William Weare alias Browne

• Name	William Weare alias Browne
  Birth	of Calne, Wiltshire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I21422	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of TWK
  Last Modified	8 May 2020

  
  

  Family	Thompson Williamson
  Children	+ 1. John Weare alias Browne,   b. of Calne, Wiltshire, England
  Family ID	F12707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 May 2020

  
  

• Notes

  MP (burgess) for Calne in 1572. "One of the few MPs in this period described as of yeoman status, Weare was active in the local life of his borough. In 1576 he was paid £1 4s. for serving in Parliament. He moved to Salisbury, set up as an innkeeper, and died in 1585. In his will, made 9 May and proved 30 June of that year, he left his property in Salisbury to his wife and provided legacies of £100 apiece to his son John and his stepson. He left 40s. to the chamber of Salisbury, who were asked to distribute a similar amount to the poor at his funeral." [History of Parliament, citation details below]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2204] Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966) by Walter Goodwin Davis. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996. [S47] The History of Parliament. Some citations point to entries from the printed volumes not yet added to the online site.