Hello and thank you all for responding. I have been tracking my Browning line for a few years now and I am familiar with the E.F. Browning book and the William Hurley book. I have been told on more than one occasion taht there is no connection between the 'Northern Brownings" and the "Southern Brownings". I assume this to mean those Brownings who followed the Mormon trail west and those who went south into Mississippi, Texas, etc. I have always felt that there was a connection; that they are of the same lineage. Also that for some reason there was a big disagreement in the family that caused a permanent rift. I only recently found that John Moses Browning is connected to my family and that he was one of the northern Brownings and also a Mormon. All my previously known Brownings were southern Brownings and protestant--Baptist, Methodist, etc. I wonder if religion was the reason for the split in the family? I know that politics and religion are real 'deal-killers' as far as wills and inheritances are concerned. I wonder if it was enough to erase all connection? Does any one else have northern and southern Brownings in their ancestry? I also know that my own Brownings split again after coming to Collin County Texas, causing part of the family to move away from a beautiful homeplace and take up residence elsewhere. I don't know the reason for the split yet. I do know that my great-great-grandfather William C. Browning and wife, Rachel Carithers are solitary figures buried in a small grove of trees in pastureland belonging to new owners, while the remainder of the family are buried in well-marked and well-kept cemeteries. Mitzi Hammond Perkins

My Browning (Brownen) line is in Georgia (south) as early as 1790's and they came to Georgia from Maryland. They possibly stoped in NC on their way. I connect directly to Sarah "Salley" Browning born 1806 Georgia. 1880 she says bothe her parents are born in Maryland. I believe her to be the daughter of Benjamin Browning sister of Nancy, Benjamin, Solomon, & Malinda per her uncles will (Eli B. Browning) Eli B., Solomon, & a Margaret Browning are all on census listings as being born in Maryland. Many descendents of this Browning line moved on west to Alabama, Mississppi, & Texas. On Sun, 22 Apr 2001, Mitzi Hammond Perkins wrote: > Hello and thank you all for responding. I have been tracking my Browning > line for a few years now and I am familiar with the E.F. Browning book and > the William Hurley book. > I have been told on more than one occasion taht there is no connection > between the 'Northern Brownings" and the "Southern Brownings". I assume this > to mean those Brownings who followed the Mormon trail west and those who > went south into Mississippi, Texas, etc. I have always felt that there was > a connection; that they are of the same lineage. Also that for some reason > there was a big disagreement in the family that caused a permanent rift. I > only recently found that John Moses Browning is connected to my family and > that he was one of the northern Brownings and also a Mormon. All my > previously known Brownings were southern Brownings and protestant--Baptist, > Methodist, etc. I wonder if religion was the reason for the split in the > family? I know that politics and religion are real 'deal-killers' as far as > wills and inheritances are concerned. I wonder if it was enough to erase > all connection? Does any one else have northern and southern Brownings in > their ancestry? > I also know that my own Brownings split again after coming to Collin County > Texas, causing part of the family to move away from a beautiful homeplace > and take up residence elsewhere. I don't know the reason for the split yet. > I do know that my great-great-grandfather William C. Browning and wife, > Rachel Carithers are solitary figures buried in a small grove of trees in > pastureland belonging to new owners, while the remainder of the family are > buried in well-marked and well-kept cemeteries. > Mitzi Hammond Perkins > > > ==== BROWNING Mailing List ==== > Surname Resource Helper: > http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames/b/r/BROWNING/ > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >