The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.)
Brown of Rye.-- This family was a younger branch of t!ic Browns of Beecii- ■worth, in the County of Kent, Engiand, founded by Sir Anthony Brown," who was created a Kniglit of the Balli, at tlie coronation of Richard 11. He left issue two sons, Sir Pueliard his heir, and Sir. Stephen, Lord Mayor of Landon in 14:?9. Sir Rubert JJruwn. living U»ip. Henry V. was father of Sir Thomas Browne, treas.urer" of the household to Henry VL, and SheritT of Kent, iu 1444 and 1160
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APPKNDIX A.
Thomas Brown, Esq., of Hyc, County of Sussex, England, emigrated to Concr>r.!. MassachusL-tts, cir. It332, from ^\-henc(■' be removed to Cambridgi', ^vhere he liv!. 1 some time." His sons were (1.), Thomas of Piye, who d. A. D. 16iJ4, and irachalLi.'i of Eye. The latter left issue ; 1, Benjamin, d. in 1755, and had 1, Benjamin ; 2,
Joscpli ; 3, Daniel ; 4, "NYilliam. (II.), Peter, d. 1731-2, mar. Martha , hv
left, l.'it, Ebenezer ; 2nd, Caleb ; 3rd, Peter, d. 1739 ; he had Rebecca, mar. J.-Ln Purdy, and Sarali. mar. Thomas Sutton ; 4th, Hon. 2sathaniel ; 5th, Ilonr'Xrh..;- imaTi ; Gth, Hannah: 7th, Sarali ; 8th, Bebecca ; 9tii, Elizabeth. (HI.), Thoniiis d. 1702; (lY.). Hachaliah, d. 17S4. mar. Ann Kniffen ; he left, 1st, Hachaliah . f Somers, b. August 20, 1727, d. :May 22. 1S13, mar. Abby Halsted. She w;i3 b. 1704, d. AuiQSt, 1807. The children of Hachaliah and Abby Ilal.sted. were JS'athan, b Aug. ^4, 175G, d. March, 1S14 ; StqiUii, b. July 10,1 766; Len-u. b. May 12, 17TS, d. March 3, 1800, mar.