Notes: Ancestor of the Brownes of Wickham in Kent Barts.
George Browne, son of the staunchly Catholic first Lord Montague, married Eleanor, daughter of Anthony Bridges of Great Shefford (8 miles NW of Newbury) in 1583.
Fr Snape was captured at the farm and abandoned Catholicism, thereby obtaining a pardon.
BROWNE, Sir THOMAS (1414-60); of Tonford, Kent, and Betchworth, Surrey; of the Exchequer 1440-50, Under Treasurer 1447-9, lawyer.
When the Tower surrendered a fortnight later, Sir ThomasBrowne and five others of the household of the Duke of Exeter were sentenced, and hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn, 29 July 1460.