Some Descendants of Charles Brown

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Some Descendants of Charles BROWNE of Ledyard, New London Co., Connecticut

First Generation

1. Charles BROWNE was born about 1620 in Suffolk, England. He died 16 Dec 1687 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

BROWN GENEALOGY Vol. II, page 405.
    Charles, b. probably in Suffolk EN was one of the early settlers of Rowley MA. He was an educated man, and taught the Rowley school; he also played the drum for the town.

    page 406 Will of Charles Browne (Spicer Gen., p. 499.
    Charles Browne of Rowley in ye County of Essex. My last will & testament is as followeth I give to my Eldest Son Briah Browne twenty four pounds in some good pay, eight pounds of it in or as good as money. I give to my son William Browne half an acre of land in ye Town of Rowley to be Set out to him of my homestead & the One Half of the Eight acres of land at ye rie plain & one freehold.
    Item: I give to my Son John Browne one third part of ye land John being now possessed of it. I give to my Son Samuel Browne that piece of land lying by ye Streights Seven acres & a half more or less & half of Eight acres of land at ye Rie Plain.
    I give to my Son Ebenezer Browne one third part of ye land my Son possessed of it. i give to my son Nathaniel Browne a grant of Eighteen acres be it more or less Joyning to the ox pasture and my other Sons Lands & the lands he is possessed of I give to my Son Joseph Browne my house & land in the Town of Rowley being my homestead all ye Remainder of it that is not given to my son William & an acre & a half at Satchells of plow ground & meadow & one freehold.
    I give to my grand daughter Sarah Browne a Legacy given by my Son Gershom to her & left in my hands my Will is that my Executors pay it to her in one half Corne & the other half Cattle when she comes to ye age of twenty one years or do Marry & my Son Joseph had also a Legacy given him by my son Gershom which I declare hereby to be paid him in the lands I have given, So that he is not to Require anything of my Executors upon ye account of that Legacy he having it in ye lands by me here Given and that he shall not b e possessed of it till he comes to ye age of Twenty One years further my will is that my Sons John Browne, Nathaniel Browne & Ebenezer Browne by my Executors & take care to pay all my debts and funerall Charges & for that End to inable them I Give them to be Equally divided among them three all my land Meadowes and Appurtenances thereunto belonging either in the bounds of Rowley or else where that are not already Conveyed & also all my Stock household Stuff money or moneys Worth to be divided as foresd, when by depts are paid and my obligacon to my father Acie during his life which they are to take care of if it please God now to take me out of this World this I declare to be my last Will & Testament.
  Marke of
     C                                Charles Browne (Seal)
    This 20th of Decembr, 1687 we Saw Charles Browne Sign & Seal this instrument by Setting to his Marke & Seal.
Richard Dumer
Jonathan Wheeler    Witnesses.
John Sterlin
Essex Probate Records.

  Sources: Brown Genealogy, v2; O'Keeffe.
  BG: Charles Brown, probably of Suffolk, England; early settler of Rowley,
MA; buried 16 Dec. 1683. Married Mary Acey 14 Aug. 1647.
  O'Keeffe: Charles Browne, born in Suffolk, England, Died 16 Dec. 1687 in Rowley, Essex County, Mass. Had 10 children besides Nathaniel.

Charles married Mary ACEY, daughter of William ACEY and Margaret HAITON, on 14 Aug 1647 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Mary was born about 1623 in Kirk Ella, Yorks, England and was christened 1627 in Kirk Ella, Yorkshire, England. She died 12 Dec 1683 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

THE BROWN GENEALOGY, Vol. 2, by Cyrus Henry Brown, pp. 405.

  Source: Brown Genealogy, v2; O'Keeffe.
  BG: Mary Acey, daughter of William and Margaret Acey of Rowley, MA.
  O'Keeffe: Mary Acey, born Kirk Ella, Yorkshire, about 1623, to William Acey and Margaret Haiton. Mary died 12 Dec. 1683 in Rowley, Essex County, Mass. Married Charles Browne 14 Aug. 1647 in Rowley.

Marriage Notes:

Source: O'Keeffe.
O'Keeffe: Charles Brown, born in Suffolk, England, and died 16 Dec. 1687 in Rowley, Essex County, Mass.

Charles and Mary had the following children:

+ 2 M i Nathaniel BROWN was born 20 May 1660 and died before 16 May 1731.
+ 3 M ii Beriah BROWNE was born 8 May 1648.
4 M iii

Gershom BROWNE was born about 1650 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He died before 25 Mar 1683 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts, unmarried and was buried 5 Dec 1683 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

THE BROWN GENEALOGY, Vol. II, 1915, by Cyrus Henry Brown, page 405.
    His will, dated Dec. 1, 1683, probated March 25, 1684, mentions his brothers Joseph and Nathaniel to have half his farm and his mother to have the other half; Cousin Sarah to be brought up by his mother; brothers John, Samuel, Ebenezer, and William; sister Mary Browne; Uncle John Acey; and father Browne, whom he made executor.

5 M iv

William BROWNE was born 11 Dec 1651 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He died 1690 in the Canada voyage at sea, unmarried.

THE BROWN GENEALOGY, Vol. II, 1915, by Cyrus Henry Brown, page 405.
    William died in the "Canada voyage." The inventory of his estate was presented to court, April 22, 1691, by his brother John Browne, the administrator.

+ 6 M v John BROWNE was born 5 Dec 1653.
7 M vi

Samuel BROWNE was born 8 May 1655 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He died 1690 in the Canada voyage at sea, unmarried.

THE BROWN GENEALOGY, Vol. II, 1915, by Cyrus Henry Brown, page 405.
    He was in the Canada voyage, 1690. His brothers John, Nathaniel, and Ebenezer Browne petitioned to have John Staniford appointed administrator of his estate, Oct. 11, 1693.

8 M vii

Ebenezer BROWNE was born 14 Sep 1658 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He died before 17 Apr 1733.

THE BROWN GENEALOGY, Vol. II, 1915, by Cyrus Henry Brown, page 405.
    His will was probated April 17, 1733.

Ebenezer married (1) Mary JEWETT on 29 Jul 1698 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

Ebenezer also married (2) Mehitable HOVEY on 7 Apr 1722. Mehitable was born in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

9 F viii

Mary BROWNE was born about 1665 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts. She was buried 9 Dec 1762 in Massachusetts.

10 M ix

Joseph BROWNE was born 29 Jun 1668 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He died before 1690 in Massachusetts.

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