Major Thomas Browne

1645 - 1709  (63 years)

• Name	Thomas Browne  [1]
  Prefix	Major
  Birth	22 May 1645  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Indian Wars, Cdr. Of Co. Of Horse
  Death	7 May 1709
  Burial	Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Person ID	I752	Bisbee
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2010

  
  

  Father	William Browne   d. 1676, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Mother	Mary Besbeech,   b. 1621, Frittenden, , Kent, England d. Aft 1676, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1641  [1]
  	William Browne of Sudbury, Mass. [1]
  Family ID	F422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 1	Mary Danforth   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Mary was widow of Solomon Pipps, Jr.
  Family ID	F426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2008

  
  

  Wife 2	Patience Foster,   b. Abt 1654   d. 15 Aug 1706 (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	1667
  Family ID	F427	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2008

  
  

• Event Map		Burial - - Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Major Browne was much engaged in the business of the town; a Representative for a succession of years and commander of a company of Horse in the Indian Wars. In 1701 he was allowed compensation by the General Court for a horse lost in pursuit of Indians in 1697. Thomas Browne died 7 May 1709. It is recorded in the diary of Judge Sewall as follows: "Major Browne was buried in the old burying place." The tombs of Hopestill Browne (d. 1731) contain descendants up to the last burial in 1852. Of the several vaults at Wayland and also at Sudbury, non were marked "Browne," but several had the names obliterated (1933). The first church was built in 1649, and stood on the westerly part of the old burying ground at Sudbury. The site is marked by a slight embankment and has a Tercentenary marker placed there in 1930. Just south of this and about fifty feet distant is a small grave stone, the only one remaining in a considerable space. This stone was well preserved and buried quite deeply. The inscription reads, "Here lies ye body of Mrs. Patience Browne, wife of Major Thomas Browne aged about 59 years. Died Aug. y 15th 1706." In this cemetery are two very old flat markers in excellent condition and marked "Goodnough."

  
  

• Sources

  [S2291] Frank Jones Bisbee, Genealogy of the Bisbee Family, (1956; reprint, Decatur, MI: Johnson Graphics, 1992), p. 21.