The origins of Richard Brown are unknown. See the following excerpt:

A Brief Account of the Family of Lieutenant Richard Browne, of Southold, on the Island of Nassau, or Long Island, N. Y., NYGBR, 1900, Lucy D. Akerly:

"The English ancestors of Lieutenant Richard Browne, of Southold, have not been traced, although many theories have been put forth as to their origin. One tradition says that the first of the family in America came from Maidstone, Kent, England, where he had served as a constable. Others hold that Richard Brown, father of the subject of this sketch, sailed from London, in July, 1636, in the ship "Love," commanded by Capt. Joseph Youngs, and that his wife's name was Mary. Moore's Indexes add that he died 16 Oct, 1655, at Southold. The Town Records contain no reference whatever to this supposed Richard Brown, and Mr. Moore himself was unable to verify his authority either the place, or date, of death. The writer of this article being also unable to do so, has adopted a different notation for the Brown family from that used in the Tuthills of Tharston and Southold, and the Orient Cemetery Annotations in Harris' Early Burial Grounds of L. I."
 

Born:  Estimated abt 1629, in England

Immigration:   By 1650 (when he married Hannah King of Southold, Long Island), as a young single man.

Residence:  Salem, Eessex, Mass by 1650, removed to Southold, Long Island in the 1650's.

Spouse:   Hannah King, about 1650, of Southold, in probably Salem, Essex Co, Mass. She was the daughter of William and Dorothy (Hayne) King, immigrants to Salem > Southold. She was born about 1629 and survived her husband. Seven children that I know of from abt 1651-1667. (See NYGBR, 1900, Akerly).

Died: He is described as the "late deceased" on 27 April, 1688. In Southold, Long Island, New York.

Mother named in will. He named his mother in a deed dated 16 Oct, 1665, implying that she was then alive.

Military:  He was Sergeant74 in 1670, and Ensign at Southold 13 June, 1685. He was Lieutenant of a Foot Co of Suffolk County Militia on 8 Oct, 1686.

Life Events: From: Richard Browne, of Southold, N. Y., b. probably in England, (in 1629?), was living at Southold on 11 Feb, 1686-7.
 
 

1659. "He had a home lot in Southold, 15 March, 1659, next to that of Thomas Moore. He was afterwards the first and sole owner of the southwestern part of Oyster Ponds Lower Neck, now Orient, which included the site of the oldest cemetery there. It is difficult to compute with perfect accuracy his landed possessions in the Town, they must have comprised, however, nearly 1,000 acres." NYGBR, 1900, Akerly

In 1662, he was a freeman of Connecticut for Southold,

In 1675 he was the richest man in the Town.

In 1683, he and his two oldest sons, Richard, Jr. and Jonathan, were assessed on (Pounds) 386.

In 1686, Richard, Sr., had four males and four females in his family.
 
 

Associations:  "A strong friendship existed between Richard Browne, Samuel Kinge, and their brother-in-law, John Tuthill, husband of Deliverance Kinge. All three were men of sterling integrity. John Tuthill, "who for conscience sake would not take an oath," is described "as a man of great enterprise, energy and will, controlled and guided by strong common sense, honesty of purpose, and religious principle. No man, probably, possessed to so great an extent the confidence of the community. Richard Browne in dying entrusted his family and estate solely in the care of John Tuthill." (Akerly, NYGBR, 1900).

Notable Kin include:

President Warren Harding:
 

Direct Descendants of Richard Brown

 1   Richard Brown 1629 - 1688 b in England
..  +Hannah King 1629 - 1688 b in Suffolk Co, England
.... 2   Hannah Brown 1655 - 1698 b in Prob Southold, Long Island, New York
........  +John Reeve 1652 - 1712 b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........... 3   Abigail Reeve 1686 - 1737 b in Southold, Suffolk Co, Long Island, New York
...............  +Thomas Dickerson 1686 - 1725 b in Southold, Suffolk Co, Long Island, New York
.................. 4   Joshua Dickerson 1718 - 1770 b in Southold, Suffolk Co, Long Island, New York
......................  +Mehitable Dickerson 1720 - b in Prob Southold, Suffolk Co, Long Island, New York
........................ 5   Joshua Dickerson 1740 - 1802 b in New Jersey
............................  +Abigail 1740 - 1810
............................... 6   Joseph Dickerson 1776 - 1837 b in New Jersey
...................................  +Abigail Hines 1776 - b in of New Jersey
...................................... 7   Isaac Haines Dickerson 1802 - 1867 b in Prob New Jersey
..........................................  +Charity Malvina Van Kirk 1803 - 1878 b in Washington Co, Penn
............................................ 8   Phoebe Elizabeth Dickerson 1843 - 1910 b in near Blooming Grove, Ohio
................................................  +George Tryon Harding 1844 - 1928 b in Blooming Grove, Ohio
................................................... 9   Warren Harding, President 1865 - 1923 b in Blooming Grove, Ohio

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A Brief Account of the Family of Lieutenant Richard Browne, of Southold, on the Island of Nassau, or Long Island, N. Y., Lucy D. Akerly, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record [NYGBR] Vol 31:65-70, 1900.

Who is Joseph Brown who married Dorothy Tuthill about 1715?

Walter Brown appears in the 1698 Southold census with Daniel and Joseph Brown. Joseph Brown mentioned his brother, Daniel, in his will. It appears most likely this Joseph was the son of Walter, from an unrecorded wife and early marriage before Walter's known marriage to Jane Conklin on May 15, 1700. (Torrey shows an unknown wife to Walter before the Conklin marriage, as well.)
 

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Descendants of Richard Brown

 1   Richard Brown 1629 - 1688
..  +Hannah King 1629 - 1688
.............. 2   Richard Brown 1651 - 1701
..................  +Dorothy King 1664 - 1750
.............. 2   Jonathan Brown 1653 - 1710
..................  +Unknown First Wife 1653 - 1696
..............  *2nd Wife of Jonathan Brown:
..................  +Eliza Silvester 1653 -
.............. 2   Hannah Brown 1655 - 1698
..................  +John Reeve 1652 - 1712
.............. 2   Mary Brown 1657 -
.............. 2   William Brown 1659 - 1731
..................  +Catherine 1659 - 1732
.............. 2   Walter Brown 1661 - 1711
..................  +Unknown First Wife 1659 -
..............  *2nd Wife of Walter Brown:
..................  +Jane Conklin 1659 -
.............. 2   Abigail Brown 1667 - 1716

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 Direct Descendants of Richard Brown
 
 1   Richard Brown 1629 - 1688 b in England
....  +Hannah King 1629 - 1688 b in Suffolk Co, England
 2   Jonathan Brown 1654 - 1710 b in Southold, Long Island, New York
......  +Unknown First Wife 1653 - 1698 b in Mass or Long Island, New York
... 3   Elizabeth Brown 1688 - 1750 b in Oyster Ponds, Long Island, New York
.........  +John Tuthill 1685 - 1743 b in Oyster Ponds, Long Island, New York
..... 4   Nathan Tuthill 1715 - 1769 b in Oyster Ponds, Long Island, New York
...........  +Mary Tuthill 1721 - 1768 b in Southold, Long Island, New York
........ 5   Mehitable Tuthill 1760 - 1830 b in Prob Northville, Long Island, New York
..............  +Rufus Youngs 1748 - 1828 b in Aquebogue, Long Island, New York
........... 6   Mary 'Polly' [Youngs?] 1784 - 1864 b in Riverhead, Long Island, New York
.................  +Jacob Aldrich 1787 - 1829 b in Mattituck, Long Island, New York
............. 7   John Youngs Aldrich 1810 - 1874 b in Mattituck, Long Island, New York
...................  +Eleanor Wells 1810 - 1862 b in LI, New York or Penn ?
................ 8   Mary Jane Aldrich 1836 - 1862 b in Mattituck, Long Island, New York
......................  +John Kasar Hallock 1831 - 1875 b in West Mattituck, Long Island, New York

Eight generations of Long Islanders
Kansas Pioneers, Gen 9 >>>

.................. 9   Morris Wells Hallock 1858 - 1941 b in West Mattituck, Long Island, New York
........................  +Harriet Loetta Pollock 1865 - 1936 b in Richland Co, Ohio
..................... 10   Inez Evangeline Hallock 1886 - 1976 b in Near Milo, Lincoln Co, Kans
...........................  +Arthur Willis Baldwin 1876 - 1961 b in Near Ada, Fountain Twp, Ottawa Co, Kans
 

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