Rev. William Marshall Brownley

Rev. William Marshall Brownley (Bromley/Brounley), Esquire of Mathews
b. 2/2/1803
d. 12/16/1868
m. 5/9/1854 to his second cousin, Lucy Anne Digges (Diggs), b. 2/8/1829 d. 5/23/1912, she was the second child of Col. Thomas A. "Tom" and Margaret Brounley (daughter of Capt. William and Sarah Foster Bromley of East River, niece of Margaret Bromley of Gloucester) Diggs of Snow Hill.
They married in "Snow Hill" house by the Rev. Muse Hundley, Methodist Minister of Mathews.
They had six children together.
1. Sallie Henry BROWNLEY b: 28 MAR 1855 in Mathews Co. VA
•Death: 18 DEC 1876 in Norfolk, VA
Married: Thomas J. FITCHETT of Mathews
2. Wilbur Fiske BROWNLEY b: 22 JUN 1857 in Mathews Co. VA
•Death: 27 OCT 1935
Married: Sue Minnie Burrow, Betty Lee Travis
3. Rosa Margaret BROWNLEY b: 16 JAN 1859 in Mathews Co. VA
•Death: 16 MAY 1916
Died Single
4. Lucy Marshall BROWNLEY b: 30 JUN 1860
•Death: 5 DEC 1943
Married: Charles Augustus Trower
5. John Marshall BROWNLEY b: 31 DEC 1861
•Death: 10 AUG 1882
Died Single
6. Dorothea Diggs BROWNLEY b: 16 MAY 1863
•Death: Unknown

Lucy Anne Digges Bromley/Brownley was buried in Elmwood Cemetery in
Norfolk, VA.
Cemetery Records Include:
BROWNLEY, DOROTHEA D I19242 Section ELM EXT, Block 16, Lot 12, Space 1S 0 06/28/1952
BROWNLEY, LUCY A I19248 Section ELM EXT, Block 16, Lot 12, Space 2S 0 05/23/1912
BROWNLEY, WM M I19253 Section ELM EXT, Block 16, Lot 12, Space 3S 64 01/01/1867
BROWNLEY, ROSA M I19250 Section ELM EXT, Block 16, Lot 12, Space 4S 0 05/16/1916
BROWNLEY, SALLIE H 169 Section ELM EXT, Block 16, Lot 12, Space 5S 21 01/01/1876 INT
BROWNLEY, JOHN M I19247 Section ELM EXT, Block 16, Lot 12, Space 6S 21 11/16/1882
BROWNLEY, WILBUR F I19254 Section CG EXT, Block 41, Lot 4, Space 3N 0 10/28/1934
BROWNLEY, BETTIE L I19241 Section CG EXT, Block 41, Lot 4, Space 4N 0 04/19/1904

Other Records Include:
BROWNLEY, ANNA E I19237 GUS 0 02/24/1898
BROWNLEY, BERTIE C I19240 Section ELM, Block 2ND A E, Lot 37, Space 9W 0 10/07/1943
BROWNLEY, HARRY I19243 Section ELM, Block 2ND A E, Lot 37, Space 10W 0 12/03/1949
BROWNLEY, HARRY D I19244 GUS 0 03/29/1908
BROWNLEY, HARRY E I19245 GUS 0 08/17/1916
BROWNLEY, INFANT I19246 GUS 0 12/16/1886
BROWNLEY, SUE M I19251 GUS 0 12/19/1886
BROWNLEY, THOMAS I19252 GUS 0 09/15/1901
BROUNLEY, AUGUSTUS I19239 Section ELM, Block 3RD A E, Lot 5, Space 1 0 10/11/1875
HENNELLY, EDNA H I34151 Section ELM EXT, Block 16, Lot 12, Space 1N 0 03/28/1972
HOWELL, JOSEPH S I17377 Section ELM EXT, Block 16, Lot 12, Space 5N 0 05/16/1901
HOWELL, ADA H I17364 Section ELM EXT, Block 16, Lot 12, Space 6N 0 12/29/1927
HOLLAND, HENRY W I21895 Section CG EXT, Block 41, Lot 4, Space 1N 0 01/07/1970
HOLLAND, LUCY B I22092 Section CG EXT, Block 41, Lot 4, Space 2N 0 02/01/1981
BENTON, HOWARD P I20733 Section CG EXT, Block 41, Lot 4, Space 5N 0 01/07/1948
BENTON, FANNIE B I20731 Section CG EXT, Block 41, Lot 4, Space 6N 0 08/12/1967
DOZIER, VIRGINIA D I28351 Section CG EXT, Block 41, Lot 4, Space 1S 0 06/21/1949
SHAFFER, EMILY E I8279 Section CG EXT, Block 41, Lot 4, Space 2S 0 10/05/1904
SHAFFER, JACOB L I8280 Section CG EXT, Block 41, Lot 4, Space 3S 0 11/23/1912
SHAFER, ELIZABETH W I8269 Section CG EXT, Block 41, Lot 4, Space 4S 0 10/23/1920
DOZIER, ADELANDA B I846 Section CG EXT, Block 41, Lot 4, Space 5S 0 12/27/1915
DOZIER, ARTHUR B I858 Section CG EXT, Block 41, Lot 4, Space 6S 0 04/26/1963

Rev. Brownley was a surveyer, commissioner of schools, lawyer,
commissioner of revenue. picture hangs in Mathews Court House as
one of those persons honored by their county.

He was the son of John and Sarah Brounley.
WM was grandson of Dr. John Brounley, who was a surgeon and medical
doctor, who lived at "La Grange", Horn Harbor, Mathews, which had
been a colonial grant to his ancestor, Archibald Bromley in 1678
and 1682.

"Bromley" changed to "Brownley" in 1830 at Mathews Court House.
They were called "Brounley" before 1750.