Note: No record of death or burial has been found for Nathaniel, but he and his wife are both thought to be buried here where his influential father-in-law is buried. His birth year is a rough approximation based on his buying land in 1645 and the death year comes from the probate of his estate.
Nathaniel Browning was married c. 1651 to Sarah FREEBORN, baptized St. Mary, Malden, Essex, England 2 Oct 1631, d. Portsmouth, RI 23 April 1670, the daughter of William Freeborn and Mary Wilson of Malden, England; Roxbury and Boston, Mass.; and Portsmouth, Rhode Island. On 30 April 1634, Sarah Frebourne, aged 2, was enrolled with her parents and older sister (and John Albro) at Ipswich, England for passage to New England aboard the ship ''Francis''.
On 23 Oct 1645, Nathaniel bought of John Roome a dwelling house and two lots of eight acres in Warwick, RI. On 2 Jan 1652/3 Sarah Browning, the "wife of Nathaniel Browninge", had a deed of gift from her father of a small parcel of land adjoining James Weeden's land, which was likely a wedding gift. Eight years later she had another gift of 20 acres from her father. In 1655, Nathaniel was on a list of Portsmouth freemen.
Nathaniel's will was made by the Portsmouth Town Council on 4 April 1673, and mentioned five children all underage, but Mary, the eldest, soon to come of age. Also mentioned was the land given by William Freeborn to Nathaniel and wife Sarah by deed of 2 Jan 1652/3. Executors were Gideon Freeborne and Clement Weaver of Newport, both nearly related to the children. Children:
* Mary, b. c. 1653 (soon to come of age on 4 April 1673), living in 1718, m. by 6 Jan 1677/8 Thomas MANCHESTER, Jr., b. c. 1650, d. 1722, son of Thomas Manchester and Margaret Wood. Mary and Thomas were both living on 16 June 1718 when they sold land. The administration of his estate began on 13 June 1722.
* Sarah, b. c. 1655, d. c. 1677. On 6 Jan 1677/8 the estate of Sarah Browning, single woman, late of Portsmouth was divided by the Portsmouth Town Council among her siblings at 1/4 share each: Mary, wife of Thomas Manchester, Jr.; William Browning at 21 years of age; sisters Rebecca and Jane at 16 or marriage. Administration of the estate was given to Gideon Freeborn, uncle of the deceased.
* William, b. c. 1657, m. (1) Rebecca WILBUR; m. (2) Sarah _______
* Rebecca, b. c. 1659, under 16 on 6 Jan 1677/8 when named in the estate of her sister Sarah.
* Jane, b. c. 1661, m. James SWEET, the son of John and Elizabeth Sweet. The will of James Sweet was proved at Warwick, RI on 18 July 1719. They had eight children.
References for this material are: (1) Austin, John O., Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, pp 262-263; (2) Moriarty, G. Andrews, Corrections to the previous, The American Genealogist 20:182; (3) Beaman, Alden G., A Line of Descent from Nathaniel Browning in the Rhode Island Genealogical Register, v. 20, pp 1-5; and (4) Anderson, Sanborn and Sanborn, The Great Migration, vol 2, pp 573-575. There is also a published Browning genealogy which I did not consult, but Beaman did in his RIGR article.
Nathaniel Browning was married c. 1651 to Sarah FREEBORN, baptized St. Mary, Malden, Essex, England 2 Oct 1631, d. Portsmouth, RI 23 April 1670, the daughter of William Freeborn and Mary Wilson of Malden, England; Roxbury and Boston, Mass.; and Portsmouth, Rhode Island. On 30 April 1634, Sarah Frebourne, aged 2, was enrolled with her parents and older sister (and John Albro) at Ipswich, England for passage to New England aboard the ship ''Francis''.
On 23 Oct 1645, Nathaniel bought of John Roome a dwelling house and two lots of eight acres in Warwick, RI. On 2 Jan 1652/3 Sarah Browning, the "wife of Nathaniel Browninge", had a deed of gift from her father of a small parcel of land adjoining James Weeden's land, which was likely a wedding gift. Eight years later she had another gift of 20 acres from her father. In 1655, Nathaniel was on a list of Portsmouth freemen.
Nathaniel's will was made by the Portsmouth Town Council on 4 April 1673, and mentioned five children all underage, but Mary, the eldest, soon to come of age. Also mentioned was the land given by William Freeborn to Nathaniel and wife Sarah by deed of 2 Jan 1652/3. Executors were Gideon Freeborne and Clement Weaver of Newport, both nearly related to the children. Children:
* Mary, b. c. 1653 (soon to come of age on 4 April 1673), living in 1718, m. by 6 Jan 1677/8 Thomas MANCHESTER, Jr., b. c. 1650, d. 1722, son of Thomas Manchester and Margaret Wood. Mary and Thomas were both living on 16 June 1718 when they sold land. The administration of his estate began on 13 June 1722.
* Sarah, b. c. 1655, d. c. 1677. On 6 Jan 1677/8 the estate of Sarah Browning, single woman, late of Portsmouth was divided by the Portsmouth Town Council among her siblings at 1/4 share each: Mary, wife of Thomas Manchester, Jr.; William Browning at 21 years of age; sisters Rebecca and Jane at 16 or marriage. Administration of the estate was given to Gideon Freeborn, uncle of the deceased.
* William, b. c. 1657, m. (1) Rebecca WILBUR; m. (2) Sarah _______
* Rebecca, b. c. 1659, under 16 on 6 Jan 1677/8 when named in the estate of her sister Sarah.
* Jane, b. c. 1661, m. James SWEET, the son of John and Elizabeth Sweet. The will of James Sweet was proved at Warwick, RI on 18 July 1719. They had eight children.
References for this material are: (1) Austin, John O., Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, pp 262-263; (2) Moriarty, G. Andrews, Corrections to the previous, The American Genealogist 20:182; (3) Beaman, Alden G., A Line of Descent from Nathaniel Browning in the Rhode Island Genealogical Register, v. 20, pp 1-5; and (4) Anderson, Sanborn and Sanborn, The Great Migration, vol 2, pp 573-575. There is also a published Browning genealogy which I did not consult, but Beaman did in his RIGR article.
Note: No record of death or burial has been found for Nathaniel, but he and his wife are both thought to be buried here where his influential father-in-law is buried. His birth year is a rough approximation based on his buying land in 1645 and the death year comes from the probate of his estate.
Nathaniel Browning was married c. 1651 to Sarah FREEBORN, baptized St. Mary, Malden, Essex, England 2 Oct 1631, d. Portsmouth, RI 23 April 1670, the daughter of William Freeborn and Mary Wilson of Malden, England; Roxbury and Boston, Mass.; and Portsmouth, Rhode Island. On 30 April 1634, Sarah Frebourne, aged 2, was enrolled with her parents and older sister (and John Albro) at Ipswich, England for passage to New England aboard the ship ''Francis''.
On 23 Oct 1645, Nathaniel bought of John Roome a dwelling house and two lots of eight acres in Warwick, RI. On 2 Jan 1652/3 Sarah Browning, the "wife of Nathaniel Browninge", had a deed of gift from her father of a small parcel of land adjoining James Weeden's land, which was likely a wedding gift. Eight years later she had another gift of 20 acres from her father. In 1655, Nathaniel was on a list of Portsmouth freemen.
Nathaniel's will was made by the Portsmouth Town Council on 4 April 1673, and mentioned five children all underage, but Mary, the eldest, soon to come of age. Also mentioned was the land given by William Freeborn to Nathaniel and wife Sarah by deed of 2 Jan 1652/3. Executors were Gideon Freeborne and Clement Weaver of Newport, both nearly related to the children. Children:
* Mary, b. c. 1653 (soon to come of age on 4 April 1673), living in 1718, m. by 6 Jan 1677/8 Thomas MANCHESTER, Jr., b. c. 1650, d. 1722, son of Thomas Manchester and Margaret Wood. Mary and Thomas were both living on 16 June 1718 when they sold land. The administration of his estate began on 13 June 1722.
* Sarah, b. c. 1655, d. c. 1677. On 6 Jan 1677/8 the estate of Sarah Browning, single woman, late of Portsmouth was divided by the Portsmouth Town Council among her siblings at 1/4 share each: Mary, wife of Thomas Manchester, Jr.; William Browning at 21 years of age; sisters Rebecca and Jane at 16 or marriage. Administration of the estate was given to Gideon Freeborn, uncle of the deceased.
* William, b. c. 1657, m. (1) Rebecca WILBUR; m. (2) Sarah _______
* Rebecca, b. c. 1659, under 16 on 6 Jan 1677/8 when named in the estate of her sister Sarah.
* Jane, b. c. 1661, m. James SWEET, the son of John and Elizabeth Sweet. The will of James Sweet was proved at Warwick, RI on 18 July 1719. They had eight children.
References for this material are: (1) Austin, John O., Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, pp 262-263; (2) Moriarty, G. Andrews, Corrections to the previous, The American Genealogist 20:182; (3) Beaman, Alden G., A Line of Descent from Nathaniel Browning in the Rhode Island Genealogical Register, v. 20, pp 1-5; and (4) Anderson, Sanborn and Sanborn, The Great Migration, vol 2, pp 573-575. There is also a published Browning genealogy which I did not consult, but Beaman did in his RIGR article.
Nathaniel Browning was married c. 1651 to Sarah FREEBORN, baptized St. Mary, Malden, Essex, England 2 Oct 1631, d. Portsmouth, RI 23 April 1670, the daughter of William Freeborn and Mary Wilson of Malden, England; Roxbury and Boston, Mass.; and Portsmouth, Rhode Island. On 30 April 1634, Sarah Frebourne, aged 2, was enrolled with her parents and older sister (and John Albro) at Ipswich, England for passage to New England aboard the ship ''Francis''.
On 23 Oct 1645, Nathaniel bought of John Roome a dwelling house and two lots of eight acres in Warwick, RI. On 2 Jan 1652/3 Sarah Browning, the "wife of Nathaniel Browninge", had a deed of gift from her father of a small parcel of land adjoining James Weeden's land, which was likely a wedding gift. Eight years later she had another gift of 20 acres from her father. In 1655, Nathaniel was on a list of Portsmouth freemen.
Nathaniel's will was made by the Portsmouth Town Council on 4 April 1673, and mentioned five children all underage, but Mary, the eldest, soon to come of age. Also mentioned was the land given by William Freeborn to Nathaniel and wife Sarah by deed of 2 Jan 1652/3. Executors were Gideon Freeborne and Clement Weaver of Newport, both nearly related to the children. Children:
* Mary, b. c. 1653 (soon to come of age on 4 April 1673), living in 1718, m. by 6 Jan 1677/8 Thomas MANCHESTER, Jr., b. c. 1650, d. 1722, son of Thomas Manchester and Margaret Wood. Mary and Thomas were both living on 16 June 1718 when they sold land. The administration of his estate began on 13 June 1722.
* Sarah, b. c. 1655, d. c. 1677. On 6 Jan 1677/8 the estate of Sarah Browning, single woman, late of Portsmouth was divided by the Portsmouth Town Council among her siblings at 1/4 share each: Mary, wife of Thomas Manchester, Jr.; William Browning at 21 years of age; sisters Rebecca and Jane at 16 or marriage. Administration of the estate was given to Gideon Freeborn, uncle of the deceased.
* William, b. c. 1657, m. (1) Rebecca WILBUR; m. (2) Sarah _______
* Rebecca, b. c. 1659, under 16 on 6 Jan 1677/8 when named in the estate of her sister Sarah.
* Jane, b. c. 1661, m. James SWEET, the son of John and Elizabeth Sweet. The will of James Sweet was proved at Warwick, RI on 18 July 1719. They had eight children.
References for this material are: (1) Austin, John O., Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, pp 262-263; (2) Moriarty, G. Andrews, Corrections to the previous, The American Genealogist 20:182; (3) Beaman, Alden G., A Line of Descent from Nathaniel Browning in the Rhode Island Genealogical Register, v. 20, pp 1-5; and (4) Anderson, Sanborn and Sanborn, The Great Migration, vol 2, pp 573-575. There is also a published Browning genealogy which I did not consult, but Beaman did in his RIGR article.
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