Bryant/Burgett/Doty/Brown: From Richard Brown to Mary Ann Brown

*14th Generation: Richard Brown

  • Richard was born in 1614 in Kent, England.
  • He married Edith Holt on February 1, 1635, in Newbury, Massachusetts. They had five children together: Richard, Joseph, Margery, Joshua, and Caleb.
  • Richard, his brother and sister, immigrated to America in 1634 on the ship “Mary and John.” He immigrated to Massachusetts.
  • Richard died on April 26, 1661, (47 years old) in Newbury, Massachusetts.

*14th Generation: Edith Holt

  • Edith was born in 1619 in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England.
  • Edith arrived as an indentured servant in 1634 on the ship “Mary and John.”
  • She married Richard on February 1, 1635, in Newbury, Massachusetts. They had five children together:
    • Richard (1635-?)
    • Joseph (1638-1661)
    • Margery (1640-1651)
    • Joshua (who we are descended from) (1642-1730)
    • Caleb (1645-?)
  • Edith died on April 2, 1647, (28 years old) in Newbury, Massachusetts.