Person:Richard Browne (7)

Introducing Richard Brown of Maidstone, Kent, England_______________________

Information from Southold Connections

Judy Jacobsen, Southold Connections: Historical and Biographical Sketches of Northeastern Long Island, Clearfield Publishers, 1991, p12-13

Several Brown families were found in early Southold, Long Island, Suffolk Co, NY. One of these Brown(e) family was headed by Richard Browne who may have been the Richard who sailed aboard the Mary and John from London to New England, leaving 24 Mar 1663. He may have been the Richard Browne who was made a freeman in Connecticut in 1662. Also he may have been a man bound to a Thomas Moore, a prominent resident of Southold, for four years; this Richard sailed on the Saphire Ketch in March 1679, bound for New England. Richard Browne’s son by the same name may have been any of these men as well.

In Suffolk County Wills on 19 January 1661 there is recorded an inventory of a Richard Browne’s goods. This inventory was made by Abraham Browne and Thomas Clark; the estate was valued at 80 pounds, 18 shillings and 12 pence.

Richard Browne died 16 October 1655; his son Richard Browne II married Hannah King.

Information from Griffin's Journal

Griffin's Journal : First Settlers of the Southold, the names of the heads of those families being only thirteen at the time of their landing, first proprietors of the Orient, biographial sketches, Augustus Griffin, 1767-1866, p19, 35

By 1650 John Tuthill with Rev John Youngs or his son John Jr., came down to Oysterponds and with John King, Israel and Richard Brown, bought all the west side of said island from the east part of what is known as Truman’s Beach to the east bounds of what is called the Manor and Parsonage with the late Christopher Brown’s farm to the bay, making the east line of the first purchase beginning at the bay and running about a north course to the Sound.

Griffin says that after much research he is satisfied that the first settlers of Oysterponds (Pequatuck as the known by the natives) were John Tuthill, John Youngs Jr., Israel Brown, Richard Brown, Samuel Brown, and John King. They with their families were the first to settle and the first owners of its lands.

Richard Brown with his son Richard Jr., built a double dwelling house; later a weather vane was constructed about 1691. In the year 1700 which was some 50 years after the first settlement, Griffin lists the heads of these first families with mention that Richard Brown Sr. had died in 1686, leaving Richard Brown Jr. as head of his family unit.

Alternative Death Date of Richard Brown, SR.

Descendants of Richard BROWN*

1 Richard BROWN* b: Abt 1600 d: 26 April 1661 Newbury, MA Lived: Salem, MA

. +Hannah HAWKE* b: Abt 1600 m: Abt 1623

2 LT. Richard BROWN* b: 1625 ENG d: 1686 Southold, Long Island, NY Note:Leuit. Richard Brown was one of the largest land owners in Southold, Long Island. (Mills)

. +Hannah KING* b: Abt 1629 Father: William KINGE* Mother: Dorothy HAYNE* m: Abt 1648 Southold, Long Island, NY d: 1686 Southold, Long Island, NY

3 Richard /BROWN/ Ensign b: Abt 1650 Salem, Essex Co, MA d: 11 July 1701 Oysterpond, Suffolk Co, LI,NY

.. +Dorothy KING b: 11 July 1664 Salem, Essex Co, MA Father: Samuel KING Mother: Frances (Ludlum?) d: 22 March 1749/50 East Hampton, Suffolk Co, LI, NY

Documentation

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   Southold Connections Historical and Biographical Sketches of Northeastern Long Island, Judy Jacobsen, Clearfield Publishers, 1991, p12-13

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   Griffin's Journal : First Settlers of the Southold, the names of the heads of those families being only thirteen at the time of their landing, first proprietors of the Orient, biographial sketches, Augustus Griffin, 1767-1866, p19, 35