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William Browne 1595 – 1677 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1595

Birth Location: (3 Apr 1603) Matlock, Derbyshire, England; res Salem, Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 18 Jul 1677

Death Location: Portland Point, Long Branch,Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey

Father: Robert Browne

Mother: Lady Alden

Spouse(s): Lydia Warde

Children(s): Elizabeth Browne

In 1595, William Browne entered the world in (3 Apr 1603) Matlock, Derbyshire, England; res Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, born to Robert Browne and Lady Alice Alden. William Browne married Lydia De Warde, and had children including Elizabeth M Browne. William Browne passed away in 1677 in Portland Point, Long Branch,Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey.

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Biography

  • In 1595, William Browne entered the world in (3 Apr 1603) Matlock, Derbyshire, England; res Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, born to Robert Browne and Lady Alice Alden.
  • William Browne married Lydia De Warde, and had children including Elizabeth M Browne.
  • William Browne passed away in 1677 in Portland Point, Long Branch,Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Browne
1558 – 1634
Birth Location: Little Casterton, Tolethorpe, Rutland, England
RB
Lady Alden
1572 – 1610
Birth Location: Bildeston, Suffolk, England
LA

Spouses(s)

Lydia Warde
1596 – 1621
Birth Location: Little Wratting Haverhill, Suffolk, England
LW

Children(s)

Elizabeth Browne
1621 – 1685
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
EB

William Browne's Ancestors

Self
William Browne
1595 – 1677
Birth Place: (3 Apr 1603) Matlock, Derbyshire, England; res Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Parents
Robert Browne
1558 – 1634
Little Casterton, Tolethorpe, Rutland, England
Lady (Alice) Alden
1572 – 1610
Bildeston, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Anthony Browne, III Earl van Montague, 1st Viscount of) Montague,
1528 – 1592
Battle Abbey and Cowdray Park, Sussex of Elsing, Norfolk, England
Dorothy (Boteler) (Butler)
1532 – 1602
Witham, Essex, England
William (Alden) (Allen)
1552 –
Suffolk, England
Ann
Great-Grandparents
Sir VIII,
1504 – 1576
Lady Gage
1506 – 1540
Philip Butler
1489 – 1546
Lady Drury
1493 – 1574
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Calais
1443 – 1506
Lady I
1466 – 1534
Sir of
1479 – 1556
Philippa Guildford
1479 – 1556
Sir Boteler
1459 – 1514
Dorothy Terril
1459 – 1491
Robert Drury
1456 – 1537
Anne Calthorpe
1457 – 1531

William Browne's Descendants

1.
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William Browne (25 May 1595 – 18 Jul 1677) m. Lydia (De) Warde (1596 – Aft. 1621)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (M) Browne (29 Sep 1621 – 29 Sep 1685) m. John Hawkes (1617 – 30 June 1662)
    1. 1. John Hawkes (13 Aug 1643 – 1733) m. Martha Baldwin (01 Mar 1645 – 7 Jan 1676)
      1. 1. Solomon Hakes (16 Jan 1688 – 1752) m. Anna (Comstock) Billings (7 Oct 1681 – 1752)
        1. 1. Jonathan (Hakes,) RWS. (26 Jun 1724 – Jun 1779) m. Hannah (F) Brown (1729 – 10 Jan 1778)

William Browne's Timeline

6 Records

1590
9 Jan 1590
Birth of William Browne in Tavistock, Devon, England
Tavistock, Devon, England
1590
9 Jan 1590
William Browne was baptized in Saint Dunstan,Stepney,London,England
Saint Dunstan,Stepney,London,England
1595
25 May 1595
Birth of William Browne in (3 Apr 1603) Matlock, Derbyshire, England; res Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
(3 Apr 1603) Matlock, Derbyshire, England; res Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
1627
10 Dec 1627
Age 32
Death of William Browne in Warton Bank, Lancashire, England
Warton Bank, Lancashire, England
1627
21 Dec 1627
Age 32
Burial of William Browne in Farthinghoe, Northamptonshire, England
Farthinghoe, Northamptonshire, England
1677
18 Jul 1677
Age 82
Death of William Browne in Portland Point, Long Branch,Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Portland Point, Long Branch,Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1590
    Event Place: Tavistock, Devon, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1595
    Event Place: (3 Apr 1603) Matlock, Derbyshire, England; res Salem, Essex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1590
    Event Place: Saint Dunstan,Stepney,London,England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P93/DUN/255
    [3] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Blewberry, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 153

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1627
    Event Place: Warton Bank, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 123P/1
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1677
    Event Place: Portland Point, Long Branch,Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1627
    Event Place: Farthinghoe, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 123P/1
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