Richard Browne (bef. 1613 - 1661)

Born before 1613 in England

Husband of Edith (Unknown) Browne — married about 1637 (to 2 Apr 1647) in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts [uncertain]

Husband of Elizabeth (Greenleaf) Browne — married after 1647 (to 26 Apr 1661) in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 1661 after age 48 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts

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Richard Browne migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 1, p. 432) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Origins

Richard Brown arrived in 1634 in Massachusetts aboard the Mary and John.^[1] He was born 1613 or before in an unknown location in England.

He is known to have been a brother of George Browne, also of Newbury.

His first residence was Ipswich^[2] where he took the Oath of Freeman 6 May 1635, also implying membership in the Ipswich Church. ^[1] He removed to Newberry by 1638.^[1]

Marriages and Children

He married , as his first wife, Edith (Unknown) Browne^[1][2] about 1638 (not recorded in Newbury VR) in New England. She died 2 Apr 1647.^[3]

Children:

1. Joseph Brown, b: ABT 1638 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA^[1][2]
2. Margary Brown b: ABT 1640 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA^[1][2]
3. Joshua Brown b: 10 APR 1642 in of Newbury, Essex Co., MA^[1][2]
4. Caleb BROWN b: 7 MAY 1645 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA^[1][2]

He married, as his second wife, Elizabeth (Greenleaf) Browne 18 Feb 1648 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.^[1][2][4]

Children:

1. Elizabeth (Browne) Webster b: 29 MAR 1649 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA^[1][2][5]
2. Richard Browne , Jr. b: 18 FEB 1650 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA^[1][2][6]
3. Edmund (Browne) Brown b: 17 JUL 1654 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA^[1][2][7]
4. Sarah (Browne) Titcomb b: 7 SEP 1657 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA^[1][2][8]
5. Mary Browne b: 10 APR 1660 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA^[1][2][9]

Death

Richard Browne died 26 Apr 1661 in Newbury.^{[1] [2]}His undated will was probated 24 June 1661.^[1][10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15} Anderson, Robert Charles. Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume I, A–B. (Boston: NEHGS, 1999): page 432-435, biography of Richard Brown $, Free Ancestry Image of Children
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12} Perley, Sidney, 1858-1928. The Essex Antiquarian: an Illustrated ... Magazine Devoted to the Biography, Genealogy, History And Antiquities of Essex County, Massachusetts. Volume XXIII. Salem, Mass.1909. pg 168
3. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch: 29 November 2018), Richard Brown in entry for Edith Brown, 2 Apr 1647; citing Death, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009724. [1]
4. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch: 29 November 2018), Richard Browne and Elizabeth Badger, 10 Feb 1647; citing Marriage, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009724. [2]
5. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch: 29 November 2018), Richard Browne in entry for Elizabeth Browne, 29 May 1649; citing Birth, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009724. [3]
6. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch: 29 November 2018), Richard Brown, 18 Feb 1650; citing Birth, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009724. [4]
7. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch: 29 November 2018), Edmund Browne, 17 Jul 1654; citing Birth, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009724. [5]
8. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch: 29 November 2018), Richard Browne in entry for Sarah Browne, 7 Sep 1657; citing Birth, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009724. [6]
9. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch: 15 January 2020), Richard Browne in entry for Mary Browne, 1660. [7]
10. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch: 29 November 2018), Richard Browne, 26 Apr 1661; citing Death, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009724. [8]