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Ann BROWNING
Abt 1748 - Yes, date unknown
Has no ancestors but 6 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Ann BROWNING Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1748 Ickham, Kent, England 
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Baptised 7 Nov 1748 St. John the Evangelist’s Church, Ickham, Kent, England - KFHS transcript (CD 22)
Baptism only shows Anne as dau of John, but all other children of John baptised around this time were of John and Mary, and there was an untypical gap in their children that Anne's baptism fills, so I think she was theirs.
Gender Female Died Yes, date unknown Notes - I can't be sure I have the right parents for Ann, but if she was the Ann who married in Ickham it seems likely - she is the only Ann(e) Browning baptised there. I only have her surname from the marriage in Ickham - which may not be the right one.
I have checked and there are no children for William and Ann in Ickham, so they were either childless or moved elsewhere. Bishopsbourne is not far from Ickham so it seems likely this is the right couple.
But even if my William and Ann Adams were the couple who married in Ickham in 1775 there was another candidate to be the Ann Browning who married William Adams. Although there was no other baptism of an Ann Browning there at an appropriate time, an Edward and Ann Browning who had children bapt in Ickham 1755 - 1766, were most likely the same Edward and Ann had a dau Ann bapt 1750/1; they would probably have been "of Ickham" in 1775!
The Ann who married Henry Holness seems to have died (or been buried) on 1 Aug 1823 in Wingham - is there an age given (PR or headstone)? (The Kent Archaeology site shows there are Holness headstones but no details are given on the webpage)
What would help add evidence
Neither William nor Ann were buried in Bishopsbourne. If I could find burials, for a William and Ann preferably where there were also events linked with one or more of their children, they may well give me ages and hence approx dates of birth for William and Ann. - (Research):A John Browning was churchwarden in Kingston in 1814 (signed inventory at back of 1746-1812 register) - any relation?
Person ID I7783 All | Teresa's direct ancestors Last Modified 11 Aug 2024
Family William ADAMS, b. Est 1748, d. Aft 1800 (Age ~ 53 years) Banns of marriage 8 Jan 1775 to 22 Jan 1775 St. John the Evangelist’s Church, Ickham, Kent, England Married 23 Jan 1775 St. John the Evangelist’s Church, Ickham, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed
I have a DNA match with a descendant of daughter of Thomas, brother of my ancestor Elizabeth, my brother has a match with a son of the same Thomas - suggests I probably have the right parents for my ancestor Elizabeth, i.e. a William and Ann ADAMS, althougth it is possible I link to Thomas in a different way.
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I can't be sure that the Wm and Ann Adams who had the family at Bishopsbourne were the Wm Adams and Ann Browning who married at Ickham.
HOWEVER, the evidence does point to it being them.
Clearly there were, as expected, a number of couples called William and Ann ADAMS in Kent around this time. Looking at baptisms of children soon after the Ickham marriage recorded with these parents names there were families in Leeds, Bexley, Broomfield, Lydd and, closer to Ickham, Margate and Bishopsbourne. The Leeds, Bexley and Broomfield couples can be easily dismissed, as they were having children before 1775, as well as being an unlikely distance from Ickham. Ickham to Lydd is about 30 miles ... Margate about 14 ... Bishopsbourne 5 miles village to village, but the nearest part of a deatched part of Ickham to the end of Bishopsbourne is less than half a miles. In addition to the distances making Bishopbourne the most likely, a William Adams married Ann from the parishes of Winchelsea and Icklesham in 1774, parishes adjacent to Lydd. In 1776 a William ADAMS married an Ann in St. Laurnce in Thanet, an adjacent parish to Margate - almost certaily the parents of the children baptised in the latter.
There seem to have been no other marriages of a William Adams to an Ann within 20 miles of Bishopsbourne in the 10 years prior to the first Bishopsbourne baptism.
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There are 2 queries:
1. was the Ann who my Wm Adams was married to a Browning?
Need to do a more thorough search of Wm Adams marriages to an Ann in the area (I have tried tracing the Browning tree a little in case it yields info. e.g. is there a Browning will referring to Ann by her married name?)
2. Do I have the right parents for Ann Browning?
In Ickham at this date few marriages showed bachelor or spinster etc. One in 1774 did show a bride, who was 'of this parish' as a widow; the only 2 not too distant in time that show a bride as spinster she was from another parish. The lack of any description may suggest she was a spinster.
Both were otp. Witnesses were Thomas Cotton and John Denn. John Denn(e) was a witness to most marriages - probably parish clerk. Who was Thomas Cotton? - is there a clue as to whether I have the right Ann Browning marrying Wm Adams. (see notes attached to Ann Browning for more info about the 2)
There was another Adams - Browning marr: Ann Adams to Edward Browning, banns read in Bishopsbourne, both otp, 1782. Ann Browning had a brother Edward b c 1751 (NS) but there was also an Edward b 1758, both Ickham.
Children6 children Last Modified 11 Aug 2024 Family ID F4125 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Born - Abt 1748 - Ickham, Kent, England 
Baptised - 7 Nov 1748 - St. John the Evangelist’s Church, Ickham, Kent, England Banns of marriage - 8 Jan 1775 to 22 Jan 1775 - St. John the Evangelist’s Church, Ickham, Kent, England Married - 23 Jan 1775 - St. John the Evangelist’s Church, Ickham, Kent, England 
Child - Thomas ADAMS - 30 May 1784 - St. Mary’s Church, Bishopsbourne, Kent, England Child - Ann ADAMS - 6 May 1787 - St. Mary’s Church, Bishopsbourne, Kent, England Child - James ADAMS - 31 Jan 1793 - St. Mary’s Church, Bishopsbourne, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
