Joseph Brown

1682 - 1716  (33 years)

• Name	Joseph Brown
  Born	12 Apr 1682	ENGLAND   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1716	Colony of America
  Person ID	I11444	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of William Brown
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	William Brown,   b. 29 Mar 1658, Puddington, Northamaptonshire, England ,   d. 23 Jun 1746  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Dorothy Presnell,   b. Est 1657, Colonial Maryland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F518494646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S230] Memoir, The Browns of Nottingham. William came to America somewhat later than James for his first son Joseph was born in England in 1682. His first wife Dorothy died at sea and in America. On l3 day 8th mo. l684, William and Ann Mercer "declared their intentions." In an unindexed file in Historical Society in West Chester Pa. I found correspondence between Henry Armitt Brown and Gilbert Cope in regard to the Browns. There was also a record of a grant to James Browne of land on Chichester Creek in 1683. James Browne gave the land, about 2 acres, for the meeting house and burial ground for Chichester meeting. In l68h a Walter Martin of Chichester sold his neighbor James Browne, who called his place Pudington, 60 acres of his land for 60# James was to pay 7 pence quit rent yearly to William Penn.