• General Notes

  1810 DEED: Caswell Co, NC, DB Q-228, 27 Sep. Power of Attorney - Toliver Browning, Henry Browning, John Flynn intermarried with Lucy Browning, Milla Browning, Jenney Browning to brother Elijah Browning to demand their part in legacy as heirs of Caleb Browning decd by last will & testament of Edmund Browning decd of Caswell Co, NC. Given from Clark Co, KY.
  
      1811 COURT: Caswell Co, NC, WB F-162, Apr Court. Edmond Browning bequeathed to heirs of Caleb Browning. Elijah Browning for himself and attorney for Toliver, Henry Browning, John Flynn and his wife Lucy, Molley and Jenney Browning children and heirs of Caleb Browning.
  
      1811 COURT: Caswell Co, NC, WB F-201. Power of attorney: Toliver Browning, Henry Browning, John Flynn intermarried with Lucy Browning, Milley Browning and Jenney Browning to Elijah Browning their Brother to receive legacy left them as heirs of Caleb Browning decd, by will of Edmund Browning decd. of Caswell Co, NC. approved by Wm. McMillan and D Hampton, JP's of Clark Co, KY. 27 Sep 1810.
  
      Sources:
      Title: Probate Record
      Page: Edmond Browning, Caswell County, North Carolina Will Book E, pgs. 347-348
  
  
      Henry first appears on a Clark Co., KY. tax list in 1796 as a male 16 years of age, but under 21, and continues there until about 1832 or 1833 when he moved to Henry Co, KY, where he died leaving a Will dated 17 June 1856.
  
      Henry served in the War of 1812 in the 17th Regiment (Francesco's) Kentucky Militia as a Lieutenant in Capt. Scobee's Company of Infantry. He entered the Service on February 08, 1815 at a camp near Newport, KY., for a period of 6 months. He was discharged at Urbana on March 07, 1815. He received $13.27 for the 200 mile trip back home to Clark Co., KY.
  
      This Henry was married to a woman named Margaret; however, she is not the Margaret Newell (widow of Thomas Newell) who married a Henry Browning on 16 Mar 1807 in Shenandoah Co., VA., and continued to live there.
  
  Will of Henry Browning
      Know all Men by these presents that I Henry Browning of the County of Henry and state of Kentucky being weak in bodily health but of sound mind and disposing memory make this my last Will revoking all others. I will and bequeath to my son Calep Browning, one hundred and thirty five acres of land beginning in Watkins or Ransdells line and running through to ? also if my bay should bring and raise a colt this year he is to have it and the proceeds of one half of the sale of the waggon also one half of the flock of sheep, I will to my son Benjamin F. Browning the balance of my farm say forty acres more or less, I will to my grandson, John H. Browning one bay filly three years old this spring also to my Granddaughter Lucy Jane Estes one black horse colt two years old this spring. I will to my son John Browning fifty dollars to be paid twelve months after my death in addition to forty acres of land that I have heretofore given him in his farm where he now lives. I will to my daughter in law Mary Browning and her two youngest children fifty dollars and also forty acres of land, which I have heretofore given her, which land all of her children to have a part in. I will that all of my personal property after my death shall be sold on twelve months credit by my son Benjamin F. Browning who I appoint as my executor and the proceeds disposed of as follows, after paying my funeral expenses and all my just debts, I will to my grand son Benjamin Olds one hundred dollars, also my son in law Micaja Olds five dollars, also to my grand son Harrison Browning, five dollars. If there should be any money left after complying with the above items it is my wish it should be divided among my children, John, Mary, Calep and B. F. Browning.
      Given under my hand and seal this 17th day of June 1856
  
      Witness
      Thomas M. Sanford
      Saml. McIlvaine
  
      Since writing the above will I have sold my part of the sheep t___ ____the stock belonging to my son Calep Browning
  
      Henry County Kentucky
  
  
      Sources:
      Title: Probate Record
      Page: 1811 COURT: Caswell Co, NC, WB F-2Ol.

Details of Henry's family with Margaret   (Mrs. Henry) BROWNING