James was born on 23 May 1675 in Salem, MA. He was the son of James Browne and Hannah (Bartholomew) Swinerton.
Lived in that part of Salem which is now South Peabody; mariner and husbandman; family tradition says that he was taken captive by Robert Kidd, the pirate, but made his escape by swimming; he and his wife died between 1728 and 1739.
In 1717 he purchased from George Trask, blacksmith for forty pounds land near Brown's pond in Salem (which is now part of South Peabody) and became a husbandman. He and his wife Elizabeth lived near Brown's pond for most of their lives as did many descendants. Don Anger has carefully examined the deeds of the time and feels that this family homestead was directly across the road from what is today the Samuel Brown School in Peabody (named for a descendant who died in the battle of Antietam).
He was the grantee on a deed dated June 14, 1723, conveying 11 acres of land in the North Field portion of Salem, MA from James and Benjamin Swinnerton. On November 4, 1728, he and his wife Elizabeth sold 20 acres of land in Salem to their son Samuel Browne. This deed was recorded February 22, 1733. Another deed selling the land in the Northfield to their son James Browne was recorded February 23, 1733.
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