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Sir Thomas Browne 1605–1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1605

Birth Location: Lavenham, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1686/1687

Death Location: Newbury, Essex, United, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Nicholas Browne

Mother: Sarah Hibbert

Spouse(s): Mary Healy, Martha Eaton-Browne-Oldham

Children(s): Mary Browne, Nicholas Browne, Francis Browne, Isaac Browne, Thomas Jr

In 1605, Sir Thomas Browne entered the world in Lavenham, Suffolk, England, born to Nicholas Joseph Browne And Sarah Hibbert. Sir Thomas Browne married Martha Eaton Browne Oldham, Mary Healy, and had children including Francis Thomas Browne, Isaac Browne, Mary Brown Browne, Nicholas Browne, Sarah Brown, Thomas Browne Jr. Sir Thomas Browne passed away in 1686 in Newbury, Essex, United, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1605, Sir Thomas Browne entered the world in Lavenham, Suffolk, England, born to Nicholas Joseph Browne And Sarah Hibbert.
  • Sir Thomas Browne married Martha Eaton Browne Oldham, Mary Healy, and had children including Francis Thomas Browne, Isaac Browne, Mary Brown Browne, Nicholas Browne, Sarah Brown, Thomas Browne Jr.
  • Sir Thomas Browne passed away in 1686 in Newbury, Essex, United, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Browne's Ancestors

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Sir Browne
1605–1686
Birth Place: Lavenham, Suffolk, England
Parents
Nicholas Joseph Browne
1580–1643
Southampton, Southampton Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England
Sarah Hibbert
1582–1691
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
**Sir (Knight William Browne (Lt Governor of) Flushing)
1560–1610
Snelston, Derbyshire, England
Mary (? -) Browne
1558–1633
Rhein, Oberbergischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Sir (THOMAS Albert HIBBERT\Hibbard\Hubbart\Hubart\Hubbard-Browne\Brown\Broune\Broun, 11th) GGF--GP
1548–1582
Gloucestershire, England
Joane Sayer
1552–1586
Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Browne's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Browne (10 Jan 1605–1686/1687) m. Mary Healy (1610–2 June 1654) m. Martha Eaton-Browne-Oldham (19 Sep 1630–13 May 1673)
  1. 1. Mary (Brown \) Browne 1635–1716 m. PETER GODFREY 1629–1697
    1. 1. Elizabeth Godfrey 1660–1712 m. James (Bollen) Jr 1665–1730
      1. 1. Elizabeth ("Anne") Harris 1702–1774 m. James Harris 1700–1763
        1. 1. Mary Harris 1732–1809 m. Moses Lyon 1731–1809
        2. 2. George Harris 1741–1822
        3. 3. Jesse Harris 1727–
        4. 4. Joseph Harris 1725–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Harris 1753–1763
        6. 6. Abigail Harris 1731–1822
        7. 7. Thomas (Stephen) Harris 1743–1822
        8. 8. John Harris 1750–1816
        9. 9. Nathan (Popley) Harris 1759–1763
        10. 10. William Harris 1727–1782
      2. 2. John Bollen 1698–
    2. 2. Andrew Godfrey 1656–
    3. 3. Mary Godfrey 1659–1659
    4. 4. Margaret Godfrey 1663–1724 m. Joseph Richardson 1655–
      1. 1. Mary Richardson 1682–
      2. 2. William Richardson 1684–
      3. 3. Joseph Richardson 1686–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Richardson 1689–
      5. 5. Daniel Richardson 1692–1768
      6. 6. Sarah Richardson 1694–
      7. 7. Thomas Richardson 1697–
      8. 8. Caleb Richardson 1704–
    5. 5. Peter Godfrey 1669–1736
    6. 6. Joanna Godfrey 1672–
    7. 7. James Godfrey 1676–
    8. 8. Sarah Godfrey 1680–
  2. 2. Nicholas Browne 1645–1705
  3. 3. Francis (Thomas) Browne 1632–1691
  4. 4. Isaac Browne 1636–1674
  5. 5. Thomas (Browne) Jr 1654–1723

Sir Browne's Timeline

3 Records

1605
10 Jan 1605
Birth of Sir Thomas Browne in Lavenham, Suffolk, England
Lavenham, Suffolk, England
1686
1686/1687
Age 81
Death of Sir Thomas Browne in Newbury, Essex, United, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex, United, Massachusetts, USA
1688
3 Nov 1688
Age 83
Death of Sir Thomas Browne in Cambridge Middlesex Massachusetts USA, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge Middlesex Massachusetts USA, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1605
    Event Place: Lavenham, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1688
    Event Place: Cambridge Middlesex Massachusetts USA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The ancestors and descendants of Luke Rogers and Sarah Wright Brown
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1686/1687
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, United, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700

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