Peter Browne
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Burial: 1 February 1613/4.
Place of Burial: Neen Savage, Shropshire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
A Thomas Browne was buried in Neen Savage in 1581.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Joan Sittadowne (buried 9 March 1598/9 in Neen Savage). Married 10 December 1583 in Stottesdon, Shropshire.
The marriage and burial are recorded in the parish registers.
Spouse: Mary Warton (buried 27 December 1600 in Neen Savage). Married 30 April 1599 in Neen Savage, Shropshire.
The marriage is recorded in the parish register.
Spouse: Joyce Jones (buried 7 October 1630). Married 22 July 1602 in Neen Savage, Shropshire.
The marriage is recorded in the parish register.
Children (probably by Joan):
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Francis Browne (buried 27 March 1585 in Neen Savage)
Children (by Mary):
Thomas Browne (baptized 21 September 1600 in Neen Savage - buried 1 November 1640 in Neen Savage) married (1) Joan; married (2) Joan Crundall 29 April 1632 in Neen Savage.
Evidence
from the Stottesdon registers:
1583
Peter Browne and Johane Sittadowne were maryed the xth daie of December anno pred.
from the Neen Savage registers:
1585
b The xxvijth day of Marche was buried Francis Browne: the sonne of Peter Brow[n]e
1598
b The ixth day of March was buryed Jone Browne the wife of Peter Browne
1602
n: The xxijth day of July were marryed Peter Browne and Joyce Jones: both of this p[]arish.
1613:
b The First day of February was buryed Peter Browne
1630
The vjjth day of October was buryed Joyce Browne wyddow poore woman
1599 and 1600 (pages 27 and 28 in the register) are missing in Findmypast’s digital images of the Neen Savage registers, but are given in the Shropshire Parish Register Society transcription:
1599
Apr. 30. Peter Browne & Mary Wartonne … mar.
1600
Sep. 21 Thomas Browne … bap.
Dec. 27. Marye, w. of Peter Browne… bur.
Peter’s will:
In the name of God Amen the xxixth day of Januarye Anno dmi 1613 I Peter Browne of the p[ar]ishe of Neene Savage and dioces of Hereford sicke in body, but perfecte in my remembrance, god be praysed therefore, Doe make this my Testament contayning my last and whole will in manner and forme followinge viz, First I bequeath my sowle into the mercifull hands of God through Jesus Christ my redeemer, by whose passion, deathe and precious bloud shedinge I trust to be saved, And my body to be buryed in the Churchyard of Neene Savage, Itm I give and bequeath to Elizabeth my servante doe much new hempen Cloths as shall make her two smocks Ann my will is, that my wief shall dresse the hempe which I have and convert or make yt in Cloths and thereof to delyver soe much of the foresaid Cloths unto the fore named Elizabethe for the makinge of her two smocks, and all that shall remayne of the said Cloths to be equally divyded betweene my said wief and my executor hereafter named / Itm my will is, that my sonne Thomas Browne shall permitt and suffer Joyse my wief to have the use of one Chamber with place and beinge in the hall howse with accesse unto the Fyre for her personely to doe her necessarye worke fytt for that place and the one half of all the Apples growinge nereby about the howse, and the sowinge of one hoope of hempseede yerely, Itm yt is my will that he shall permitt and suffer her to have and enioy the same with free ingresse and egresse into and unto the same at all tyme and tymes convenient soe longe as she shall keepe her slef a wydowe in my name and remayne unmaryed, and not otherwise, All the rest of my goodes debts Cattells and Chattells of what nature soe ever, not heretohore given and bequeathed, my debts and funerall expenses payd and dischargded, I give and bequeathe unto Thomas Browne my sonne whom I make and ordayne my sole executor, Also my will is, That yf my said sonne shall happen to departe this lyef before he shall be of lawfull age, then the said goodes to be equally devyded betwene Mr Thomas Warton and John Warton his kinsemen, And I ordayne, overseer of this my will Thomas Thornton gentlem[an]
These beinge wittnesses viz
post script:, The will of the Testator was after the makinge hereof, That Mr Thomas Warton and John Warton should be overseers with Mr Thornton
These beinge wittnesses
Thoms Thornton gen.
Mr Thoms Warton
John Warton
Thomas Wynne vicr[?] there
[proved 28 May 1614]
The will of Joyce Browne:
In the Name of God Amen. I Joyce Browne of the Wall towne in the parish of Nene Savage in the County of Salop and Diocesse of Hereford widow, being sicke in body but of good and perfect memory, praised be God, Doe make my last Will and Testament in maner and forme following First I bequeath my soule into the handes of Almightie God and my body to Christian buriall. And as concerning the goodes that God hath bestowed upon me I dispose as followeth. Imprimis I give and bequeath to my daughter Margaret Rowley twelve pence and my yeard kerchiefe & blewe apron. Item I give and bequeath all the rest of my goodes to my Sonne in Lawe Thomas Browne, whom I make, constitute and ordaine my sole executor of this my last Will and Testament. And soe I revoking all former Wills have hereunto put my hand this sixth day of October. 1630.
Joice Browne her marke
Witnesses.
Thomas Watner
William Carpenter
Mary Hall.
References
Neen Savage parish registers, digital images on Findmypast.co.uk, accessed 12 March 2018.
Stottesdon parish registers, digital images on Findmypast.co.uk, accessed 1 May 2021.
Shropshire Parish Registers. Diocese of Hereford. Vol. XVII. (Shropshire Parish Register Society, 1920.)
Will of Joice Browne,1630. Hereford Consistory Court. Digital images on FamilySearch.org accessed 13 March 2018.
Will of Peter Browne, proved 1614. Hereford Consistory Court. Digital images on FamilySearch.org accessed 13 March 2018.