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Sir Matthew Browne, of Betchworth Castle

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Betchworth Castle,Surrey,England
Death: August 06, 1557 (76-85)
Brandon, Suffolk, England (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir George Browne; Sir George Brown and Elizabeth Browne
Husband of Fredeswith Browne
Father of Richard Brown; Henry Browne, Esq; Mary Tamewe; Richard Brown; George Browne, Esq. and 9 others
Brother of Mary Browne
Half brother of Sir Edward Poynings, KG, MP

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About Sir Matthew Browne, of Betchworth Castle

  • Sir Matthew Browne, Sheriff of Surrey & Sussex1,2,3,4,5,6
  • M, #89694, b. 1473, d. 6 August 1557
  • Father Sir George Browne, Sheriff of Kent, Burgess of Guildford & Canterbury1,7,8 b. 1440, d. 4 Dec 1483
  • Mother Elizabeth Paston1,7,8 b. 1 Jul 1429, d. 1 Feb 1488
  • Sir Matthew Browne, Sheriff of Surrey & Sussex was born in 1473 at of West Betchworth in Dorking & Barking, Surrey, England.1,5 He married Frideswide Guilford, daughter of Sir Richard Guildford, Chamberlain of the Exchequer, Master of the Ordinance; Controller of the Household and Anne Pimpe, circa 1498 at England; They had 8 sons (Henry, Esq; George, Esq; Edward; Richard; Edward; Walter; Leonard; & Owen) and 6 daughters (Emme, wife of Mr. Stewkley & (Mr.) Vaughan; Mary, wife of Richard Tame; Anne, wife of Thomas Dannett; Jane, wife of Sir Francis Poynings, & of Sir Edward Bray; Agnes; & Elizabeth, wife of John Poyntz, Gent.).1,2,3,4,5,6 Sir Matthew Browne, Sheriff of Surrey & Sussex died on 6 August 1557.1,2,5 His estate was probated on 7 September 1557.2,5
  • Family Frideswide Guilford b. c 1475
  • Children
    • Elizabeth Browne9,2,3,4,5,6 b. c 1499, d. b 1 May 1544
    • Henry Browne, Esq.+1,2,5 b. c 1505
  • Citations
  • 1.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 161.
  • 2.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 341.
  • 3.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 287.
  • 4.[S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 545.
  • 5.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 581-582.
  • 6.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 292.
  • 7.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 340.
  • 8.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 581.
  • 9.[S15] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, p. 637.
  • From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2985.htm#... ________________________________
  • Sir Matthew Browne1
  • M, #184393
  • Last Edited=15 Feb 2006
  • Sir Matthew Browne is the son of Sir George Browne.1
  • He lived at Bettsworth Castle, Surrey, England.1
  • Child of Sir Matthew Browne
    • 1.Sir Thomas Browne+1
  • Citations
  • 1.[S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, page 28. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
  • From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p18440.htm#i184393 _____________________
  • Sir Matthew Browne1
  • M, #250464
  • Last Edited=13 Nov 2007
  • Sir Matthew Browne married Frideswide Guildford, daughter of Sir Richard Guildford.1
  • He lived at Betchworth Castle, Surrey, England.1
  • Child of Sir Matthew Browne and Frideswide Guildford
    • 1.Elizabeth Browne+2
  • Citations
  • 1.[S35] BLG1965 volume 1, page 581. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S35]
  • 2.[S35] BLG1965. [S35]
  • From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p25047.htm#i250464 ________________________
  • Sir Matthew Browne1
  • M, #250452
  • Last Edited=13 Nov 2007
  • Sir Matthew Browne lived at Betchworth Castle, Surrey, England.1
  • Child of Sir Matthew Browne
    • 1.Joan Browne2
  • Citations
  • 1.[S35] BLG1965 volume 1, page 581. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S35]
  • 2.[S35] BLG1965. [S35]
  • From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p25046.htm#i250452 _______________________
  • Sir George Browne (1440 – 4 December 1483) was the eldest surviving son and heir of Sir Thomas Browne, beheaded 20 July 1460. He took part in Buckingham's rebellion, and was beheaded on Tower Hill on 4 December 1483.
  • George Browne was the second but eldest surviving son of Sir Thomas Browne of Betchworth Castle, Surrey, and Eleanor Arundel, the daughter of Sir Thomas Arundel and Joan Moyne, daughter of Henry Moyne. By his mother's first marriage, he had six brothers, including Sir Anthony Browne,[1] and two sisters. After his father's death, his mother married Sir Thomas Vaughan (executed at Pontefract on 23 June 1483).[2]
  • .... etc.
  • In 1471 Browne married Elizabeth Paston (1 July 1429 – 1 February 1488), widow of Sir Robert Poynings (slain at the Second Battle of St Albans on 17 February 1461), and daughter of William Paston, Justice of the Common Pleas, and Agnes Berry. By her first marriage she had an only son, Sir Edward Poynings.[7][1][8][9][10]
  • By Elizabeth Paston, Browne had two sons and a daughter:[11]
    • Sir Matthew Browne (d. 6 August 1557), who married Frideswide Guildford, daughter of Richard Guildford, by whom he had eight sons and six daughters.
    • George Browne.
    • Mary Browne, who married a husband surnamed Bradbridge (or Benbridge).
  • From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Browne_(died_1483) ___________________________
  • Sir Richard Guildford (also spelt Guilford), KG (c. 1450 – 1506) was an English courtier who held important positions at the court of Henry VII, including the office of Master of the Ordnance.
  • Richard Guildford, born at Cranbrook, near Rolvenden, Kent, was the son of Sir John Guildford (1430–1493), Comptroller of the Household to Edward IV, by his first wife, Alice Waller.[1] He was relied on as a councillor .... etc.
  • Guildford married firstly Anne Pympe, daughter and heiress of John Pympe of Kent,[7][8] by whom he had two sons and five daughters:
    • Sir Edward Guildford; married firstly, before 1496, Eleanor West (b. 1481; sister and co-heir of Thomas West, 9th Baron De La Warr, and daughter of Thomas West, 8th Baron De La Warr)), by whom he had a son, Richard, who predeceased him, and a daughter, Jane, who married John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland. His second wife was Joan Pitlesden, daughter of Stephen Pidlesten.[9]
    • George Guildford; married his father's ward, Elizabeth Mortimer (daughter and heir of Robert Mortimer (d. 22 August 1485) of Landmere in Thorpe-le-Soken by Elizabeth Howard, daughter of John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk), by whom he had a son, Sir John Guildford, and two daughters.[2][3][10][11]
    • Philippa Guildford; married by settlement dated 14 April 1502, Sir John Gage (d.18 April 1556), by whom she was the mother of Alice Gage, who married Sir Anthony Browne.[12][8]
    • Mary Guildford; married firstly Christopher Kempe (1485-1512),[13] and secondly Sir William Haute (d.1539) of Bishopsbourne, Kent, by whom she was the mother of Elizabeth Haute, wife of Thomas Culpeper of Bedgebury, in Goudhurst (son and heir of Sir Alexander Culpeper (d.1541) and elder brother of Sir Thomas Culpeper),[14][15] and Jane Haute, wife of Sir Thomas Wyatt.[7][16][17][18]
    • Frideswide Guildford; married Sir Matthew Browne (d. 6 August 1557) of Betchworth Castle, Surrey, son of Sir George Browne (beheaded on Tower Hill 4 December 1483) by Elizabeth Paston (1 July 1429 – 1 February 1488), widow of Sir Robert Poynings (slain 17 February 1461 at the Second Battle of St Albans), and daughter of William Paston.[7][19]
    • Elizabeth Guildford (before 1489-1532+); married firstly Sir Thomas Well, secondly Sir Thomas Isley (1485-1518) of Sundridge, Kent, and thirdly Sir William Stafford.[7][20]
    • Eleanor Guildford; married Edward Haute, esquire.[8][7]
  • He married secondly, in the presence of Henry VII and his queen,[21] Joan Vaux (d. 1538), sister of Sir Nicholas Vaux, by whom he had a son: .... etc.
  • From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Guildford ______________________
  • BRAY, Sir Edward (by 1492-1558), of Henfield and Selmeston, Suss. and the Vachery, Shere, Surr.
  • b. by 1492, 2nd s. of John Bray of Eaton Bray, Beds. educ. M. Temple, adm. 1509. m. (1) Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Henry Lovell of Harting, Suss. div.; (2) by 1518, Beatrix, da. of Ralph Shirley of Wiston, Suss. wid. of Edward Elrington of London and Udimore, Suss., 2s. inc. Edward† 1da.; (3) by May 1539, Jane, da. of Sir Matthew Browne† of Betchworth, Surr., wid. of Sir Francis Poynings. Kntd. 13 or 14 Oct. 1513.2
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/br...
  • THE LINK HERE TO SIR MATTHEW BROWNE IS NOT CORRECT, IT TAKES YOU TO MATTHEW BROWNE (1563-1603), SON OF THOMAS BROWNE ( & GRANDSON OF HENRY BROWNE) WHO HENRY BROWNE IS LISTED AS THE SON OF SIR MATTHEW BROWNE & ELIZABETH PASTON IN OTHER REFERENCES. ___________________________________
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1476
1476
Betchworth Castle,Surrey,England
1504
1504
West Betchworth, Surrey, England
1508
1508
1508
1513
1513
1557
August 6, 1557
Age 81
Brandon, Suffolk, England (United Kingdom)
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