Peter Brown Family History

Mary Brown (1691)

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General History

Mary Brown was one of my 8th generation ancestors.

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Mary Brown baptised on 14th November 1691 in Fletching, Sussex. She was the daughter of Thomas browne & susan linn of Fletching.
She had a child whilst unmarried. She then possibly married John Stacey (his second wife) on 5th August 1715 in Fletching

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Mary had one known child.

Jacob
  1. Jacob Brown was baptised on 23rd November 1712 in Fletching, Sussex (note: SxF show date as September). Shown in the register as ‘Baseborn’, an illegitimate child, and the father is not known. Jacob married Ann Payne. Details of Jacob Brown & Ann Payne are shown separately as they are direct ancestors.

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On the marriage she is shown on the register as ‘from Maresfield’

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  1. There was only one Mary Brown born in Fletching so this one is the most likely.
  2. However there two Mary Brown’s born in adjacent parishes in the years 1677-1696 (age 16-35 at birth of child). It is assumed that the Mary was unmarried to have an illegitimate child and not widowed. The possible Mary’s were  22/6/1684 East Grinstead; 9/5/1684 East Grinstead; One of these Mary’s possibly married on 24/07/1705 in East Grinstead. The other one possibly married in Withyham on 26/04/1718 or on 18/04/1721.
  3. There were also five Mary Brown’s born in more distant  parishes in the years 1677-1696. These were: 5/8/1683 Lingfield; 8/5/1686 Withyham (but possibly married in Withyham on 26/04/1718 or on 18/04/1721); 10/2/1687 Godstone; 29/11/1693 Worth, but probably died 2/10/1696; 24/9/1696 Ditchling; (sources 1-5).
  4. There was also a Thomas Brown & Mary who were described as travellers/poor travellers. They had two children in Fletching ( George 22/02/1702 and Henry 07/03/1714). They also probably had two children in Chailey (Mary 11/12/1715 & Thomas 12/12/1717, but died 22/6/1720). Questions arise here: a) are there other children between George & Henry,       b) was George born to a different family altogether, c) Was Jacob born to this Mary before she married. There was a Thomas Brown who married a Mary Fuller in Iford (south of Lewes) on 30/11/1704.
  5. In general the family name BROWNE was used up to about 1700 and then BROWN became standard
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  1. Parish Registers – West Hoathly
  2. Parish Registers – East Grinstead
  3. Other Sussex Parish Registers – Ardingly, Bolney, Chailey, Crawley, Cuckfield, Ditchling, Fletching, Horsted Keynes, Hartfield, Ifield, Lindfield,  Maresfield, Newick, Rotherfield, Slaugham, Withyham, Worth
  4. Other Surrey Parish Registers – Bletchingly(some), Burstow, Caterham (some), Charlwood, Crowhurst, Godstone, Horley, Horne, Limpsfield (some), Lingfield, Nutfield(some), Oxted, Rusper, Tandridge (some)
  5. Other Kent Parish Registers – Ashurst, Cowden, Edenbridge, Speldhurst
  6. Latter day Saints - Family Search: For initial identification of details only
  7. Sussex Marriage Index CD
  8. Sussex Family History Group - Baptism records