Edward Browne II (1631 - bef. 1678)

Born 1631 in Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Williams) Brown — married 28 Oct 1668 in Maryland

Descendants

Died before 29 Jun 1678 before age 47 in Kent County, Maryland

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Edward Browne II migrated from England to Maryland, Colonial America.

Biography

Edward Browne II was born in England.

Birth and Baptism

The Order of the First Families of Maryland.

EDWARD BROWNE V (1631-1678)

Edward Browne (II) was born in 1631 in County Kent and was baptized in London in 1632.

Immigration

Maryland Patent records show William Piper claimed land for the transportation of William Brown to the province of Maryland in 1655 along with nine other persons for which Piper claimed 350 acres of land.^[1]

Marriage

Edward Browne II married Sarah Williams (the daughter of Morgan and Amy Williams) on 28 October 1668 at St. Paul's Parish, Kent County, Maryland. Edward and Sarah Browne had three sons: Morgan Brown I (11 October 1669), Edward Brown VI (1678), and Thomas Brown.

Edward Brown married Mary, the daughter of Morgan Williams, a Welshman, from whence came the name of Morgan, so common in the family, and for which they are remarked generally wherever they are known, and also for a number of physicians which the family has produced. Edward Brown had three sons, Morgan, Edward and Thomas. The last died in his infancy. Edward married and had four children, John, Matthew, Mary and Rachel. John married and had four children, Edward, Thomas, William and Matthew. Matthew also married and had four children, whose names are unknown. Mary married Ringgold, and had five children, Thomas, William, Sarah, Mary and Rachel. Rachel married Wells and had two sons, John and Morgan.

Settlement

Edward Browne's father-in-law, Morgan Williams, was a constable in Kent County, Maryland. Edward Browne served as constable of the Upper Hundred of Kent County, Maryland, from 1669 to 1670. Edward Browne obtained a land grant and settled at Eastern Neck, Kent County, where lived out the remainder of his life. He had also obtained a grant of land on Lankford's Bay, four miles upstream from the mouth of the Chester River, but he never developed it due to the hostility of the local Indians.

Death and Burial

Edward Browne died in 1678 in Kent County, Maryland. An inventory of his estate was made on 29 June 1678.^[2]

(Note: The dates above conflict with the source below, but, align with the other Browne generations. Other data is consistent. Jones-43207, 2/6/2019)

Research Notes

Edward Brown married Mary, the daughter of Morgan Williams, a Welshman, from whence came the name of Morgan, so common in the family, and for which they are remarked generally wherever they are known, and also for a number of physicians which the family has produced. Edward Brown had three sons, Morgan, Edward and Thomas. The last died in his infancy. Edward married and had four children, John, Matthew, Mary and Rachel. John married and had four children, Edward, Thomas, William and Matthew. Matthew also married and had four children, whose names are unknown. Mary married Ringgold, and had five children, Thomas, William, Sarah, Mary and Rachel. Rachel married Wells and had two sons, John and Morgan.

Morgan Brown, the first of that name, and son of the first Edward, on the death of his father inherited the land on Lankford's Bay and Chester river; and there he made a settlement.^[3]

Edward Browne.

Mentioned in the record of Morgan Browne. Name Edward Browne gender Male Wife Sarah Son Morgan Browne^[4]

"Nearly all the Browns have moved in the middle walks of life — not so elevated as to be dazed by splendor, or so poor as to suffer want. Very many, it will be seen, have been Christian ministers, and a very large proportion connected with churches as members or church officers."^[5]

The Brown family name is thought to be of Norman origins. It comes from an early member of the family who was a person who has brown hair or brown eyes, or dresses habitually in brown. The name springs from similar roots in Old English, Old English, Old Norse, Old French, Old German.

Brown History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Research Notes

Conflicting vital information in a merge 2/2024:

• Born 19 Jan 1640 in Surry, Virginia
• Died 4 Jul 1677 at age 37 in Isle Wight County, Virginia

• Born 1631 in Kent, England
• Died before 29 Jun 1678 before age 47 in Kent County, Maryland

Sources

1. ↑ Maryland Patents Liber AA folio 147
2. ↑ First Families of Maryland
3. ↑ Queene Anne's County MD The Brown Family
4. ↑ "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995,"
5. ↑ Brown Genealogy, Vol. I, 1907. Boston, Mass: THE EVERETT PRESS, Inc

• Queene Anne's County MD The Brown Family

• First Families of Maryland

• "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, Family Search (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4ZT-VXF) : 11 February 2018), Edward Browne in entry for Morgan Browne, 11 Oct 1669; citing SAINT PAULS PARISH,KENT,MARYLAND; FHL microfilm 14,206.

• Brown Genealogy, Vol. I, 1907. Boston, Mass: THE EVERETT PRESS, Inc

BROWN, CYRUS HENRY. Brown Genealogy, Vol. I, 1907. Boston, Mass: THE EVERETT PRESS, Inc. By CYRUS HENRY BROWN.