Dorothy ?

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Excerpt from "John Brown, Gentleman, of Plymouth": The following entry appears upon the record, "Mistres Dorrithy Browne, the wife of Mr. John Browne senr. deceased Jan. 27, being in the 90th year of her age or thereabouts, and was buried on the 29th of January, 1673."

From this record we learn she was born in 1583.

From Find A Grave:
Children: James Brown, John Brown Jr, and Mary Brown Willet.

Dorothy Browne's will was written on Dec 17,1668 and proved on Mar 29,1674. It names daughter Mary Willett, deceased granddaughter Sarah Elliot, son James Browne, grandsons John Browne, Joseph Browne, and Nathaniel Browne, granddaughter Dorothy Browne, daughters-in-law Dorothy Browne and Lydia Browne, and granddaughters Lydia Browne and Anna Browne.

Dorothy's death and burial are recorded in Plymouth Colony Recprds (Mayflower Descendant 19:22). Her will is found in Mayflower Descendant 18:94-95).

Some sources incorrectly attribute to this couple a daughter Hannah (Browne) Mead, wife of John Mead. But this is based on a supposed, and unproven, remarriage of Dorothy to a William Potter. William Potter acquired the share of the property of a John Brown (of Watertown,MA) who died in 1636, not the John Browne Sr who died in 1662 who was the husband of this Dorothy. Therefore, Hannah Brown Mead is the daughter of a different John Brown, one that was of Watertown,MA and who also had a wife named Dorothy.

Some internet entries give her maiden name as Beauchamp, but this needs confirmation. A Dorythie Beachamp and John Browne were married on Dec 22,1611 at Saint James, Clerkenwell, London, England.

Family/Spouse: John BROWNE. John was born in abt. 1583 in England; died on 10 Apr 1662 in Swansea, Massachusetts; was buried in Ancient Little Neck Cemetery, East Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She was buried "by her father Mr. John Browne, and other relations upon a little hill in Swansey" in Little Neck Cemetery, Riverside. her husband survived her, married a second time, died in August 1674, and was buried by her side.


At the graves of Thomas Willett and Mary Willett are stones inscribed as follows:

1674
Here lyeth ye body of ye
Wor. Thomas Willett,
esqr., who died Aug. 4,
in ye 64th year of his anno.

Footstone
Who was the first May.
of New York and twice
did sustain ye place.

1669
Here lyeth ye body of ye
virtuous Mary Willett,
wife of Thomas Willett,
esqr., who died, January
ye 8th, about ye 55th
year of her anno.

Footstone
daughter of Worf. John
Browne Esq. deceased.

Mary married Capt Thomas WILLETT on 6 Jul 1636. Thomas was born in Aug 1605 in Hertfordshire, England; died on 4 Aug 1674 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Ancient Little Neck Cemetery, East Providence, Providence Co.,Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ? UNKNOWN. ? died before 1659. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lydia BUCKLAND. Lydia was born between 1632 and 1635 in Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island; died before 1700. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 25 Oct 1694
• Death: 29 Oct 1710, Swansea, Mass.
• Fact: 29 Oct 1710, Inventory taken.

James married Lydia HOWLAND about 1654. Lydia (daughter of John HOWLAND and Elizabeth TILLEY) was born about 1633; died on 11 Jan 1710/1. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]