jun 1716

Death Location: Nottingham Twnsp, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Richard Browne

Mother: Mary Masters

Spouse(s): Honour Clayton

Children(s): Jeremiah Brown

James Browne was born in 1656 in Puddington, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Richard William Browne and Mary Masters. James Browne married Honour Clayton, and had children including Jeremiah Brown. James Browne passed away in 1716 in Nottingham Twnsp, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • James Browne was born in 1656 in Puddington, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Richard William Browne and Mary Masters.
  • James Browne married Honour Clayton, and had children including Jeremiah Brown.
  • James Browne passed away in 1716 in Nottingham Twnsp, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Browne
1630 – 1662
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England
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Mary Masters
1634 – 1662
Birth Location: Abbey, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Honour Clayton
1662 – 1737
Birth Location: Rumbaldaweeke, Sussex, England
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Children(s)

Jeremiah Brown
1687 – 1767
Birth Location: Marcus Hook, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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James Browne's Ancestors

Self
James Browne
1656 – 1716
Birth Place: Puddington, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Richard William Browne
1630 – 1662
Northamptonshire, England
Mary Masters
1634 – 1662
Abbey, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
John Browne
1580 – 1664
Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Mary (Margaret) Walker
1585 – 1676
Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
William Master
1600 – 1661
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, , England
Alice Estcourt
1599 – 1660
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Browne's Descendants

1.
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James Browne (27 March or May 1656 – 2 Jun 1716) m. Honour Clayton (15 May 1662 – 24 December 1737 or 08 August 1679)
  1. 1. Jeremiah Brown (September 1687 – 7 March 1767)
    1. 1. Patience Browne (25 May 1712 – 23 May 1783) m. Joshua (L) Hadley (06 May 1703 – 10 November 1760)
      1. 1. Simon Hadley (5 Mar 1736 – 24 Mar 1803) m. Bridget Foote (17 Apr 1732 – 15 Dec 1807)
        1. 1. Lieut. (Thomas) Hadley (25 Dec 1756 – 1822)
        2. 2. Ann Hadley (24 Mar 1759 – 06 Oct 1841)
        3. 3. Patience Hadley (02 Oct 1761 – 1803)
        4. 4. Margaret Hadley (15 Apr 1764 – 24 May 1846)
        5. 5. Simon Hadley (6 Oct 1765 – 8 Oct 1831) m. Mary Spencer (1770 – 14 Sep 1844)
        6. 6. Ruth Hadley (11 May 1770 – 18 May 1852)
        7. 7. Rachel Hadley (16 May 1773 – 29 May 1857)
      2. 2. Mary (Ruth) Hadley (30 January 1739 – 31 October 1810)
      3. 3. Jeremiah Hadley (7 Jan 1741 – 3 Nov 1786)
      4. 4. Joshua Hadley (23 May 1743 – 4 Aug 1815)
      5. 5. Joseph Hadley (5 Oct 1745 – 1793)
      6. 6. Catherine Hadley (24 Sep 1752 – 8 Nov 1819)

James Browne's Timeline

4 Records

1656
27 March or May 1656
Birth of James Browne in Puddington, Northamptonshire, England
Puddington, Northamptonshire, England
1715
02 August 1715 or 1733
Age 59
Death of James Browne in Nottingham Twnsp, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Nottingham Twnsp, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
1715
15 Jan 1715
Age 59
James Browne - Probate in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1716
2 Jun 1716
Age 60
Death of James Browne in Nottingham Twnsp, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Nottingham Twnsp, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 March or May 1656
    Event Place: Puddington, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6016.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JDM
    [5] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [6] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: America
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1678; Page Number: 14

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Burlington
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1677-1777; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Biographical and historical cyclopedia of Delaware County, Pennsylvania : comprising a historical sketch of the county

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1930, London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COL/CHD/FR/02/0129-0134

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 August 1715 or 1733
    Event Place: Nottingham Twnsp, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Wills, 1713-1854 ; Index to Wills, 1713-1923; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1716
    Event Place: Nottingham Twnsp, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1715
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Wills, 1713-1854 ; Index to Wills, 1713-1923; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
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