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wards chosen as its President, the duties of which he continued to discharge as long as he lived. Few men ever commenced the battles of life better pre- pared for the struggle than John A. Broaddus. So splended was his intellect, so excellent his early training, so thorough his collegiate course, so unexcep- tionable his habits, and perfect his character, in a word so admirable and com- plete his general equipment, that when he was graduated, with the highest honors, by one of the first, if not the very first, literary institutions in the country, it seemed that, with ordinary application and industry, failure would be almost impossible. How manfully and successfully he met the issue is fully attested by the splended record which he left behind him. A finished scholar, an able and successful teacher, a chaste and beautiful writer, an eloquent and convincing speaker, a good neighbor, a true friend, a faithful and loving husband, an affectionate father, a sincere and devoted Christian, he lived a life that, in its rounded completeness few have equalled, very few ex- celled, and, when the end came, peacefully passed to his great reward, leaving a name that will live as long as the institution. of which he was the honored head, if not the church itself, whose doctrines he so ably and eloquently expounded. How much he was lamented by the people of Louisville, where he died, is shown by the deep feeling which was manifested on that occasion; all classes, conditions, and creeds uniting with each other in paying honor to his memory, one of the ablest and most touching tributes being an address by the Jewish Rabbi of that city, while the newspapers there, and in other por- tions of Kentucky, and throughout the country generally, were full of eulogis- tic notices of him as a Christian and a man.
William F., the second son of Thomas and Susannah Broaddus, like his brother Edmund, received a very limited early education, but like him, so strong was his intellect, so industrious his habits, and so eager his desire to excel, that, through his own unaided efforts, he not only acquired a good knowledge of books and their contents. but became a highly popular and successful school teacher, both in Virginia and Kentucky. Like the most of his name, he joined the Baptist church when young, and like quite a number, not long afterwards was ordained a minister, teaching and preaching at the same time. Commencing preaching and teaching in Virginia, where he had a school and church at Middleburg, and other places at different times. Wm. F. Broaddus afterwards moved to Kentucky and taught and preached in Lex- ington and Shelbyville. . Leaving Kentucky and returning to Virginia, he re- sumed his former vocation of teaching and preaching, which he continued un- til he became somewhat advanced in years. Mr. Broaddus was twice married. His first wife was Mary A. Farrow. His second wife being Mrs. Lucy E. Fleet. The children of his first wife were : Edmund S., Amanda F., William H. C., Mary L., Thomas E., and John F. His second wife had only one child, a daugliter, named Lucy Maria.
James, the third son of William Broaddus, and his wife, Miss Gaines, and brother of William, the first clerk of the name of Culpeper county, was an en- sign in the Revolution. He married Mary A. Ferguson. Their children were: Elizabeth, Catherine, William D., Sarah W., James G., and Susan C.
In conclusion it may be stated that while a few branches of the family have, for convenience in writing, dropped one of the "d's" in spelling the name, the most of them continue to spell it with two, as it was originally written, and that whether spelled with one or two, all who bear it are of the same blood, all being the descendants of Edmund Broaddus, the first settler and progenitor of the family in this country.
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THE BRYAN-LILLARD FAMILY. [By Judge D. A. Grimsley.]
Joseph Bryan settled in the county of Culpeper in 1752. He came from King George county, and is supposed to have been the father of William Bry- an, who was the great grand father of William Jennings Bryan now (1900) for the second time the nominee of the Democrats for the presidency.
William Bryan lived near the town of Sperryville, now Rappahannock, then Culpeper county, and was a large landowner. He died in 1806, leaving the following children : 1. James; 2. John, m. Nancy Lillard; 3. William; 4. Aquilla; 5. Lucy, m. Dunnaway; 6. Elizabeth, m. Baldeck.
The year following William Bryan's death, his lands were divided among his children, and to his son, John, was allotted that portion lying near the town of Sperryville The old Bryan house, on this tract, still stands in a good state of preservation.
Nancy Lillard Bryan. the wife of John Bryan, was the daughter of John Lillard, a soldier in the Revolutionary army, who lived in the Bryan neighbor- hood.
Between 1810 and 1825 the Bryan family' sold out their ancestral estates, and moved west to Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio.
John Bryan, the grand father of Williams Jennings, left Virginia in 1826. Silas Lillard Bryan, the father of Williams Jennings, was, at that time, four years of age. John settled on the banks of the Ohio, near the mouth of the Big Kanawha, where he and his wife, Nancy Lillard, died, the one in 1830, and the other in 1835. After their death the family moved further West to Illi- nois and Missouri. In 1840, Silas Lillard Bryan, the father of William Jen- nings, went to live with an older brother in Missouri, who had before settled in that state. From his home he attended school for a time, then went to Marion county, Ill., where he taught school for a year or so, then went to col- lege, studied law, and began its practice in 1852, and soon rose to prominence in the profession. He was a member of the constitutional convention, and of the senate of the State of Illinois, and a circuit judge for a number of years. He was the Democratic nominee for congress in 1862, but was defeated. He was a man of ability and high character, a devout Christian, and an uncom- promising Democrat. He died about 1880, having the following children: 1. Fanny, m .- Baird; 2. Williams Jennings, 11 .- Baird, having Ruth, William Jennings and Grace; 3. Charles, m .---; 4. 'Mamie, in .--- Allen; 5. Nanny, unmarried.
John Lillard, the father of Nancy Lillard Bryan, in. Miss Garrett, and be- sides Nancy, had: 1. Silas Lillard, who went to Mississippi, became a wealthy planter, and died without issue; 2. Capt. Benjaman Lillard, in. Elizabeth Browning, d. 1867; 3. Malinda, mn. Early Corbin, and died without issue; 4. A daughter, m .--- Stone; 5. A daughter, mn --- Yates; 6. A daughter. m .-- Shackelford, all three of whom went West.
Benjamin Lillard, who m. Elizabeth Browning, a daughter of Nicholas Browning, had issue as follows: 1. Chas. H., moved to Miss., and m .-- Gur- ley; 2. Lucy M., m. 1st James O'Bannon, having P. H. O'Bannon, m. Jose- phine Miller, and Roberta J., m. Silas L. Cooper. Lucy M., in. 2nd Cornelius Smith, by whom there were no children; 3. Margaret, m. William L. Brown- ing, having Bettie A., in. Maj. D. A. Grimsley, Annie M., m. B. F. Bywaters, Benjamin W., m. Ella Rixey, Lucy C., m. Capt. R. R. Duncan, Silas H., m. Lizzie Simins, and Elocia, m. William Timberlake; 4. Silas B., m. Mildred Duncan, having Laura, m. S. R. Browning, Lizzie, m. Geo. F. Pulliam, Lucy, m. James Miller; 5. Virginia, died single; 6. William J., m. Virginia Browning,
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daughter of Mason R. Browning, having Benjamin, Silas, Vernon, mn. Frank Jolhffe, Lena, m .- Harrison, Roberta, m .-- Funk; 7. Edwina C., m. Richard H. Browning, having Ophelia, m. William Lillard, Edward, m. and lives in Missouri, Sally, mn. George Harrison, Frank, m .- Denton and lives in Missouri, Lessie, Jane, m. Richard Duncan, Robert Lee, Eva, and Lucy.
Note. All the Lillards of Culpeper and Rappahannock are probably re. lated, and thus, through the Lillard family, related to the Bryans.
THE BROWNING FAMILY. [By Judge D. A. Grimsley.]
John Browning, b. in England in 1594, came to Virginia in 1622 in ship "Abigail," and served in the House of Burgesses in 1629.
William Browning came to Virginia about 1623 in ship "Bona Nova." See Hatton's list of American emigrants.
It is supposed that the Virginia Brownings descended from one, or both, of the above, but the line of descent cannot be directly traced.
The Brownings appeared in Virginia soon after the settlement of the Colony. One of them, as appears from Henning's Statutes, was a member of the House of Burgesses, but whether the Culpeper family is a descendant of this man is not definitely known.
Francis Browning settled near Gaines X Roads, now Rappahan- nock, in 1735. He is supposed to have come from Caroline county. One Thom- as Browning also came to Culpeper about that time, but returned to Caroline.
The wife of Francis Browning was a Miss. Lloyd, of Maryland, and they had the following children : 1. Francis, m. Frances Norman; 2. Nicholas, m. Sarah Washburn; 3. John. In. Miss Demorest; 4. Jacob, In. Elizabeth Bywaters; 5. Mary. m. Courtney Norman; 6. Ruth, m. William Duncan; 7. a daughter in .. Turner.
FRANCIS BROWNING (Francis.) m. Frances Norman, and had 1. Shadrach, m. Polly Route; 2. Charles, m. Mollie Strother; 3. William, m. Milly Roberts; 4. James, in. Miss Deane, and moved to Ky; 5. Reuben, m. Ann Hickman, and went to Ky; 6. John, m. Elizabeth Strother; 7. Isaac, m. a daughter of Joshua Browning, Captain in the Virginia State Line; 8. Francis, died in Revolution- ary army; 9. Molly, m. James Duncan; 10. Sarah, m .- Duncan; 11. Asenith, m. Benjamin Duncan
NICHOLAS BROWNING (Francis.) m. Sarah Washburn, and had 1. Nicholas, in. Miss Sloane; 2. Charles, m. Miss Wright; 3. A son who went to South Caro- lina.
JACOB BROWNING (Francis.) m. Elizabeth Bywaters, and had 1. Samuel, m. Miss Duun, and went to Ky; 2. George, m. Elizabeth Browning, and went to N. C .; 3. Edmund, m. Sarah Allan, and went to Ill .: 4. Jacob, m. and went to Missouri. Was a Baptist preacher; 5. Lloyd, mn. Elizabeth Allan, and went to Mo .; 6. Mary, mn. Capt William Norman, and was maternal grandmother of Rev. Barnett Grimsley; 7. Senie, In. Edward King, and went to Ky .; 8. Delilah, In. Joseph Tanner, and went to Ky .; 9. Bettie, m. Elijah Anthony, and went to Ky.
JOHN BROWNING (Francis.) m. Miss Demorest, and had: 1. James, m. Miss Hickman, sister of Gen. Hickman, and went to Ky; 2. Joshua, m. Ann Scott, and went to Ky. He was the father of Thomas. Browning, m. Elizabeth Lewright, who was the father of Robert Lewright Browning, Lieut. in the U. S. Navy, was drowned in Trinidad bay, and was the father of Chas. H. Browning, the founder of the order of "Runnemede," and author of "Magna Charta Barons, and their Descendants;" 3. Francis went to Russell county, Va., as oid his brother, Enos.
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SHADRACH BROWNING (Francis, Francis.) In. Polly Route, and had: 1. Preston, died unmarried; 2. Route, in. Miss Browning and went to Mo .; 3. Francis, m. Mrs. Moore, and went to Ky .; 4. Somerville, m. Lloyd Browning.
CHARLES BROWNING (Francis, Francis.) m. Mollie Strother, and had 1. Lloyd. 11. Somerville Browning; 2. Willis, m. 1st. Caroline Menefee, 2nd. Eliza- beth White; 3. Joseph, went to Ky .; 4. William, m. Lucy McClanahan, and went to Ky .; 5. Francis, m. Miss Yates, and went to Mo .; 6. Charles, died single; 7. John, m. Miss Pendleton, and went West; 8. Sarah, m .- Morrison, and went to Ky .; 9. Mary m. Col. Gates Yates, of Ky .; 10. Lucy, m. Weedon Smith, and went West: 12. Ann, m. Ashley, and went to Ky.
WILLIAM BROWNING (Francis, Francis.) in. Millie Roberts, and had 1. Henry, m. Mrs. Newell; 2. James, m .--; 3. William, m 1st. Miss Funkhous- er, 2nd. Mrs. Hines; 4. Robert, in. Miss Duncan; 5. John, m. Kitty Duncan; 6. Daniel, m. -. and went to Ky; 7. Charles, m. Hines, and went to Mo .; 8. Samuel, m. - -- , and went to Mo .; 9. Mason, mn. Kitty Stover; 10. Lucy, m. Nicholas Browning; 11. Margaret, m. Eldridge Duncan; 12. and 13 .. James and Elizabeth, died single. There are said to have been nineteen children in this family, the names of the last six not being known.
JOHN BROWNING (Francis, Francis.) m. Elizabeth Strother, and had 1. George, m. Miss Covington, and went to Ky .; 2. John D., mn. Ist. Miss Dulaney, 2nd. Miss Haney; 3. Charles, m. 1st. Mise Moore, 2nd, Miss Bumgarner, and went to Mo .; 4. Strother, m. Miss Reid, and went to Ill .; 5. Oliver. m. Miss Bowyer, and went to Ohio; 6. Betsy, m. - Whitescarver, and went to Ky,; 7. Fanny, in. Frederick Whitescarver; 8. Millie, m. Elijah Bruce, and went West; 9. Polly, m. George Yates, and went West.
CHARLES BROWNING (Nicholas, Francis.) in. Miss Wright, and had 1. Chas., died single; 2. Thomas, m. Miss Bywaters; 3. Nicholas, m. Lucy Brown- ing (Williamn).
JAMES BROWNING (John, Francis.) m .- , and had 1. James, of Clarke county, Ky .; 2. Caleb, m. Miss Pendleton; 3. Micajah, m .-- , and went to Ky. Was the father of O. H. Browning, United States Senator from Illinois, and a member of Lincoln's cabinet; 4. Polly, in. Taliaferro Browning; 5. Anne, m .- Overall, and went West.
JOSHUA BROWNING (John, Francis,) in -. and had 1. John, mn. Miss Pendleton; 2. James, went to Ky .; 3. Edmund, went to Ky .; 4. Jacob, went West: 5. Polly, m. William Grant, and went West; 6. Annie, m. Win. Pendle- ton; 7. Elizabeth mn. Capt. Isaac Browning.
LLOYD BROWNING (Charles, Francis, Francis.) m. Somerville Browning. and had 1. Margaret, m. Thos. Deatherage: 2. Amanda, m. Carnot Walden; 3. Martha, mn. Puller A. Hughes; 4. Jane, m. A. F. Menefee.
WILLIS BROWNING (Charles. Francis, Francis.) in. 1st. Menefee, 2nd. Miss White, and had 1. John A., m. Miss Willis; 2. Chas. H., died single; 3. Cassan- dra, died single.
WILLIAM BROWNING (William, Francis, Francis.) m. 1st. Funkhouser, 2nd. Mrs. Hines, and had 1. James H., m. 1st. Margaret Duncan, 2nd. Maria Cor- bin; 2. William L., m. Margaret Lillard; 3. Eliza, Samuel Baker, and went to Mo .: 4. Lucy, m. Isaac Baker, and went to Mo.
JOHN BROWNING (William, Francis, Francis.) in. Kitty Duncan, and had 1. Lafayette, m. Susan Stallard; 2. Richard H., m. Edwina Lillard; 3. Jane, m. Walker Campbell.
MASON BROWNING (William, Francis, Francis.) in. Kitty Hines, and had 1. William S., Lieut. Co. B., 6th. Va. Cav., killed at Cedar Creek, Va .; 2. Henry R., m. Fletcher; 3. David, mn. Rudacilla: 4. Regina, m. Richard Coates; 5. Vir- ginia, m. Win. J. Lillard; 6. Lucy, m. Wmn. Stickley; 7. Route, m. Miss Priest.
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NICHOLAS BROWNING (Chas., Nicholas, Francis, Francis.) m. Lucy Brown- ing, and had 1. William H., m. 1st. Kitty Rixey, 2nd. Lucy Ellen Eastham; 2. Jas. A., m. 1st. Jane Cheek, 2nd. Mary Utterback; 3. Chas., d. single; 4. Eliza- beth, m. Benjamin Lillard: 5. Tabitha, m. Cornelius Smith; 6. Cassandra, m. Johnson McQueen, and went to Illinois; 7. Anne, mn. Jas. Kinsey; 8. Mildred, m. Charles Smith.
MARGARET BROWNING (William, Francis, Francis.) m. Eldridge Duncan, and had 1.Chas. H., died single. Was Lieut-Col. 16th. Miss. Inf., C. S. A .; 2. Robert R., in. 1st. Louisa Kerfoot, 2nd. Lucy Browning. Was Captain of Co. B., 6th. Va. Cav., C. S. A., losing an arın at Tom's Brook; 3. Benjamin F., killed at Cedarville, member of Co. B., 6th. Va. Cav .; 4. Olivia, m. Jas. F. Ker- foot, and lives in Clarke county, Va .; 5. Mildred, mn. Silas B. Lillard; 6. Mar- garet, unmarried.
JOHN D. BROWNING (John, Francis, Francis.) m. 1st Miss Dulaney, 2nd Miss Haney and had 1. Margaret, m. John Carr; 2. Eliza, m. B. F. Eastham; 3. Sarah, m. B. F. Miller; 4. Mark A. H., mn. Miss Kendrick, and went to Texas; 5. Dr. John S., mn. 1st Miss Deatherage, 2nd Miss Roberts; 6. G. Judson, in. Miss Thomas. Was a member of the Va. Legislature; 7. Fanny, m .-- Mayberry, of Mo .; 8. Sophronia, mn. Win. S. Wood.
FRANCES BROWNING (John, Francis, Francis.) m. Frederick Whitescarver, and had 1. John S., m. Miss Griffin; 2. Harmon, m. Miss Latham; 3. Wins- ton, m. Miss Bragg; 4. Chas., m. - and went to W. Va .; 5. Conner, m. - and lives in Rockingham county, Va; 6. Franklin, died single, Mexican war veteran; 7. William, m. 1st Miss Harrison, 2nd Miss -. Was a Baptist preacher: 8. Robert, mn. Miss Burgess; 9. Joseph, m .-- and lives in Iowa; 10. Cornelius, m .--- and lives in Iowa; 11. Addison, m. Miss Browning, and lives in Mo. 12. Bethany, m. 1st Jack Johnson, 2nd Mathias Weaver.
MARGARET BROWNING (Lloyd, Chas., Francis, Francis.) m. Thomas Deatherage, and had: Allie, m. Wm. N. Smith, having Thomas.
JANE BROWNING (Lloyd, Chas., Francis, Francis.) in. A. F. Menefee, and had: 1. Mollie, m. Samuel Spindle, and went to Texas; 2. Henry, mn. Roberta Holland, and had Lloyd and others; 3. Robert, in. Miss Miller, and had issue.
JOHN A. BROWNING (Willis, Chas., Francis, Francis.) m. Miss Willis, and . had: 1. Charles, died single; 2. Bessie, m. W. G. Wood; 3. John; 4. George; 5 Willis; 6. Belle, in. Dangerfield Lewis; 7. Fanny.
JAMES H. BROWNING (William, William, Francis, Francis.) m. Ist Miss Duncan, 2nd Miss Corbin, and had: 1. Thomas, m. Miss Chappellear; 2. Su- san, m. Win. Duncan; 3. Isaiah, died single: 4. Preston, m. Miss Fletcher; 5. Lizzie, m. John Wood; 6. Fanny, m. Joseph Brown; 7. Charles, m. Botts; 8. Ada, m. Mr. Luttrell; 9. Ella; 10. Ernest; 11. Mason; 12. Lucy.
WILLIAM L. BROWNING (William, William, Francis, Francis.) m. Marga- ret Lillard, and had: 1. Bettie A., m. D. A. Grimsley, major 6th Va. Cav., C. S. A., and judge of Circuit Court of Virginia; 2. Annie M., m. B. F. Bywaters; 3. Benj. W., m. Ella Rixey; 4. Silas H., in. Lizzie Simms; 5. Elocia, m. Willie Timberlake; 6. Lucy, m. Capt. R. R. Duncan.
LAFAYETTE BROWNING (John, William, Francis, Francis.) m. Susan Stal- lard, and had 1. John, m. and lives in Richmond, Va .; 2. S. R., m. Laura Lil- lard; 3. Mollie, m. Geo. Burgess; 4. Ella, m. Jno. Fraley.
RICHARD H. BROWNING (John, Williamn, Francis, Francis.) m. Edwina Lil- lard, and had 1. Ophelia, m. Win. Lillard; 2. Edward, lives in Mo; 3. Sallie, m. Mr. Harrison; 4. Frank, lives in Mo; 5. Lessie; 6. Jane, m. Richard Dun- can; 7. Robert; 8. Eva; 9. Lucy.
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JANE BROWNING (John, William, Francis, Francis.) in. Walker Campbell, and had 1. Delia, m. Robert Bywaters; 2. Mary, m. Thomas Bywaters; 3. Scott, m. Miss Strother.
DAVID BROWNING (Mason, William, Francis, Francis.) in. Miss Rudicilla, and had 1. William; 2. Blanche; 3. Ida; 4. Fanny.
VIRGINIA BROWNING (Mason, William, Francis, Francis.) m. William Lil- lard, and had 1. Benjamin; 2. Vernon, m .-- Jolliffe; 3. Silas; 4. Lena, mn. Win. Harrison; 5. Roberta, m .--- Funk.
LUCY BROWNING (Mason, William, Francis, Francis.) m. Win. Stickley, and had 1. Mason; 2. Browning.
ROUTE BROWNING (Mason, William, Francis, Francis.) m. Miss Priest, and had Luther, William, Regina, Ada, Frank, Russell, Lillian, and Louise.
WILLIAM H. BROWNING ( Nicholas, Chas., Nicholas, Francis.) m. 1st Kitty Rixey, 2nd Lucy Ellen Rixey, and had Lucy, m. J. E. B. S. Leavel.
JAS. A. BROWNING (Nicholas, Chas., Nicholas, Francis.) m. 1st Jane Cheek, and had 1. Alice; 2. Montgomery; 3. Myrtis, m. A. J. Yates; 4. Mollie, In. George Rosson; 5. Dora, m. Chas. Jolliffe; 6. Caroline; 7. George.
ELIZABETH BROWNING (Nicholas, Chas., Nicholas, Francis.) m. Benj. Lil- lard, and had 1. Chas. H., m. Miss Gurley, of Miss; 2. Lucy M., m. 1st. Jas. M. O'Bannon, 2nd Cornelius Smith. By her first marriage she had Roberta J .. m. S. L. Cooper, and P. H, m. Josephine Miller; 3. Margaret, m. Wmn. L. Browning (see supra); 4. Silas B., m. Mildred Dancan, having Laura, m. S. R. Browning, Lizzie m. Geo. Pulliam, and Lasy, m. Jas. Miller: 5. Wm. J., m. Virginia Browning, (see supra); 6. Edwina C., mn. Richard H. Browning, (see supra); 7. Virginia: 8. Sarah.
TABITHA BROWNING (Nicholas, Chas., Nicholas, Francis.) m. Cornelius Smith and had 1. Wm. N. Smith, m. Allie Deatherage (see supra); 2. Lucy A., m. H. A. Wood; 3. Rebecca, mn. John B. Miller; 4. Hugh M., in. Mollie O'Ban- non: 5. S. Russell, m. 1st. Frankie English, 2nd. Mrs. Mary Taunt.
ANNE BROWNING (Nicholas, Chas., Nicholas, Francis.) in. Jas. Kinsey, and had 1. Eliza, m. Win. Smith; and others who live in the West.
MILDRED BROWNING (Nicholas, Chas., Nicholas, Francis.) m. Chas. Smith, . and had 1. Lucy M .. in. Matthew Carpenter; 2. Annie M., m. R. Y. Field; 3. Chas. E., m. Katherine Duncan; 4. Jennie; 5. Austin.
R. R. DUNCAN (Margaret, William, Francis, Francis.) in. 1st. Miss Kerfoot, and had 1. Blanche, m. John R. Duncan; Robert L., m. Miss Meade; 3. Ada, m. -Napier, lives in Ga. Hem. 2nd. Luey Browning, and had : Maude, m. Jno. Button, Rosa, Frank, and Lucy Russell.
ELIZA BROWNING (John D., John, Francis, Francis.) m. B. F. Eastham, and had 1. Robert W., m. Miss Read; 2. F. Dabney, m. Miss Easthamn. Was a Confederate soldier and was badly wounded; 3. Emma C .; 4. Philp B .: 5. Win. B .; 6. Joli R .; 7. Edwin L .; 8. Annie M .; 9. Ada V., m. Jas. Miller; 10. Geo. B; 11. Chas. C .; m. Eva Alexander.
SARAH BROWNING (John D., John, Francis, Francis.) m. B. F. Miller, and had 1. Annie C., m. Hampson Keyser; 2. Laura F., m. Rev. J. F., Kemper, of Mo .; 3. Alice; 4. John J., mn. 1st. Miss Taylor, 2nd. Miss Tyler; 5. Cora C., m. Andrew Botts; 6. Ella B., m. Ringgold Armstrong; 7. Ada F., m. Jolin N. Key- ser, of Mo .; 8. Florence, m. J. W. Yancey; 9. Rosa L., m. Win. Benton.
G. JUDSON BROWNING (John D., John, Francis, Francis.) m. Miss Thomas, and had 1. Alexander; 2. Robert; 3. Judson.
DR. JOHN S. BROWNING (John D., John, Francis, Francis.) m. 1st. Miss Deatherage, and had 1. Robert; 2. Judson, mn. Miss Deatherage. He m. 2nd. Miss Roberts, and had : Dr. Edgar Browning, m. Miss Turner.
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SOPHRONIA BROWNING (John D., John, Francis, Francis.) in. W. S. Wood, and had 1. Flora, m. Eugene Brooking; 2. Emma; 3. John.
HARMON WHITESCARVER (Fanny, John D., John, Francis, Francis.) m. Miss Latham, and had 1. son, killed in C. S. A .; 2. George, lives in W. Va. WINSTON WHITESCARVER (Fanny, John D., John, Francis, Francis.) m. Miss Bragg, and had 1. William, died in C. S. A .; 2. Lucy, in. Jas. M. Chelf.
WILLIAM WHITESCARVER (Fanny, John D., John, Francis, Francis.) m. 1st. Harrison, 2nd. Miss -- , and had 1. A son who m. a daughter of Gen. J. G. Field; 2. Annie, m. Rev. Mr. Hume.
BETHANY WHITESCARVER (Fanny, John D., John, Francis, Francis.) m. 1st .-- Johnston. and had 1. George, m .--: 2. Charles, died in Union army; 3. Joseph, m. Johnson: 4. Elizabeth, in. Mr. Bayne, and lives in W. Va. Married 2nd. -- Weaver, and had 1. Taylor, m. and lives in W. Va .; 2. Mark. in. Miss Burke.
In compiling the genealogy of the Browning family no effort has been made to give the names and marriages of the present generation, nor has been followed the line of descent of those who emigrated from this county to the West, the descendants of whom are very numerous, and live in various States. It is quite possible that some may have been overlooked, who died unmarried, or emigrated previous to their marriage.
THE THOMAS FAMILY. [By Mrs. Mary Dunnica Micou.]
Without doubt the Thomas family of Orange county, and also that of Cul- peper county, are descended from the earliest emigrant of that name, who came to Essex county, or rather the one who patented land from Elizabeth county, to Essex, from 1437 to 1665, in all, about 3,400 acres. He is mentioned first as William Ap. Thomas, and most of his grants are given to him for bringing to this country, William Thomas and als, presumably his sons, as William Thomas, aged 22, and Robert Thomas, aged 20, came to Virginia, in June 1635, and John, aged 19, in July 1635. The way in which land patents are taken out by these young inen indicate that they were sons of William Ap. Thomas, all being granted to them in the same neighborhood. Robert mn. a Miss Massie, and settled in Essex, having a son, Edward, m. Catherine Wil- liamson, (dau. of Henry Williamson). He established the Essex county fami- ly, and lived at Thomas Neck, on the Rappahannock River; was Justice of Peace in 1695, and High Sheriff in 1696; died in 1699. William Thomas, aged 22, in 1635, took out land in Northumberland county, and is called "William of Yeocomooo." He was Justice of Northumberland county in 1656, and Bur- gess of Surry county in 1652; he had land patents in every county from Surry to Essex county. He probably brought his wife from England, as he is grant- ed land in Lancaster county, for transporting William Thomas and wife from England. Her name was Rebecca, and she survived him, as she takes out let- ters of administration in 1635. His son, John, was then 17 years of age, show- ing that he was born in 1648. He died in 1710, leaving wife, Elizabeth, ch .: Rich- ard, William, Peter, John, Elizabeth, Jane, Richard, who is mentioned as son and heir of John Thomas, is undoubtedly the Richard Thomas who m, Isabella Pendleton, dau. of Philip Pendleton, the emigrant. Richard and Isabella Thomas both took out land in King and Queen and Spotsylvania counties in 1728. Richard Thomas died in 1748, and his widow, Isabella, went to live in Drysdale Parish, Caroline county. Their children are uncertain as to number and name. There is a Rowland Thomas and a Joseph Thomas mentioned with her in deeds of land, but the relationship is not defined. It
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