BROWNING, John Jr. 1a

Birth Name BROWNING, John Jr.
Gender male
Age at Death 76 years, 11 months, 17 days

Narrative

Birth & death dates verified from tombstone located on 5 acres of land situated behind the Bozeman House in Arkadelphia, AR.

Lieutenant-Captain, Continental Army Military Service 1777-1781
Bodyguard for General George Washington, served at winter of Valley Forge and Siege of Yorktown

Fought in the War of 1812 out of Greene Co., GA.

Seminole Indian War, Captain, Military Service Abt 1818 , , GA

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1767-05-17 Culpeper Co., VA.    
Death 1844-05-03 Wlanut Grove, Clark Co., AR.    

Age: 76y 11m 16d

Burial   Bozeman Cem., Arkadelphia, Clark Co., AR.    
Christening 02CB30E600534BBD8B69B390E535E5FA6EA7 2 May 2010    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Browning, John17281803-11-18
Mother DEMAREST, Elizabeth17251803
    Brother     BROWNING, Joshua Sr. 1746-12-19 1814-12-00
    Brother     BROWNING, Francis Asberry Sr. 1753-11-25 1855-07-18
         BROWNING, John Jr. 1767-05-17 1844-05-03
    Sister     BROWNING, Anna 1769
    Brother     BROWNING, William F. 1770-03-15 1832-01-25
    Sister     BROWNING, Phebe 93A6B8452E2B47699786225BC035204C3A13
    Sister     BROWNING, Cincy 9F5F3FF484764630A4E5BE71F725E05AAF76
    Sister     BROWNING, Clara 7A400CAC8D87478381D2866C3DBD52CDAE30
    Sister     BROWNING, Millicent 84202074F50B467295394E024EB1202F5C46

Families

Family of BROWNING, John Jr. and PEEBLES, Nancy

Married Wife PEEBLES, Nancy ( * 1776-11-06 + 1868-07-03 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1790-09-27 Virginia Religious Marriage  
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
BROWNING, Daniel1791-10-02
BROWNING, Elizabeth1794-01-05
BROWNING, Nathan Peebles1795-12-171845-12-04
BROWNING, David M.1798-07-151877-01-22
BROWNING, Francis John1800-10-011885-09-01
BROWNING, William F.1802-07-091854-07-26
BROWNING, Nancy1804-06-05
BROWNING, Martha O. N. “Patsy”1806-06-011843-02-03
BROWNING, Mary H. “Polly”1808-07-23
BROWNING, John V.1811-10-061812-10-06
BROWNING, Lucy Ann1813-09-23
BROWNING, Didema1815-12-28
BROWNING, Joseph Alanson1818-08-211839-09-15

Source References

  1. Darlene Berchtold: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hearts2&id=I6549 CLEMONS-NORMAN-BERCHTOLD ANCESTRY
      • Source text:

         

        ID: I6549
        Name: John BROWNING
        Given Name: John
        Surname: BROWNING
        Suffix: Sr.
        Sex: M
        Birth: 1728 in Culpeper Co., VA.
        Death: 18 Nov 1803 in Greene Co., GA.
        _UID: 84F00DEAB67F4E0E87F27CECC01619EFBB2C
        Change Date: 12 Mar 2010 at 21:21
        Note:
        Listing of children is correct as shown in John's will of 1803.

        Have also seen his death date as Dec. 12, 1803 & Nov. 12, 1803

        Served as a Private in the Culpeper Militia in 1756 and as a Private in 1775 in the Infantry in the Revolutionary War.

        American Revolution Military Service 1775-1781
        John Browning was one of the nineteen men enrolled in the Infantry of Culpepper County as a foot soldier, in March, 1756. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. By occupation he was a farmer. His wife was a French Huguenot.

        1803 WILL: Greene Co, GA, WB D, dtd 7 Oct, recorded: 29 Jan 1804.

        In the name of God Amen - I John Browning of the county of Greene & state of Georgia - Being sick and weak in body but of sound and perfect memory & calling to mind the transitory things of this life do make, constitute, and ordain this to be my last will and testament, revoking all other wills heretofore made by me -

        First - I give and bequeath (after paying all my just debts) unto my beloved wife Susannah Browning both real and personal during the life of her widowhood and after her decease or marriage it is my will that the plantation whereon I now live containing one hundred & Eighty seven and a half acres with all its improvements shall belong to my son William Browning - it is also my will that all the balance of my property including all my Negroes, horses, cattle, hogs and stock of ever kinds, also money, , notes or debts with all my household furniture, working tools, with all & everything that may belong to me at my decease should be equally divided between my children as hereafter named, to wit, Francis Browning, John Browning, William Browning, Anna Bird, Phebe Boring, Sincy Fuller, Clara Harrelson & Milicent Wright, except a negro man named Jack and a bay mare called bony and one feather Bed & furniture which I give unto beloved wife Susannah Browning to keep during her life & to be at her disposal at her death - I also give unto my son Joshua Browning one Dollar and desire my Executors to pay him that sum &c - witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 7th day of Oct 1803.

        /s/ John Browning (seal)
        Test: Davis Gresham
        Phil Clements
        Saml. Baldwin
        Greene Court of Ordinary Jany. Term 1804
        The within Will & testament of John Browning decd. Proven in open Court, by the oaths of Phillip Clements & Sami. Baldwin who was subscribing witness's to the same.
        Recorded the 29 Jany. 1804.
        /s/ Tho. Carleton C.C.V.

        Children named in will: Francis, John, William, Anna, Phebe, Sincy, Clara, Millicent & Joshua. The listing of children in the will does not agree with other listings.

        Notes are filed in Norman Notebook under Courtney Norman.

        Father: Francis**** BROWNING b: Abt 1700 in St. Anne's Parish, Essex Co., VA.
        Mother: Elizabeth Carter **** LLOYD b: 1704 in Maryland

        Marriage 1 Elizabeth DEMAREST b: 1725 in New Castle Co., DE.
        Married: 1744 in Virginia
        Change Date: 16 Sep 2008
        Children
        Has No Children Phebe BROWNING
        Has No Children Cincy BROWNING
        Has No Children Clara BROWNING
        Has No Children Millicent BROWNING
        Has Children Joshua BROWNING b: 19 Dec 1746 in Culpeper Co., VA.
        Has Children Francis Asberry BROWNING b: 25 Nov 1753 in Elizabeth City, Culpeper Co., VA.
        Has Children John BROWNING b: 17 May 1767 in Culpeper Co., VA.
        Has No Children Anna BROWNING b: 1769
        Has Children William F. BROWNING b: 15 Mar 1770

        Marriage 2 Susannah TEAGUE b: 3 Jan 1729 in Cecil Co., MD.
        Married: 1777
        Change Date: 11 Sep 2009

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