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Families covered: Browne of Ballyarnett, Browne of Barrow, Browne of Benthall, Browne of Caughley Hall, Browne of Cloughlass, Browne of Depden, Browne of Langtree, Browne of London, Browne (alias Moses) of Wokingham
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Ralph Browne of Barrow, Salop (a 1658)
m. Margaret Daves (dau of J. Daves of Caughley, m1/2._ Braddock)
1. Ralph Browne of Caughley Hall in Barrow, Sheriff of Salop (bpt 30.03.1658, d 23.058.1707)
  m. (04.05.1681) Katherine Benthall (d 16.08.1709, dau of Edward Benthall of Barrow by Fortune)
  A. Edward Browne of Caughley Hall (bpt 05.04.1688, bur 31.05.1740, 2nd son)
  m. Lacopia Berkeley (bur 04.07.1736, dau of Francis Berkeley of Worfield)
  The connection between Edward & Lacopia and Edward & Ralph is shown by dotted line, indicating that the relationship has not been proven but looks probable.
  i. Edward Browne of Caughley Hall (bur 15.03.1750)
m. Jane Clowes of Walton (d 07.05.1779)
  a. John Browne (bpt 09.06.1750, bur 07.12.1750)
  ii. Ralph Browne of Caughley Hall (bur 13.05.1762/3)
  m. Elizabeth
  a. Elizabeth Browne (d 02.1786)
  m. (19.08.1765) Thomas Wylde of Bellevue (near Bath) (d 23.04.1789, m1. Sarah Purton of Hendon)
  (1) Ralph Browne Wylde, later Wylde-Browne of Caughley Hall (b 07.07.1766)
  m. (1794) Mary Anne Whitmore (dau of Thomas Whitmore of Apley)
  (A) Mary Anne Wylde-Browne (b 12.06.1794)
  (2)+ other issue?
  B. Ralph Browne of Caughley Hall & Benthall (bpt 12.10.1696, bur 13.05.1763, youngest son)
  m. Anne (d 19.03.1767)
  C.+ other issue - Ralph (bpt 16.07.1685, dvp), John of Brnthall (bpt 04.08.1692, bur 17.06.1746), Charles (bpt 11.07.1695), Margaret (bpt 28.03.1682, d 03.10.1684), Katherine (bpt 14.04.1684, d 16.06.1684), Elizabeth (bpt 14.10.1686, bur 23.04.1738), Mary (bpt 10.03.1689, d before 1764)

 

 

Thomas Browne of Brownishilarshe in Langtree, Devon (d 02.05.1596)
m. Joane Lene (dau/heir of John Lene of Cutmansleigh son/heir of John by Joane, dau of Thomas Menwynicke of Cornwall & sister/heir of William)
1. Sir Thomas Browne of Langtree (dsp before 29.02.1613-4, 3rd son)
  m. _ Langdon (dau/heir of Thomas Langdon of Cornwall)
2. Charitie Browne
  m1. John Pote (d 15.03.1587)
  m2. Richard Blagdon (Blackdon)
3. Jane Browne
  m. Walter Cottle of Yealmbridge (d 01.1633)
4. Ellen Browne (a 1627)
  m. Ferdinando Badcock of Shebbear
5.+ other issue - John (dsp), Brutte (b c1592, d before 16.10.1598), Phillip, Agnes, Margaret

 

 

?? Browne
1. James Browne
  A. David Browne of Cloughlass, co. Donegal
  m. (12.10.1686) Mary Moorehouse
  i. Andrew Browne of Cloughlass (b c1690, d by 1758)
  a. James Browne of Cloughlass (b 1730)
  m. (25.01.1765) Rachel Gregg (dau of Andrew Gregg of Burt by Mary Thompson)
  (1) James Browne of Cloughlass (emigrated to Canada)
  (A) James Browne, last of Cloughlass (a 1840)
  (2) David Browne of Burt (co. Donegal) & Ballarnett (co. Derry) (b 1772, d 02.11.1846) had issue
  m. (1802) Ann Kincaid (b 1778, d 27.02.1860, dau of James Kincaid of Stranorlar by Anne, dau of Zachaeus Cochrane of Edenmore)
  (3)+ other issue - Alexander of Ballyarnett (b 1778, d unm 1831), Andrew (d 1789), Mary of Ballyarnett (d unm 07.11.1855), Margaret, Sarah
  b. William Browne of Cloughlass
c. David Browne of Cloughlass (d 1830)
  (1) Margaret Browne
  m. Thomas Young of Mount Hall
  ii. George Browne of Derry (d by 1776)
  m. Mary Hogg (dau of Colonel _ Hogg (Alderman of Derry)
  a. Thomas Browne of Cloughlass
  m. Elizabeth Hamilton (niece of James Hamilton, Provost of Strabane)
  (1) John Hamilton Browne of Comer House (co. Derry) & Aughentaine (co. Tyrone) (d 1848) had issue
  m. (1795) Jane Matilda Lecky (d 1855, dau of William Lecky of Castle Fin by Hannah, dau of Conolly McCausland of Fruit Hill)
2.+ other issue - son (d 1698/9), David of Urney (d 1689, cleric)

 

 

'The Genealogist' (vol 3 (George Marshall, 1879), p377) identifies the arms of the 1st Bart as "On a chevron betwen three griffins' heads erased as many towers".
Richard Browne alias Moses of Wokingham (Oakingham or Ockingham), Berkshire
1. John Browne alias Moses of Wokingham & London
  m. Anne Beard (dau of John Beard of Wokingham)
A/B. John Browne
  B/A. Sir Richard Browne, 1st of Debden (Essex), Lord Mayor of London, 1st Bart (d 24.09.1669, Major General)
  m.(by 1631) Bridget Bryan (dau of Robert Bryan of Henley-on-Thames)
  i. Sir Richard Browne of Debden, 2nd Bart (a 1634, bur 23.09.1684)
  m. (before 1656) Frances Atkins (bur 23.09.1684, dau of Sir Edward Atkins of Hensington by Ursula, dau of Sir Thomas Dacres of Cheshunt)
  a. Sir Richard Browne, last of Debden, 3rd Bart (b c1656, dsp 1689)
  m. (13.09.1688) Dorothy Barnes (dau of William Barnes of Sadberg & Darlingham, widow of Michael Blackett of Newcastle, m3. John Moore, Bishop of Ely)
  b. Edward Browne (b 04.08.1666)
  c. Annabella Browne
  m. (c08.1681) William Pennyman (of the Inner Temple)
  ii. Sir John Browne of London, 4th Bart (a 1634, d 1701)
  m. (Elizabeth?) Hussey (bur 01.06.1681, of _ Hussey, Alderman of London)
  a. Sir Thomas Browne, 5th Bart (b before 1680, dsp 06-07.1739)
  The following are mentioned by 'The Genealogist' (vol 5 (George Marshall, 1881), p185).
  b. Mary Browne (a 1739)
  m. _ Marshall (d by 1739)
  c. Rebecca Browne (a 1739)
m. _ Steele (d by 1739)
  d. Elizabeth Browne (d by 1739)
  m. _ Browne
  (1) Daniel Browne of London (a 1739)
  e.+ other issue?
  iii. Moses Browne (b after 1634?, dsp) mentioned by 'The Genealogist' (vol 4 (George Marshall, 1880), p129)
  iii. Anne Browne (a 1634) mentioned by Visitation
  Anne is possibly the unnamed daughter mentioned by 'The Genealogist' (vol 4, p129) as having married ...
  m. _ Douglas (DD)
  iv. Bridget Browne (b c1643, d 13.11.1701) mentioned by 'The Genealogist' (vol 3)
  m. (c04.1664) William Harvey of Roehampton (bpt 1640, dsp 13.08.1719)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 24.04.21) : MGH (NS2, vol 4 (1892), 'Pedigree of Browne of Benthall and of Caughley Hall, co. Salop', p180)
(2) For 2nd section (uploaded 24.04.21, originally uploaded to BZmisc27 on 04.02.18) : Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Browne of Browne', p112)
(3) For 3rd section (uploaded 24.04.21) : BIFR1976 ('Browne of cos. Derry, Donegal and Tyrone')
(4) For lower section (uploaded 27.05.21) : TCB (vol 3, 'Browne of London', p92+) with some input/ support from Visitation (London, 1634, 'Browne'),'The Genealogist' (vol 3 (George Marshall, 1879), p377) and as mentioned above
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