Richard Browne Esq. (abt. 1625 - aft. 1682)

Born about 1625 in Hasfield, Gloucestershire, England

Husband of Mary (Master) Browne — married 14 Aug 1651 in Rodmarton, Gloucestershire, England

Died after 1682 after about age 57 in Leigh, Gloucestershire, England

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Biography

Richard Browne Esq. was born at 'The Leigh', Hasfield, Gloucestershire, about 1620 and passed away sometime from 1683 onwards.^[1]

Richard's marriage to Mary Master is recorded in the Rodmarton Parish record, Gloucestershire in the year 1651. It reads,

"Mr. Richard Browne & Miss. Mary Masters. August fourteenth [1651]".^[2]

He figures in Wills etc up to the 1680s (on record at the National Archives) in close connection with the heirs of his wife's family.^[3]

Mistaken Identities

Richard Browne Esquire and Mary (Master) Browne have previously been mistaken for the Quaker couple, Richard Browne of Northamptonshire (born Leicestershire) and his wife, Margery, parents of Pennsylvania pioneering Quaker brothers, James Brown and William Brown.

Sources

1. ↑ UK National Archives (http://www.british-history.ac.uk) The Leigh, Gloucestershire Volume 2 Burials 1683-1732.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. (2014), "Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813", Gloucester, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P273 IN 1/1, [database on-line], (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&r=an&db=GloucBMDearly&indiv=try&h=1543766), "Name: Richard Browne|Gender: Male| Event Type: Marriage |Marriage Date: 14 Aug 1651| Marriage Place: Rodmarton, Gloucestershire, England ... |Spouse: Mary Master",

   "Mr. Richard Browne & Miss. Mary Masters. August fourteenth".

3. ↑ UK National Archives (http://www.british-history.ac.uk) [no title] D2957/79/2 17 February 1672; Contents: Grant of letters of administration by the P.C.C to Thomas MASTER (knight) son and principal heir in the goods of William MASTERS of Cirencester, since the executors, William JORDAN, Richard MORGAN junior, Richard BROWNE and Richard ESTCOURT refuse to serve 20 December 1681 Appointment by the trustees named above of Samuel HINDE of London, gent., to pay Elizabeth MASTERS of Cirencester, widow and Richard MASTERS citizen of London, draper, the consideration of £3,000 for the manors of Coln Deanes, Calcot als. Caldecot and several messuages in Gloucester. Acknowledgement of same date. Bond for repayment dated 24 December.