John BROWNSON, Sr.^{[1, 2]}

1645 - 1712  (66 years)

• Name	John BROWNSON  [3, 4, 5]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	Aug 1645	Farmington, Connecticut   [6]
  Baptism	20 Feb 1658	Farmington, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  _UID	566398C913B54C4CAAC507A1336C933E0177
  Death	1711/1712	Dorchester or Craven County, South Carolina   [3]
  Person ID	I5082	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Richard BROWNSON, Jr.,   b. 1617, of Chelmsford, Essex, England d. Sep 1687, Farmington, Connecticut (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Abigail WILBOURNE,   b. Kent, England d. Abt 1666, Farmington, Connecticut
  _UID	7D064FC251914A619F0FB8D1123FBBF85CE3
  _UID	7D064FC251914A619F0FB8D1123FBBF85CE3
  Family ID	F1866	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hannah SCOTT,   b. 1651, England d. Aft 1712, South Carolina (Age > 62 years)
  Marriage	24 Oct 1664	Farmington, Connecticut   [3]
  _UID	BF2115905EA540E99A7892200404ACB6DFD3
  _UID	BF2115905EA540E99A7892200404ACB6DFD3
  Children	1. John BROWNSON, Jr.,   b. 26 Aug 1665, Farmington or Hartford, Connecticut d. Bef 1712, Craven County or Prince Frederick, Marion, South Carolina (Age < 46 years)   2. Isaac BROWNSON, Sr.,   b. 1672, in Weatherfield or Hartford County, Conn d. 20 May 1739/32, Clarendon County, South Carolina (Age 160 years)   3. Abraham BROWNSON,   b. 26 Nov 1673, Harford, Connecticut d. Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina or Manning, South Carolina   4. Joseph BROWNSON,   b. 1677, Dorchester County, South Carolina or Weathersfield, Connecticut d. 1734, St George’s Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina (Age 57 years)   5. Grace BROWNSON,   b. 1679, Harford, Connecticut   6. Mary BROWNSON,   b. Hartford, Connecticut.   7. Sarah BROWNSON,   b. 27 Aug 1671, Hartford, Connecticut.
  Family ID	F396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2000

  
  

  Family 2	Miss PANTRY
  _UID	0C00F4E42E1145E3950CCB8A1AFA3A61F0D7
  _UID	0C00F4E42E1145E3950CCB8A1AFA3A61F0D7
  Family ID	F11509	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Elizabeth EDRIP
  _UID	30496A924F474C45977BF256DCEDF2D78804
  _UID	30496A924F474C45977BF256DCEDF2D78804
  Family ID	F11510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  John was born in Connecticut in 1645. John and Hannah lived in Hartford County, Connecticut, at Weatherfield until all the children were born. They then came to South Carolina and named their new home Dorchester for a previous home. Most of the children, as they grew to adulthood, obtained grants of land, many in Craven County. John’s will is recorded in Charleston County Courthouse--Will Book 1711-18. There is one source that mentions a Mary Brownson, who married first Benjamin Hill and second to Preserved Ford, as a daughter of John and Hannah’ Another lists her as his granddaughter, but in John’s will he alludes to her as his sister. This couple started the Southern Branch of the Brunson Family about which this book is written. They had a family of six children, most of whom moved to South Carolina. [3, 4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S33005] . [S30905] . [S85] . [S272] Will of John Brownson of Hartford, Conn. written on 11 Jan 1711probated 28 Apr 1712 Will filed in Craven County, S. C. [S9768] S. McLeod - May 6, 1998. [S270] Interview with George Spencer Kay.