Susannah (Hickman) Browning (abt. 1745 - 1815)

Born about 1745 in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1815 at about age 70 in Havilandville, Harrison, Kentucky, USA

Biography

Birth and Parents

Susannah Hickman was born in Culpeper, Virginia about 1745. ^[1]

Susannah was born sometime around 1745, the daughter of James Hickman and Hannah Lewis.^[2]

Marriage

She married James Browning, who was aborn about 1745 and died, probably in Clark County, Kentucky, about 1812.^[1]

She married James Browning (although the date of their marriage is uncertain it was sometime before 1763 when their eldest son Caleb was born).

1778 Property to Susanna Browning

BK I, p13, James Hickman to Susanna Browning, wife of James Browning, wr. Mar 3, 1778, recorded ^[3]

Aug 17, 1778, 178 ac. On David Hickman’s & Thorton’s line, where James Browning now lives^[3]

Bk HH p116, Martha Tannahill, of Cul. Co., VA, and heirs of Susanna Browning, dec., wife of James Browning, dec., 70 acres, release of quit claim unto heirs of Susanna through Isaac Farrow, Atty. Land^[3]

From James Hickman to Susanna, March 3, 1778, land next to Bird Eastman & Willis Farrow.^[3]

Bk HH, p212-5, names Caleb & Anna Browning, Toliver & Polly Browning, of Pendleton Co., KY, James & Jane Browning of Clark Co., KY, Micajah & Sally Browning of Mason Co., KY, Robert & Anna Browning Overall of Bullitt Co., KY, appoints Isaac Farrow of Mont. Co., KY, Atty, to transact sale in VA, 178 acres, land of Mother (Susanna Hickman Browning) given to her by her father, James Hickman.^[3]

Bk HH p219 heirs of Susanna Browning to Bird Eastham, wr. Aug 20, 1816, sell 70 acres, part of a Tract to Susanna from her father, James Hickman. (This is confusing, also states from Martha Tannahill, Maybe indicating Martha is a close relative??) done through Atty. Isaac Farrow^[3]

Bk HH 221 heirs of Susanna to Martha Tannahill, 70 ac, release and give to her through Atty. Isaac Farrow, part of land given to Susanna by her father ^[3]

Bk SS p188, wr. Mar 7, 1825, rec. Oct 31, 1825, heirs of Susanna Browning, dec., James, Caleb, Micajah, Anna, Polly, by Atty. Isaac Farrow, land in Culpeper Co., VA, to record a deed of conveyance by Martha Tannahill to Vincent Corder for $300, 70 acres^[3]

Death

She died in Harrison County, Kentucky about 1815. ^[1]

Susannah Browning died before 1 May 1816, when her children sold the land which she had inherited from her father.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Gary Boyd Roberts. Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009. Susannah Hickman is #443 on page 212, Ancestors of Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.
2. ↑ Lewis, WIlliam Terrel. Genealogy of the Lewis Family in America. Louisville, KT: Courier-Journal Job Printing Co., 1893, p. 131. available online. This publication lists the parents of Susannah Hickman as James Hickman of Culpeper, Virginia (1724-1816) and Hannah Lewis of Hanover County, Virginia (1722-). It also lists five children of Susannah Hickman and James Browning: 1. Caleb Browning, m. Anna ________ and died in Pendleton County, Kentucky; 2. Mary Browning, m. Taliaferro Browning and died in Pendleton County, Kentucky; 3. Col. James Browning, m. Jane Morrow; 4. Micajah Browning, m. Sarah Brown; and 5. Ann Browning, m. Mr. ________ Overall.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} Jim Richey, review of deeds from Virginia file, Culpeper County.
4. ↑ Culpeper County, Virginia Index of Deeds: Deed Book HH, pp. 212, 215, 219, 221. :Caleb Browning and Anne his wife, Tolliver Browning and Polly his wife of the county of Pendleton, James Browning and Jane his wife of the county of Clarke, Micajah Browning and Sally his wife of the county of Mason, Robert Overall and Anna his wife (late Anna Browning) of the county of Bullitt and all of the state of Kentucky have nominated Isaac Farrow of the county of Montgomery and state aforesaid their true and lawful attorney to transact in the state of Virginia......Whereas James Hickman now dec'd by his certain deed dated 3 Mar 1778 [conveyed] to Susanna Browning the mother of the above named Caleb Browning, Polly Browning wife of Tolliver Browning, James Browning, Micajah Browning and Anna Overall late Anna Browning.....a certain tract or parcel of land lying in Culpeper County, Virginia containing one hundred seventy eight acres.....Isaac Farrow to sell and convey all interest which we hold....[the] heirs of the said Susanna Browning dec'd. Signed 1 May 1816: Caleb Browning, Anna Browning, Tolliver Browning, Polly Browning, James Browning, Micajah Browning, Sally Browning, Robert Overall, Anna Overall. [Note: after Susannah (Hickman) Browning died, her heirs sold the property she had inherited in Culpeper County, Virginia from her father. This abstract shows the names of her children who were her heirs as well as the names of their spouses]

• US Find A Grave Index 1600s-current. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153330803

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