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(The Browne Line).
Mary Browne descended from Sir Anthony Browne to whom Henry VIII. presented Battle Abbey.
(II) Thomas, son of Sir Anthony Browne.
(III) Thomas (2) was a son of Thomas (I) Browne, and brother of Peter Browne who came in the Mayflower.
(IV) John, son of Thomas (2) Browne, was born in England in 1584, died at Swansea, Massachusetts, April 10, 1662. He was one of the founders of Plymouth colony, coming in 1633 with wife Dorothy and three children. He was made freeman 1635, and in 1636 began his eighteen years service on the board of assistants. In 1637 he became one of the proprietors of Taunton. In 1643 was serving in the train band with his sons, John and James. In 1645 he moved to Rehoboth, settling at what is now Swansea on land scrupulously purchased from the Indian sachem Massasoit. For twelve years from 1645, and from the second year of its existence, he was a member of the board of colonial commissioners.
(V) Mary, daughter of Captain Thomas Browne, married Captain Thomas Willett (see Willett III).
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[THE WILL OF JOHN BROWN, SR.]
[fol. 79b] The Last Will and Testament of Mr John Browne seni': exhibited to the Court held att Plymouth the third of october 1662 on the oath of John Allin
Aprill the seaventh 1662
Know all men to whom this shall Come that I John Browne of Rehoboth in the Jurisdiction of Plymouth being weake in body but my understanding feirme and stable as in any pte of my life heertofore Doe appoint this for my last Will and Testament as followeth first I Doe give unto Mary my Daughter the wife of Thomas Willett the sume of twelve pence to bee payed att the end of every yeare During her life for a memoriall unto her; and it shalbee in full of all filliall portion which shee or any in her behalfe shall Claime; I Doe give unto my grandchild Martha Saffin the wife of John Saffin twenty pounds; I Doe give unto John Browne my grandchild the house that his father Died in with six acrees of land adjoyning to it; to make an orchyard and other Conveniencyes ; and I Doe give him halfe the lott that Thomas Willett bought of Experience Michell for mee; and I Doe give him seaven hundred acrees of land lying in the Narragansett Countrey three hundred and fifty of it lyeth in the great necke; and the other three hundred and fifty is to bee Chosen where they shall thinke fitt; and I Doe give unto my grandchild Josepth Browne and Nathaniel each of them five hundred acrees of land lying in the Narragansett Countrey where my lot shall fall; and I Doe give unto my grandchild Lydia Browne and Hannah each of them five hundred acrees of land in the Narrangansett Countrey; and theire Unkell James to Dispose of it for them to raise them portions for all the rest of my lands and whole estate not yett Disposed of I Doe give unto my wife and my son James Browne whom I Doe make Joynt exequitors of this my last Will and Testament; my full Intent is that my two exequitors shall have the ordering of the Children as full as my selfe
Signed Sealed and Delivered John Browne