Elizabeth Makepace BROWNE

Female 1657 - 1727  (70 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Makepace BROWNE  [2, 3
    • Elizabeth Makepeace Browne w/o John 'Augustine Le Rossignol Jean' AuGustine
      d/o John Browne & Esther Hester Makepeace

      From another contributor:
      Elizabeth Browne was born 26 January 1657 at Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts to John Browne and Hester Makepeace. Her father and grandparents were part of "the Great Migration" of Puritans to the New World as part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. When Elizabeth was about 7 years old, her family moved to Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts. During King Philip's War [1676-76] Augustine John (also known as John Gustin) was at times stationed at Marlborough. On 26 March 1676, the town of Marlborough was attacked and destroyed and the inhabitants forced to flee. Following the war, Elizabeth Browne married John Gustin on 10 November 1676 at Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. Elizabeth and John settled for a brief time at Reading, King Philip's War ending with the signing of the Treaty of Casco on 12 April 1678. This opened up Casco Bay for resettlement. Elizabeth and John Gustin, along with Elizabeth's parents (John and Hester Browne) moved to Falmouth on Casco Bay and were granted land in order to re-establish the community. Elizabeth and John Gustin began having a family. However, war began again between the English colonists and their Indian allies and the French colonists and their Indian allies. The town of Falmouth was attacked and completely destroyed again in 1690. All inhabitants fled or were killed or captured. The town of Falmouth remained unsettled for another 25 years. The Gustins removed to Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts were they had additional children and raised their family. Finally, about 1715, the area of Falmouth became safe enough to re-establish a settlement. John and Elizabeth Gustin, along with three of their unmarried sons, returned to Falmouth, then York County, Maine. In 1719, John Gustin penned his will and died shortly thereafter. Elizabeth would have been about 62 years old when she became a widow. Two of her sons, Ebenezer and David, stayed in Maine. As best as can be determined, Elizabeth stayed in Falmouth living on her own, or with one of her children until about 1731 when she passed away.

      TIMELINE:
      1657: born at Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
      10 Nov 1676: marred at Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
      3 July 1719: husband penns will
      4 April 1720: probate preceedings begin on husband's estate
      10 Feb 1727/28: receives 1/2 acre lot deed
      17 Mar 1727/28: receives 30 acre lot deed
      10 April 1729: signs two deeds X her mark, selling land
      23 Mar 1729/30: name on deed, but not noted as being present to sign
      (abt Spring 1730, likely died)

      Posted on Find a Grave originally created by: Tom Hoot
      Maintained by: William Roha [1]
    Birth 26 Mar 1657  Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Death 29 Mar 1727  Falmouth, Cumberland Co., Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I08501  Main Tree
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2022 

    Father John BROWN,   b. 28 Jul 1631, Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1697, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Esther Hester MAKEPEACE,   b. 1635, Bristol, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 24 Feb 1655  [4, 5
    Family ID F04131  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Augustine Jean GUSTINE,   b. 9 Jan 1647, L'Etacq, Balliwick of Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 1719, Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 10 Nov 1676  Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Family ID F04138  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2022 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 Mar 1657 - Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Mar 1727 - Falmouth, Cumberland Co., Maine Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    2. [S4746] Ancestry.com: Massachusetts Town and Vital Collections, 1620-1988.

    3. [S02367] Henry Bond, MD, Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts.

    4. [S7787] William Makepeace, Member of the NE. Hist. Gen. Society, The Genealogy of the Makepeace Families in the United States from 1637-1857, (Boston: Printed by David Clapp 1858).

    5. [S12201] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration - Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Vol V M-P.

    6. [S04348] Yates Publishing, Ancestry.com: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;).