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Sir John Browning 1535 – 1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Wedmore, Somerset, England

Death Date: Mar 17 1599

Death Location: Wedmore, Somerset, England

Father: Andrew Browning

Mother: Mary Somme

Spouse(s): Lady Tovey

Children(s): Alice Browning

In 1535, Sir John Browning entered the world in Wedmore, Somerset, England, born to Andrew Richard Browning and Mary Somme. Sir John Browning married Lady Joan Tovey, and had children including Alice Browning. Sir John Browning passed away in 1599 in Wedmore, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1535, Sir John Browning entered the world in Wedmore, Somerset, England, born to Andrew Richard Browning and Mary Somme.
  • Sir John Browning married Lady Joan Tovey, and had children including Alice Browning.
  • Sir John Browning passed away in 1599 in Wedmore, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Browning
1501 – 1560
Birth Location: Wedmore, Somerset, England
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Mary Somme
1516 – 1560
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Tovey
1525 – 1587
Birth Location: Olveston, Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

Alice Browning
1550 – 1585
Birth Location: Cambridgeshire, England
AB

Sir Browning's Ancestors

Self
Sir Browning
1535 – 1599
Birth Place: Wedmore, Somerset, England
Parents
Andrew Richard Browning
1501 – 1560
Wedmore, Somerset, England
Mary Somme
1516 – 1560
England, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry Somme
1460 –
Margaret Harding
1480 – 1590
Cam, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Browning's Descendants

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Sir (John) Browning (1535 – Mar 17 1599) m. Lady (Joan) Tovey (1525 – 2 Jun 1587)
  1. 1. Alice Browning (abt 1550 – aft 1585) m. Robert (Henry) Marshall (1540 – abt 1606)
    1. 1. Anne Marshall (17 Apr 1580 – aft 1616) m. Richerde Safforde (15 Aug 1583 – aft 1616)
      1. 1. Thomas (Solomen) Safford (1610 – 1668) m. Elizabeth Sutton (1615 – 4 March 1671)
        1. 1. John Safford (1633 – 1708) m. Sarah Lowe (29 Sep 1637 – 1708)
    2. 2. Anna Marshall (17 April 1580 – 1616) m. Richard Safford (15 Aug 1585 – 1616)
      1. 1. Thomas Safford (1599 – 20 February 1666) m. Elizabeth Sutton (1615 – 4 March 1671)

Sir Browning's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Sir John Browning in Wedmore, Somerset, England
Wedmore, Somerset, England
1599
Mar 17 1599
Age 64
Death of Sir John Browning in Wedmore, Somerset, England
Wedmore, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Wedmore, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 17 1599
    Event Place: Wedmore, Somerset, England
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