Biography of John "Old Sir John" Brownlow 1st Baronet 1590-1679
Paternal Family Tree: Brownlow
In 1590 John "Old Sir John" Brownlow 1st Baronet was born to Richard Brownlow (age 36).
In Mar 1617 King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 50) stayed as a guest of John "Old Sir John" Brownlow 1st Baronet (age 27) at the old house near to the church at Belton House [Map] on his way to Scotland.
On 21 Jul 1638 [his father] Richard Brownlow (age 85) died in Enfield [Map]. Monument to Richard Brownlow (age 85) in St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton [Map] sculpted by Joshua Marshall (age 10).
Richard Brownlow:
On 02 Apr 1553 he was born.
On 12 Apr 1553 Richard Brownlow was baptised at St Andrew's Church, Holborn.
On 09 Oct 1591 he was appointed Chief Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas which office he held until heis death which made him a very wealthy.
On 26 Jul 1641 John "Old Sir John" Brownlow 1st Baronet (age 51) was created 1st Baronet Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire.
Around 1644 Gilbert Soest (age 39). Portrait of John "Old Sir John" Brownlow 1st Baronet (age 54). Belton House.
In 1676 [his future wife] Alice Pulteney Baroness Brownlow (age 72) died.
Before 24 Nov 1679 John "Old Sir John" Brownlow 1st Baronet (age 89) and Alice Pulteney Baroness Brownlow were married. She by marriage Lady Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire.
On 24 Nov 1679 John "Old Sir John" Brownlow 1st Baronet (age 89) died without issue. Baronet Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire extinct. He left Belton House [Map] to his great-nephew John Brownlow 3rd Baronet (age 20) (grand-son of his brother William Brownlow 1st Baronet) and niece Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow (age 20) (grand-daughter of his sister Elizabeth Brownlow ) who had married three years before in 1676. He also left them an income of £9,000 per annum and £20,000 in cash. They immediately bought a townhouse in Southampton Square.
After 24 Nov 1679. St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton [Map]. Monument to John "Old Sir John" Brownlow 1st Baronet (deceased) sculpted by William Stanton (age 40).
