Peter Browne Estate
Peter Browne died without a will. He died at Plymouth, between 4 April and
10 October, 1633. Mary, his second wife administered the estate. He married, first, at
Plymouth, in 1624 or 1625, Martha (—) Ford, who died at Plymouth, between 1 June,
1627 and 1631. He married, second, between 1627 and 1631, Mary , who died after 21
November, 1633. Mary, the daughter of Peter Brown, married Ephraim Tinkham, (She is
mentioned in his will: " . . . I had in right of Mary my wife, daughter, of Peter
Browne. . .") Presilla Browne married William Allen. Rebecca, child
of Peter Brown's second wife, was the wife of William Snow of Duxbury and Bridgewater. The
John Browne frequently mentioned in the affairs of Peter and close relatives was his
brother [William Allen To John Browne: " . . . being the one part of three of the
land which appertained unto the Children of Peeter Browne brother unto John Browne
aforsaid . . ."
Inventory (See below how this estate was settled)
An Inventory taken the 10th of Octobr 1633 of the goods & Chattels of Peter Browne of
new Plymouth deceased as they were prised by Capt Myles Standish & mr Will Brewster of
the same & presented upon oath in Court held the 28th of Oct. in the ninth yeare of
the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord Charles &c.[MD 1.2.79+]
| Inpr Corne 130 bushels |
32 16 02 |
| it Six melch goats prised at |
18 0 00 |
| it ffive young lambs |
27 0 00 |
| it 2 wether lambs & a Ram |
02 00 00 |
| it 4 Barrow hoggs at |
9 15 02 |
| it 3 sowes at |
2 12 00 |
| it 4 barrow Shotes |
4 00 00 |
| it 2 young sowes & a Bore |
3 00 02 |
| it 1 heyfer at |
16 00 00 |
| it 1 fowling peece |
1 10 00 |
| it 1 morter & pestle |
00 15 00 |
| 3 wedges at |
00 10 00 |
| it 1 felling axe |
00 1 6 |
| it 1 other felling axe |
00 2 00 |
| it 1 handsaw |
00 1 6 |
| it 2 awgers & 1 chisell |
00 1 6 |
| it 1 how at |
00 1 00 |
| it 1 sute of Cloathes & 1 Cloake |
00 3 00 |
| it 1 flock bed in a fetherbed tick |
00 16 00 |
| it 1 bolster ticke |
00 04 00 |
| it 1 Coverlet & a blew blancket |
01 11 00 |
| it 1 old blancket & one old pillow |
00 08 00 |
| it 2 pr of sheets at 18 |
00 18 00 |
| it 1 Iron pott |
00 03 00 |
| it 1 pr of pott hangers |
00 02 00 |
| it 1 Iron kettle at |
00 12 00 |
| it 1 pr of Cob Irons at |
00 02 0(*) |
| it 2 Reape hookes at |
00 01 0(*) |
| it 1 Twart Saw |
00 03 02 |
| it 5 peecs of pewter at |
00 09 00 |
| it 2 brasse Candlesticks at |
00 03 00 |
| it 1 quart pott of latten |
00 08 00 |
| it 1 latten pan & a dripping pan |
00 04 00 |
| it 1 brasse skellet |
00 01 00 |
| it 2 old brasse kettles at |
00 04 00 |
| it 1 chamber pott |
00 01 00 |
| it 1 pewter cupp |
00 00 06 |
| it 3 old chestes at |
00 07 00 |
| it 1 boxe at |
00 06 00 |
| it 1 Cradle |
00 03 00 |
| it an hogshead. a barrell & an harness bar |
00 0 00 |
| it 1 brush |
02 02 02 |
| it 1 Butt |
00 05 00 |
| it 1 bedsteed |
00 10 02 |
| it 1 pillowbeer of blew stuffe |
00 01 04 |
| it 2 pr of Irish Stockins |
00 03 00 |
| * Worn. |
| it 2 pr of shoes |
00 08 00 |
| it 1 Coate |
00 08 00 |
| it 12 02 of shott |
00 02 00 |
| it 1 Iron pot & pot hangers & pot hookes |
00 10 00 |
| it 2 brasse kettles at |
02 04 00 |
| it 1 ffrying panne at |
00 02 05 |
| it 1 Gredyron & a trevet |
00 02 00 |
| it 1 Brush |
00 14 00 |
| it 1 ffetherbed & bolster & 3 pillowes |
02 00 00 |
| it 1 Chest |
00 04 00 |
| it 1 box |
00 00 08 |
| it 1 Smoothing yron |
02 01 02 |
| it 1 Spade |
00 02 00 |
| it 1 Axe |
02 01 06 |
| it 1 howe |
00 01 00 |
| [8] it 1 Bible |
00 03 00 |
| it 4 pr of pillowbeers |
00 16 00 |
| it 1 pillow |
00 02 00 |
| it 6 table napkins |
00 02 00 |
| it owing him by Joh. Jenny |
01 00 00 |
| it pr Jonath. Brewster 1 bushel of Corne |
00 05 00 |
| it pr goodman Rowly 1 bush. Corne |
00 05 00 |
| it pr goodm Rowly more |
00 03 00 |
| it pr Edw: Bangs |
00 03 00 |
| it pr H. Howland 9 oz of shott |
| it pr Expr Michaell 1 oz of powder |
| Peter Brown debtor to John Browne eleaven bushels of Corne & a
peck. |
| it more to Joh. Browne |
00 01 00 |
| it more to Joh Browne |
02 08 00 |
| it to Will Palmer |
02 14 04 |
| it more to Joh. Browne |
00 02 08 |
| it to mr Gilson 2/8 in beaver at 6/8 |
00 06 00 |
| it to one at Massachusets 24 bushels of Corne |
06 00 00 |
| it to mr Heeks 5 bushels of Corne |
01 05 00 |
| it to mr Weston a bush. & 1/2 of Corn |
00 07 06 |
| it to Tho. Clark 1 bush of Corn & 6d |
02 05 06 |
| it to Josiah Wynslow 1/2 bush Corn |
00 02 06 |
| it to mr ffog |
00 00 06 |
| it Joh Dunham |
00 04 00 |
| it to ffr. Sprague 5 pecks of Corne |
00 06 03 |
| it to Joh Cooke 2 pecks of Corne |
00 02 06 |
| it to mr Collier for 1/2 bushell of pease |
| it to mrs ffuller for 1 peck malt & purgac |
| it to the Surgion for letting her man bloud |
| it to Kanelm Wynslow for a Coffin |
00 12 00 |
Peter Brown aforesaid dying wthout will
Settlement of Peter Browne's Estate
Court Orders, 1: 33, under date of 28 October, 1633
In this Court Mary the late wife of Peter Browne deceased who dyed wthout will
presented an Inventory of the goods & Chattels of her said husb. upon oath & was
referred for Administracon to an other Cour of Assistants to be held the on munday the
11th r next ensuing.
1633. Novbr 11th At a Court of Assistants held the 11th of Novembr in the ninth
yeare of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lord Charles by the grace of God King of Engl.
Scotl. ffrance & Ireland Defender of the ffaith &c.
It was ordered, that Whereas Peter Browne dyed wthout will having
divers children by divers wives his estate amounting to an hundred pownds or thereabouts.
It is ordered that Mary his wife who is allowed the Administratrix of the said Peter
foorthwith pay downe fifteen pownds for the use of Mary
Browne daughter of the said Peter to mr Joh. Done of Plymoth aforesaid . wth whom
the said Court have placed the said Mary for nine yeares. At the end whereof
the said John is to make good the said fifteen pownds to her or her heires if in case she
die. Also it is further ordered that the said Widow Mary Browne pay or cause to be paid
into the hands of mr Will Gilson the full sum of fifteen pownds for the use of Prisilla Browne an other of the daughters of the said Peter the
Court having placed the said Prisilla wth the said Will for 12 yeares At
thend whereof the said Will is to make good the same unto her as her ffathers legacy as
aforesaid, & to that end the said John & Will either stand bound for other for
pformance of the severall paymts as also for such other pformanes of meet drinke cloathing
&c during the said terme as is meet. And for the rest of the estate the widow having
two children by the said Peter together wth her owne 3d it is allowed Her for bringing up
the said children. Provided that shee discharge wtsoever debts shall be proved to be owing
by the said Peter, & the legacies given by the Court. ffor pformance whereof shee
& mr Will Brewster bownd in two hundred pownds
[Court Orders, I:37]
