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There are conflicting and differing lists of children born to this marriage.

There 4 confirmed children
Mary Frances Browning Norman
1721–1770
Francis Browning
1724–1761
John Browning
1728–1803
Edmund Browning
1732–1807

10 children :
Francis III
Amanda
Nicholas Sr.
Rev. Jacob Francis
John
Ruth
Edmund
Caleb
Mary
Enos

11 Children
Francis Browning, Jr., son
John Browning "Patriot of the Revolution”, son
Frances Browning, daughter
Nicholas Browning son
Jacob Browning son
Edmund Browning son
Margaret Deatherage, daughter
Amanda Walden, daughter
Ruth Browning, daughter
Martha Browning, daughter
Caleb Browning, son

The most recent authoritative publication I have seen on the Brownings is
"Our Maryland Heritage - Book Twelve - The Browning Families" By William
Neal Hurley, Jr. Published in 1988 by Heritage Books Inc. 1540 E. Pointer
Ridge Place Bowie MD 20716 www.heritagebooks.com ISBN: 0-7884-1033-4.

This book uses well-documented sources to verify the data.
Francis A. Browning b. 11/24/1753 Culpeper, VA. was the son of John
Browning b. c 1728 d. 11/18/1803 in Greene Co., GA. John married twice;
first if 1751 in Virginia to Elizabeth Demarest, b. c 1725 in New Castle,
Delaware and died before June, 1777 in Caswell Co., NC; daughter of Jan
Demarest, Jr. and Elsie Earle Simons. John married second to Susannah
Teague b. c. 1739 in Cecil Co., MD and died 7/20/1812 in Greene Co.,
GA........

John Browning was the son of Francis Browning, Jr. b. c. 1696 and died
1/21/1775 in Culpeper County. Francis was married c. 1716 to Elizabeth
Lloyd, b. c. 1698 in Maryland, and died before 1740 in Culpeper Co., VA.
She is said to be the daughter of William Lloyd and Mary Ann Crowley
, and a granddaughter of Colonel Edward Lloyd and Alice Couch........

Francis Browning, Jr. is the son of Francis Browning b. c. 1672 in Maryland
and died c. 1723 in Spotsylvania Co., VA. Marries in Cecil County, c. 1693
to Rachel Merrit/Marriott. The family lived in Essex County and the
children were reportedly born there. They later moved to Culpeper County,
VA.......

Francis Browning is the son of John Browning b. c 1640 and died c. 1690.
John arrived in the Virginia Colony with his parents and his sister Hester
about 1656; and about 1665 moved with his parents to Cecil County in
Maryland. He apparently returned to England, either with his parents or
alone, prior to c. 1699, when he was married there to Elizabeth whose
parentage is not known. On February 3, 1670/1, John had 500 acres of land
surveyed as Successor, on the forks of the Elk River in Maryland......

John Browning was the son of Thomas Browning b. c. 1620 in England and died
there in c. 1674/77. His wife was Hester who died c. 1705 at Brookthorpe,
Gloucestershire, England. They had three children all born in England. It
has been reported that Thomas was found in records of Rappahannock County,
VA as early as 1652, but apparently went back to England for his family, and
returned there before his death. Records at the Maryland State Archives
show Thomas and Hester with their two children John and Hester, who came to
America about 1656.........

This author concludes that the records of the Mormon Church, as well as
those of Ruth T. Woods and David W. Auld which are nearly identical and may
have been taken from some third source or from each other, are incorrect.
The book The Genealogy of the Brownings in America 1908 has also been found
to be incorrect and appears that all the information is suspect.

As we all know the serious researcher must verify the material with
independent research, so go to it.