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Roger Brownson

Roger Brownson[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1576 - 1635  (59 years)


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  • Name Roger Brownson 
    Birth 1576  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 5 Sep 1576  Earls Colne, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Will 4 Aug 1635 

    • The will of "Roger Brownson of Aldham in the County of Essex, taylor," was dated 4 Aug. 1635. "To Margeret my wife, £6, furniture, and all that was hers before marriage. To my daughter in law [stepdaughter] Mary Brewer, 20s. To Edith my daughter, wife of John Evered of Cogshall, £3. To Susan, daughter of John Evered of Cogshall [Cogshall, co. Essex], my grandchild, 20s. at her age of 21 or marriage. To my two sons John and Richard Brownson and to my daughter, 12d. each if ever they come to demand the same. Residue to Cornelius Brownson my son, he to be executor." Signed by mark. Witnesses: William Adams, John Brownson. Proved at Colchester 22 Oct. 1635 by Cornelius Brownson, the executor named [Commissary Court of London for Essex and Herts, D/ABW.53/47, Essex County Record Office, Chelmsford].
    Death Between 4 Aug 1635 and 22 Oct 1635  Aldham, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Probate 22 Oct 1635  Colchester, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    President From 9 Jul 1850 to 4 Mar 1853  United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8] 
    13th
    Millard Fillmore
    • Role: Ancestor
    Person ID I8691  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2019 

    Father John Brownson, Sr.,   b. Between 1540 and 1550   bur. 4 Feb 1622/3, Earls Colne, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Mother Joan ________   bur. 11 Feb 1616/7, Earls Colne, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Bef 1576  [4] 
    Family ID F6618  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Underwood   bur. 18 Mar 1622/3, Earls Colne, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 9, 10] 
    Marriage 12 May 1600  Lamarsh, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Roger Brownson   d. in infancy
    +2. John Bronson,   b. 1602   d. Bef 28 Nov 1680, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 78 years)
     3. Edith Brownson   d. Aft Mar 1664/5
     4. Cornelius Brownson   bur. 8 Mar 1656/7, Earls Colne, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Alice Brownson   bur. 30 Aug 1612, Earls Colne, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +6. Richard Bronson,   b. 1615   d. Bef 26 Sep 1687, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 72 years)
     7. Elizabeth Brownson   bur. 24 May 1618, Earls Colne, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Mary Brownson,   b. Mar 1622/3   d. BY 1670, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 46 years)
    Family ID F3369  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2020 

    Family 2 Margaret ________ 
    Family ID F6621  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 5 Sep 1576 - Earls Colne, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 May 1600 - Lamarsh, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Between 4 Aug 1635 and 22 Oct 1635 - Aldham, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 22 Oct 1635 - Colchester, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPresident - 13th,Millard Fillmore - From 9 Jul 1850 to 4 Mar 1853 - United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Coats of Arms
    Bronson Coat of Arms    		Bronson Coat of Arms

  • Notes 
    • The vast majority of people with the Bronson, Brownson or Brunson surnames can trace their ancestry to Roger and Mary Brownson of Earl's Colne, Essex, England. Three of Roger's children, John, Richard and Mary are believed to have come to America on the ship Defence which left London on "the last of July 1635" and landed in Boston on the 8th of October in 1635.
      John Brownson, the second born and eldest surviving son of Roger is believed to be a Puritan who settled in the new settlement of Hartford on the Connecticut River led by Mr. Thomas Hooker, the minister, in May and June of 1636. John's name appears as 'Brunson' in the early records of Hartford and in John's enlistment record for service in the Pequot War in 1637. John had several parcels of land assigned to him by the division of Feb. 1639/40. It is not known when John moved from Hartford to Farmington but his name appears serving on a Grand Jury in Farmington on 7 March 1649/50. John served as a Deputy from Farmington to the Connecticut General Court four times and was sworn Constable of Farmington for a year. He was said to be one of the 'seven pillars' of the church at Farmington from its foundation on 13 Oct. 1652.
      John Brownson (or Brunson), son of John Brownson, is often confused with John Brownson, son of Richard Brownson, because they are close in age. But according to Coddington, it was John Brownson, son of John Brownson who settled in Craven County, South Carolina and is responsible for bringing the name to the Southeastern states. Coddington states that "John Brunson" had a warrent which dates to 28 Oct. 1685 from Governor John Archdale, for 200 acres in Craven County, South Carolina, "on account of arrival rights"
      Richard, the sixth child was not as prominent in civic affairs as his older brother John but Richard was a land owner in Farmington, Connecticut in 1648.
      Mary Brownson was the eighth and youngest child of Roger and Mary Brownson and is believed to have been born in March 1622/23, shortly before her mother's death. Mary was raised by a stepmother. Mary was a seventeenth century teen-ager who came close to being a juvenile delinquent. Four boys, John Olmstead, Jonathan Rudd, John Pierce, and Nicholas Olmstead, got into grave trouble for what must have been strenuous petting with Mary, but there is no mention of fornication in the court records of Hartford. The phrases used in the court record were 'wanton dalliances, lacivious caridge & fowle Mysdemenors at sundry times with Mary Brunson.' The first three boys were merely 'corrected' while Nicholas Olmstead was given a stiff fine and ordered 'to stand Vppon the Pyllery at Hartford.' This seems to have taken place between the winter of 1639/40 and the spring of 1640. Mary Brownson was hastily married off, at Hartford, before 2 Apr. 1640, to a safe, substantial, and somewhat older man, Nicholas Desborough (or Disborough, Disbrow).

  • Sources 
    1.  1.  [S939] First Settlers of New England, Vol. 1, 280, 00190.

    2.  2.  [S1151] Ancestors of American Presidents, 42, 01001.

    3.  3.  [S867] TAG, 38:197, 00863.

    4.  4.  [S867] TAG, 38:196, 00863.

    5.  5.  [S1151] Ancestors of American Presidents, 36, 01001.

    6.  6.  [S1151] Ancestors of American Presidents, 448, 01001.

    7.  7.  [S1151] Ancestors of American Presidents, 432, 01001.

    8.  8.  [S1357] NEXUS, 11:34, 00206.

    9.  9.  [S867] TAG, 38:199, 00863.

    10.  10.  [S867] TAG, 38:204, 00863.