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John Browne Major 1584–1662 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1584

Birth Location: Swan Hill, Hawkedon, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 10 Apr 1662

Death Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Sir Hawkedon

Mother: Joane Browne

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Children(s): Margaret Browne

John Browne Major was born in 1584 in Swan Hill, Hawkedon, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir Thomas Bayley Browne Sheriff Baron Browne Of Hawkedon And Joane Gabreille Sayre Browne. John Browne Major had children including Margaret Browne. John Browne Major passed away in 1662 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • John Browne Major was born in 1584 in Swan Hill, Hawkedon, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir Thomas Bayley Browne Sheriff Baron Browne Of Hawkedon And Joane Gabreille Sayre Browne.
  • John Browne Major had children including Margaret Browne.
  • John Browne Major passed away in 1662 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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John Major's Ancestors

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John Major
1584–1662
Birth Place: Swan Hill, Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Bayley Browne ^* (Sheriff) Baron Browne of Hawkedon
1533–1590
Swan Hall, Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Joane (Gabreille Sayre) Browne
1557–1610
Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
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John Major's Descendants

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John (Browne) Major (11 Oct 1584–10 Apr 1662)
  1. 1. Margaret Browne 1616–1679
    1. 1. Jeremiah (Meacham) Jr. 1644–1743 m. Mary (Margaret) Trask 1652–1693
      1. 1. John (Henry) Meacham 1675–1761 m. Mary Cash 1675–1710
        1. 1. Jeremiah Meacham 1710–1766
        2. 2. Elizabeth Perry 1698–1750
      2. 2. Mary Meacham 1684–1744
      3. 3. Benjamin Meacham 1676–
      4. 4. Daniel Meacham 1679–
      5. 5. James Meacham 1683–1759
      6. 6. James Meacham 1677–1759 m. Elisabeth Cue 1682–1735
        1. 1. James (Meacham) Jr 1708–1727
        2. 2. Robert Meacham 1704–1777
      7. 7. Jeremiah Meacham 1673–1715
      8. 8. Joseph Meacham 1681–
      9. 9. Mary Meacham 1680–
      10. 10. Mary Meacham 1673–
      11. 11. Scott Meacham 1673–1715

John Major's Timeline

2 Records

1584
11 Oct 1584
Birth of John Browne Major in Swan Hill, Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Swan Hill, Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
1662
10 Apr 1662
Age 78
Death of John Browne Major in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1584
    Event Place: Swan Hill, Hawkedon, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1662
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

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