John Browne (abt. 1330 - 1398)

Born about 1330 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

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Died 8 Sep 1398 at about age 68 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

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Biography

The placement of John Browne as a son of John Browne (1290-?) is highly suspect and has no source documentation in support of this relationship. Until source documentation appears, this relationship should be viewed with skepticism.

From Burke’s Landed Gentry ^[1]

Pages 2585-2586

BROWNE formerly OF TOLETHORPE MANOR and STAMFORD

Lineage – The Brownes were established in the County of Lincoln from early medieval times, and attained great prosperity in the wool trade.

The first of whom definite record has been traced is John Browne, of Stamford, Co. Lincoln, b. ca. 1330, Alderman of Stamford (i.e. Chief Magistrate of the town, which had no Mayor until the time of Charles II), who purchased from Sir Thomas de Burton, Kt., the Manor of Tolethorpe, in the Parish of Little Casterton, Co. Rutland, which subsequently became the chief seat of the family; he had issue, a son, John Browne, of Stamford

From the History of Stamford: ^[2]

The ancient family of Browne, as previously mentioned, were for a number of years residents in Stamford, to whose memory several monumental inscriptions are observable in different parts of All Saints' church. John Browne, who was chief magistrate of this borough in 1376-7, was succeeded by John, who was also succeeded by John.

More About John Browne:

Bet. 1376 - 1377, Esquire/alderman/chief magistrate;

English nobleman, Borough of Stamford, County of Lincoln

Crest and coat of arms in Bond's p. 117;

Sources

1. ↑ Burke, Bernard, Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry: including American families with British ancestry, London: Burke's Peerage, 1939. xviii, 3058 p.: ill., coats of arms. Available at: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2609793
2. ↑ Drakard, John, History of Stamford, In the County of Lincoln, 1822. Browne ancestry pages 275-285. Found at Google Books. [1]