According to Smith,344 “William and Joan Brown were married and their children born before the commencement of the Sawbridgeworth registers, but their probate records describe their children and leave hints of more distant relatives. It is possible that William’s eldest brother was Thomas, since William remembered Thomas’ son, John, herhaps the ‘heir male,’ in his 1565 will. It is equally possible that the Thomas in question was William’s own son and the John was William’s eldest grandson.” Smith includes a transcript of William Browne’s will here, and continues (p. 170): “In her will eight years later, Joan did not mention three of William’s sons, William, Thomas and Nicholas, leading to speculation that they might not have been her children. She did mention John and Laurence, and gave them duties but no legacies.” Following a transcription of Joan’s will, Smith concludes (p. 171): “These two wills indicate a comfortable household and hint at occupation for William, perhaps carried on by son Nicholas. The ‘shoppe bord’ could have been a table in their place of business, but we really have no indication that that business might have been.”