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John Browning 1702 – 1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1702

Birth Location: Essex, Caroline, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1781

Death Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas BROWNING

Mother: Rachel Merritt

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John Browning was born in 1702 in Essex, Caroline, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas BROWNING and Rachel Merritt. John Browning passed away in 1781 in Hanover, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • John Browning was born in 1702 in Essex, Caroline, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas BROWNING and Rachel Merritt.
  • John Browning passed away in 1781 in Hanover, Virginia, United States.

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John Browning's Ancestors

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John Browning
1702 – 1781
Birth Place: Essex, Caroline, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas BROWNING
1669 – 1720
Nomini Forest, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Rachel Merritt
1673 – 1775
, Cecil, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
JOHN (BROWNING,) SR.
1646 – 1682
Jamestown, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Calpis
1644 – 1689
Shelford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Browning
1615 – 1646
Joseph Colpis
1620 – 1661
Elizabeth Penne
1620 – 1671
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Colpis
1580 – 1652
Marie Nynyngton
1585 – 1662
John Peene
1581 –
Margaret

John Browning's Timeline

2 Records

1702
1702
Birth of John Browning in Essex, Caroline, Virginia, United States
Essex, Caroline, Virginia, United States
1781
1781
Age 79
Death of John Browning in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1702
    Event Place: Essex, Caroline, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States

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