Sir John Brune died in 1559 and left his estates, including Grange farm, to his son Henry. As Henry was a minor he had to wait for his inheritance to be bought back for him from the Ward of Courts when he attained his majority. In 1571 he married Elizabeth Martyn, the eldest daughter of Nicholas Martyn of Aethelhampton. His son John was baptised in 1577 in St.Mary Magdelen, Piddleton, together with his six sisters. Henry died in 1594 leaving Grange farm in trust to provide for his five surviving daughters.

The following year Sir Nicholas Martyn died and left Aethelhampton House to his four daughters as co-heiresses. The Brune family went on to acquire another two shares and by 1645 owned three-quarters of Aethelhampton Manor.

Henry's son John took over the advowson and Manor of Rowner, matriculated from Brasenose college Oxford in October 1594 and was knighted in Whitehall in 1619. Because he lived and was baptised in Dorset his name does not appear in the Parish Register nor on the Lay Subsidy Rolls of Rowner. His name does, however, appear on the Titchfield Hundred Muster Lists as furnishing a number of musketeers and corselettes. At this time 'our' Brunes held land in Rowner and elsewhere in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Dorset.

Sir John died in 1639 and his nephew John inherited Rowner. John was born in 1622, was educated at St.Albans college Oxford and matriculated in October 1639. He died aged 23 in 1645 and his brother Charles inherited. The male line died out in 1769 and the estates devolved to the Prideaux family in Dorset. Please note that although Henry left the farm at Grange in trust for his daughters it never passed out of the control of the Brunes as the Prideaux-Brunes still held the land in 1796.

It is also interesting to note that Sir Maurice Brune, (the great grandfather of the Sir John who died in Rowner in 1559), was listed among the gentlemen of Essex and was sherriff of that county, so it is unlikely that the early Brunes were resident in Rowner.

Sources:

Prideaux Brune family papers. op cit.

Victoria County History Vol III. op cit.

'Athelhampton' Guide book. Researched and Published by P.Cooke, 1995.

The History and Antiquities of The County of Dorset. Hutchins. 3rd.ed. 1863.

Family tree from Hutchins 'Extracted from the visitation books and other authentic evidence'.

Description Academic achievement's of some of the Brune family.

Source Alumni Oxoniensess, Palmer & Foster. Pg200

R.Roberts 1995

John Brunen (Brwin) of Dorset. Armigerous.

Brasenose College. Mat. 10th Oct. 1594 aged 16 [Born 1578]

John Brunen, son of Charles of Mapowder, Dorset. Armigerous.

St.Alban Hall. Matriculated 11th Oct 1639 aged 17 [Born 1622]

Nicholas Brunen of Dorset, gentleman.

Wadham College. Mat. 28th June 1616 aged 20 [Born 1596]

B.A. 2nd July 1616

Fellow 1617 to 1625

M.A. 4th May 1619