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Joan Sears 1552–1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1552

Birth Location: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1610

Death Location: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England

Father: John Sears

Mother: Elizabeth Hawkins

Spouse(s): John Browne

Children(s): John Browne, Richard Browne, Lydia Browne, Ambrose Browne, Peter Brown, Sarah Brown, Abraham Browne, Richard Brown

The story of Joan Sears began in 1552 in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England. Joan Sears married John Browne, and had children including Abraham Browne, Ambrose Browne, John Browne, Lydia Ann Browne, Peter Brown, Richard Brown, Richard Browne, Sarah Brown. Joan Sears passed away in 1610 in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Joan Sears began in 1552 in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England.
  • Joan Sears married John Browne, and had children including Abraham Browne, Ambrose Browne, John Browne, Lydia Ann Browne, Peter Brown, Richard Brown, Richard Browne, Sarah Brown.
  • Joan Sears passed away in 1610 in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joan Sears's Ancestors

Self
Joan Sears
1552–1610
Birth Place: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Parents
John Bouchier Sears
1528–1561
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Elizabeth Hawkins
1530–1595
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Grandparents
Richard Sears
1508–1540
Colchester, Essex, England
Anne (Bouchier) Knyvett
1509–1595
Ashwelthorpe, Norfolk, England
Admiral (Sir John) Hawkins
1532–1595
Plymouth, Devon, England
Katherine Gonson
1534–1591
Plymouth, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
John Sears
1456–1509
Elizabeth Hawkins
1460–1530
Edmund Knyvett
1484–1539
Jane Bourchier
1498–1561
Captain Hawkins
1490–1555
Joan Trelawney
1500–1589
Benjamin Gonson
1517–1577
Ursula Hussy
1520–1602
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sayer
1430–1531
Edmund Knyvett
1462–1529
Eleanor Tyrrell
1466–1514
John Bourchier
1467–1522
Katherine Howard
1467–1536
Admiral Hawkins
1450–1488
Joan Amados
1465–1554
William Trelawney
1474–1493
Blanche Pownde
1470–
William Gonson
1482–1536
Bennett Walter
1484–1536
Anthony Hussey
1475–1591
Catherine
1500–1555

Joan Sears's Descendants

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Joan Sears (1552–1610) m. John Browne (1555–10 Apr 1662)
  1. 1. John Browne 1584–1662 m. Dorothy Beauchamp 1593–1673 m. Margaret Goodrich 1581–1674
    1. 1. Mary Browne 1616–1669 m. Thomas (John) Willett 1605–1674
      1. 1. Mary Willett 1637–1712 m. Samuel Hooker 1633–1697 m. Thomas Buckingham 1646–1709
        1. 1. William (Joseph) Hooker 1663–1716 m. Susannah (Ann) Fenn 1669–1697
        2. 2. Thomas Hooker 1659–1730
        3. 3. Samuel Hooker 1661–1730
        4. 4. John Hooker 1664–1746
        5. 5. Roger Hooker 1668–1698
        6. 6. Nathaniel Hooker 1671–1711
        7. 7. Mary Hooker 1673–1740
        8. 8. Hezekiah Hooker 1675–1686
        9. 9. Daniel Hooker 1678–1742
        10. 10. Sarah Hooker 1681–1759
        11. 11. Henry Hooker 1683–1754
      2. 2. Martha Willett 1639–1678
      3. 3. John Willett 1641–1664
      4. 4. Sarah Willett 1643–1665
      5. 5. Rebecca Willett 1644–1652
      6. 6. Thomas Willett 1646–1722
      7. 7. Esther Willett 1648–1737
      8. 8. James Willet 1649–1692
      9. 9. Hezekiah Willett 1652–1676
      10. 10. David Willett 1654–1662
      11. 11. Andrew Willett 1655–1712
      12. 12. Audrey Willett 1656–
      13. 13. Samuel Willett 1658–1720
    2. 2. John Browne 1609–1655
    3. 3. Lydia Brown 1618–1674 m. Thomas Parsons 1608–1661
      1. 1. Bethia Parsons 1642–1681
      2. 2. Thomas Parsons 1632–1683 m. Isabella Holland 1630–1717
        1. 1. Mary Parsons 1662–1718 m. Mordecai Price 1660–1718
        2. 2. Susannah Parsons 1664–1703
        3. 3. Sarah Parsons 1666–1684
        4. 4. George Parsons 1669–
        5. 5. Isabel Parsons 1660–1702
        6. 6. Elizabeth Parsons 1666–1714
    4. 4. James Brown 1623–1710
    5. 5. William Brown 1627–
    6. 6. Hannah Brown 1634–
    7. 7. William Browne 1640–
    8. 8. Margaret Prisse 1620–1679 m. Jeremiah Meacham 1614–1696
      1. 1. Isaac Meacham 1642–1715 m. Deborah Browning 1646–1698
        1. 1. Deborah Meacham 1681–1761 m. Daniel Markham 1671–1760
        2. 2. Isaac Meacham 1672–1715
        3. 3. Jeremiah Meacham 1674–1749
        4. 4. Israel Meacham 1676–1715
        5. 5. Ebenezer Meacham 1677–1744
        6. 6. Ichabod Meacham 1679–1766
        7. 7. John Meacham 1682–1764
        8. 8. Mary Meacham 1684–1744
        9. 9. Joseph Meacham 1686–1752
        10. 10. Benjamin Meacham 1687–1692
      2. 2. Jeremiah Meacham 1644–1743
      3. 3. John Meacham 1645–1680
      4. 4. Sarah Meacham 1646–1704
      5. 5. Hannah Meacham 1648–1708
      6. 6. Bethia Meacham 1650–1731
      7. 7. Rebecca Meacham 1653–1702
      8. 8. John Machen 1655–1726
      9. 9. Rhoda Meacham 1661–1694
    9. 9. Peter Brown 1603–1691
  2. 2. Richard Browne 1576–1659
  3. 3. Lydia (Ann) Browne 1580–1686
  4. 4. Ambrose Browne 1580–1583
  5. 5. Peter Brown 1582–1633
  6. 6. Sarah Brown 1584–
  7. 7. Abraham Browne 1585–1650
  8. 8. Richard Brown 1600–1674

Joan Sears's Timeline

2 Records

1552
1552
Birth of Joan Sears in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
1610
1610
Age 58
Death of Joan Sears in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Hawkedon, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England

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