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Charles H Browning^1,2,3,4,5

Facts and Notes

• Birth: 20 August 1746; Virginia, USABGO; He was born in either Culpepper or Essex County, according to the available sources^3,4,1
• Marriage: About 15 June 1769; Mary Wade Strother^1,2
• Anecdote: 1774; His brother John B Browning, married Elizabeth Strother, his wife's sister⁶
• Military: About 1777; A brief mention in Tyler’s Quarterly says that Charles Browning (1746-1839) “became a captain in the Revolutionary War.” FindaGrave says he served as a captain in “Colonel Alexander Spotswood's Regiment of the Virginia Line,” who, according to the FamilySearch wiki, commanded the 2nd Virginia Regiment from 21 Feb 1777 to 9 Oct 1777. However, Charles Browning is not listed on that wiki, nor does he show up on Fold3 or in any of the 2nd Virginia Regiment documentation I was able to find.^2,7,8,9
• Possessions: Before 1839; Rappahannock County, Virginia, USABGO; Charles Browning settled on a tract of land given to him by his father-in-law, Capt. John Strother. Charles' estate, which he named "Greenfield," was at the foot of the Blue Ridge in the "Browning District," then Culpepper, then Rappahannock County²
• Death: 1839; Rappahannock County, Virginia, USABGO; Age: 93^4,3,1

• Related Pages: Ancestors of Marianna Woodson; Veterans

Citations

1. [S609] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ContentPegFamilyHistories&h=2663724&indiv=try, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 094 : 1912, Record for Mary Willis Wade
2. [S703] Judith McGhan, Genealogies of Virginia Families (Tyler’s Quarterly, Vol I; Albridgton - Gerlache), pg 417
3. [S519] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=136515981&indiv=try, Record for Charles H Browning
4. [S506] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepool&h=345736&indiv=try, Birth year: 1746; Birth city: Essex; Birth state: VA, Record for Charles H Browning
5. [S773] Slaughters, Dr. Philip, Genealogical and Historical Notes on Culpeper County, Virginia, pg. 151
6. [S703] Judith McGhan, Genealogies of Virginia Families (Tyler’s Quarterly, Vol I; Albridgton - Gerlache), pg 418
7. [S362] Online database, Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170488387, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170488387/charles-h-browning: accessed 15 July 2023), memorial page for Charles H Browning (1745–1839), Find a Grave Memorial ID 170488387; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by JRoberts (contributor 48769167).
8. [S832] FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/2nd_Virginia_Regiment_(Revolutionary_War), (n.d.). 2nd Virginia Regiment (Revolutionary War). Retrieved from https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/2nd_Virginia_Regiment_(Revolutionary_War)
9. [S838] Multiple Authors, 2nd VA Compilation of Information, https://www.2va.org/, The Second Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line and other information. https://www.2va.org/, accessed 20 July 2023., Charles Browning is NOT mentioned in this document.