I notice that the queries lately seem as though to be researching two different, unrelated families named Browning, based largely upon geographical location. It is my humble opinion that there is only one Browning family, and it would be a mistake to discount information for that reason. I believe Mr. Hurley touches upon this in his book #12 in the Our Mary Heritage...Browning Families. If memory serves, he indicates that at some early point after reaching this country, the family split--one branch moving generally westward and the other south. He also writes that it is unclear at which family group the split occurred. In tracing my own search, I find that some information shows the Brownings moving west into the Ohio River valley area and eventually as far as Utah and Oregon. Others travelled south to the Shenandoah and beyond as far as Georgia and into Texas, with some through Tennessee and Arkansas into Texas. I have found, so far, that my line comes from both the Georgia and Arkansas trails and into Texas where I now live. If we can put all the known information about the Brownings into an historical timeline, maybe we can find that the break in the family was due to a difference of opinion over the Revolutionary War (were some loyalists and the others not?), or a religious preference (did one part of the family convert to Mormonism and head for Utah?); was there an unforgiveable disgrace visited upon the family by one or more of it's members such as marrying an Indian or a disownment for other reasons? Did someone get mad over an inheritance? I don't want to sound like a lecturer or put off someone, but please don't ignore information you may find just because the location is 'wrong'. It's still a piece of the puzzle and will fit eventually. I hope this helps. Mitzi Hammond Perkins