Ann PARKER of Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire married Thomas Browning in December 1686. It's likely that she was his second wife as Thomas had baptized a daughter, Mary in June of that year.
The couple had three children: Hannah, Thomas and Esther who was baptized in April 1692.
Ann died in December that year amid a high number of adult deaths between October and December 1692 that continued into the following years. 1692 was the beginning of a period known as "the seven ill years" when a malignant fever, also known as "spotted or pestilential fever" swept the country at large. It appeared to be killing adults including James BROWNING, had died a few days earlier than Ann. James may have been her brother-in-law and had also been baptizing children in Tetbury over the preceding few years.
