Richard Browning
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Richard Browning (abt. 1529 - 1595)

Richard Browning
Born about in Coaley, Gloucestershire, Englandmap
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Husband of — married 1551 in Gloucestershire, Englandmap
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Died at about age 66 in Coaley, Gloucestershire, Englandmap
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Richard Browning was born in England.

Biography

Richard Browning of Coaley was the son and heir of John Browning and Margaret daughter of William Harding of Cam, yeoman. He married Elizabeth daughter of Edward Parsons of Leonard Stanley and had six children - John, Richard, Catherine, Jane and two other daughters.[1][2]

On 10 Jun 1558, Richard was given various bequests of livestock and moveable goods in the will of his father John Browning of Coaley, while his wife Margaret was the sole exor.[3]


Richard Brownynge was assessed for £20 in the Lay Subsidy of 1581, the highest assessment in Coaley. His assessment was the same in 1585 and 1592. His son, John Browninge, was assessed for £14 in 1595.[4]

Richard Browning died in 1595; he was bur. 10 Dec 1595 in Coaley parish church. His will was dated 1594 and was proved 7 Feb 1595/6.[5] It mentions his eldest son John, son Richard and daughters Katherine, Ann, Jane, Joan and Ursula.[5]

The will names his daughter Katherine Stephens and her children Edward, Timothy, Joan and Deborah Stephens,[5] who were the children of James Stephens of Eastington clothier d. 1591.[6]

Sources

  1. Abstracts of records and manuscripts respecting the county of Gloucester; formed into a history, correcting the very erroneous accounts, and supplying numerous deficiencies in Sir Rob. Atkins, and subsequent writers. By Thomas Dudley Fosbrooke. volume 1, printed 1807
  2. The visitation of the county of Gloucester, taken in the year 1623 by Chitting, Henry, d. 1638; College of Arms (Great Britain); Philipot, John, 1589?-1645; Camden, William, 1551-1623; Heane, William Crawshay, 1849- joint ed; Maclean, John, Sir, 1811-1895 Page 33 Publication date 1885
  3. Will of John Browninge; Document Type: Will; Will Date: 1558; Will Number: 184; Place: Coaley; Court: Consistory Court of Gloucester; Civil Place: England, Gloucestershire; Reference Code: 206657; Source Information; Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Wills and Inventories, 1541-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.; Original data: Gloucestershire Probate Records. Diocese of Gloucestershire, Finding Reference GDR, Wills and Inventories. Gloucestershire Archives, Gloucester, UK.; Ancestry Record 4294 #134756
  4. Gloucestershire Select Rolls, Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Will of Richard Browning, 1595 Coaley; Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 85, Ancestry Record 5111 #921263 [1]
  6. Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.; The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, PROB 11/77/350 Will of James Stephens, clothier, proved 6 May 1591; Ancestry Record 5111 #923322

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Year of birth estimated from surrounding sources and age of family members.





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Browning-2292 and Browning-329 appear to represent the same person because: Now that the Browning tree has been corrected (see https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/898402/browning-of-coaley-reorganisation), it's clear these profiles match.
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