Jonathan Browne

Jonathan Browne (1601 ? 19 December 1643) was an Anglican clergyman, Dean of Hereford from 1637 until his death. ^[1]

Browne was educated at Gloucester Hall, Oxford , matriculating on 13 October 1620, aged 19, and graduating BCL (1625), DCL (1630). ^[2]

He held the following church preferments: ^[2]

Rector of Shelley, Essex (1621)
Rector of St Faith's, London (1628)
Rector of Hertingfordbury , Hertfordshire (1630)
President of Sion College (1636?1637) ^[3]
Canon of Hereford Cathedral (1636)
Dean of Hereford (1636?1643)
Canon of Westminster Abbey (1639?1643) ^[4]

He died on 19 December 1643, ^[4] and was buried at Hertingfordbury, without any memorial. ^[5] His will (undated and unregistered) was proved on 8 April 1645. ^[6]

Family [ edit ]

On 20 January 1631, Browne married Anne Lovelace nee Barne, ^[7] daughter of Sir William Barne , widow of Sir William Lovelace, mother by her first marriage of Richard Lovelace the poet and Francis Lovelace , colonial Governor of New York.

Browne's daughter Anne married Herbert Croft , who succeeded Browne as Dean of Hereford, then became Bishop of Hereford .

Browne's grandson (Croft and Anne's son) was Sir Herbert Croft Bt MP . ^[8]

References [ edit ]

^ Horn, Joyce M. (ed.). "Deans of Hereford". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541?1857 . Vol. 13.
^ ^a ^b Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses: Browne, Jonathan . p. 195 . Retrieved 6 October 2019 .
^ Pearce, Ernest Harold (1913). Sion College and Library . CUP Archive. p. 343 . Retrieved 6 October 2019 .
^ ^a ^b Horn, Joyce M. (ed.). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541?1857 . Vol. 7. pp. 77?78 . Retrieved 6 October 2019 .
^ Havergal, Francis T. (1869). Antiquarian Memorials of Hereford . Fasti Herefordenses. p. 40 . Retrieved 6 October 2019 .
^ Oxford Wills; Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1645
^ Dorman, John Frederick, ed. (2005). Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607?1624/5 . Vol. 2 (4th ed.). p. 472. ISBN 9780806317632 . Retrieved 6 October 2019 .
^ "Croft, Sir Herbert, 1st Bt" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 6 October 2019 .

Church of England titles
Preceded by John Richardson	Dean of Hereford 1637?1643	Succeeded by Herbert Croft

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[1] Horn, Joyce M. (ed.). "Deans of Hereford". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541?1857 . Vol. 13.

[oxon-2] Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses: Browne, Jonathan . p. 195 . Retrieved 6 October 2019 .

[3] Pearce, Ernest Harold (1913). Sion College and Library . CUP Archive. p. 343 . Retrieved 6 October 2019 .

[fasti-westminster-4] Horn, Joyce M. (ed.). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541?1857 . Vol. 7. pp. 77?78 . Retrieved 6 October 2019 .

[5] Havergal, Francis T. (1869). Antiquarian Memorials of Hereford . Fasti Herefordenses. p. 40 . Retrieved 6 October 2019 .

[6] Oxford Wills; Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1645

[7] Dorman, John Frederick, ed. (2005). Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607?1624/5 . Vol. 2 (4th ed.). p. 472. ISBN 9780806317632 . Retrieved 6 October 2019 .

[8] "Croft, Sir Herbert, 1st Bt" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 6 October 2019 .

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