George Browne (bef. 1622 - 1699)

Born before 29 Aug 1622 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Eaton) Browne — married 25 Jun 1645 (to 16 Dec 1683) in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Hannah (Grant) Browne — married 17 Mar 1684 (to 31 Oct 1699) in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died 31 Oct 1699 after age 77 in Haverhill, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

George Browne immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

George Brown, baptized at Salisbury, St. Edmund's, Wiltshire England on August 29, 1622, was the son of George Brown and Christian Hibbert ^[1] who were married in the parish church of St. Edmund's, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, on September, 30, 1611. His father George Brown died in England November 8, 1633 leaving his widow and three sons Henry, William and George. Widow Christian Browne came to New England with her three sons and was of Salisbury, Massachusetts in November,1639 when she received a land grant in the first division. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

• 1639: Came to New England with his widowed mother and brothers Henry and William.
• 1642: He received land in Salisbury. ^{[3] [5]}
• 1645: June: Sold his house and land at Salisbury. ^{[3] [5]}
• 1646: He is listed as having settled in Haverhill. ^[6]
• 1651: September 22: George Brown appointed to lay out the highways with Daniel Hendrick. ^[6]
• 1665: George Brown voted to be Ensign. ^[6]
• 1672: 1675: 1680: 1692: Served as Representative for Haverhill. ^{[6] [5]}
• 1676: June- August: Soldier in King Phillip's War under Captain Gilman. ^[5]

George married first Ann Eaton on June 25, 1645. ^{[5] [7] [8]} His wife Ann was baptized on September 14, 1623, at Hatton Co., Warwick, England, daughter of John Eaton and Ann (Unk) who came to New England by 1640. ^[1]

In John Eaton's will, dated August 6, 1660 and proved on April 13, 1669, he mentions among his heirs, daughter Brown and son George Browne. ^{[1] [9]}

His wife Ann died on December 16, 1683 in Haverhill. ^[8] They had no children. ^{[5] [1]}

He married second, March 17,1683/4 at Haverhill, widow Hannah (Grant) Hazen of Rowley. ^[5] Hannah, widow of Edward Hazen, was baptized at Cottingham, Yorkshire, England on October 16, 1631, daughter of Thomas and Jane (Haburne) Grant. ^{[10] [11]}

On September 9, 1693, George adopted Hannah's youngest son Richard Hazen as sole heir to his large estate. ^[12]

Captain Browne died October 31, 1699, aged seventy six years. ^{[8] [5] [12]} He is buried in the Pentucket Cemetery at Haverhill, where his inscriptions reads: George Brown Died On October 30, 1699 Aged 78 ^[13]

In his will written on June 16, 1699, George left bequests to, among others:

• my now wife Hannah, executrix
• my adopted son Richard Hazen, son of Hannah, executor
• Sarah, wife of Daniel Wicom, my wife's daughter
• Ephraim Brown, grandson of my brother William Brown
• Nathaniel Brown, son of my elder brother Henry Brown
• cousin George Brown, son of Philip Brown, a son of my brother Henry ^{[14] [5]}

Hannah died in February 1715/16 at Haverhill. ^{[8] [5]} She is buried in the Pentucket Cemetery at Haverhill, Massachusetts. ^[15]

Research notes

Salisbury Marriages

BROWNE, George and Ann Eaton, June 25, 1645. CTR. (p. 292; p. 338) ^[7]

Haverhill Marriages

BROWN, George [Browne], Lt., and Ann Eaton, [bef. 1683]. (p. 47)

BROWN, George [Browne], Lt., 2d m., and, wid. Hannah Hazen [of Rowley. CTR], Mar. 17, 1683-4. (p. 47; P. 161)

Haverhill Deaths

BROWNE, Ann (Eaton), w. George, Dec. 16, 1683. (p. 367)

BROWNE, George, Capt., Oct. 31, 1699, a. 76 y. [Oct. 30, a. 78 y. GR1] (p. 367)

BROWN, Hannah, wid. Capt. George, Feb. ___, 1715/16. (p. 366) ^[8]

[NOTE: Who Do You Think You Are: 2008 episode with British model Jodie Kidd. At the Rowley, Massachusetts Town Clerk’s office, she discovered that her seventh-great-grandfather Richard Hazen was the son of Edward Hazen and Hannah Grant in the book Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts. Jodie was told that Edward Hazen’s wife Hannah Grant was an original settler of the town of Rowley with her parents Thomas and Jane (Haburne) Grant, who came to America in 1638 aboard the ship John of London with Rev. Ezekiel Rogers as part of the Great Migration.] ^[16]

[Note: Birth est. from death 1699 age 76 CH]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Richardson, Douglas, Origin of John Eaton of Salisbury and Haverhill, Mass. in: The American Genealogist, Volume 68, D. L. Jacobus, New Haven, Connecticut, 1993, p. 52-3
2. ↑ True, Charles Wesley, The True family: some Henry True descendants on the frontier : history and genealogy of ancestors, descendants, and allied families of Henry and Israel Pike True of Salem and Salisbury, Massachusetts, San Antonio, Texas, 1991, p. 449
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Brown, Asa, Early Settlers of Salisbury, Mass. in: The New England Historical & Genealogical Register and Antiquarian Journal, Volume 7, Samuel G. Drake Publisher, Boston 1853, p. 313
4. ↑ Davis, Walter Goodwin & Gary Boyd Roberts, Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966) , Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996, p. 217
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9} Hoyt, David Webster, The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts ; with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton Part One, Providence, Rhode Island, 1897, Page 76-77
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Mirick, Benjamin and John Greenleaf Whittier, The History of Haverhill, Massachusetts, A. W. Thayer, Haverhill, Massachusetts, 1832, p. 27-8: 34: 46: 217
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Vital Records of Salisbury Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1915
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4} Vital Records of Haverhill Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1911
9. ↑ Case 8520: p.1-8: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, .Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/i/13765/8520-co1/245221139
10. ↑ Hatcher, Patricia Law. Focus on Rowley and Ezekiel Roger's Company in: The Great Migration Newsletter, Volume 18, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 2009 p. 27: 30 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.)
11. ↑ Roberts, Gary Boyd. The Ancestry of Millard Filmore, the 13th President of the United States in: The American Genealogist, Volume 63, New Haven, Connecticut, 1988 p. 51
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Hazen, Henry Allen. The Hazen Family Four American Generations in: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 33, NEHGS, Boston, 1879 p. 229-31
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 January 2021), memorial page for Capt George Browne (29 Aug 1622–31 Oct 1699), Find a Grave Memorial no. 51871551, citing Pentucket Cemetery, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568) .
14. ↑ Case 3564:p. 1-6: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/i/13745/3564-co1/244925431
15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 January 2021), memorial page for Hannah Grant Browne (16 Oct 1631–Feb 1716), Find a Grave Memorial no. 104530952, citing Pentucket Cemetery, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Chesnut/Behunin Descendant (contributor 47104688) .
16. ↑ https://ofgraveyardsandthings.wordpress.com/tag/haburne/

See also:

• Sanborn, George & Melinda Lutz Sanborn, Focus On Salisbury in: Great Migration Newsletter, Volume 8, 1999, p. 28: 30, (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1567/i/21171/27/45663859

Acknowledgements

Browne-1618 was created by David McKnight through the import of Beadle-McKnight_2014-06-21a.ged on Jun 24, 2014.