ELIZABETH BROWNE
Elizabeth Browne was baptized in Westerham on March 19th 1725, the daughter of William Browne of Westerham.
WILLIAM BROWNE, the father of Elizabeth Browne was the youngest son of Richard Browne of Westerham. In the will of Richard Browne (Drb 1715) :
To his eldest son Giles a farm in Billingshurst called Redfold.
His daughter Elizabeth not mentioned.
To his son Joseph £15.
To his sons Richard, Thomas and William his estate in Westerham.
To his daughters Jane and Sarah £60 each.
Richard Browne owned part of Colemans Farm and a farm called Medhurst in the southeast corner of Westerham parish (later part of Puddledock Farm). In the title of his will Medhurst was confused with Medhurst Row which is in Edenbridge.
Richard Browne, an Anabaptist, was buried at French Street burial ground, Westerham, May 31st 1714. Witness: Mary Pocknell. His unnamed wife was buried on October 29th 1702, probably in the same place. (Westerham parish register).
Very little can be said about William Browne.
1719 Apr 3rd Baptism of his son John at Westerham parish church.
1720 Nov 25th Baptism of his son William at Westerham parish church.
1729 Nov 7th Baptism of his daughter Mary at Westerham parish church.
William Browne yeoman was chosen borsholder of Westerham Upland in 1732 and constable of Westerham Hundred in 1739.
In the 1751 rental of the Manor of Westerham :
Richard, Thomas and William Browne for Great Medhurst 8s 6d and for Combe 2s (Westerham Upland).
In 1773 Francis Austen esq owned Great Medhurst and Colemans, and also Combe occupied by William Browne.
| James Cole weaver | m: 24th Sep 1744 St. Mary's Church, Westerham, Kent | Elizabeth Browne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1720 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 16th Apr 1720 St. Peter and St. Paul d: Dec 1795 Edenbridge, Kent bur: 9th Dec 1795 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent | b: c 1725 ch: 19th Mar 1725 St. Mary's Church, Westerham, Kent d: Apr 1796 Edenbridge, Kent bur: 27th Apr 1796 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William | Elizabeth | James | John | Hannah | James | George | Edward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: c Oct 1744 Westerham, Kent ch: 9th Oct 1744 St. Mary's Church d: Jul 1822 Brasted, Kent bur: 12th Jul 1822 St. Martin's Church, Brasted, Kent | b: 1747 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 11th Mar 1747 St. Peter and St. Paul d: Before 19th Mar 1747 Edenbridge, Kent bur: 19th Mar 1747 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent | b: 1748 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 17th Apr 1748 St. Peter and St. Paul d: Nov 1752 Edenbridge, Kent bur: 11th Nov 1752 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent | b: 1752 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 29th Oct 1752 St. Peter and St. Paul | b: 1755 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 20th Apr 1755 St. Peter and St. Paul | b: 1757 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 1st Jan 1758 St. Peter and St. Paul d: 1835 Hever, Kent bur: 1st Sep 1835 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent | b: 1761 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 19th Jul 1761 St. Peter and St. Paul d: Nov 1823 Edenbridge, Kent bur: 12th Nov 1823 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent | b: 1764 Edenbridge, Kent ch: 22nd Jan 1764 St. Peter and St. Paul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Weald is at Database version 14.05 which has ongoing updates to the 395,000 people; 9,000 places; 613 maps; 3,308 pictures, engravings and photographs; and 248 books loaded in the previous version
