BROWN GENEALOGY Vol. II, page 405.
Charles, b. probably in Suffolk EN was one of the early settlers ofRowley MA. He was an educated man, and taught the Rowley school; he alsoplayed the drum for the town.

page 406 Will of Charles Browne (Spicer Gen., p. 499.
Charles Browne of Rowley in ye County of Essex. My last will &testament is as followeth I give to my Eldest Son Briah Browne twentyfour pounds in some good pay, eight pounds of it in or as good as money.I give to my son William Browne half an acre of land in ye Town of Rowleyto be Set out to him of my homestead & the One Half of the Eight acres ofland at ye rie plain & one freehold.
Item: I give to my Son John Browne one third part of ye land Johnbeing now possessed of it. I give to my Son Samuel Browne that piece ofland lying by ye Streights Seven acres & a half more or less & half ofEight acres of land at ye Rie Plain.
I give to my Son Ebenezer Browne one third part of ye land my Sonpossessed of it. i give to my son Nathaniel Browne a grant of Eighteenacres be it more or less Joyning to the ox pasture and my other SonsLands & the lands he is possessed of I give to my Son Joseph Browne myhouse & land in the Town of Rowley being my homestead all ye Remainder ofit that is not given to my son William & an acre & a half at Satchells ofplow ground & meadow & one freehold.
I give to my grand daughter Sarah Browne a Legacy given by my SonGershom to her & left in my hands my Will is that my Executors pay it toher in one half Corne & the other half Cattle when she comes to ye age oftwenty one years or do Marry & my Son Joseph had also a Legacy given himby my son Gershom which I declare hereby to be paid him in the lands Ihave given, So that he is not to Require anything of my Executors upon yeaccount of that Legacy he having it in ye lands by me here Given and thathe shall not b e possessed of it till he comes to ye age of Twenty Oneyears further my will is that my Sons John Browne, Nathaniel Browne &Ebenezer Browne by my Executors & take care to pay all my debts andfunerall Charges & for that End to inable them I Give them to be Equallydivided among them three all my land Meadowes and Appurtenances thereuntobelonging either in the bounds of Rowley or else where that are notalready Conveyed & also all my Stock household Stuff money or moneysWorth to be divided as foresd, when by depts are paid and my obligacon tomy father Acie during his life which they are to take care of if itplease God now to take me out of this World this I declare to be my lastWill & Testament.
Marke of
C Charles Browne (Seal)
This 20th of Decembr, 1687 we Saw Charles Browne Sign & Seal thisinstrument by Setting to his Marke & Seal.
Richard Dumer
Jonathan Wheeler Witnesses.
John Sterlin
Essex Probate Records.

Sources: Brown Genealogy, v2; O'Keeffe.
BG: Charles Brown, probably of Suffolk, England; early settler ofRowley,
MA; buried 16 Dec. 1683. Married Mary Acey 14 Aug. 1647.
O'Keeffe: Charles Browne, born in Suffolk, England, Died 16 Dec. 1687in Rowley, Essex County, Mass. Had 10 children besides Nathaniel.

Source: O'Keeffe.
O'Keeffe: Charles Brown, born in Suffolk, England, and died 16 Dec.1687 in Rowley, Essex County, Mass.

1. Nathaniel BROWN b. 20 May 1660, Rowley,Essex Co.,Massachusetts; d. Bef 16 May 1731, Groton,New London,Connecticut.
2. Beriah BROWNE b. 8 May 1648, Rowley,Essex Co.,Massachusetts.
3. Gershom BROWNE b. Abt 1650, Rowley,Essex Co.,Massachusetts; d. Bef 25 Mar 1683, Rowley,Essex Co.,Massachusetts,unmarried; bur. 5 Dec 1683, Rowley,Essex Co.,Massachusetts.
4. William BROWNE b. 11 Dec 1651, Rowley,Essex Co.,Massachusetts; d. 1690, the Canada voyage at sea,unmarried.
5. John BROWNE b. 5 Dec 1653, Rowley,Essex Co.,Massachusetts; d. Massachusetts.
6. Samuel BROWNE b. 8 May 1655, Rowley,Essex Co.,Massachusetts; d. 1690, the Canada voyage at sea,unmarried.
7. Ebenezer BROWNE b. 14 Sep 1658, Rowley,Essex Co.,Massachusetts; d. Bef 17 Apr 1733.
8. Mary BROWNE b. Abt 1665, Rowley,Essex Co.,Massachusetts; bur. 9 Dec 1762, Massachusetts.
9. Joseph BROWNE b. 29 Jun 1668, Rowley,Essex Co.,Massachusetts; d. Bef 1690, Massachusetts.

Source: O'Keeffe.
O'Keeffe: Acie Browne. Mentioned in the will of his son, Charles.