John Browne, of Hawkedon

Not the father of John Brown of Watertown

John Browne

• Birth: 1569 - Swan Hall, Hawkedon Parish, Suffolk, England
• Death: May 5 1616 - Hawkedon, Suffolk, England, Hawkedon, England
• Father: Thomas Brown (1533-1590)
• Mother: Joan Brown (~1552-)
• Wife: Margaret
• Children: John Browne, May Browne

According to Anderson (Great Migration Begins, Vol. 1, pp. 256-257), there is no evidence to support the claim that John Brown, baptized 1601 in Hawkedon, Suffolk, was the John Brown who emigrated to and died in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Biography

John Browne, who was buried at Hawkedon, May 5, 1616, had wife Margaret, daughter Mary and son John.[1] buried in Hawkdon/Hawkedon May 5, 1615[2]

Supporting data

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:John_Browne_(6)_

.0 1.1 Cyrus H. Brown. Harding, John & Lu. (Published in 1909).
↑ 2.0 2.1 Browne/Brown Genealogy.

John9 Browne (Thomas8, Christopher7, Christopher6, Christopher5, John4, John3, John2, John1) was born in England, and died May 1616 in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England; buried in Hawkdon/Hawkedon May 5, 1615. He married Margaret. He was a church warden 1591

Children of John Browne and Margaret are:

John10 Browne, born Abt. 1600 in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England; died July 1636 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA, America. [NO]

Mary Browne, baptized Jne 27, 1599;

Sources:
from Preston's Bassett-Preston..., p. 49:

James Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Vol. I, reprinted 1998

↑ 3.0 3.1 John Browne , in Find A Grave
accessed 10 Nov 2017.
Sr John Browne, of Hawkedon
Born: 1569 Swan Hall, Hawkedon Parish, Suffolk, England [this would make his father 15 years of age at time of his birth -- not credible]
Died: 5 May 1616 in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Burial: Hawkedon,Suffolk,England
[no photograph]

Parents: Thomas Browne 1554–1590; Joan Sayer Browne1552–1610
Spouse: Margaret Botiler Browne 1579–1616
Children: John Browne 1601–1636

John Browne, who was buried at Hawkedon, May 5, 1616, had wife Margaret, daughter Mary and son John.

Sources

1. Bassett-Preston Ancestors; by Belle Preston, 1930, Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor Co., New Haven Connecticut
2. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, by James Savage, Vol. I, reprinted 1998, Bryant, p. 1860-2

Links

• http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Browne-28
• http://pharmacy.isu.edu/~cady/genealogy/PS01/PS01_431.HTM
• Re: Browne, Brown or just whitewash? 2006
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 March 2021), memorial page for GEN John Browne (1576–5 May 1616), Find a Grave Memorial no. 177423955, citing St. Mary's Churchyard, Hawkedon, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England ; Maintained by Ro§e❈ (contributor 47359710) .
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZJY-7NT