My
own research:
Browning
Family in
(outside the
Colonial Wills of
George Browning
Margaret Browning, wife
p.
116
23 Dec 1679
Will
of George Browninge
All of my estate to kind and loving wife and
she to be executor. Mr. Thomas Grendon and Mr. Abell
Gower to be overseers of this will.
Wit:
Edward Stratton*, Edw. Stanly
Recorded
23 Dec. 1679
2
Feb. 1679
p.
118
Margaret
Browning, widow of George Browning granted probate of his estate.
Recorded
2 Feb. 1679
* Same book, p. 136 Inventory of
Edward Stratton. Value pounds 452/17/3 by Fran. Epes,
Richard Ligon, Ed.
Haskins, and presented in court by Martha Stratton, Executrix. Recorded 1 Feb.
1698
----- This record interestingly
connects the Browning family with the Ligon family,
which also connect with the Sutton family, possibly through a Quaker
connection. Ligon and Ward are connected
and Ward connects to Poe in
George
Browning
20 August 1678
aged 64
George
Browning (deceased)
(see Poe/Ward/Ligon)
1 June 1685
p. 318
Agreement between Abell Gower of Henrico
Wit: Wm.
Randolph, Pet. Field, George Worsham
Signed: Abell
Gower, Edward Stratton
Recorded 1 June
1685
Abstracts of the
27
August 1755
p.
321
Gideon
Marr, Plaintiff against William Browning, Defendant. In Tresspass,
Assault & Battery. Dismis’d.
Browning Family in
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(this record for Joseph Chew is included because the only other
place the name has been seen so far is in
Joseph Chew
1680
p.
100
On
the second day of November, 1680, he (Augustine Hermen)
presented a petition to the governor and council of the province, in which he
recites that one "George Holland, with other envious persons, had coveted,
and were gone about privately to take away part of his children's land in
John Browning
1681
p.
101
"Rt.
Hon'ble - My Lord: -- My weakness and hindrance in my domestic affairs, having
no overseer, makes me defer my coming down to your Lordship's until some time
in September next. Meanwhile, John Browning and George Holland, having surveyed
privately fourteen hundred acres of land out of my Middle Neck, which I have
appointed a portion for my son Casparus Hermen, I have sent an exact journal to Mr. Lewellin, in your Lordship's land office, of my first
foundation and seating of Bohemia Manor, to maintain my right and claim against
those deluding allegations which false intruders may fill your Lordship's ears
withal. If your Lordship would be pleased to peruse, at some leisure
time, it will perhaps put your Lordship in mind of things your Lordship now not
things on. I have also entered a caveat
against John Browning and George Holland, desiring Mr. Lewellin
to pass nothing in my predjudice. I humbly pray your
Lordship be pelased to second it by your Lordship's
commands. I have not, at present, troubled your Lordship with any other of my
grievances, having given your Lordship too great a trouble with the above,
which I hope your Lordship will excuse.
"Rt. Hon'ble, your Lordship's
most
faithful and
obedient servant,
"Augeustine Hermen.
"June,
ye 13th, 1681."
John Browning
1685
1688
(Browning's
neglect? 1685)
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Land
Patents and Certificates
p.2
John
Browning and Henry Denton - 1688 - "Askmore"
- 550 acres
p.
4
John
Browning - 1685 - "Brownley" -- 100 acres
Samuel
Wheeler - 1685 - "Browning's Neglect" - 482 acres.
Thomas Browning
1702
(two years before Samuel Poe's appearance in the Quite Rent Roll of VA in 1704
for
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p.
22 (of book)
p.
2190 Deed. Mathew Smith of New Castle Co. and Mary his wife, for 6,000 lbs of
tobacco to Thomas Browning of Cecil Co., MD, 250 acres of land in Cecil
Co. Said land is part of a tract of 841 acres of land called Cedar Branch Neck.
Mathew and Mary Smith appoint Richard Mackary to be
their attorney to acknowledge the deed. Made 17 Aug 1702. Wit: Jno. Parries, Jno. Smith. [ At
the end of this deed, Mathew Smith is called Mathias Smith.] Ackn: 8 Sep 1702 by
Richard Mackary, attorney for Mathew Smith and Mary
his wife. Rec: 30 Sep 1702. John Dowdall, Clerk.
George Browning
1703
p.31
of book
p.
301 Deed. George Browning of Cecil Co., planter, and Mary his wife, for 12,000
lbs of tobacco, to Philip Kenard of said county,
planter, 152 acres of land near the head of Colletts
Cove at Charne Creek. The said George Browning has
possession of the land in right of the dower of Mary, now wife of George. Said
land is part of a tract formerly purchaed by Richard
Pullen from Robert Williams. Made 11 Aug 17002. Wit: M. Earle, D. Pearce. Ackn. same day before John Wellinger.
Val Browne received from Philip Kenard alienation for
the land on 6 Aug 1703 for the use of Mr. Richard Bennett and James Heath. Rec:
6 Aug 1703. John Dowdall, Clerk.
.
41 of book
p.
378 Deed.Richard Campbell of Cecil Co., planer, for
6,000 lbs. of tobacco, by Michaell Bellikin of Cecil Co., planter, 50 acres of land, part of a
tract of land called
The
following is research by others that has not been independently verified. There are apparent
contractions that the reader should note along the way.
From
Joel Hager's Southern West Virginia Research (defunct)
copied
February 16, 2003
· ID: I127868
· Name: Francis Browning , Sr.
· Sex: M
· Birth: ABT. 1667 in
· Death: ABT. 1723 in
· Note:
Lived in
1698: Francis Browning, son of John and Elizabeth Browning, appears in a Cecil
County, Maryland court record. The court records for this period are unindexed.
It is probable that Francis and Elizabeth Browning came to
1710: Francis Browning purchases 200 acres on the southside of Portobago Creek in
1711: Francis Browning sells 100 acres of his Portobago
land to Joseph Calloway. Rachel consented.
1715: Francis Browning deeds the remaining 100 acres of his Portobago
land to his daughter, Ann with the codicil that it not convey
to her until after his death. Ann could have been Francis and Rachel Browning's
eldest child, and still under age at the time this deed was executed.
About 1721: Land purchases by Francis Browning from Larking Chew on the River
Po, a branch of the
1724: Francis Browning, identified as of
1725-1727: Francis appeared in the court records of
1730: Francis Browning, with the consent of his wife, Mary, sold the Pneumensend's Creek land. This date coincides fairly closely with death or his move to
Father: John Browning b: ABT. 1640 in
Mother:
Marriage 1 Mary
Marriage 2 Rachel Merritt b: ABT. 1673 in
Children
From
now defunct site:
http://www.familyorigins.com/users/a/g/i/Alison-Jones-Agins-CA/FAMO1-0001/d11.htm#P1148
copied
from it on November 26, 2002
Francis
BROWNING died in 1775
in
It was recorded in
On June 19, 1735, a patent for forty acres of land in St. Mark's Parish,
In 1748 more land was deeded to his sons, Francis and Nicholas, and his
daughters, Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Duncan. Francis Browning married first
Rachel and second Elizabeth Carter Lloyd* the daughter of Sampson Lloyd and
Elizabeth Good, in 1713 in
Children were: Jacob BROWNING, Edmund
BROWNING, Ruth BROWNING, Mary BROWNING, Caleb BROWNING*, Frances BROWNING, John
BROWNING, Francis BROWNING Jr., Nicholas BROWNING Sr.
*correction to this person’s data provided by Karen King Scales
on November 27, 2005 via email. She notes:
Caleb was a
grandson (son of Edmund Browning s/o Francis.
He was married to Rachel in
VA.
*Other research indicates that the senior Francis Browning
(1672-1723) married Rachel (Merritt or Marriot) in Cecil Co,
BROWNING
FAMILY HISTORY (From
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~cchouk/oregon_trail/browing2.htm)
Collected
by Clint Joyce - Edited by Clint Joyce & Cecil Houk
copied
on November 27, 2002
As to the American
origin of the family there are two traditions. One was that they descended from
John Browning an emigrant from
A) Francis Browning Sr. was born ABT
1700 Caroline Co., VA and died abt 1775
Their children
were:
1. John b 1721
m Elizabeth Demarest
2. Francis Jr.
b 1724 m Frances Norman
3. Nicholas b
ABT 1726 m Sarah Washburn
4. Jacob b ABT
1730 m
5. Edmund b ABT
1732 m Mary
6. Caleb b ABT
1734 m Alice Grigsby
7. Ruth b ABT
1736 m James Duncan
8. Mary b ABT
1738 m Courtney Norman
9. Daughter ABT
1740
From
now defunct site of: Larry B. Harrison
http://users2.fdn.com/~harrison/n_ab.html#8
The site owner's note said: All notes were given to me by Robert C. DANIEL
Copied
on November 27, 2002
Note:
Spotsylvania Co., was formed in 1621 from portions of King and Queen, King
William, and Essex counties. Orange Co. was formed from part of Spotsylvania
Co. in 1734. Culpeper Co. formed from part of Orange Co. in 1748. Rappahannock
Co. formed from part of Culpeper Co. in 1733.
Deed dtd 5/4/1724, Francis of St. Ann's Parish, Essex Co., sold
to Edward ROWZEE for 40 pounds sterling, 250 acres on north side of River Po of
Mattapony in Spotsylvania Co. "Mary"
is named in the records as relinquishing her dower (Mary Elizabeth?). (Essex
Co. Deed Book 18, p. 8; Spotsylvania Co. Records 1721-1800, p. 92)
10/20/1724
Francis purchased 50 acres of land in Essex Co. from William and Mary DAVIDSON
for 4500 pounds of sweet-scented tobacco. Locat
ed on east side
of the
10/20/1724
Francis purchased from William BRYANT of King and Queen Co. 50 acres. (Essex Co
Deed Book 17, p. 428-429) (Land became part of Caroline Co., VA in 1728 and was
sold by Francis in 1730 with consent of wife, Mary*.
*
actually this record states that Mary is the wife of William
Bryant, not Francis.
1725, Francis
was administrator of the estate of Simon Poe (sic) in Essex Co. (should be
Samuel Poe)
About 1735,
Francis living at Gaines X Roads, Orange Co. (now Rappahannock Co.).
6/19/1735
Francis and John ASHLEY granted a patent for 40 acres in Orange Co. by King
Charles II of
He owned 530
acres of land in St. mark's Parish, Orange Co., VA (later called Browning
District) according to Patent Book 15, p. 528.
9/16/1735
served as member of grand jury in Orange Co. (Orange Co. Order Book 1, p. 29)
11/18/1735
appointed to serve as a member of the first grand jury of Orange Co. (Orange
Co. Order Book 1, p. 43)
7/27/1738 sold
land to Henry WILLIS, Esq. (Orange Co. Deed Book 2, p. 447)
8/20/1740
Francis appointed overseer of the road from Mitchell's Ford of the Gourdivne as far as the path between Samuel and Arthur
SCOTT. (Orange Co. Order Book 1, p. 43)
9/25/1740
Francis gave a gift of 100 acres of land to his son Francis, Jr. (Orange Co.,
Deed Book 4, p. 244)
2/4/1747 Grant
from the
4/26/1748
Francis deeded to his son Francis, Jr. the remainder of 200 acres patented in
1735. (Culpeper Co. Deeb Book 11, p. 81)
7/28/1748
Francis sold 250 acres of land to Thomas WASHBURN. (Francis's son Nicholas is
mentioned in the document.) (Deed Book 11, p. 71)
Note: Mary, the
wife, is never mentioned in the deed documents as required by law after the May
24, 1724 document. She must have died prior to 1740.
1/27/1753
Francis bought 100 acres from John FARMER. (Culpeper Co. Deed Book A, p. 484)
8/5/1758 Francis
gave to his son, Francis, Jr., 100 acres of land. (Culpeper Co. Deed Book C, p.
157)
3/7/1760
Francis sold 50 acres of land to William ROBERTS and William JOHNSTON.
(Culpeper Co. Deed Book C, p. 286-288)
3/7/1760
Francis "the elder" of Brumfield Parish, Culpeper Co., deeded to his
son 80 acres of land. (Culpeper Co. Deed Book C, p. 288-290)
There was no
will. Reason: No property. His lands were either sold or given away to his
children.
(My notes: All
notes were given to me by Robert C. DANIEL)
Death: BET.
1761 - 1775 Culpeper Co., VA
Members
of the Lloyd Family - Francis Browning, Jr. may have married Elizabeth Lloyd -
appear to have moved to Giles Co. TN
November
27, 2002, from http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngiles/records/barfield.htm
See: TNGilesCountyChanceryCourtRecords.pdf
See Chancery
Court Case File Box L-4, item 2
about children
of Stephen G. Lloyd, deceased
filed by
guardian William G. Lloyd.
Stephen G.
Lloyd died in Giles Co TN 1834 testate, wife Elizabeth received all property,
she death Oct 1840, and she gave her children the property by deed. Land was on
Indian Creek, Meshack BOYCE was executor of Will. Stephen G. Lloyd had 10
children
1. Elizabeth
Lloyd, minor heirs
2. Catherine
Lloyd, "
3. Stephen M.
Lloyd, "
4. Alexander C.
Lloyd, '
5. Susan M.
Lloyd
6. James C.
Lloyd, deceased, his dtr Isobella
Lloyd, a minor
7. Susan M.
Lloyd
8. Martha Lloyd,
wife of Nicholas Grubbs,
9. Sally Eliza
Lloyd, wife of John WATSON.
10. John H.
Lloyd, all of Giles Co TN
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Same box as
above:
Sarah R. Lloyd
vs. Wm L. Lloyd, Petition for Divorce.
They were
married in Giles Co August 1827. She charged desertion, non-support. Had one
son Thomas L. Lloyd, about 7 years old.
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Files Box L-8,
Case 1660, 1859:
Wm Loyd vs. Wm Webb & Others,
Wm Loyd said he loaned money to Wm Webb by Note. In Jun 1857,
Wm Webb conveyed his land by deed to his sons Thomas J. and Lewis S. Webb, 230
acres, plus extras. The land adjoined
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p.23
Chapter 4:
Francis Browning 1672-1723. The son of John Browning (1640) and his wife
Elizabeth was born c.1672, perhaps in Cecil County, Maryland, and died c.1723
in
p.24
Francis
Browning, Jr. 1696-1775. This son of Francis Browning (1672) was born c1696 and
died January 21, 1775 in
p.25
(summarizing)
Francis and
Elizabeth had a number of children, born in old
1. Nicholas
Browning, born c1718, died 1786 in
2. Mary
Browning (c1720 - c 1770) married in
3. Francis
Browning, III, (c1722- February 10, 1761
4. Amanda
Browning, born c1724. Married Turner c 1743.
5. Jacob
Browning, born c1726 died c 1785 in