This authors maiden name was Brown, so researching this family history was important. This Browne/Brown book concentrates on two different lines of John Sumner

Michael Brown (Braun) immigrated in 1737 from the Palatinate of Germany via Rotterdam to Philadelphia. He moved from Pennsylvania to Rowan County, North Carolin

This book begins with Arthur Brown(e) of Melchboone, England. His son Chad was born about 1600. Some of Arthur Brown(e)'s descendants to the 16th generation are