John Browne (bef. 1711 - 1770)

Born before 23 Sep 1711 in Shadoxhurst, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

Husband of Elizabeth (Clover) Browne — married 1 Jan 1740 in Shadoxhurst, Kent, England

Descendants

Died 29 Dec 1770 after age 59 in Shadoxhurst, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

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Biography

John Browne was born in 1711 in Shadoxhurst, Ashford Borough, Kent, England. His parents were William Browne (1677 - 1751) and Elizabeth (Coulter) Browne (1679 - 1732).

At the age of 29 John married Elizabeth (Clover) Browne (1718 - 1750).

Their 3 children were:

1. Elizabeth (Browne) Woodgate (1743 - 1803)
2. Anne (Browne) Watts (1745 - 1821)
3. John Brown (1748 - 1829)

John died on Saturday 29 December 1770 at the age of 59, in Shadoxhurst, Ashford Borough, Kent, England.

• Fact: Burial Ss Peter & Paul Churchyard , Shadoxhurst, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

"25. ? Mildred the wife of John BROWNE who died May 6 1750 aged ?32 who left issue one son and two daughters viz John, Elizabeth and Ann. John Browne died December the 29 1770? aged 59 years. Elizabeth wife of John Browne buried 11 May 1750 John Brown buried 5 January 1771." ^[1]

Research notes

According to the Shadoxhurst Church monumental inscription, the three children may have been born to (first wife?) named Mildred. If this is the case then the mother needs to be changed over - presumably Elizabeth is the second wife?

Sources

1. ↑ Kentarchaeology.org website: Monumental Inscriptions in the churchyard of Shadoxhurst Church. https://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/research/monumental-inscriptions/shadoxhurst

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQ7R-RRS : 5 February 2023), John Brown, 1711.
• Kent : Shadoxhurst : St Peter and St Paul : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5817ef95e93790eb7fdc00aa : viewed 11 Sep 2023) marriage John Brown to Elizabeth Clover 01 Jan 1740/1
• John Browne (1711-1770) on Find A Grave: Memorial #86980490 retrieved 14 May 2021

See also:

• Edward Hasted, 'Parishes: Shadoxhurst', in The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 7 (Canterbury, 1798), pp. 238-244. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-kent/vol7/pp238-244 [accessed 8 September 2023].
• https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Shadoxhurst,_Kent_Genealogy
• The National Archives, Kew:
  • SHADOXHURST PARISH RECORDS. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/04eb7bc6-a924-4f32-b18e-a4a3262ec864
  • Shadoxhurst, SS Peter and Paul Parish Records 2. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/c619db2e-8aeb-4bf0-9c1b-4e89cb1128d3