John Browning b abt 1781 was an early settler of Franklin County. He is claimed to be of this family. I have not personally seen nor verified any records prior to those of John Browning of Franklin County.
From John Browning on through the last shown generations the data has been verified by my sister and myself. Note: With the exception of my own information, none has been included on any person known or believed to be living as I have not received nor requested information to be published.
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN (CAPTAIN)1 BROWNING was born 1588 in Eng.
He married UNKNOWN Abt. 1614.
Children of JOHN BROWNING and UNKNOWN are:
i. GEORGE2 BROWNING, b. 1614.
2. ii. WILLIAM BROWNING, b. 1615, Eng..
Generation No. 2
2. WILLIAM2 BROWNING (JOHN (CAPTAIN)1) was born 1615 in Eng.
He married UNKNOWN.
Child of WILLIAM BROWNING and UNKNOWN is:
3. i. JOHN3 BROWNING, b. Abt. 1646, Jamestown, VR.
Generation No. 3
3. JOHN3 BROWNING (WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1) was born Abt. 1646 in
Jamestown, VR. He married UNKNOWN.
Child of JOHN BROWNING and UNKNOWN is:
4. i. JOHN4 BROWNING, b. 1666, Jamestown, VR.
Generation No. 4
4. JOHN4 BROWNING (JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1) was born 1666 in
Jamestown, VR. He married UNKNOWN Abt. 1699.
Children of JOHN BROWNING and UNKNOWN are:
5. i. FRANCIS5 BROWNING, b. 1696.
6. ii. JOHN BROWNING, b. Abt. 1702, VR.
iii. EDMOND BROWNING, b. Abt. 1704.
iv. JAMES BROWNING, b. Abt. 1706.
v. THOMAS BROWNING, b. Abt. 1708.
vi. WILLIAM BROWNING, b. Abt. 1710.
vii. NICHOLAS BROWNING, b. Abt. 1712.
Generation No. 5
5. FRANCIS5 BROWNING (JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1)
was born 1696. He married ELIZABETH LLOYD.
Children of FRANCIS BROWNING and ELIZABETH LLOYD are:
i. FRANCIS6 BROWNING, b. 1722, Spotsylvania Co., Va.;
d. 1760, Culpeper Co., , Va.;
m. FRANCES NORMAN.
ii. AMANDA BROWNING.
iii. JACOB BROWNING, b. 1726, Spotsylvania Co., Va.;
d. 1785, Caswell Co., Va.;
m. ELIZABETH BYWATERS.
7. iv. JOHN BROWNING, b. 1728, Spotsylvania Co., Va.;
d. November 18, 1803, Greene Co., Ga..
v. RUTH BROWNING.
vi. EDMUND BROWNING, b. 1732; d. 1807.
vii. MARY BROWNING.
8. viii. NICHOLAS BROWNING, b. 1718, Essex, Va.;
d. October 1786, Caswell, N.C.
6. JOHN5 BROWNING (JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1) was born Abt.
1702 in VR. He married UNKNOWN.
Children of JOHN BROWNING and UNKNOWN are:
9. i. JOHN6 BROWNING, b. Abt. 1735, Culpepper VR;
d. 1768, Cumberland Co Maryland.
ii. JOSHUA BROWNING, b. Abt. 1738.
iii. JAMES BROWNING, b. 1739.
Generation No. 6
7. JOHN6 BROWNING (FRANCIS5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1)
was born 1728 in Spotsylvania Co., Va., and died November 18, 1803
in Greene Co., Ga.
He married (1) SUZANNA TEAGUE. He married (2) ELIZABETH A. DEMAREST.
Children of JOHN BROWNING and ELIZABETH DEMAREST are:
i. FRANCIS A.7 BROWNING, b. Aft. 1749.
ii. JOSHUA BROWNING, b. Aft. 1749.
iii. SENAH BROWNING, b. Aft. 1749.
iv. PHOEBE BROWNING, b. Aft. 1749.
v. CLARISSA BROWNING, b. Aft. 1749.
vi. JOHN RADFORD BROWNING,
m. (1) NANCY PEEBLES; m. (2) ELIZABETH CULBERSON.
vii. ANNA BROWNING.
viii. WILLIAM F. BROWNING.
ix. MILLICENT BROWNING.
8. NICHOLAS6 BROWNING (FRANCIS5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1)
was born 1718 in Essex, Va., and died October 1786 in Caswell, N.C.
He married (1) SARA WASHBURN. He married (2) SARA WASHBURN.
Children of NICHOLAS BROWNING and SARA WASHBURN are:
i. ENOS7 BROWNING, b. Aft. 1739.
10. ii. JOHN BROWNING, b. 1747, Orange, Va.; d. June 1817, GilesTn..
iii. SARAH BROWNING, b. Aft. 1739.
iv. CHARLES BROWNING, b. Aft. 1739.
v. JEAN BROWNING, b. Aft. 1739.
vi. ELIZABETH BROWNING, b. Aft. 1739.
vii. MARY BROWNING, b. Aft. 1739.
viii. FRANCIS A. BROWNING, b. Aft. 1739.
Child of NICHOLAS BROWNING and SARA WASHBURN is:
11. ix. ENOS7 BROWNING, b. 1751, Culpeper Co., , Va.;
d. 1816, Washington Co., Va..
9. JOHN6 BROWNING (JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1)
was born Abt. 1735 in Culpepper VR, and died 1768 in Cumberland Co
Maryland. He married UNKNOWN DUNCAN Abt. 1757.
Children of JOHN BROWNING and UNKNOWN DUNCAN are:
12. i. LEVI7 BROWNING, b. April 06, 1758;
d. April 1840, Halifax Co, NC.
ii. JOHN BROWNING, b. 1760.
iii. CHARLES BROWNING, b. October 06, 1767.
Generation No. 7
10. JOHN7 BROWNING (NICHOLAS6, FRANCIS5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN
(CAPTAIN)1) was born 1747 in Orange, Va.,
and died June 1817 in GilesTn.
He married DOROTHY DAVENPORT.
Children of JOHN BROWNING and DOROTHY DAVENPORT are:
i. ELIJAH8 BROWNING, b. Aft. 1768.
ii. MARTIN BROWNING, b. Aft. 1768.
iii. JOHN BROWNING, b. Aft. 1768.
iv. CHARLES BROWNING, b. Aft. 1768.
v. THOMAS BROWNING, b. Aft. 1768.
vi. DAVID C. BROWNING, b. Aft. 1768.
vii. NICHOLAS BROWNING, b. Aft. 1768.
11. ENOS7 BROWNING (NICHOLAS6, FRANCIS5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN
(CAPTAIN)1) was born 1751 in Culpeper Co., , Va., and died 1816 in
Washington Co., Va.
He married JANE TRIM.
Children of ENOS BROWNING and JANE TRIM are:
13. i. EDMOND8 BROWNING, b. 1778, Caswell, N.C.;
d. May 1854, Logan, Va..
ii. CALEB BROWNING, b. Aft. 1772.
iii. JOHN BROWNING, b. Aft. 1772.
iv. FRANCIS BROWNING, b. Aft. 1772.
v. ELIZABETH BROWNING, b. Aft. 1772.
vi. HENRY BROWNING, b. Aft. 1772.
vii. JAMES BROWNING, b. Aft. 1772.
viii. JACOB BROWNING, b. Aft. 1772.
ix. CHARLES BROWNING, b. Aft. 1772.
12. LEVI7 BROWNING (JOHN6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2,
JOHN (CAPTAIN)1) was born April 06, 1758,
and died April 1840 in Halifax Co, NC.
He married UNKNOWN PURNELL.
Children of LEVI BROWNING and UNKNOWN PURNELL are:
i. NANCY8 BROWNING, b. 1782.
14. ii. ELISHA BROWNING, b. 1785.
iii. HINCHEN BROWNING, b. 1790.
15. iv. JOHN BROWNING, b. 1781, NC.
v. JAMES BROWNING, b. 1795.
vi. POLLY (MARY) BROWNING, b. 1797;
m. (1) ELIJAH KING, February 10, 1825, Franklin Co IL;
m. (2) WILLIAM HARRIS, July 28, 1839, Franklin Co IL.
vii. MANSFORD (LANDSFORD) BROWNING, b. 1798.
viii. BENJAMIN BROWNING, b. 1800.
ix. ELIZABETH BROWNING, b. 1801;
m. JOHN S. KING, March 15, 1830, Franklin Co IL.
Generation No. 8
13. EDMOND8 BROWNING (ENOS7, NICHOLAS6, FRANCIS5, JOHN4, JOHN3,
WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1) was born 1778 in Caswell, N.C.,
and died May 1854 in Logan, Va.
He married ELIZABETH HALL.
Child of EDMOND BROWNING and ELIZABETH HALL is:
16. i. JESSE9 BROWNING, b. 1798, Washington, Va.;
d. 1878, Virginia.
14. ELISHA8 BROWNING (LEVI7, JOHN6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2,
JOHN (CAPTAIN)1) was born 1785.
He married ALICE (PROBABLY) UNKNOWN.
Children of ELISHA BROWNING and ALICE UNKNOWN are:
i. BERTIE9 BROWNING.
ii. LUTHER BROWNING.
iii. LUSTING BROWNING.
iv. ELMER BROWNING.
15. JOHN8 BROWNING (LEVI7, JOHN6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2,
JOHN (CAPTAIN)1) was born 1781 in NC.
He married MARY (NANCY?) KITCHEN Abt. 1800
in NC or Franklin Co IL.
Children of JOHN BROWNING and MARY KITCHEN are:
i. WILLIAM RILEY9 BROWNING, b. Aft. 1800.
ii. JOSEPH BROWNING, b. Aft. 1800.
iii. JONATHAN BROWNING, b. Aft. 1800.
17. iv. MARTHA (PATSY) BROWNING, b. 1812; d. April 05, 1893.
v. ELIZABETH BROWNING, b. Aft. 1800.
18. vi. LEVI BROWNING, b. October 20, 1820; d. July 22, 1905.
vii. BENNETT BROWNING, b. Aft. 1800.
viii. LUKE BROWNING, b. Aft. 1800.
19. ix. JAMES BROWNING, b. December 25, 1810, Franklin Co KY.
Generation No. 9
16. JESSE9 BROWNING (EDMOND8, ENOS7, NICHOLAS6, FRANCIS5,
JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1) was born 1798 in
Washington, Va., and died 1878 in Virginia.
He married MARY JOHNSON.
Children of JESSE BROWNING and MARY JOHNSON are:
i. MISSOURI10 BROWNING, b. Aft. 1819;
m. W. N. BROWNING.
ii. RUSSELL BROWNING, b. Aft. 1819.
iii. JACOB BROWNING, b. Aft. 1819.
iv. PAULINE BROWNING, b. Aft. 1819.
v. WESLEY K. BROWNING, b. Aft. 1819.
20. vi. JOSEPH BROWNING, b. Abt. 1820.
vii. ALCY BROWNING, b. Aft. 1819.
17. MARTHA (PATSY)9 BROWNING (JOHN8, LEVI7, JOHN6, JOHN5,
JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1) was born 1812,
and died April 05, 1893.
She married (1) CALVIN LEVI JONES April 08, 1827 in Franklin Co IL.
She married (2) ROBERT MOORE November 10, 1850.
Children of MARTHA BROWNING and CALVIN JONES are:
21. i. NANCY10 JONES, b. December 22, 1845, Franklin Co IL;
d. January 14, 1896, Buckner Franklin Co. IL.
22. ii. LEVI MONROE JONES, b. March 1846, IL.
Child of MARTHA BROWNING and ROBERT MOORE is:
iii. JOSEPH10 MOORE, b. April 1853.
18. LEVI9 BROWNING (JOHN8, LEVI7, JOHN6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3,
WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1) was born October 20, 1820,
and died July 22, 1905.
He married TABITHA LAYMAN 1856.
Children of LEVI BROWNING and TABITHA LAYMAN are:
i. QUINCY EVERETT10 BROWNING, b. Aft. 1856.
ii. THOMAS S. BROWNING, b. Aft. 1856.
iii. BELLE BROWNING, b. Aft. 1856.
iv. MATTIE D. BROWNING, b. Aft. 1856.
v. NANCY (NANNIE) EUGENIA BROWNING, b. Aft. 1856.
vi. JOHN LEVI BROWNING, b. Aft. 1856; m. EMMA POPE.
vii. FLORANCE M. BROWNING, b. Aft. 1856.
viii. SARAH L. BROWNING, b. Aft. 1856.
19. JAMES9 BROWNING (JOHN8, LEVI7, JOHN6, JOHN5, JOHN4,
JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1) was born December 25,
1810 in Franklin Co KY.
He married (1) AWRNY (ARA) REA November 21, 1833
in Franklin Co IL.
He married (2) REBBECA WHEELER Abt. 1860.
Children of JAMES BROWNING and AWRNY REA are:
i. MARGARET10 LYDIA, b. January 22, 1835.
ii. ROBERT F, b. February 19, 1839; d. 1891.
iii. JONATHAN J., b. February 09.
iv. MARY M, b. December 29, 1844.
v. FANNY, b. 1846; d. 1890.
Children of JAMES BROWNING and REBBECA WHEELER are:
vi. TABITHA10 BROWNING, b. June 01, 1862.
vii. EVELINE BROWNING, b. June 08, 1864;
d. October 03, 1867.
viii. JAMES K BROWNING, b. November 12, 1869;
d. October 14, 1926.
ix. WILLIAM R BROWNING, b. July 31, 1872;
m. LYDIA UNKNOWN.
Generation No. 10
20. JOSEPH10 BROWNING (JESSE9, EDMOND8, ENOS7, NICHOLAS6,
FRANCIS5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1)
was born Abt. 1820.
He married KATHERINE AIKIN November 18, 1841 in Franklin Co IL.
Child of JOSEPH BROWNING and KATHERINE AIKIN is:
23. i. WARREN B.11 BROWNING, b. 1854.
21. NANCY10 JONES (MARTHA (PATSY)9 BROWNING, JOHN8, LEVI7,
JOHN6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1)
was born December 22, 1845 in
Franklin Co IL, and died January 14, 1896 in Buckner Franklin Co. IL.
She married JOSEPH HAMMONS March 13, 1862 in Franklin Co IL,
son of DOCTOR HAMMONS and SARAH UNKNOWN.
Children of NANCY JONES and JOSEPH HAMMONS are:
i. JOHN A. L.11 HAMMONS, b. Abt. 1863, IL;
d. September 27, 1888, Killed on a railroad.
24. ii. MARY TABITHA HAMMONS, b. December 27, 1870, Franklin Co IL;
d. December 17, 1898, Buckner, Franklin Co IL.
22. LEVI MONROE10 JONES (MARTHA (PATSY)9 BROWNING, JOHN8,
LEVI7, JOHN6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1)
was born March 1846 in IL.
He married (1) SUSANNAH P WINN November 05, 1868 in Franklin Co IL.
He married (2) NANCY ALICE BELLAMY November 17, 1881 in Franklin Co IL,
daughter of JOHN BELLAMY and MARY CLINE.
Child of LEVI JONES and SUSANNAH WINN is:
i. ALTA11 JONES, b. September 1881.
Children of LEVI JONES and NANCY BELLAMY are:
ii. ELZA11 JONES, b. August 1882.
iii. NELLIE JONES, b. April 1886.
iv. BESSIE JONES, b. September 1889.
v. ROE JONES, b. May 1891.
vi. HOWELL JONES, b. November 1894.
vii. HERCHEL JONES, b. April 1896.
Generation No. 11
23. WARREN B.11 BROWNING (JOSEPH10, JESSE9, EDMOND8, ENOS7, NICHOLAS6,
FRANCIS5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1) was born 1854.
He married (1) ALICE STEWART.
He married (2) EMMA JANE (MARY/AMLY? JANE) STROUD September 25, 1892
in Franklin Co, Illinois.
Children of WARREN BROWNING and EMMA STROUD are:
i. MARTHA A.12 BROWNING, b. April 1894.
ii. JAMES W. BROWNING, b. May 1896.
24. MARY TABITHA11 HAMMONS (NANCY10 JONES, MARTHA (PATSY)9 BROWNING,
JOHN8, LEVI7, JOHN6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1)
was born December 27, 1870 in Franklin Co IL,
and died December 17, 1898 in Franklin Co IL.
She married JOHN LOGAN BUCKNER February 04, 1891 in Franklin Co KY,
son of MOSES BUCKNER and EMMALINE RODGERS.
Children of MARY HAMMONS and JOHN BUCKNER are:
25. i. SYLVIA LOIS12 BUCKNER, b. December 09, 1891, Buckner, Franklin Co IL;
d. December 08, 1984, Lemon Grove, San Diego Co, CA.
ii. ELVIA L BUCKNER, b. September 01, 1894, Buckner, Franklin Co IL;
d. February 12, 1909, Buckner, Franklin Co IL.
26. iii. NANCY EMMALINE (NINA) BUCKNER, b. October 1896, Buckner, Franklin Co IL.
iv. ROY BUCKNER, b. October 1898, Buckner, Franklin Co IL;
d. Abt. 1992, San Diego Co., CA;
m. (1) MYRTLE REARDON, February 1926;
m. (2) MILDRED (MIDGE) JONES, June 14, 1941, Gary, Ind (Probably).
Generation No. 12
25. SYLVIA LOIS12 BUCKNER (MARY TABITHA11 HAMMONS, NANCY10 JONES,
MARTHA (PATSY)9 BROWNING, JOHN8, LEVI7, JOHN6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3,
WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1) was born December 09, 1891 in Buckner, Franklin
Co IL, and died December 08, 1984 in Lemon Grove, San Diego Co, CA.
She married HARRY DAVIS February 26, 1913 in Terre Haute, IN,
son of LEONARD DAVIS and AMANDA ARBUCKLE.
Children of SYLVIA BUCKNER and HARRY DAVIS are:
i. INFANT13 DAVIS, b. July 30, 1914, Clark Co IL; d. July 30, 1914, Clark Co IL.
ii. Living female with no issue
27. iii. BARBARA KATHLEEN DAVIS, b. October 30, 1917, Clark Co IL;
d. June 14, 1980, Dyersburg TN.
28. iv. FRANCES AMANDA DAVIS, b. August 17, 1919, Clark Co, IL;
d. December 01, 1987, Farmington, NM.
v. SHELBY HARRY DAVIS, b. February 03, 1923, Clark Co IL;
d. July 27, 1972, Miami Springs FL;
m. (1) MARGARET CULP, 1945;
m. (2) EVELYN SCHMEDEKE, 1947.
vi. RUTH LENORE DAVIS, b. March 24, 1926, Clark Co, IL;
d. December 04, 2000, Lemon Grove CA. with no issue
vii. Living female with issue living
29. viii. Living female SHIRLEY JEAN DAVIS, b. August 30, 1935, Clark Co IL.
m Daniel Murray and had issue living.
26. NANCY EMMALINE (NINA)12 BUCKNER (MARY TABITHA11 HAMMONS,
NANCY10 JONES, MARTHA (PATSY)9 BROWNING, JOHN8, LEVI7, JOHN6,
JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1) was born October 1896
in Buckner, Franklin Co IL.
She married (1) GEORGE LOW. She married (2) EDGAR LAPERE.
Child of NANCY BUCKNER and GEORGE LOW is living female
Generation No. 13
27. BARBARA KATHLEEN13 DAVIS (SYLVIA LOIS12 BUCKNER, MARY TABITHA11 HAMMONS,
NANCY10 JONES, MARTHA (PATSY)9 BROWNING, JOHN8, LEVI7, JOHN6, JOHN5,
JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1) was born October 30, 1917 in Clark Co IL,
and died June 14, 1980 in Dyersburg TN.
She married (1) JAMES CURRY September 1937.
She married (2) CLAUDE PARNELL
Child of BARBARA DAVIS and JAMES CURRY is living female with no issue
28. FRANCES AMANDA13 DAVIS (SYLVIA LOIS12 BUCKNER, MARY TABITHA11 HAMMONS,
NANCY10 JONES, MARTHA (PATSY)9 BROWNING, JOHN8, LEVI7, JOHN6, JOHN5,
JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1) was born August 17, 1919 in Clark Co, IL,
and died December 01, 1987 in Farmington, NM.
She married JOHN LEE January 05, 1941 in (probably Gary, In), son of HARRY LEE.
Children of FRANCES DAVIS and JOHN LEE are living
29. SHIRLEY JEAN13 DAVIS (SYLVIA LOIS12 BUCKNER, MARY TABITHA11 HAMMONS,
NANCY10 JONES, MARTHA (PATSY)9 BROWNING, JOHN8, LEVI7, JOHN6, JOHN5,
JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN (CAPTAIN)1) was born August 30, 1935 in Clark Co IL.
She married (1) RICHARD EUGENE BARKER June 1956 in Indianapolis, IN.
She married (2) DANIEL CORNEILIUS MURRAY April 12, 1962 in National City, CA,
son of JOHN MURRAY and PEARL MONTGOMERY.
Child of SHIRLEY DAVIS and RICHARD BARKER is living male with issue
Children of SHIRLEY DAVIS and DANIEL MURRAY are:
ii. Living female with no issue.
iii. Living male with issue.
iv. Living female with issue.
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