The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29
a CORNER in ANCESTOR
The Browns Desc de- from
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II ember3ofSthe Family.
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Y III Tho Brown family traces its lineage to
Christopher Brown Of Hawkedon. Suffolk
county, England !, and through him to the
Ancient family OF the borough of staln-j
ford IN lLtr1colnshire. which was the seat
o. the Brown family for 100 years and
more IA N i5 Al a N 5S
s5y rha# Oldest son OF Christopher Brown,
Tor services rendered to the king, could
appear with his head covered IN the pro-
sence Of the king, his heirs and SUCCESS.
Ors. and OF Nil great mon, lords spiritual
4 and temporal and all other persons whorn-
soever3 of the kingdom. He ranked as one
tof the WORTHLESS OF England.
Ono OF. the principal ornaments OF
4 Stamford Is All Saints Church. This was
built by John Brown. who, with his wife
I Is buried there. "A stceple was added to
the church BY thier son, William. A brass
plate co,nmemoratcs the fact dnd records
that William Brown was n merchant Of a
very wonderful richness :" He was also
alderman, sheriff and the founder Of q
\ hospital bearing the name. This was built
san314s3 and literally endowed by tho foun-
z der. It Is still furnishing. and In the chap
\ Ell may be seen the marble figures Of Will
liam Brown and his wife, he ina long
gown and she In elegantly flowing robes,
with a dog at her feet. 833.
IA certain Captnir, Peig Brown married
Mercy Denison, whose father Captain
y George Denison, was wounded at the bat
tie of Naseby. He was carried into the
Castle Of Bowadll where In true roman.
4 Tic. medieval fashion, being nursed by
the daughter and heiress Of the house,
Anne, he loved and married her. Her
Il dowry was as many pounds In gold as her
weight, which was ninety. &s{ o5i 4 u 4
Among early settlers In America of the
Brown family was ohm Brown, OF HaW-
kedonn, q descendant OF Christopher
Brown, who was born about 1901. He ar
8trived In the LION, In 1892; and settled in
WATERFOWL, Conn. Thomas Brown and
\ his brother. Rev. Edmund Brown were
\ born In Burystreet Edmunds, Suffolk
England. They came to New England IN
1857, and were among the original pro-.
,prietors OF Sudbury, N1ass..ato which they
gave its name. The name, ordered ( ny
; :.he court, Is that Of ali old English town
In the county OF Suffolk. near the parish
of Burystreet, Edmunds.' # 5s
sl5 Edmund Brown was the first minister
5ot the church Of New England, Sudbury,
and one Of the most distinguished cler-
rynner Of the time. He had a large II,
Drary {tS for those times, numbering 1Sa
volumes. He owned about 3008ncres Oh
land. II ana his house. called in his will
.'Brunswiclt' --.'the house by the stream"
was OF .'ample dimensions, two stories
high and we'll furnished" He left $500 to
Harvard college. 4. ii q s5 81
The college grounds Of Brown Untyerst-
~, Providence comprise q large portion
of the home lot OF Chad Brown. who, with.
his wife, Elizabeth, and sons, came from
England in the ship Martin, In 1858. s -
was a surveyor. a&i5s IL
D. linn, 1crro ~ George
who was born in Leicestershire In 1643,
IN 1879 he received o patent Of land IN
Bucks 4 county, Penn. from Sir Edmund
Andre, the American agent Of the Duke
OF York. ii. N HI 4.
WILLIAM Brown and his brother James,
both ~ born in Nottingham, came to this
country in s1Cs2. William vas a muohly
married mamie had four wives. It 10
related OF him that che suffered much
from d conscientious scruples In divers
mat tiers. s
m The n religious denomination called
5Brownists was founded by Robert Brown.
1T is now represented IN 3churon orsanlsa =
{tion and government by the various De-
nominations OF Congregationalists.
S.s Another member Of the family to win
renown was General Jacob Brown, who
distinguished himself in the War OF 1872
He was born in Pennsylvania In l776, and
dad In 1S2s. At the time OF his death he
was comma nder- n-chief Of the army.
His portrait now hangs In the City t:iliaLll ,
New York After the close Of the war OF
1912, while visiting New York, the 1ree-
dom Of the city was offered him. 1t was
said OF him that no enterprise he under
took ever failed.
a Il seems that there Is some Brown
money in England awaiting heirs II IS q
matter OF E25o, 900. or about $1,000 u
belongs to the heirs OF Sir Anthony
brown. knight, standard bearer OF Eng
&Iand. and to whose heirs forever Ken
y VIII, gave divers lands and manors IN
& sussex. Sir Anthony died In 1868 Lie
left son, also Sir Anthony who was ere
4 ated Viscount Montague. whose first WIG
WAS lane. daughter Of the Earl OF sussex
HIS second wife was Margaret. daughter
I a. Lord Dacre, No heirs to tho properly
I nan he traced in England. The properly
+hprafor. belongs to tho descendants o.
b the younger brothers of Sir Anthony
William and George Brown, who came e
& this country A Brown association was
formed In this country few years age
for the purpose of looking into TINS maj
q Ter. and church records In London, MID
4 hurst. Ripley and Lancashire have peer
4 examined, It Is also necessary to looH
: m all Wills in the name of Brown IRON
e 16sO TO 1850. AS to the spelling OF the name
" a. most early records 1t was spelled VIII
a final ''e'': but that has since beer
(. dropped by nearly oil who bear the name
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