Dorothy??? the Emigrant was born circa 1584 in England.
1,2 Dorothy??? the Emigrant married
John Brown, Sr., the Emigrant, circa 1616 in England. One source may give her last name as Beuchamp.
2 Dorothy??? the Emigrant died on 27 January 1673 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, at age ~89.
3,1 She was buried on 29 January 1673 in Ancient Little Neck Cemetery, East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, Book A, 1663-1709, page 26 (page 143 in original): Mrs Dororthy Brown the wife of Mr John Brown Senr deceased the twenty seaventh day of January 1673 being the ninety and eighth year of her age or thereabouts and was buryed uppon the 29th of January 1673.
4,1,2 Dorothy Brown and
John Brown, Sr., the Emigrant, emigrated on 17 April 1635 from England to Plymouth Colony on the ship Elizabeth. Also on the ship with the Browns was 19-year-old Thomas Willett, a son of their Leyden, Holland, neighbors and fellow Puritans. Apparently worried that Thomas was turning into a Dutch Reformed lad instead of the solid Separatist they had tried to raise, the Willetts sent him with the Browns to the more denominationally-controlled environment of Plymouth Colony. Thomas later married the Browns' daughter Mary and parlayed his bicultural upbringing into notable wealth and prominence in New England, contributing thirteen children to the Plymouth Colony and becoming the first Mayor of New York.
CAVEAT: John Brown, Sr. may have traveled separately before his wife, children and Thomas Willet.
2 Dorothy??? the Emigrant left a will dated 17 December 1668 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
2 Dorothy's will was proved on on 29 March 1674 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FindaGrave - Dorothy Browne Birth: 1584
Death: Jan. 27, 1673
John Browne (1585-1662) and his wife Dorothy (1584-1673) came from Leyden to Plymouth on the Mayflower. Not with the famous Pilgrims of 1620, but a decade later, on another ship of the same (apparently popular) name.
Also on the ship with the Brownes was 19-year-old Thomas Willett*, a son of Leyden neighbors and fellow Puritans. Worried, apparently, that Thomas was turning into a Dutch Reformed lad instead of the solid Separatist they had tried to raise, the Willetts sent him with the Brownes to the more denominationally-controlled environment of America. Thomas later married the Brownes' daughter Mary and parlayed his bicultural upbringing into notable wealth and prominence in New England, contributing thirteen children to the Colony and becoming the first Mayor of New York.
Bio by: Richard B. Anderson
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~Wife of: John Browne Sr.
~Mother of: Lieut. James Brown Sr.
John Brown Jr.
Mary Brown Willet
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Family links:
Children:
James Brown (1623 - 1710)*
Hannah Brown Mead (1634 - 1700)*
Mary Brown Willett (1637 - ____)*
Burial: Ancient Little Neck Cemetery
East Providence
Providence County
Rhode Island, USA
Created by: 5,255]Superkentman
Record added: Apr 29, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 19136966.
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