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Benjamin Browning 1730–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1730

Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 17 Nov 1785

Death Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA

Father: Edward Browning

Mother: Mary Drane

Spouse(s): Mary Abbott, MARY ABBOT

Children(s): Roger Browning, Mary Browning, Eli Browning, Basil Sr, Daniel Browning, Mary Browning, Nancy Browning, William Browning, Benjamin Jr, Benjamin Browning

Benjamin Browning was born in 1730 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States, the child of Edward Browning And Mary Elizabeth Drane. Benjamin Browning married Mary Nancy S Abbot, Mary Nancy Abbott, and had children including Basil Browning Sr, Benjamin Browning, Benjamin Joseph Browning Jr, Daniel Browning, Eli B Browning, Mary Browning, Nancy Browning, Roger Browning, William Browning. Benjamin Browning passed away in 1785 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Browning was born in 1730 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States, the child of Edward Browning And Mary Elizabeth Drane.
  • Benjamin Browning married Mary Nancy S Abbot, Mary Nancy Abbott, and had children including Basil Browning Sr, Benjamin Browning, Benjamin Joseph Browning Jr, Daniel Browning, Eli B Browning, Mary Browning, Nancy Browning, Roger Browning, William Browning.
  • Benjamin Browning passed away in 1785 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Browning
1705–1788
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
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Mary Drane
1704–1788
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Abbott
1732–1803
Birth Location: Christ Church, Pennsylvania, USA
MA
MARY ABBOT
1732–1752
Birth Location: Christ Church, Pennsylvania, United States
MA

Children(s)

Roger Browning
1751–1828
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
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Mary Browning
1756–1761
Birth Location: –
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Eli Browning
1772–1857
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
EB
Basil Sr
1756–1845
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
BS
Daniel Browning
1756–1862
Birth Location: Frederick County, Maryland, USA
DB
Mary Browning
1771–1840
Birth Location: Frederick County, Maryland, USA
MB
Nancy Browning
1763–1840
Birth Location: Frederick County, Maryland, USA
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William Browning
1766–1855
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
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Benjamin Jr
1750–1830
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Benjamin Browning
1784–1867
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Browning's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Browning
1730–1785
Birth Place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Parents
Edward Browning
1705–1788
Essex, Virginia, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Drane
1704–1788
Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Francis Browning
1672–1720
Cecil County, Province, of, Maryland,
Rachel Merritt
1673–1775
Jamestown, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John **
1640–1690
Elizabeth Calpis
1644–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Browning
1620–1675
Hester Matson
1620–1705

Benjamin Browning's Descendants

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Benjamin Browning (Apr 1730–17 Nov 1785) m. Mary (Nancy) Abbott (06 Jul 1732–05 May 1803) m. MARY (NANCY (S)) ABBOT (06 Jul 1732–15 Sep 1752)
  1. 1. Roger Browning 1751–1828 m. REBECCA McKAUGHAN 1760–1831
    1. 1. Nathan (R) Browning 1785–1837 m. Obedience McPike 1789–1852
      1. 1. Jesse (Madison) Browning 1821–1893 m. Caroline Richards 1821–1890 m. Sarah (Emeline) Goble 1821–1842 m. Barbara (Allen) Jones 1831–1908
        1. 1. william (carrell) Browning 1846–1889 m. Louisa (Ellen) KNIGHT 1847–1931 m. Louise (C.) Browning 1850–
        2. 2. Amanda (Adeline) Browning 1848–1903
        3. 3. Wiley (Otto) Browning 1859–1894
        4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Browning 1846–1919
        5. 5. Rachel (Evaline) Browning 1853–1931
        6. 6. Elvira (Estelle) Browning 1856–1932
        7. 7. Frank (Emerson) Browning 1857–1889
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Emeline) Browning 1862–1864
        9. 9. Jesse (M) Browning 1871–
        10. 10. John (Wesley) Browning 1841–1862
        11. 11. Amaziah (Amzi) Browning 1839–1868
      2. 2. John (Roger) Browning 1818–1891
      3. 3. Mary ("Polly") Browning 1809–1873
      4. 4. Amzi (Amasa) Browning 1810–1869
      5. 5. William (Jefferson) Browning 1811–1863
      6. 6. Leonard (Hurlbert) Browning 1834–1865
      7. 7. Benjamin (F) Browning 1813–1887
      8. 8. Malinda Browning 1814–1870
      9. 9. James (A) Browning 1816–1855
      10. 10. Richard (Washington) Browning 1822–1901
      11. 11. Amanda (Jane "Mandy") Browning 1825–1851
      12. 12. Joseph (Wiley) Browning 1827–1876
      13. 13. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Browning 1829–1913
      14. 14. Eliza (Ann) Browning 1831–1911
      15. 15. Rebecka Browning
    2. 2. Richard Browning 1780–1839
    3. 3. Melinda ("Lina" {Dayton}) BROWNING 1783–1831
    4. 4. Mary Browning 1786–1825
    5. 5. Elizabeth Browning 1791–1851
    6. 6. Benjamin (D) Browning 1793–1860
    7. 7. Sala (Sally) Browning 1780–1840
    8. 8. Rebecca (Becky) Browning 1797–1860
    9. 9. Sala (Sally) Browning 1795–
    10. 10. Elizabeth Browning 1802–
    11. 11. Amzi Browning 1770–1793
    12. 12. Amaziah ("Amzi") Browning 1773–1793
  2. 2. Mary Browning 1756–1761
  3. 3. Eli (B) Browning 1772–1857
  4. 4. Basil (Browning) Sr 1756–1845
  5. 5. Daniel Browning 1756–1862
  6. 6. Mary Browning 1771–1840
  7. 7. Nancy Browning 1763–1840
  8. 8. William Browning 1766–1855
  9. 9. Benjamin (Joseph Browning) Jr 1750–1830
  10. 10. Benjamin Browning 1784–1867

Benjamin Browning's Timeline

3 Records

1730
Apr 1730
Birth of Benjamin Browning in Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
1751
23 Mar 1751
Age 21
Benjamin Browning was married in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
1785
17 Nov 1785
Age 55
Death of Benjamin Browning in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1730
    Event Place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1751
    Event Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1785
    Event Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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