An American Family History

Faith Browne Warner was born in the early 17th century.

She married Marshall Edward Browne.

Faith and Edward's children were Joseph Browne, (1639), John Browne, Thomas Browne, Bartholomew Browne and Lidia Browne Chaffen.

Faith was left a widow when Edward died on February 9, 1659/60.

Faith married Daniel Warner on July 1, 1660. Their life together is described in detail in the section on Daniel and Faith Warner.

Faith died on June 10, 1679. Her first husband had left her property so she left a will to dispose of her own property. Her estate

Estate Of Mrs. Faith Warner Of Ipswich
"Whereas there was an estate left by Edward Browne late of Ipswich deceased and he haveing by will disposed of his Reall estate unto his two sons Joseph & John Browne, and left all both Reall & psonall in the hands of his widdow ffaith Browne for tearme of life (except eight acres of Land & a pcell of meadow) and by his will his sd widdow to dispose of the rest of the estate to his children,

Know all men by these presents, that I ffaith Warner late wife unto the aforsayd Edward Browne being in good health at present, not knowing how soone a change may happen we are all subject unto and somtimes suddaine, for the settling therfore of that estate left me to dispose off by my aforesayd husband, do make this my last will & testament

first for my eldest sonn Joseph Browne, his ffather haveing suficiently provyded for him by his will, to more then a dubble portion, I therfore have only given unto him, the shop tooles wch amounted unto three pounds six shillings, wch he hath had in full possession ever since his ffather dyed

Item I give unto my other son John Browne besyds, the little pcell of land he is to enjoy after my decease, I give unto him a flockbed, & bolster Rugg & blankett and one paire of sheetes, out of the chest & the straw bed all wch are in the house, and left with my sonn Joseph, also I give him a cow wch is also in my sonn Josephs hands, also I give unto him the sd sonn John Browne eleven pounds ten shillings after my decease, wch is due to me by bond from my prsent husband Daniell Warner,

and to my eldest Daughter I have allredy given unto her a feather bed, bolster, downe pillow, and the one halfe of my lenin & other houshold stuf wch I judge to be her full portion,

and to my daughter Lidia Browne I give a cow now in the hands of John Browne glasier, and also a featherbed & bolster & pillow after my decease, and the other halfe of the linnen, standing in the house, with the other houshold stuff, and bedstead & tables left in the house,

and I do apoint my son John Browne and my daughter Lidia to be my executor & executrix of this my will and desire my present husband Daniell Warner to be overseer to see this my will pformed, In wittnes heerof have sett my hand the 25 of June 1669."

Faith (her mark) Warner.
Witness: Robert Paine, Robert Lord.
Proved in Ipswich court Mar. 30, 1680, by Robert Lord, sr.

Inventory of the estate of Faith Warner, formerly wife of Edward Browne, taken Mar. 31, 1680, by Thomas Knowlton, sr. and Edmond Heard:
one featherbed, bolster, Rugg and sheete, 51i.;
one pare of sheetes & one pillow-beere, 1li. 3s.;
one chest, pewter & bras, wooden ware & earthen in it, 18s. 6d.;
one paire of sheetes, thre towells, 3 pillowbeers, one tablecloth & small lining, 1li. 9s. 6d.;
two pewter dishes, one quart pott, pr. of bras scales & earthen ware, 8s.;
one old trunk, one brass waite, & a peece of bed ticking, 2s.;
two old Iron potts, one old brass kettle, one frieing pan & fire fork, one tramell and an old grediron, 14s. 6d.;
one bedstead & bed-cord, 3 curtains & vallins, one meale trough, 1li.;
one table & one table frame & one chaire, 4s.;
a small flockbed, bolster, one Rugg, one blanket, one pr. of sheetes, 21i. 5s.;
debt by bond, 111i. 10s.;
total, 241i. 14s. 6d.

Attested in Ipswich court Mar. 30, 1680, by Lidia Chaffen formerly Lidia Browne, executrix to her mother's will.
Ipswich Deeds, Volume 4, page 341.