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Francis (Browne) Brown (1633 - 1691)

Francis Brown formerly Browne
Born in Christian Malford, Wiltshire, Englandmap
Son of and
Brother of , and
Husband of — married 21 Nov 1653 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , , , and
Died at age 58 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusettsmap
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Francis (Browne) Brown migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
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Biography

Disputed Mother

Mary Healey -- Anderson (Great Migration) designates Mary Healey as the wife of Thomas Brown and mother of his children. Saying they were married at Christian Malford, Wiltshire, 20 August 1632. Francis 1st son of Thomas & Mary was bpt. 1 Jan. 1632/3.

Mary Endoe -- The Wiltshire Parish Registers Marriages V.5 contain the marriage of Thomas Browne & Mary Endoe 29 June 1631 at Salisbury (St. Thomas). Francis was born April 15, 1632. This has resulted in many internet sites using this marriage as parents of Francis of Newbury.

Options.

  • Thomas married both, the first dying shortly. (check burial registers for both parishes in Wiltshire.)
  • Two separate couples (check the birth registers at St. Thomas for children baptized to Thomas there.. the presence of different children at St. Thomas parish, would prove there were two couples.) If they both had children named Francis, we're back at the beginning.
    • Two Couples: Thomas (not Francis) Browne, son of Thomas and Mary, bpt 15 Apr 1632 at Saint Thomas, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England[1]

Francis Brown of Newbury : From Savage

"Brown, Francis, Newbury, s. of Thomas, b. in Eng. m. 21 Nov. 1653, Mary Johnson had Elizabeth b. 17 Oct. 1654; Mary, 15 Apr. 1657, m. 15 Dec. 1675, Nathan Parker; Hannah 1659, d. soon; Sarah, 10 May 1663; John, 13 May 1665; Thomas, 1 July 1667, d. aged 22; Joseph, 28 Sept. 1670; Francis, 17 Mar. 1674; and his w. d. 4 Apr. 1679. He had by sec. w. Benjamin, 22 Apr. 1681."[2]

Birth

Francis Brown, son of Thomas Brown and wife Mary Healy Brown, was baptized 1 Jan 1632/3 at Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England.[3]

Marriage

(1) 21 Nov 1653, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.[4][3] She died 4 Apr. 1679[2]

(2) Francis Browne married Mary Mors (Morse) Dec. 31, 1679, in Newbury.[5]

Death

1691 - His will is dated 19 Jan 1690, at Newbury, and was presented in court 31 Mar 1691.[6] He signed it Brown without an "e"

Death of a different Francis

Death after 1707, was sourced by History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, with Additions and Corrections, Volume: 2 pp 105/6 by Jacobus, Donald Lines. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1991, Original Date, 1930-1932. The pertinent pages are actually in Volume 1 and refer to an entirely different Francis Brown, who was of Stamford, Connecticut, about 1656. His children, Mary, Joseph, Rebecca, Sarah and Mercy, were born in about the same time frame as those of Francis Brown of Newbury. They are not the same man.

Children

  1. Elizabeth b. 17 Oct. 1654;[2]
  2. Mary, 15 Apr. 1657, m. 15 Dec. 1675, Nathan Parker; [2]
  3. Hannah 1659, d. soon;[2]
  4. Sarah, 10 May 1663; [2]
  5. John, 13 May 1665;[2]
  6. Thomas, 1 July 1667, d. aged 22;[2]
  7. Joseph, 28 Sept. 1670; [2]
  8. Francis, 17 Mar. 1674; [2].
  9. He had by sec. w. Benjamin, 22 Apr. 1681, whose mother is not named in the birth record.[2]

Sources

  1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NDBL-LB4 : 10 February 2018, Thomas Browne, ); citing item 3, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,279,310.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692. Vol. I-IV. Boston, MA, USA: 1860-1862.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999. At American Ancestors
  4. ↑ Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849. Vol II. Marriages and Deaths. Salem, Mass.: The Essex Institute, 1911.
  5. ↑ Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849. Vol II. Marriages and Deaths. Salem, Mass.: The Essex Institute, 1911. p.341
  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.)

Index sources used at one time

  • Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. Author: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,7853::0
  • Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,2495::0
  • Family Data Collection - Deaths Author: Edmund West, comp. Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,5771::0
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,7836::0
  • Family Data Collection - Births Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,5769::0
  • Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,4725::0
  • England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,1351::0
  • Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,1062::0
  • Family Data Collection - Marriages Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,5774::0
  • U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,3824::0




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Wise-701 Jack Wise
Brown-22086 and Browne-1743 are not ready to be merged because: Even tho everything else matches, further research needs to be performed to determine the correct locations of birth and death before merging. Otherwise we may be perpetuating an incorrect location if we merge the wrong one. It's better to leave the question open until a confirmed decision can be made.
posted by Jack Wise
B-404 Anne B
Brown-22086 and Browne-1743 appear to represent the same person because: merge into Browne (name used at parents marriage. use the 1633 birth date
posted by Anne B
B-404 Anne B
Browne-1743 and Brown-22086 need to be merged. A lookup for the birth register as indexed at Family Search lists Broune as Last name. Use their conventions not ours. Another contemporary document can be used. None of his sibs have a registered birth. Parents marriage Thomas' name is spelled Browne. Anybody have any thoughts on this.
posted by Anne B
Hill-11959 S (Hill) Willson
According to Anderson's Great Migration, Francis was baptized January 1, 1632/3 at Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England, to parents Thomas Brown and Mary Healy. Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999. Reference page 437.

NEHGR 152:350 has the same info. Recommend switching mother to Healy-541.

posted by S (Hill) Willson
B-404 Anne B
Browne-1743 and Brown-22086 are not ready to be merged because: LNAB and other issues need to be solved first.
posted by Anne B
Wise-701 Jack Wise
While the wife, father & children appear to be the same, the birth place is in two different countries and the place of death is in two separate states. The names of the two mothers are different and just may be due to a previous marriage but until we have more definitive proof of some of the differences I feel that it would be more judicious to leave them as an unmerged match for now.
posted by Jack Wise
B-404 Anne B
Browne-1743 and Brown-22086 appear to represent the same person because: These two profiles are clearly meant to be the same person. The immigrant to Newbury Mass. They have two separate mothers, but I think this is a case of disconnect one of the mothers (I would choose to disconnect Mary Endoe) or both, merge the two profiles and agree to disagree.
posted by Anne B
B-404 Anne B
Brown-22086 and Browne-1743, are probably the same person. Neither birth has a good source. Death place is not known although more likely to be Newbury. They have the same wife and the same children although -1743 has a couple of extra children. You should decide on an LNAB and merge.
posted by Anne B
B-404 Anne B
Brown-22086 and Browne-1743, are probably the same person. Neither birth has a good source. Death place is not known although more likely to be Newbury. They have the same wife and the same children although -1743 has a couple of extra children. You should decide on an LNAB and merge.
posted by Anne B
B-404 Anne B
Re Birth: Newbury, Mass not settled until 1635.

Re Death: His will was filed in Essex County, Massachusetts.

posted by Anne B

Rejected matches › Francis Brown (abt.1628-aft.1707) › Francis Henry Brown (abt.1864-1941)

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