Andersons of Colonial N. Carolina

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a bit more of my musings on John Browne, the Indian Trader…

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I have hopelessly lost track of where this began and where it will end…I have been tracking this gentleman for about twenty years or so… the only advice to new readers I can give is to avail yourself of my “search” box… but be forewarned, I have totally lost control and I have made numerous Posts and a rather confusing Page… all of which I have never written a coherent summary… my apology… my only excuse is that this is still ‘ongoing’ research. Which is the excuse everyone uses.

Oddly enough, Forrest King rather inadvertently on his part, unveiled to me the stark reality that I had missed, that John Browne signed with his signature ‘mark’ of “TTT”. Lo’ these many years, I was blithefully in the dark of that obvious fact! Thank you Mr. King.

In my last few Posts I have been tracking the lovely and gracious Bridgett Lewis… his wife. It seems they had what is referred to as one of those ‘winter’ marriages… which is to say… rather ‘late’ in life. I reckon they married sometime between say, 1695 and 1706. If someone can better pinpoint a date, please inform me. She, as best I can figure, never married but had at least three sons. My best reckoning is that John Browne died about 1713… Mrs Browne died after he did at an unknown date (two of her sons close by).

Here are some pertinent details to validate my theory… although, frankly, I am thinking I have actually proved my case?

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July 16, 2023 at 8:33 am

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