| James Browne migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Great Migration Begins, by R. C. Anderson, Vol. 1, p. 249) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm |
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James Brown(e) was born about 1604, based on a deposition given in July 1675 that he was "aged seventy-one years."[1] His place of origin in England is unknown, although Robert Charles Anderson suggests the Colchester, Essex area of England due to a 1649/50 letter seeking to recover a debt from James Browne.
He emigrated in 1633, settling first in Charlestown, then Newbury by 1662 and Salem by 1668. He was a glazier, admitted to Charlestown church 10 March 1633/4, and made freeman 4 March 1633/4. He was likely one of the two James Brown(e)s admitted to the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company.
That this James Brown (there were at least four by that name) resided successively in Charlestown, Newbury and Salem relies the fact that he was called glazier at all locations, that his son James, also a glazier, returned to live in Charlestown, and that the list of births of children picks up in Newbury just as it breaks off in Charlestown.
On 20 November 1637 he was one of two Charlestown men to be disarmed as an adherent of Wheelwright and Hutchinson.
1638 Member, Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts
He m1 by 1638 Judith/Elizabeth ______; possibly the "Elizabeth Brown" admitted to Charlestown church 14 June 1634, or more probably the "Elizabeth Broun" admitted 3 July 1641; died by 1647; m2 by 1647 Sarah Cutting, daughter of John Cutting of Charlestown and Newbury; probably the "Sarah Broune" admitted to Charlestown church 14 March 1651/2; she m2 by 28 February 1682[/3] William Healy.
Newbury records show that, on February 23, 1653/4, James Browne acquired commonage rights in Newbury from his grandfather Mr. Cutting's freehold.[2] Based on his children's birth records, however, he did not move to Newbury until sometime in 1661-1663. (Note that there was a different James Browne who was a prominent resident in Newbury from 1636 until removing to Portsmouth about 1652.)
He died in Salem, Massachusetts 3 November 1676.[3]
Dated 29 January 1674[/5?], proved 29 November 1676, "James Browne of Salem"[4] bequeathed:.
To [my daughters] (all under 18 at time of will):
By first wife:
By second wife:
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James is 22 degrees from Herbert Adair, 19 degrees from Richard Adams, 18 degrees from Mel Blanc, 23 degrees from Dick Bruna, 20 degrees from Bunny DeBarge, 31 degrees from Peter Dinklage, 20 degrees from Sam Edwards, 17 degrees from Ginnifer Goodwin, 20 degrees from Marty Krofft, 11 degrees from Junius Matthews, 12 degrees from Rachel Mellon and 19 degrees from Harold Warstler on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
Joseph Browne. 1580-1643. Browne-4733 Sarah Hibbert. 1582-1691. Hibbert-180
Parents? They are listed on my ancestry.com tree
Thanks.
Ancestry.com. Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.
edited by Jane (Cournoyer) McNicol
Joseph Brown. 1580-1643. and. Sarah Hubert. 1582-1691. Parents?
Ancestry.com. Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.
edited by Jane (Cournoyer) McNicol
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I almost have it but it will my patience that wins eventually. 🧐
edited by Jane (Cournoyer) McNicol
Death 18 Sep 1630 (MBCR 1:78), a James Brown gave evidence of the death of a William Bateman. GMB page 249 as cited above. I have added this note to https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bateman-184 Would you suppose this William Bateman died in New England? I have checked the burial register at Toppesfield Esssex, England and not be able to find a burial record at this date. (Image 601 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DTF5-35?i=600&cc=1465709)
See further on Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97589049/william-bateman: accessed 16 October 2022), memorial page for William Bateman (unknown–Sep 1630), Find a Grave Memorial ID 97589049, ; Maintained by Linda Mac (contributor 47062703) Burial Details Unknown.
edited by Beryl Meehan
Please rewrite in your own words. Copyright laws.
https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/great-migration-begins-immigrants-to-ne-1620-1633-vols-i-iii/image?pageName=250&volumeId=12107&rId=23894609
Thank you.