William Browne (abt. 1705 - 1799)

Born about 1705 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Died 31 Dec 1799 at about age 94 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Biography

On January 1, 1726, in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony, William Browne published his marriage banns with Elizabeth Kinsman. Both the bride and the groom were "of Ipswich." ^[1] Children of William and Elizabeth include:

• Lucy Browne, christened July 6, 1729, in Ipswich ^[2] died February 8, 1798, in Ipswich, married Samuel Potter, a son of Thomas John Potter and Sarah Wallis, on January 14, 1748 ^[3]

• William Browne, christened August 8, 1731, in Ipswich, ^[4] married Eunice Wells on April 5, 1755 ^[5]

• Susanna Browne, born March 3, 1733, in Ipswich, ^[6] died April 17, 1817, in Ipswich, married Nehemiah Choate, a son of Robert Choate and Eunice Perkins, on March 27, 1755 ^[7]

• Mehitobel Browne born August 31, 1740, in Ipswich, ^[8] died July 24, 1823, in Lunenburg, Worcester county, Massachusetts

• Ebenezer Brown, christened October 14, 1744, in Ipswich ^[9] died June 7, 1814, in New Ipswich, Hillsborough county, New Hampshire, married Elizabeth Perkins

• James Brown, christened November 30, 1746, in Ipswich ^[10]

Researchers Notes

Stickney, Lucy, on page 66 of The Kinsman Family, Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Robert Kinsman, of Ipswich, Mass., from 1634 to 1875, (Alfred Mudge & Son, Boston, 1876) says of William, that he was

probably the one baptised in Ipswich 12m 3 d 1711, the son of Samuel and Martha Brown

However, if true, this would indicate a 15 year old man marrying a 19 year old woman. Possible, but against the norms of the time.

There was a William Brown, born December 3, 1711, in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony, and christened February 3, 1712, in Ipswich, a son of William Browne and Dorothy Giddings. ^[11]

There was also a William Brown, born October 14, 1705, in Ipswich ^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-QP98 : 2 March 2020), William Browne and Elizabeth Kinsman, 1 Jan 1726; citing Marriage, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009714
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZVT-338 : 15 January 2020), Lucy Browne, 1729
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-3YB1 : 2 March 2020), Samuel Potter and Lucy Brown, 14 Jan 1748; citing Marriage, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009712
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZKM-561 : 15 January 2020), William Browne, 1731
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-BGZX : 2 March 2020), William Brown and Eunice Wells, 5 Apr 1755; citing Marriage, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009712
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZVR-YL8 : 15 January 2020), Susanna Browne, 1733
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8S-YHS : 10 November 2020), Nehemiah Choate, 27 Mar 1755; citing Marriage, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010724
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-72HB : 2 March 2020), Mehitobel Brown, 31 Aug 1740; citing Birth, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009712.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZKS-49Y : 15 January 2020), Ebenezer Brown, 1744
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZK9-W5R : 15 January 2020), James Brown, 1746
11. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHJN-BWM
12. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-TSQD : 2 March 2020), William Brown, 14 Oct 1705; citing Birth, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009689