The BROWNE Family of Salisbury in Essex co., Massachusetts

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HENRY BROWN of Salisbury
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DEA. HENRY BROWN (abt. 1615 - 1701) of Salisbury m. Abigail Unknown (d. 1702)
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PHILIP BROWNE (1648 - 1729) of Salisbury m. Mary Buswell
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ABIGAIL BROWNE (b. 1675) m. Joseph French

First Generation

HENRY BROWNE of Salisbury

Parents: Unknown

Henry Browne was of Salisbury. [Ref]

Children of Henry Brown:

  1. Dea. Henry Browne was born about 1615. He died on 6 Aug 1701 in Salisbury. He married Abigail Unknown.
  2. William Browne died on 24 Aug 1706 in Salisbury. [Ref] He married Elizabeth Mumford on 25 Jan 1645. [Ref] In 1692 she had been insane for 30 years. [Ref]
    William was a weaver in Salisbury. [Ref]
  3. Capt. George Browne was born about 1623. [Ref] He died on 31 Oct 1699 in Haverhill. [Ref] He married first Ann Eaton on 25 Jun 1645 in Salisbury. [Ref] She died on 16 Dec 1683 in Haverhill. [Ref] He married second Hannah Grant, the widow of Edward Hazen of Rowley, on 17 Mar 1683/4. [Ref] She died in Feb 1715/6. [Ref]
    George was a soldier in King Philip's War. [Ref] He was representative to the General Court from Haverhill in 1672, 1675, 1680 and 1692. [Ref]

Second Generation

DEA. HENRY BROWNE of Salisbury

Parents: Henry Browne [Ref]

Dea. Henry Brown was born about 1615. [Ref] He died on 6 Aug 1701 in Salisbury. [Ref] He married Abigail Unknown about 1641. [Ref] She died on 23 Aug 1702 in Salisbury. [Ref]

Henry was a shoemaker, cordwainer and planter in Salisbury. [Ref]

Children of Henry Brown and Abigail Unknown:

  1. Dea. Nathaniel Browne was born on 30 (4) 1642. [Ref] He died on 5 Oct 1723 in Salibury. [Ref] He married Hannah Fellows of Salisbury on 18 (8) 1666. [Ref] She died on 23 May 1727 in Salisbury. [Ref]
    Nathaniel was a yeoman of Salisbury. [Ref]
  2. Abigail Browne was born on 23 (12) 1643/4. [Ref][Ref] She died on 11 Jan 1679 in Salisbury. [Ref] She married Samuel French on 1 Jun 1664 [Ref, 8;82] in Salisbury. [Ref]
  3. Jonathan Browne was born on 25 (9) 1646. [Ref]
  4. Philip Browne was born in (10) 1646 (1648?) in Salisbury. He died on 21 Jul 1729. He married Mary Buswell.
  5. Abraham Browne was born on 1 (11) 1649. [Ref] He died on 26 Mar 1733 in Salisbury. [Ref] She married Elizbeth Shepherd on 15 Jun 1675. [Ref] She survived her husband. [Ref]
    Abraham left an estate of £804. [Ref]
  6. Sarah Browne was born on 6 (10) 1654. [Ref] She died on 23 Jun 1727 in Salisbury. [Ref, p. 19] She married Andrew Greeley, Jr. [Ref, p. 19]on 12 Jun 1673. [Ref]
  7. Henry Browne was born on 8 (12) 1658/9. [Ref] He died on 25 Apr 1708 in Salisbury. [Ref] He married Hannah Putnum of Salem Village on 17 May 1682. [Ref] She died between 9 May 1730, when she signed her will, and 4 Jan 1730/1, when it was proved. [Ref]

Third Generation

PHILIP BROWNE (1648 - 1729)

Parents: Dea. Henry Browne and Abigail Unknown [Ref]

Philip Browne was born in (10) 1646 (1648?) in Salisbury. [Ref] He died on 21 Jul 1729. [Ref, 7;313] He married Mary Buswell [Ref, 7;313] on 24 (4) 1669. [Ref]

Philip was a tailor. [Ref]

Philip's estate was valued at £723 13s. 6d. [Ref]

Children of Philip Browne and Mary Buswell.

  1. Unknown son Brown was born on 13 (12) 1669/70. [Ref] He died on 21 (12) 1669/70. [Ref]
  2. Susanna Browne was born on 8 Mar 1670. [Ref, 7;313] She died about 1705. [Ref, 7;313] She married John Griffin after 17 Sep 1695 (int.). [Ref, 7;313]
  3. Mary Browne was born on 23 Feb 1671/2. [Ref, 7;313] She died on 14 May 1672. [Ref, 7;313]
  4. Unknown son Browne was born on 1 Apr 1673. [Ref, 7;313] He died on 4 Apr 1673. [Ref, 7;313]
  5. Abigail Browne was born on 4 Jun 1675. She married Joseph French.
  6. Mary Browne married John Ring. [Ref, 7;313]
  7. Sarah Browne was born on 18 Mar 1677/8. [Ref, 7;313] She married Ephraime Browne on 8 Jul 1702. [Ref, 7;313]
  8. George Browne was born on 1 Jul 1680. [Ref, 7;313] He married Elizabeth Eastman after 10 Apr 1705 (int.) [Ref, 7;313]
  9. Phebe Browne was born on 2 Oct 1681. [Ref, 7;313] She died on 4 Dec 1700. [Ref, 7;313] She married James Thorn on 12 Jan 1702/3. [Ref, 7;313]
  10. Hannah Browne was born on 5 Feb 1683. [Ref, 7;313] She died on 16 Mar 1740/1. [Ref, 7;313]

Fourth Generation

ABIGAIL BROWNE (b. 1675)

Parents: Philip Browne and Mary Buswell [Ref, 7;313][Ref]

Abigail Browne was born on 4 Jun 1675. [Ref, 7;313] She married Joseph French on 20 Dec 1699. [Ref][Ref, p. 108][Ref, 7;313]

References

Brown, Asa W., "Early Settlers of Salisbury, Mass.," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 7, 1853, 311-314; 8, 1854, 79-82, 157-162.

Editors, "Descendants of Henry Brown of Salisbury," The Essex Antiquarian 12, 1908, 97-107.

Holman, Mary Lovering, Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury, unknown, unknown, 1938.

Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850. Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007.

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