William Browne

• William Browne1
• M, #244521, b. 1441
• Last Edited=17 Aug 2007
• William Browne was born in 1441 at Beechworth, Surrey, England.1 He was the son of Sir Thomas Browne and Eleanor Fitzalan.1
• Citations
• 1.[S2313] Rob Underhill, "re: Stanley Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 9 June 2007. Hereinafter cited as "re: Stanley Family."
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p24453.htm#i244521 Death date and place variously reported. May or may not have been the William Browne whose son John settled permanently in Tavistock, Devonshire and begat the line that led to the Jacobean pastoral poet William Browne (c. 1590-c. 1645).
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• William BROWNE
• Born: 1441
• Died: 1501
• Buried: St. Nicholas Chapel, Calais, France
• Father: Thomas BROWNE (Sir Sheriff)
• Mother: Eleanor FITZALAN
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/BROWNE1.htm#William%20BROWNE1
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• A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies ... By John Burke, Sir Bernard Burke
• http://books.google.com/books?id=LKIKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA87&lpg=PA87&dq=G...
• Pg. 87
• SIR ANTHONY BROWNE, created a knight of the Bath at the coronation of RICHARD II. married, and had two sons, Sir Richard, his heir, and Stephen, lord mayor of London in 1430. The elder
• SIR ROBERT BROWNE, living temp. HENRY V. was father of
• SIR THOMAS BROWNE, treasurer of the household to HENRY VI. and sheriff of Kent in 1444 and 1460. He m. Eleanor, daughter and sole heir of Sir Thomas Fitz-Alan, of Beechworth Castle, brother of John, Earl of Arundel, and had issue,
  • I. GEORGE (Sir), his heir.
  • II. William, whose son removed to Tavistock. This line is extinct.
  • III. Robert (Sir), knt. m. Mary, daughter of Sir William Mallet, knt., and had an only daughter and heiress, Eleanor, wife, first, of Sir Thomas Fogge, and secondly, of Sir William Kempe.
  • IV. Anthony (Sir), standard-bearer of England, esquire of the body, governor of Queenboro' Castle, and constable fo the castle of Calais. From this eminent person derive the LORDS MONTAGU, the heiress of which distinguished family, the Hon. ELIZABETH MARY BROWN, wedded WILLIAM STEPHEN POYNTZ, esq. M.P. (See BURKE'S Extinct Peerage and Commoners.)
  • I. Catherine, m. to Humphry Sackville of Buckhurst.
• Sir Thomas was s. by his eldest son,
• SIR GEORGE BROWNE, knt. of Beechworth Castle, sheriff of Kent in 1481, who espousing the cause of the Earl of Richmond, was included in the proclamation for apprehending the Duke of Buckingham and his associates, and being soon after taken, suffered decapitation in London anno 1483. he m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Pason, and widow of Richard Lord Poynings, and was s. by his son, ... etc.
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• Sir Thomas Browne (1402 – 29 July 1460) was a Member of Parliament and Chancellor of the Exchequer. He was beheaded for treason on 20 July 1460.
• Thomas Browne was born in 1402, the son and heir of Robert Browne and a nephew of Stephen Browne MP.[citation needed] He was sworn to the peace in Kent in 1434.[citation needed] He was Justice of Peace for Kent from 1436 to 24 December 1450.[citation needed] He was High Sheriff of Kent in 1439 and Member of Parliament for Dover in the same year, and Knight of the Shire for Kent in 1445.[1] He was present at Parliament in 1447 and 1449 as Under Treasurer.[citation needed] He was MP between 1449 and 1450 for Wallingford.[citation needed]
• He served as Treasurer of the Household to Henry VI.[1] He was knighted 1449/1451.[citation needed] During the reign of King Henry VI, his highest post was that of Chancellor of the Exchequer, which he held between 1440 and 1450.[citation needed] He was later Justice of Peace for Surrey from 20 July 1454 till his death.[citation needed]
• Browne was convicted of treason on 20 July 1460, and immediately executed. According to some sources he was beheaded, [1] while according to other sources he and six others were executed at Tyburn.[citation needed] .... etc.
• In about 1437, Browne married Eleanor FitzAlan, daughter of Sir Thomas FitzAlan, third son of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel (d. 14 August 1390), and Elizabeth le Despenser (d. 10 or 11 April 1408), by whom he had seven sons and two daughters:[3][4]
  • William Browne[1] (of Tavistock, Devon).[citation needed]
  • Sir George Browne, beheaded in 1483.[1] His estates were confiscated, but were afterwards restored to his heirs in 1485 by Henry VII.[5]
  • Thomas Browne.[1]
  • Sir Anthony Browne.[1]
  • Robert Browne, esquire,[1] of Luddenham, Kent, Comptroller of the Household to Thomas FitzAlan, 17th Earl of Arundel, who married a wife named Anne, by whom he had a daughter, Eleanor Browne, who married firstly, before 9 December 1509, Thomas Fogge (d. 16 August 1512), esquire, sergeant porter of Calais, younger son of Sir John Fogge, and secondly Sir William Kempe (d. 28 January 1539) of Olantigh, Kent.[6][7][8][9]
  • Leonard Browne.[1]
  • Edward Browne.[1]
  • Katherine Browne, who married Humphrey Sackville, esquire,[1] (1426 – 24 January 1488) of Buckhurst, Sussex.[citation needed]
  • Jane Browne.[citation needed]
• From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Browne_(died_1460)
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• Links
• http://www.theweald.org/N10.asp?NId=20170019
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William Browne married Agnes (Knight) Browne, they had one known child: John Browne b 1500 d 1546

Sources accessed 8/28/14:

1. RootsWeb's World Connect http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3310090&...
2. WikiTree http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Browne-1314

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He has been equated with William Browne, the son of Sir Thomas Browne, MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer (executed for treason, 20 July 1460). Primary evidence to support this has not been found.