Anne Browne

Anne Browne (c. 1495 – 10 March 1582), was a Tudor noblewoman. Life She was the daughter of Sir William Browne, sometime Lord Mayor of the City of London. Her first marriage was to Richard Fermor in 1515. They had one son, Sir John Fermor, (c. 1516 – 12 December 1571). Her second marriage was to John Tyrrell (died 1540) of Heron Hall, Essex, by whom she had two daughters, Katherine and Anne. Her third marriage had occurred by March 1542 and was to William Petre of Ingatestone Hall, Essex - it was his second marriage. His first had been to Gertrude Tyrrell, possibly a relation of Anne's first husband. Anne brought Petre a marriage portion of £280 from the lease of an estate at Dunton near East Horndon, and from manors in Cambridgeshire and Hampshire. She and Petre had three sons and two daughters: John Petre, 1st Baron Petre (1549–1613), who 1570 married Mary Waldegrave (died 2 August 1604). Two sons who died young. Katherine Petre, who married John Talbot of Grafton, Worcestershire. Thomasine Petre, who married Lodovick Greville, son of Sir Edward Greville (died 1559) of Milcote, and by him had Sir Edward Greville.