James Browning
Male, #118, (1671/72 - 3 February 1749)
James Browning was born in 1671/72 in Ardiston Parish, Scotland.1,2,3 He moved to Ardstraw, Tyrone County, Ireland, with his parents. Ardstraw is about 10 miles from Londonderry.4 He emigrated about 1714 from Glasgow, Scotland.4 In June 1720 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, James married Elizabeth Davis.1 James Browning was appointed in 1722 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as a Tithingman.4 He and Elizabeth Davis joined the church on 21 May 1728 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; having brought letters testimonial from their church in Ireland.5,4 James Browning died on Monday, 3 February 1749 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 77 years.6,3,1,5 James's gravestone inscription in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, reads:
Here lyes ye body of
James Browning
who received his birth and education in Scotland
and spent his last days in this town
4James Browning
who received his birth and education in Scotland
and spent his last days in this town
- Charts
- Ancestry of Robert Roy
Children of James Browning and Elizabeth Davis
- Lt. William Browning+3,5,1 (20 Aug 1723 - 16 Oct 1806)
- Elizabeth Browning3,5,1 (5 Jun 1725 - )
- James Browning+3,5 (25 May 1727 - 6 Mar 1770)
- Trustrum Browning3,5 (28 Aug 1729 - 6 Jan 1755)
- Margaret Browning+3,5,7 (20 Dec 1731 - 18 May 1801)
- Joseph Browning3,5 (22 Nov 1733 - )
- Mary Browning3,5 (6 Jun 1735 - )
- John Browning+3,5,7 (22 Oct 1737 - 12 Apr 1812)
- Lt. Samuel Browning3,5 (28 Oct 1740 - 23 Oct 1783)
- Martha Browning3,5 (21 Nov 1744 - )
Citations
- Bolton, Ethel Stanwood. Immigrants to New England 1700-1775. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Comapny, 1966.
- Ancestral File. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, 1994.
- Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Rutland, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849. Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1905.
- RootsWeb. Online www.rootsweb.com.
- Read, Jonas. A History of Rutland; Worcester County, Massachusetts from its Earliest Settlement with a Biography of its First Settlers. Worcester, Massachusetts: Mirick & Bartlett Printers, 1836.
- Murphy, Timothy Cornelius. History of Rutland in Massachusetts 1713-1968. Boston: Northeastern University, 1928.
- Adams, Herbert Freeman. The Compendium of Tufts Kinsmen - A Substitutive Genealogy. Boston: privately printed, 1973.