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About John Brown of Henrico
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John Brown, of Henrico was born before 1632 in Curles, Henrico Shire, Virginia Colony, Colonial America. His parents were John Browne, of Charles City and Temperance Cocke.
John married Sarah Brown. Together they had the following children:
He died September 1684 in Henrico County, Province of Virginia, Colonial America.
Mainside Virginia, not Eastern Shore.
Brother of Martha Shippey Stratton (Brown) and Mary Platt (Brown).
Father of Jeremiah Brown:
"James Branch Cabell in his book "Branchiana" says that her [Tabitha Cheatham] maiden name was probably Brown, in as much as William and Mary College, in 1699, brought suit against Benjamin Branch of Henrico, "as the executor of Edward Osborne, who married the executor of John Brown."" (That would be Tabitha’s stepmother, Elizabeth Brown, widow Osborne )
1. John BROWNE was born ABT 1632 in Henrico Co., VA. He was the son of 2. John BROWNE and 3. Temperence BAILEY.
He married Sarah COCKE, daughter of Richard COCKE [COX] and Temperence BAILEY [NO] She was born ABT 1632, and died ABT 1704. She married Woodson 2nd
Children
- Jeremiah BROWN
- Sarah BROWN b: ABT 1655
- Temperence BROWN b: ABT 1666
Source: The Jones Families of Virginia
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From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Baley-28
The estate of a John Browne of Henrico County was divided by the court on 6 September 1684; among descendants were: Jeremiah Browne, Temperance Browne, and Sarah Browne.[8] The will of Jeremiah Browne mentions his sister, Temperance Batte.[8]
- 8. The Virginia Genealogist. 30:29 citing Henrico County Wills & Deeds 1677-92, p 281; Henrico County Order Book 1678-93, p 214; Wills & Deeds 1688-97, p 179.
Swan's Point at "Four-Mile Tree" was the old homestead of the Cocke family and the ancient residence of the Brownes.[12]
Is this the family of John Browne???
One of the wealthiest and most influential families in Sussex county in the eighteenth century was the Browne family of “four mile tree”. These were neighbors to the Cockes (Richard Cocke, and his decendants, intermarried with them and held evidentaly very close relations with them) ...[13]
- 12. (1895) William and Mary Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol 4. Williamsburg, VA: HathiTrust.org accessed 8 Oct 2016 (Vol 4, Page 113 fn).
- 13. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 5 At Google Books
From http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/bowman/7714/
John Brown Jr. (1632-1684), Temperance's son, married a Sarah Cocke (1632-1692) who may have been a step-sister or step-cousin through his mother's second marriage. They had at least two children, daughters Sarah(1656-1696) and Temperance (abt 1665-1722). Sarah Brown married Samuel Knibb (1637-1691). Their son John Knibb (1685-1726) married Sarah Bowman (1705-1735), daughter of John Bowman and Sarah Royall.
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Temperance (Baley) Brown Cocke, b. 1617 in VA:
In 1631, Temperance Baley m. John Browne I and had two children.This John Browne was dead by bef. 05 Jun 1632, as she was already the wife of her second husband, Richard Cocke.
Of the two aforementioned children, John Browne II m. Sarah _:
Children of this marriage appear to be Temperance Brown, Jeremiah Brown m. Elizabeth Sheppey, and Sarah Brown.
This data also appears not to have any blood or marital linkage to the Edward(e) Brown I descendants. (References: James W. Pritchett; "Adventures of Purse and Person", 1607-1624/5,by John Frederick Dorman, Fourth Edition.Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 2004, Vol 1, pp. 120-127; ibid., Order of First Families of Virginia, 1987: 87-97, 708-716).
http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/r/o/Gerald-Brown-VA/WEBSITE-0001/UHP...
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John Brown of Henrico's Timeline
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1632
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Curles, Henrico Shire, Virginia Colony, Colonial America
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| 1654 |
1654
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Virginia Colony
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1655
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Henrico County, Virginia
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1663
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Henrico County, Virginia Colony
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| 1684 |
September 1684
Age 52
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Henrico County, Province of Virginia, Colonial America
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