Richard Browne

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”The English ancestors of Lieutenant Richard Browne, of Southold, have not been traced, although many theories have been put forth as to their origin. One tradition says that the first of the family in America came from Maidstone, Kent, England, where he had served as a constable. Others hold that Richard Brown, father of the subject of this sketch, sailed from London, in July, 1636, in the ship "Love," commanded by Capt. Joseph Youngs, and that his wife's name was Mary. Moore's Indexes add that he died 16 Oct, 1655, at Southold. The Town Records contain no reference whatever to this supposed Richard Brown, and Mr. Moore himself was unable to verify his authority either the place, or date, of death. The writer of this article being also unable to do so, has adopted a different notation for the Brown family from that used in the Tuthills of Tharston and Southold, and the Orient Cemetery Annotations in Harris' Early Burial Grounds of L. I.”

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