Life in England
Browne was baptized on January 26, 1594/5 in Dorking, Surrey, England. This was the same home town as other Mayflower passengers – the Mullins family.
Peter Browne was a son of William Brown of Dorking. He had two older siblings, Jane and Thomas, as well as three younger brothers, Samuel, John and James. In or about 1605, when Peter was about ten years of age, his father died and the children may have been sent to family members and friends under apprenticeships. A local weaver probably apprenticed the three youngest sons in that line of work.
Browne may have heard of the proposed Mayflower voyage from his relationship with the Mullins family. William Mullins was a shoe and boot maker in Dorking and was one of Londoners who was later involved in the financial support of the Mayflower voyage. Peter’s sister Jane had married John Hammon in Docking in 1610 and her mother-in-law, Jane Hammon, had appointed William Mullins as her estate administrator. Also, John Hammon’s sister Susan married Ephraim Bothell, who purchased William Mullins property and home before he and his family boarded the Mayflower.
Read more about this topic: Peter Browne (Mayflower Pilgrim)
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