Hi Jo, Glad that Edmund Browning's will was something that helped. Edmund would have had to have been married more than once to have the children listed in his will as he didn't marry Mary Ann until 9 September 1800. I suspect that Mary Ann was a widow and that her maiden name was probably not Murphy. I doubt that there were any children from this marriage. I have the same children for Edmund as you with the addition of a Delila Browning who married James Boren. They were the parents of the Nancy Boren mentioned as a granddaughter in Edmund's will. Delila died sometime after 1793, but before Edmund wrote his will. Susannah Teague, the mother of this James Boren was married a second time to John Browning, the brother of Edmund Browning, and they removed to Greene Co., GA. Most of my information on Delila comes from another researcher. About the only information that I have on your Gilbert Browning is from the 1850 census of Franklin Co., IL. He appears to be listed with eight children: Elijah, b.1831; Alvis ?, b. 1834; Mary, b. 1840; Sal or Sol, b. 1837 (this must be your Samuel); John, b. 1839; Rebecca, b. 1841; M. (female), b. 1844; and Talitha, b. 1847. All the children were born in Illinois, Gilbert was born in North Carolina and his wife (listed only as E.) was born in Tennessee. There are many Brownings listed in Franklin Co., IL. in 1850. Have you been able to identify them ? I've got the information, but haven't tried to figure it all out yet. Steve Loose