John Browning 
John was born in 1728 in Culpeper County, Virginia.1 John's father was Francis Browning and his mother was Elizabeth Carter Lloyd. His paternal grandparents were Francis Browning and Rachel Merritt; his maternal grandparents were William Lloyd and Mary Ann Crowley. He had six brothers and three sisters, named Frank, Nicholas, Edmond, Caleb, Jacob, Joshua, Mary, Ruth and Amanda. He died at the age of 75 on November 18th, 1803 in Greene County, Georgia.2 General Notes
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.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1620 in Gloucestershire, England d.Jul 1674 in England
- b.~ 1640 in England d.1689 in Cecil County, Maryland
- b.~ 1620 in England d.~ 1705 in Brookthorpe, Gloucestershire, England
- b.~ 1675 in Cecil County, Maryland d.Apr 1768 in Culpeper County, Virginia
- b.~ 1649 in England d.< 1690
- b.~ 1700 in St. Anne's Parish, Essex County, Virginia d.21 Jan 1775 in Culpeper County, Virginia
- b.~ 1673 in Cecil County, Maryland
- b.1728 in Culpeper County, Virginia d.18 Nov 1803 in Greene County, Georgia
- b. in St. Botolphs Without Aldersgate, London, England
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- b.1680
- b.1704 in Maryland d.> 1740 in Culpeper County, Virginia
- b.1682 in Virginia
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Details of John's family with Elizabeth DEMAREST
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