William Broun

- Bef 1698

• Name	William Broun
  Gender	Male
  Will	28 Dec 1688	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1, 2]
  	Executor and principal heir: George Broun/ Browne; legacies to John Broun/Browne of Staten Island and John Mours. Witnesses: Adam Hude, George Broun
  Role	Bef 1696	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Later free emigrant
  Death	Bef 23 Feb 1697/98	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  Probate	18 May 1699	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Letters of administration issued to George Brown of Woodbridge
  Person ID	I46724	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Will - Executor and principal heir: George Broun/ Browne; legacies to John Broun/Browne of Staten Island and John Mours. Witnesses: Adam Hude, George Broun - 28 Dec 1688 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Role - Later free emigrant - Bef 1696 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Death - Bef 23 Feb 1697/98 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Probate - Letters of administration issued to George Brown of Woodbridge - 18 May 1699 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  May have arrived between 1683 and 1685. Included on the basis of his Presbyterian friends/ possible relations and living in Woodbridge. George may have been a brother and John a cousin?.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730. p63 [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703. p295