Born in Salisbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Brown
and Abigail (Browne) Brown
Sister of
Sarah (Brown) Connor [half], Nathaniel Brown, Abigail (Brown) French, Jonathan Brown, Philip Brown, Abraham Brown and Henry Brown
Wife of
Andrew Greeley Jr
— married
12 Jun 1673 in Salisbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Andrew Greeley, Henry Greeley, Mary (Greely) Singletary, Abigail (Greeley) Godfrey, Joseph Greeley, Sarah (Greeley) Webster, Rachel (Greeley) Newton, Hannah (Greeley) Taylor and Judith (Greeley) French
Died
at age 72
in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Biography
Sarah (Browne) Greeley was born 6 Oct 1654[1][2][3] in Salisbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, daughter of Deacon Henry Brown (1615 - 1701) and Abigail (Browne) Brown (~1617 - 1702).
Sarah married Andrew Greeley (1646 - 1736) on 12 Jun 1673[4][5] in Salisbury.
Andrew Greeley, of Salisbury, b. December 10, 1646 ; m. June 12, 1673[S], Sarah Brown; oath al. and fid. 1677-8; free. 1690 ;t d. Nov. 26, 1736. [6]
She d. June 23, 1727[7]at Salisbury or 23 Jun 1727 [8] at Amesbury
Children:
- Andrew Greeley b. Oct. 8, 1674 Salisbury; d. Nov. 16, 1693 Salisbury.
- Henry Greeley b. Sep. 28, 1676 Salisbury d. Jan. 16, 1695 Salisbury
- Mary Greely b. Dec. 5, 1678 Salisbury ; prob. m. Dec, 17, 1700[S & Hv], John Singletary Nathl., Rich. of Hv.
- Abigail Greeley b. June 24, 1681 Salisbury.
- Joseph Greeleyb. Nov 24, 1683 Salisbury
- Sarah Greeley b. Oct. 21, 1685 Salisbury. A Sarah d. July 19, 1710 Salisbury.
- Rachel Greeley b. May 19, 1688 Salisbury.
- Hannah Greeley b. July 29, 1692 Salisbury ; [m. (31) John* Bradbury?. A Hannah, adult, bp. Aug. 17, 1712.
- Judith Greeley b. June 13, 1696 Salisbury. [9]
Residence
- Residence:
- Place: United States[10]
Sources
- ↑ FamilySearch: "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-3HGY : 11 November 2020), Sarah Brown, 1654.
Massachusetts Town Births Index ca. 1630-1905:
Name: Sarah Brown Sex: Female Birth Date: 6 Oct 1654 Birthplace: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Father's Name: Henry Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Abigail Mother's Sex: Female Event Type: Birth - ↑ FamilySearch: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMW-L9T2 : 10 November 2020), Sarah Brown, 1654.
Massachusetts Town Clerk Vital and Town Records 1626-2001:
Name: Sarah Brown Sex: Female Baptism Date: 6 Oct 1654 Father's Name: Henry Brown Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Abigail Mother's Sex: Female Page: Book 1, page 11 - ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Ancestry Record 2495 #81142755
Birth:
Name: Sarah Brown Event Type: Birth Birth Date: 1654 Birth Place: Salisbury, Massachusetts Father Name: Henry Brown Mother Name: Abigail Brown - ↑ FamilySearch: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-L8GF : 18 February 2020), Andrew Grele and Sarah Brown, 12 Jun 1673; citing Marriage, Salisbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009666.
Marriage:
Name: Andrew Grele Sex: Male Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Sarah Brown Spouse's Sex: Female Marriage Place: Salisbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America - ↑ U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700: Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Ancestry Record 3824 #151351
Marriage:
Name: Sarah Grele Marriage Place: New England, USA - ↑ Greeley, George Hiram. 1905. Genealogy of the Greely-Greeley family. Boston, Mass: [F. Wood, printer].
- ↑ FamilySearch: "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMT-MW1 : 17 January 2020), Sarah Greely, 1727.
Death:
Name: Sarah Greely Sex: Female Death Date: 23 Jun 1727 Death Place -Original-: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Andrew Greely Spouse's Sex: Male - ↑ FamilySearch: "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHR3-95D : 22 October 2020), Sarah Greely, 1727.
Death:
Name: Sarah Greely Sex: Female Death Date: 23 Jun 1727 Death Place -Original-: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Spouse's Name: Andrew Greely Spouse's Sex: Male - ↑ By David W. Hoyt;: The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury;: Providence R.I 1897;: Part one; page 182
- ↑ Source: S165; Ancestry.com; Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011; Microfilm, 508 rolls
See also:
- Genealogy of the Greely-Greeley family. Boston, Mass: [F. Wood, printer].
- Family Search Sarah Brown 1654-1727
Acknowledgment
- WikiTree profile Browne-671 created through the import of Welder Family Tree.ged on Sep 10, 2011 by Deborah Anne Welder. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Deborah Anne and others.
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Death 23 Jun 1727 appears to have been recorded in both Salisbury and Amesbury records.
Changed [S] to Salisbury (children's list) for clarity.