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William BROWNE 1671–1746 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1671

Birth Location: Southwarke Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1746

Death Location: Surry County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: William line

Mother: Mary Browne

Spouse(s): Jane Meriwether

Children(s): Captian 1696

The story of William BROWNE began in 1671 in Southwarke Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States. William BROWNE married Jane Meriwether, and had children including Captian William Henry Browne Jr 1696. William BROWNE passed away in 1746 in Surry County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William BROWNE began in 1671 in Southwarke Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States.
  • William BROWNE married Jane Meriwether, and had children including Captian William Henry Browne Jr 1696.
  • William BROWNE passed away in 1746 in Surry County, Virginia, United States of America.

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William BROWNE's Ancestors

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William BROWNE
1671–1746
Birth Place: Southwarke Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
Parents
William II Jr Lt Col A1204 burgess Surry Co 1661\2, 1771\3, 1677, 1679, 1682, Browne of Four Mile Tree Plantation 1654 Md Mary Browne; 1682 Elizabeth Woodhouse widow Merriwether I 9thGGF Flood on Gilliam-Tyus Lundy line
1632–1704
Southwark, London England
Mary Browne
1638–1681
Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Browne Sr, MD) Sr
1605–1682
Matlock, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
Anne ((m. 1622) Fluud Fludde Floud Flood aarr'd in) 1637
1602–1668
of St Georges-Canterbury, Kent, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William BROWNE's Descendants

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William BROWNE (1671–1746) m. Jane Meriwether (1675–1747)
  1. 1. Captian (William Henry BROWNE Jr) 1696 1696–1734 m. Elizabeth (Anne) Rogers 1699–1727
    1. 1. Jane Browne* 1717–1760 m. Lemuel (Cox) (Cocke) 1717–1756
      1. 1. Henry Cocke 1741–1781 m. Katherine Holt 1741–1790
        1. 1. David (Clinton Cox) (Cocke) 1756–1828 m. Jemima (Mayflower LEACH \ Cox \ Cocke) 1749 1749–1834
        2. 2. Catharine Cocke 1770–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Cocke 1768–
        4. 4. Henry Cocke –1839
        5. 5. Lemuel Cocke 1765–1795
      2. 2. Anne Cocke 1743–1812 m. John Heath 1746–1772 m. Augustine Willis 1747–1798
      3. 3. Elizabeth Cocke 1745–1804
      4. 4. Lemuel Cocke 1744–1801
      5. 5. Richard Cocke 1738–1773
      6. 6. Sally Cocke 1742–1770
      7. 7. Thomas Cocke 1752–1824

William BROWNE's Timeline

4 Records

1671
1671
Birth of William BROWNE in Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
1671
1671
Birth of William BROWNE in Southwarke Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
Southwarke Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
1746
1746
Age 75
Death of William BROWNE in Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
1746
1746
Age 75
Death of William BROWNE in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Southwarke Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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