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Minister William s/o Honor Clayton (1362) Brown

Male 1682 - 1716  (34 years)


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  • Name William s/o Honor Clayton (1362) Brown 
    Title Minister 
    Born 13-1 mo-1682  Nottingham, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 13-8 mo-1716  Principio, Cecil Co., Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I23905  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2023 

    Father James (136) Brown,   b. 27 Mar 1656,   d. 1716, Nottingham, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Honor/Honour Clayton,   b. 18 Mar 1662, North Chichester, Sussex England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 8 Aug 1679  Burlington, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Children shown for Honour Clayton are James Brown b. 17 1mo 1681 at Marcus Hook who was a non-quaker and
      William Brown who married Esther (Hester) Baker of Bucks Co., PA. She was b. 28 6mo 1680 W. Darbye Lancaster Co. England d/o Henry and Margaret Herdman.

      Jeremiah: Brother of James Brown; WIlliam Brown; Clayton Browne; Ann McKay; Margery Piggott; Daniel Browne; Mary Butterworth and Joshua Brown
    Family ID F518494629  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hester Baker Hardiman,   b. 28 6 mo 1680, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 4 8mo-1704  Bucks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. William s/o Hardiman (13621) Brown,   b. 1705, Cecil Co. Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 5mo-1786
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2023 
    Family ID F9136  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S230] Memoir, Browns of Nottingham.
      Wm Brown (1362)
      m. Esther (Hester) Hardiman, widow of Yardley

    2. [S230] Memoir, The Browns of Nottingham.
      James Browne (minister) b 27 3mo 1656 Boarsworth near Wellingsborough, Northamptonshire, England
      d. 2 6mo 1715, E. Nottingham, PA
      Came on the "Kent in 1677 to Burlington, NJ
      Pat. Land 20 12mo 1683
      Married Honour Clayton 8 6mo 1679
      b. 18 1mo 1662; d/o William and Prudence Michael of Chichester, Sussex England at Burlington NJ MM Wm Clayton & family emigrated on the "Kent" in 1677

      Marcus Hook, PA
      Moved 1701 to Nottingham PA
      NOTE: Wife of James Brown shown as Prudence Michael not Prudence Landsford

    3. [S40] Will, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/8741:4895?tid=&pid=&queryId=e72cacd1a02a3540a0d1059e82c5097a&_phsrc=KEL2&_phstart=successSource.
      Remarks: James Brown of Nottingham. 11/15/1715. 1/1/1715/6. A. 30. To sons William Brown, Jeremiah Brown and daughter Margary Pigot, to grandchild James, son of William, Patience and Jeremiah, children of Jeremiah, and Margary Pigot daughter of Margary and John Pigot £5 each when 21. To son Daniel the lott of land between Dorsons and Robert Williams containing 500 acres. To daughter Mary Brown £20 at 20. To wife Honor and son James all my estate paying the above legacies also executors. Nothing to be done or disposed of without the consent of Mercer Brown and son Jeremiah Brown. Witnesses: James Wright, Wm. Howell and John Bruss.
      Son, William mentioned in the will of James of Nottingham
      Wife Honor survives him