-----Original Message----- From: Liz Smith <las2u@concentric.net> To: DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com <DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 9:54 AM Subject: [DOWNING-L] DOWNING of Iowa? >Hello all, > I have just joined and wanted to put down :> my DOWNING family info. >Liz <snip> >1. David T.1 Downing was born Unknown in ?, and died 1871 in ?. He married >Jane C. Burbage Sep 05, 1850 in ?. <snip> Hi Liz and welcome to the group, David T. is not my line, but I have a lot of info about him. His straight line of ancestors is: 1 Timothy DOWNING b: Abt. 1696 in Ireland? d: 1732 in Pr. George's, Maryland? 2 James DOWNING b: Abt. 1729 in Ireland or Pennsylvania d: 1762 in Cumberland Co. Penn. .... +Susannah REASON b: Abt. 1731 m: Abt. 1748 d: Abt. 1793 in Mason County, Kentucky ... 3 Timothy DOWNING b: Abt. 1750 in Pennsylvania d: 1816 in Mason County, Kentucky ... *2nd Wife of Timothy Downing: ....... +Ann "Nancy" ELLIS b: Abt. 1758 in Fredrick Co., MD m: 1782 in Catfish Camp ?, Westmoreland County, Pennsyvania d: August 1832 in Washington Mason County, Kentucky ...... 4 Thomas DOWNING b: 1785 in Pennsylvania d: 1849 in Mason County, Kentucky .......... +Sally MAYHALL m: 24 November 1804 in Mason County, Kentucky ........ 5 Timothy M. DOWNING b: Abt. 1806 in Mason County, Kentucky ............ +Hannah CARTY b: Abt. 1806 in Kentucky m: 05 April 1826 in Mason County, Kentucky ........... 6 David T. DOWNING b: 20 January 1829 in Mason County, Kentucky d: 27 January 1871 in Sullivan County, Missouri Contact me at james.a.downing@gte.net and we can swap info. Happy Hunting! Jim Downing Sarasota, FL

James, Congratulation on your new website!!!! You've done a good job, putting it together.The only problem, It seems to be too big for my monitor. Was it designed for a "big screen"? Hunting will be a little easier now, Thanks to you. Darrell

>Hello All, > >I'm new to the Downing Mail List and would like to invite you to visit my >website. Hopefully, we may have some info to share. Good luck to all in your >genealogy endeavors. > >Click here -> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/bgandy007/genealgy/index.html"> >Downing Kinfolks</A> > >Happy Hunting! > >James H. Downing > > >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > > To James H. Downing from Sherry: I believe you will follow your Blackwell clue by checking William and Mary College Quarterly vols. 9, 17, 25 and 25 for The Downings of Fairfields, Northumberland Co VA by Mrs. O A Keach. Also see Genealogies of Virginia Families Vols 1, 3, 5 and 4; Northumberland Co VA Deeds especially 1668; Early Virginia Immigrants 1623-1666 by George Cabell Greer, Gen Pub Co 1978; Virginia Wills and Administrations by ?, page 126 for Northumberland Co; Virginia Vital Records by ?for St. Stephens Parish in Northumberland Co.; Hardy's Colonial Families of the Southern States of America; Virginia Marriages, Gen Pub Co 1984; VA Gen Soc Qtrly Vol 13 #2 1975 for Abstracts from the John K Martin Papers, War of 1812 for Benj Blackwell; The Kentucky Gazette, 1787-1800 by Green; DAR Patriot Index #51070 for Thomas Downing of Lancaster & Northumberland Cos VA; Tyler's Quarterly for Damerons of Northumberland Co VA by Mrs. O A Keach, Vol 8. Hon. William Downing Jr. 1643-1683 left a will in Fairfield Parish Northumberland Co VA written 1682, husband of Mary Nichols, father of Margaret/Margery 1683-1732 who m1 Joseph Hudnall, m2 Samuel Blackwell 1708. Her Hudnall children were Joseph, Eliza, ?John, Ann and Mary; her Blackwell ch were Col William of Faquier Co Va and Samuel Jr of Northumberland Co VA Samuel Blackwell of Northumberland was 2nd generation in VA, son of Joseph. Samuel married Elizabeth Steptoe and of their children, Elizabeth m Col Armistead Churchill in 1761 of "Blenheim" Jefferson Co KY. Armistead and Elizabeth Blackwell Churchill had a dau Elizabeth who married John Downing of VA, maybe her cousin, in Louisville KY ca 1784. There are a number of Blackwell-Downing marriages in this family! Thomas Downing 1744-1799 of Lancaster Co and Northumberland Co VA served Rev War as captain 1776 & 1777 Northumberland Co Militia. He was sheriff there for many years. He m1 ___ Dameron; m2 Sarah Anne Rogers; m3 Ann Blackwell. Among his several children was C/Katherine who married William Blackwell and their dau Ann b 1797 married Samuel Blackwell. John Downing and wife Elizabeth Churchill were in Louisville, KY 1787 and she died that year age 25, had at least one son. Maybe this will provide enough clues to lead you to Lafayette and your other Downing ancestors! This isn't my line.

Nice website. Enjoyed some of the comments. <g> Cheryl Rothwell clrothwell@mindspring.com Coordinator, Logan County, ILGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~illogan/loindex.htm Logan County mailing list> LOGAN-L-request@rootsweb.com Downing mailing list> DOWNING-L-request@rootsweb.com Harding mailing list> HARDING-L-request@rootsweb.com Downing query board> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Downing Lucas query board> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Lucas

Hello All, I'm new to the Downing Mail List and would like to invite you to visit my website. Hopefully, we may have some info to share. Good luck to all in your genealogy endeavors. Click here -> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/bgandy007/genealgy/index.html"> Downing Kinfolks</A> Happy Hunting! James H. Downing

Marlene, Your guess is as good as mine on Hanover Co. Some of the Downingtown Pa. people went to Frederick Co., Va. but don't know about Hanover Co. According to Sandra Farney, William Downing and wife Phobe Becket and family moved from Lancaster Co., Pa. around 1791 and on Nov. 7, 1791, received a certificate of membership for the family at the Hopewell Fiends of Frederick Co., Va. Children were listed as Ruth, Eleanor, Mary, John, Sarah and Phoebe. According to a census taken in 1797, the census taker stated that John was gone from Frederick Co. Ruby ---------- > From: Marlene DiGiovanni <marlenedigi@prodigy.net> > To: DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [DOWNING-L] Letitia Downing > Date: Monday, January 11, 1999 8:03 PM > > At 11:26 AM 1/11/99 -0800, you wrote: > >Marlene, I would rather think that Hanover Co. is in Va. If you look up > >the map for 1738 it shows Hanover Co. extending to the Pa. border. Later > >other Va. counties were added between Pa. and Va. Is this what they called > >the expanding territories of va? > >Ruby > >---------- > >> From: Marlene DiGiovanni <marlenedigi@prodigy.net> > >> To: DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com > >> Subject: Re: [DOWNING-L] Letitia Downing > >> Date: Sunday, January 10, 1999 8:02 PM > >> > >> At 08:32 PM 1/9/99 -0800, you wrote: > >> >Joe, > >> >I am talking about the Joseph Downing, b. 1748 and m. to Jemima > >Woodward, > >> >dau of Francis Woodward and Winifred Martin. I have Joseph's parents > >> >listed as William Downing b. about 1720 and died Ohio, m. to Letitia > >Huff. > >> >They lived in Hanover Co., Pa. and Madison Co., Ohio. That would make > >> >Letitia Huff Letitia Downing Moore's G- grandmother.(right)? (Letitia > >> >Downing Moore b. 1805 was daughter of William Downing (1772-VA-1810) and > >> >Susannah. > >> >According to Ann Gregeath's book, (contributed by Scott M. Downing), > >> >WILLIAM DOWNING(1772 VA-1810, son of Joseph, b. 1748) m. Susannah, b. > >1770, > >> >MD. Ch: MESHECK ( 1792-1873), m. Ruth Butler,(ancestor of Casey, Iowa > >> >Downings, results from my searching census, newspapers, talking to their > >> >descendants, etc). > >> >JOHN M. b. 1795, Va, d. 11-9-1870, buried Adams Co., Ohio, m. Elizabeth > >> >Gordon 11-14-1816. > >> >RUTH, b. 1796, d. 2-28-1867, buried Adams Co., Ohio, m. Henry Herdman > >> >2-22-1816. > >> >JEMIMA, bc 1799. dp 1880, buried Adams Co., Ohio, m. Michael Herdman > >> >8-14-1817. > >> >ELIZABETH, b. 1800, O. d. 4-15-1889 O. m. Seth VanMeter 2-20-1817. > >> >ANNA, b. 4-11-1802, d. 1-1866, m. John Herdman 4-11-1822. > >> >REBECCA, m. William Newman 9-22-1825. 2nd m. John Williams. > >> >WILLIAM , m. Susannah Newman 4-26-1827. > >> >LETITIA, b. 4-4-1805, d. 9-28-1858, m. Jesse Moore 1-11-1827 (Letitia > >and > >> >Jesse were living in Henry Co., Ind. on a farm next to my William > >Downing > >> >in 1832. I have a twp. map showing both of these families plus other > >> >Moore's and Downings. This map states that the Moore's came from Preble > >> >Co., Ohio). > >> >SARAH, b. 1808, 10-25-1888, buried Adams Co., Ohio, m. Joseph Hoop > >> >7-14-1825. > >> >Ruby Waugh, Iowa > >> > > >> > > >> >---------- > >> >> From: Downing, Joe <jdown@nettally.com> > >> >> To: DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com > >> >> Subject: Re: [DOWNING-L] Letitia Downing > >> >> Date: Saturday, January 09, 1999 9:26 AM > >> >> > >> >> any proof of her grandmother being Letitia Huff??? there were many > >Lewis > >> >> families in that part of Ohio, joe > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> >I found it interesting that Letitia G. Downing m. to Dr. John T. > >Lewis > >> >was > >> >> >b. Lexington KY. 1806. > >> >> >Another Letitia Downing was born Adams Co., Ohio in 1805. Her > >> >grand-mother > >> >> >was Letitia Huff of Hanover Co., Pa. and Madison Co., Ohio. Letitia, > >b. > >> >> >1805 m. Jesse Moore from Preble Co., Ohio , Henry Co. Ind., Warren > >Co., > >> >> >Ind. and Ill. > >> >> >Could we POSSIBLY have a connection here. > >> >> >Could Dr. John T. Lewis possibly be connected to Catherine Lewis that > >M. > >> >> >Joseph Miller. They gave all their sons middle names of Lewis. > >> >> >Ruby Waugh > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > >> > > >> > > >> >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > >> > > >> > > >> Hi - One of the things that needs to be corrected is this: there is NO > >> Hanover Co., PA! I think Hanover must be the name of the township - > >correct? > >> > >> Marlene > >> > >> Marlene DiGiovanni > >> MarleneDiGi@prodigy.net > >> > >> > >> ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > >> What Downing resources do you own? Tell us. > > > > > >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > >Space for this list is provided by Rootsweb.com, working to keep online > genealogy free for everyone. > > > Oh, Ruby! Because I have seen "Hanover Co., PA" mentioned as a > residence, I always thought it might have really been Hanover twp, York > Co., PA. Has Hanover Co., VA been checked for evidence of Downings being > there, do you know? I'm going to our large geni library next week, and I > will be glad to see what they have on Hanover Co., VA, if it hasn't already > been combed. > > Marlene > > Marlene DiGiovanni > MarleneDiGi@prodigy.net > > > ==== DOWNING Mailing List ====

Another Huff connection: Thomas Downing 1796 MD-1865 Logan Co IL, m1 Elizabeth B. Collison/Kellison in Pike Co OH 1819; m2 same county 1832 Rebecca Huff and she died Hancock Co OH 1840; m3 Logan Co IL Loretta Sherman; One of Rebecca's children was named George Huff Downing 1833-?. Joseph and Jemima Woodward Downing of MD and Madison Co OH had a daughter Letitia born 1 March 1773 probably at Prince George co MD, at Rock Creek who married Caleb Huff. Huff's donation tract in the Ohio Land Co is #2, 100 acres, Tract Book and Entries, US Military District, Congress Lands etc State of OH. I believe he m2 Elizabeth. The Thomas and Elizabeth Huff family lived near the Downings in Monongalia Co VA, according to Harriet Wuertele of Calistoga, CA in 1979. Letitia's siblings were William who m Susannah, Mescheck who married Sarah Downing 1799 in Ross Co OH, Winifred who m George Downing, s/o Timothy, 1805 as his 2nd wife, John who m 1811 Nancy Daugherty, Joseph H./ JR. who m Mary Bell in Madison Co OH 1811, Francis Woodward Downing who m Elizabeth Foster in Ross co OH date not clear to me, Jemima who m HEnderson Crabbe 1809 Ross Co OH, Martha who m John Lawrence 1812, Simon or Simeon who m1 Rachel Highland 1816 OH and m2 Rachel Foster 1825 OH and Timothy who m Elizabeth Hayden who m2 Rathbun.Robert Fetters of Chillicothe, OH & WJ Downing of FL have done a lot of work on this line. Francis Woodward and Elizabeth Howe Foster Downing named one of their children Caleb Huff Downing and one Henderson Crabbe Downing. Elizabeth Howe Foster Downing was the dau of Rev. Lewis Foster, I believe,... see Hist of Madison Co OH, and Hist and Ancestry of Rev. John Foster by Wayne E. Dawson, Gen Dept LDS church 1984. Another Letitia Downing, dau of William and Susannah?,granddau of Joseph and Jemima woodward Downing, married Jesse Moore 1827 Adams Co OH, and she died 1858 and me m2. John M. and Elizabeth M. Gordon Downing, he a son of William, named a dau Letitia "Lettie" and she married Ephraim Frost 1841 and she is buried Steam Furnace Cem Adams Co OH, d 1899.This is Robert Fetters' line. Joseph and Jemima Woodward Downing went from maryland to Monongalia Co VA to Washington Co OH, then MAYBE on to Adams, Ross/Pike with a son or sons. In Madison Co before 1819. Hope this helps some of the Letitia questions. Sherry >any proof of her grandmother being Letitia Huff??? there were many Lewis >families in that part of Ohio, joe > > >> >>I found it interesting that Letitia G. Downing m. to Dr. John T. Lewis was >>b. Lexington KY. 1806. >>Another Letitia Downing was born Adams Co., Ohio in 1805. Her grand-mother >>was Letitia Huff of Hanover Co., Pa. and Madison Co., Ohio. Letitia, b. >>1805 m. Jesse Moore from Preble Co., Ohio , Henry Co. Ind., Warren Co., >>Ind. and Ill. >>Could we POSSIBLY have a connection here. >>Could Dr. John T. Lewis possibly be connected to Catherine Lewis that M. >>Joseph Miller. They gave all their sons middle names of Lewis. >>Ruby Waugh >> >> >>==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >> >> >> > > >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > >

Hello all, I have just joined and wanted to put down :> my DOWNING family info. See below. Liz Descendants of David T. Downing Generation No. 1 1. David T.1 Downing was born Unknown in ?, and died 1871 in ?. He married Jane C. Burbage Sep 05, 1850 in ?. Child of David Downing and Jane Burbage is: + 2 i. Ellis2 Downing, born May 10, 1859 in Indianola, IA; died Dec 11, 1939 in Green City, MO. Generation No. 2 2. Ellis2 Downing (David T.1) was born May 10, 1859 in Indianola, IA, and died Dec 11, 1939 in Green City, MO. He married Clara Curtis May 07, 1889 in ?, daughter of James Curtis and Emaline DeVold. Children of Ellis Downing and Clara Curtis are: 3 i. Albert Ray3 Downing, born Jul 08, 1890 in ?; died Nov 09, 1894 in ?. 4 ii. James Erenst Downing, born Jun 16, 1892 in ?; died Oct 25, 1973 in ?. He married E. Halliburton Aug 17, 1913 in ?. 5 iii. Henry Ellis Downing, born Jan 09, 1894 in ?; died Apr 03, 1970 in ?. He married Ophelia Gill May 13, 1916 in ?. 6 iv. Anna Grace Downing, born Dec 18, 1895 in ?; died Oct 02, 1979 in ?. She married Harrison Hardinger Sep 30, 1914 in ?. 7 v. Hazel Irene Downing, born Dec 26, 1897 in ?. She married James Herbert Hope Mar 12, 1921 in ?. 8 vi. Charles Bernie Downing, born Oct 16, 1900 in ?; died Aug 05, 1917 in ?. 9 vii. Lula Ethel Downing, born Oct 11, 1901 in ?; died Aug 02, 1980 in ?. She married Sigal Cornmesser Nov 26, 1919 in ?. 10 viii. Evelyn Jeanette Downing, born Nov 10, 1903 in ?; died May 17, 1956 in ?. She married Basil Murphy May 22, 1929 in ?. 11 ix. Fred Elroy Downing, born Oct 31, 1905 in Green City, Sullivan County, MO; died Sep 01, 1979 in Beaverton, MI. He married Julia L. Hitchcock Jul 22, 1929 in Bowling Green, OH. 12 x. Wayne Curtis Downing, born Dec 23, 1907 in ?. He married Corinne DeWill Feb 23, 1934 in ?. 13 xi. Michael Wilburn Downing, born Jan 24, 1910 in ?. He married Dorothy Hurdle Mar 21, 1935 in ?. 14 xii. Emma Marguerite Downing, born May 18, 1914 in ?; died Feb 23, 1915 in ?. 15 xiii. Harold Adelbert Downing, born Aug 25, 1915 in ?; died Mar 11, 1924 in ?.

it is a moot point because Joseph Downing was from MD. joe >At 11:26 AM 1/11/99 -0800, you wrote: >>Marlene, I would rather think that Hanover Co. is in Va. If you look up >>the map for 1738 it shows Hanover Co. extending to the Pa. border. Later >>other Va. counties were added between Pa. and Va. Is this what they called >>the expanding territories of va? >>Ruby >>---------- >>> From: Marlene DiGiovanni <marlenedigi@prodigy.net> >>> To: DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: Re: [DOWNING-L] Letitia Downing >>> Date: Sunday, January 10, 1999 8:02 PM >>> >>> At 08:32 PM 1/9/99 -0800, you wrote: >>> >Joe, >>> >I am talking about the Joseph Downing, b. 1748 and m. to Jemima >>Woodward, >>> >dau of Francis Woodward and Winifred Martin. I have Joseph's parents >>> >listed as William Downing b. about 1720 and died Ohio, m. to Letitia >>Huff. >>> >They lived in Hanover Co., Pa. and Madison Co., Ohio. That would make >>> >Letitia Huff Letitia Downing Moore's G- grandmother.(right)? (Letitia >>> >Downing Moore b. 1805 was daughter of William Downing (1772-VA-1810) and >>> >Susannah. >>> >According to Ann Gregeath's book, (contributed by Scott M. Downing), >>> >WILLIAM DOWNING(1772 VA-1810, son of Joseph, b. 1748) m. Susannah, b. >>1770, >>> >MD. Ch: MESHECK ( 1792-1873), m. Ruth Butler,(ancestor of Casey, Iowa >>> >Downings, results from my searching census, newspapers, talking to their >>> >descendants, etc). >>> >JOHN M. b. 1795, Va, d. 11-9-1870, buried Adams Co., Ohio, m. Elizabeth >>> >Gordon 11-14-1816. >>> >RUTH, b. 1796, d. 2-28-1867, buried Adams Co., Ohio, m. Henry Herdman >>> >2-22-1816. >>> >JEMIMA, bc 1799. dp 1880, buried Adams Co., Ohio, m. Michael Herdman >>> >8-14-1817. >>> >ELIZABETH, b. 1800, O. d. 4-15-1889 O. m. Seth VanMeter 2-20-1817. >>> >ANNA, b. 4-11-1802, d. 1-1866, m. John Herdman 4-11-1822. >>> >REBECCA, m. William Newman 9-22-1825. 2nd m. John Williams. >>> >WILLIAM , m. Susannah Newman 4-26-1827. >>> >LETITIA, b. 4-4-1805, d. 9-28-1858, m. Jesse Moore 1-11-1827 (Letitia >>and >>> >Jesse were living in Henry Co., Ind. on a farm next to my William >>Downing >>> >in 1832. I have a twp. map showing both of these families plus other >>> >Moore's and Downings. This map states that the Moore's came from Preble >>> >Co., Ohio). >>> >SARAH, b. 1808, 10-25-1888, buried Adams Co., Ohio, m. Joseph Hoop >>> >7-14-1825. >>> >Ruby Waugh, Iowa >>> > >>> > >>> >---------- >>> >> From: Downing, Joe <jdown@nettally.com> >>> >> To: DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com >>> >> Subject: Re: [DOWNING-L] Letitia Downing >>> >> Date: Saturday, January 09, 1999 9:26 AM >>> >> >>> >> any proof of her grandmother being Letitia Huff??? there were many >>Lewis >>> >> families in that part of Ohio, joe >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > >>> >> >I found it interesting that Letitia G. Downing m. to Dr. John T. >>Lewis >>> >was >>> >> >b. Lexington KY. 1806. >>> >> >Another Letitia Downing was born Adams Co., Ohio in 1805. Her >>> >grand-mother >>> >> >was Letitia Huff of Hanover Co., Pa. and Madison Co., Ohio. Letitia, >>b. >>> >> >1805 m. Jesse Moore from Preble Co., Ohio , Henry Co. Ind., Warren >>Co., >>> >> >Ind. and Ill. >>> >> >Could we POSSIBLY have a connection here. >>> >> >Could Dr. John T. Lewis possibly be connected to Catherine Lewis that >>M. >>> >> >Joseph Miller. They gave all their sons middle names of Lewis. >>> >> >Ruby Waugh >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >>> > >>> > >>> >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >>> > >>> > >>> Hi - One of the things that needs to be corrected is this: there is NO >>> Hanover Co., PA! I think Hanover must be the name of the township - >>correct? >>> >>> Marlene >>> >>> Marlene DiGiovanni >>> MarleneDiGi@prodigy.net >>> >>> >>> ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >>> What Downing resources do you own? Tell us. >> >> >>==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >>Space for this list is provided by Rootsweb.com, working to keep online >genealogy free for everyone. >> > Oh, Ruby! Because I have seen "Hanover Co., PA" mentioned as a >residence, I always thought it might have really been Hanover twp, York >Co., PA. Has Hanover Co., VA been checked for evidence of Downings being >there, do you know? I'm going to our large geni library next week, and I >will be glad to see what they have on Hanover Co., VA, if it hasn't already >been combed. > >Marlene > >Marlene DiGiovanni >MarleneDiGi@prodigy.net > > >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > > >

(snip).... a certificate of membership for the family at the Hopewell Fiends of Frederick Co., Va. ....(snip) As a member of the Wider Quaker Fellowship, may I trust that the "fiends" of Hopewell did not treat them too badly. (grin) Bob Bowman RCBowman@Manchester.edu

-----Original Message----- From: RDown3657@aol.com <RDown3657@aol.com> <snip> > Just thought I'd share this bit of Americana with y'all....... <snip> > Thomas Ellsworth Downing was named after Ephraim Ellsworth, a Union >Colonel in the Civil War, and the first fatality of the <Civil> war. <snip> > Winfield Scott Downing was named after a famed American general, >Winfield Scott, who led the army in the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American >War. He, too, was idolized in the 1800's. <and was still a general at the start of the Civil War> > And if I have to tell you who George Washington Downing was named after, >it's probably not worth the effort. > Three children named after famous Americans in the same family. Pretty >interesting, and a unique insight into our nation in the 1800's. Ray Dear Ray, Having been a Civil War buff for going on thirty years now, you didn't need to tell me about who they were named for. I recognized the obvious when I first came across their names several years ago. But, I'm glad you posted it to the group. Somewhere out there lurks a "newbie" and it will make their day to find out that there was historical significance in all three names. You were referring to George Washington Carver weren't you ? :-) Jim Downing Sarasota, FL

Where in Kansas were your DOWNING's. Mine in Morris county. Don > Just thought I'd share this bit of Americana with y'all....... > My gt gt grandparents were John B. and Mary C. Downing. Mary's maiden name >was Downing, they were first cousins. Born and married in Chester co., PA, >they moved to Kansas in 1877 with their family. John was a farmer and a >schoolteacher, according to census reports. And they must have been astute >students of American history, and here's why. > Among their children were the following three: > Thomas E. Downing > Winfield S. Downing > George W. Downing

At 11:26 AM 1/11/99 -0800, you wrote: >Marlene, I would rather think that Hanover Co. is in Va. If you look up >the map for 1738 it shows Hanover Co. extending to the Pa. border. Later >other Va. counties were added between Pa. and Va. Is this what they called >the expanding territories of va? >Ruby >---------- >> From: Marlene DiGiovanni <marlenedigi@prodigy.net> >> To: DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [DOWNING-L] Letitia Downing >> Date: Sunday, January 10, 1999 8:02 PM >> >> At 08:32 PM 1/9/99 -0800, you wrote: >> >Joe, >> >I am talking about the Joseph Downing, b. 1748 and m. to Jemima >Woodward, >> >dau of Francis Woodward and Winifred Martin. I have Joseph's parents >> >listed as William Downing b. about 1720 and died Ohio, m. to Letitia >Huff. >> >They lived in Hanover Co., Pa. and Madison Co., Ohio. That would make >> >Letitia Huff Letitia Downing Moore's G- grandmother.(right)? (Letitia >> >Downing Moore b. 1805 was daughter of William Downing (1772-VA-1810) and >> >Susannah. >> >According to Ann Gregeath's book, (contributed by Scott M. Downing), >> >WILLIAM DOWNING(1772 VA-1810, son of Joseph, b. 1748) m. Susannah, b. >1770, >> >MD. Ch: MESHECK ( 1792-1873), m. Ruth Butler,(ancestor of Casey, Iowa >> >Downings, results from my searching census, newspapers, talking to their >> >descendants, etc). >> >JOHN M. b. 1795, Va, d. 11-9-1870, buried Adams Co., Ohio, m. Elizabeth >> >Gordon 11-14-1816. >> >RUTH, b. 1796, d. 2-28-1867, buried Adams Co., Ohio, m. Henry Herdman >> >2-22-1816. >> >JEMIMA, bc 1799. dp 1880, buried Adams Co., Ohio, m. Michael Herdman >> >8-14-1817. >> >ELIZABETH, b. 1800, O. d. 4-15-1889 O. m. Seth VanMeter 2-20-1817. >> >ANNA, b. 4-11-1802, d. 1-1866, m. John Herdman 4-11-1822. >> >REBECCA, m. William Newman 9-22-1825. 2nd m. John Williams. >> >WILLIAM , m. Susannah Newman 4-26-1827. >> >LETITIA, b. 4-4-1805, d. 9-28-1858, m. Jesse Moore 1-11-1827 (Letitia >and >> >Jesse were living in Henry Co., Ind. on a farm next to my William >Downing >> >in 1832. I have a twp. map showing both of these families plus other >> >Moore's and Downings. This map states that the Moore's came from Preble >> >Co., Ohio). >> >SARAH, b. 1808, 10-25-1888, buried Adams Co., Ohio, m. Joseph Hoop >> >7-14-1825. >> >Ruby Waugh, Iowa >> > >> > >> >---------- >> >> From: Downing, Joe <jdown@nettally.com> >> >> To: DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com >> >> Subject: Re: [DOWNING-L] Letitia Downing >> >> Date: Saturday, January 09, 1999 9:26 AM >> >> >> >> any proof of her grandmother being Letitia Huff??? there were many >Lewis >> >> families in that part of Ohio, joe >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >I found it interesting that Letitia G. Downing m. to Dr. John T. >Lewis >> >was >> >> >b. Lexington KY. 1806. >> >> >Another Letitia Downing was born Adams Co., Ohio in 1805. Her >> >grand-mother >> >> >was Letitia Huff of Hanover Co., Pa. and Madison Co., Ohio. Letitia, >b. >> >> >1805 m. Jesse Moore from Preble Co., Ohio , Henry Co. Ind., Warren >Co., >> >> >Ind. and Ill. >> >> >Could we POSSIBLY have a connection here. >> >> >Could Dr. John T. Lewis possibly be connected to Catherine Lewis that >M. >> >> >Joseph Miller. They gave all their sons middle names of Lewis. >> >> >Ruby Waugh >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >> > >> > >> >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >> > >> > >> Hi - One of the things that needs to be corrected is this: there is NO >> Hanover Co., PA! I think Hanover must be the name of the township - >correct? >> >> Marlene >> >> Marlene DiGiovanni >> MarleneDiGi@prodigy.net >> >> >> ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >> What Downing resources do you own? Tell us. > > >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >Space for this list is provided by Rootsweb.com, working to keep online genealogy free for everyone. > Oh, Ruby! Because I have seen "Hanover Co., PA" mentioned as a residence, I always thought it might have really been Hanover twp, York Co., PA. Has Hanover Co., VA been checked for evidence of Downings being there, do you know? I'm going to our large geni library next week, and I will be glad to see what they have on Hanover Co., VA, if it hasn't already been combed. Marlene Marlene DiGiovanni MarleneDiGi@prodigy.net

Just thought I'd share this bit of Americana with y'all....... My gt gt grandparents were John B. and Mary C. Downing. Mary's maiden name was Downing, they were first cousins. Born and married in Chester co., PA, they moved to Kansas in 1877 with their family. John was a farmer and a schoolteacher, according to census reports. And they must have been astute students of American history, and here's why. Among their children were the following three: Thomas E. Downing Winfield S. Downing George W. Downing Nothing particularly exciting there. At least, that's what I thought, until recent research revealed their middle names. Thomas Ellsworth Downing was named after Ephraim Ellsworth, a Union Colonel in the Civil War, and the first fatality of the war. Ellsworth was shot and killed in 1861 as he tried to tear away a Confederate flag over an Inn in Virginia. He was given a state funeral on order of President Lincoln, and thousands of children born in the 1860's, as was Thomas, were given the name of Ellsworth. Winfield Scott Downing was named after a famed American general, Winfield Scott, who led the army in the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War. He, too, was idolized in the 1800's. And if I have to tell you who George Washington Downing was named after, it's probably not worth the effort. Three children named after famous Americans in the same family. Pretty interesting, and a unique insight into our nation in the 1800's. Ray

Marlene, I would rather think that Hanover Co. is in Va. If you look up the map for 1738 it shows Hanover Co. extending to the Pa. border. Later other Va. counties were added between Pa. and Va. Is this what they called the expanding territories of va? Ruby ---------- > From: Marlene DiGiovanni <marlenedigi@prodigy.net> > To: DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [DOWNING-L] Letitia Downing > Date: Sunday, January 10, 1999 8:02 PM > > At 08:32 PM 1/9/99 -0800, you wrote: > >Joe, > >I am talking about the Joseph Downing, b. 1748 and m. to Jemima Woodward, > >dau of Francis Woodward and Winifred Martin. I have Joseph's parents > >listed as William Downing b. about 1720 and died Ohio, m. to Letitia Huff. > >They lived in Hanover Co., Pa. and Madison Co., Ohio. That would make > >Letitia Huff Letitia Downing Moore's G- grandmother.(right)? (Letitia > >Downing Moore b. 1805 was daughter of William Downing (1772-VA-1810) and > >Susannah. > >According to Ann Gregeath's book, (contributed by Scott M. Downing), > >WILLIAM DOWNING(1772 VA-1810, son of Joseph, b. 1748) m. Susannah, b. 1770, > >MD. Ch: MESHECK ( 1792-1873), m. Ruth Butler,(ancestor of Casey, Iowa > >Downings, results from my searching census, newspapers, talking to their > >descendants, etc). > >JOHN M. b. 1795, Va, d. 11-9-1870, buried Adams Co., Ohio, m. Elizabeth > >Gordon 11-14-1816. > >RUTH, b. 1796, d. 2-28-1867, buried Adams Co., Ohio, m. Henry Herdman > >2-22-1816. > >JEMIMA, bc 1799. dp 1880, buried Adams Co., Ohio, m. Michael Herdman > >8-14-1817. > >ELIZABETH, b. 1800, O. d. 4-15-1889 O. m. Seth VanMeter 2-20-1817. > >ANNA, b. 4-11-1802, d. 1-1866, m. John Herdman 4-11-1822. > >REBECCA, m. William Newman 9-22-1825. 2nd m. John Williams. > >WILLIAM , m. Susannah Newman 4-26-1827. > >LETITIA, b. 4-4-1805, d. 9-28-1858, m. Jesse Moore 1-11-1827 (Letitia and > >Jesse were living in Henry Co., Ind. on a farm next to my William Downing > >in 1832. I have a twp. map showing both of these families plus other > >Moore's and Downings. This map states that the Moore's came from Preble > >Co., Ohio). > >SARAH, b. 1808, 10-25-1888, buried Adams Co., Ohio, m. Joseph Hoop > >7-14-1825. > >Ruby Waugh, Iowa > > > > > >---------- > >> From: Downing, Joe <jdown@nettally.com> > >> To: DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com > >> Subject: Re: [DOWNING-L] Letitia Downing > >> Date: Saturday, January 09, 1999 9:26 AM > >> > >> any proof of her grandmother being Letitia Huff??? there were many Lewis > >> families in that part of Ohio, joe > >> > >> > >> > > >> >I found it interesting that Letitia G. Downing m. to Dr. John T. Lewis > >was > >> >b. Lexington KY. 1806. > >> >Another Letitia Downing was born Adams Co., Ohio in 1805. Her > >grand-mother > >> >was Letitia Huff of Hanover Co., Pa. and Madison Co., Ohio. Letitia, b. > >> >1805 m. Jesse Moore from Preble Co., Ohio , Henry Co. Ind., Warren Co., > >> >Ind. and Ill. > >> >Could we POSSIBLY have a connection here. > >> >Could Dr. John T. Lewis possibly be connected to Catherine Lewis that M. > >> >Joseph Miller. They gave all their sons middle names of Lewis. > >> >Ruby Waugh > >> > > >> > > >> >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > > > > > >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > > > > > Hi - One of the things that needs to be corrected is this: there is NO > Hanover Co., PA! I think Hanover must be the name of the township - correct? > > Marlene > > Marlene DiGiovanni > MarleneDiGi@prodigy.net > > > ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > What Downing resources do you own? Tell us.

I have a Harding line about which not a lot is known. My great grandmother Downing was one. If you have any Hardings I'd like to hear about it [email me privately -- this is the Downing list]. I have also started a Harding mailing list so if you have any Hardings among your Downings [or other lines] feel free to join. HARDING-L-request@rootsweb.com Cheryl Rothwell clrothwell@mindspring.com Coordinator, Logan County, ILGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~illogan/loindex.htm Logan County mailing list> LOGAN-L-request@rootsweb.com Downing mailing list> DOWNING-L-request@rootsweb.com Harding mailing list> HARDING-L-request@rootsweb.com Downing query board> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Downing Lucas query board> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Lucas

> I have been lurking in the wings, eavesdropping on this list for a while = > now, and you are all looking in the wrong part of the country. Maybe = > some of my cousins are lurking and listening, as well. I have limited = > information on this family, and that is sad, because it is the main line = > I should be researching and my Dad is the last of the line on our = > particular branch. =20 > Joseph Crandall DOWNING b. Harvey, Nova Scotia > + Etta Estella LURVEY b. Crystal, Maine > Children: > Chelsey DOWNING =20 > +Victoria GOODALL m. 1903 Hersey Maine > Luvie Ada DOWNING b. Crystal, Maine > + Dale L STEEN m. 1920 Crystal, Maine > Faye A DOWNING=20 > + Doris E. RANDALL m. 1921 Crystal Maine > Saidee DOWNING=20 > +Ander BRITTAIN m. 1907 Island Falls, Maine > Levi DOWNING > Sampson DOWNING > Harry DOWNING > Burdice M. DOWNING > + John M. STEEN m. 1914 > John Ira Leon DOWNING b,1884 New Limerick, Maine > +Emily Beatrix GOODALL b. 1886 Oakfield Main m. 1904 > Both died in Libby, Montana > Children of John & Emily: > Bertha Pauline DOWNING b. 1906 Maine > + Arnold Richard WUEST Malta, Montana > Hilda DOWNING b. abt 1909 Maine > + Martin Patt > Mary Alegra DOWNING b. 1914 Malta, Montana > + Marshall Wilkinson > Joseph Calvin DOWNING b. 1925 Kalispell, Montana > +Margaret MORGAN b. 1928 Sunnyside, Washington > It has been suggested that Joseph Crandall Downing might have a mother or = > grandmother from the CRANDALL family. =20 > Bertha says she remembers a Grandma EMERSON, but doesn't remember how = > she connects. =20 > I know this is sketchy, but I still expect cousins to come pouring out = > of the woodwork. =20 > Best of luck in all your searches,=20 > Jackie

At 08:32 PM 1/9/99 -0800, you wrote: >Joe, >I am talking about the Joseph Downing, b. 1748 and m. to Jemima Woodward, >dau of Francis Woodward and Winifred Martin. I have Joseph's parents >listed as William Downing b. about 1720 and died Ohio, m. to Letitia Huff. >They lived in Hanover Co., Pa. and Madison Co., Ohio. That would make >Letitia Huff Letitia Downing Moore's G- grandmother.(right)? (Letitia >Downing Moore b. 1805 was daughter of William Downing (1772-VA-1810) and >Susannah. >According to Ann Gregeath's book, (contributed by Scott M. Downing), >WILLIAM DOWNING(1772 VA-1810, son of Joseph, b. 1748) m. Susannah, b. 1770, >MD. Ch: MESHECK ( 1792-1873), m. Ruth Butler,(ancestor of Casey, Iowa >Downings, results from my searching census, newspapers, talking to their >descendants, etc). >JOHN M. b. 1795, Va, d. 11-9-1870, buried Adams Co., Ohio, m. Elizabeth >Gordon 11-14-1816. >RUTH, b. 1796, d. 2-28-1867, buried Adams Co., Ohio, m. Henry Herdman >2-22-1816. >JEMIMA, bc 1799. dp 1880, buried Adams Co., Ohio, m. Michael Herdman >8-14-1817. >ELIZABETH, b. 1800, O. d. 4-15-1889 O. m. Seth VanMeter 2-20-1817. >ANNA, b. 4-11-1802, d. 1-1866, m. John Herdman 4-11-1822. >REBECCA, m. William Newman 9-22-1825. 2nd m. John Williams. >WILLIAM , m. Susannah Newman 4-26-1827. >LETITIA, b. 4-4-1805, d. 9-28-1858, m. Jesse Moore 1-11-1827 (Letitia and >Jesse were living in Henry Co., Ind. on a farm next to my William Downing >in 1832. I have a twp. map showing both of these families plus other >Moore's and Downings. This map states that the Moore's came from Preble >Co., Ohio). >SARAH, b. 1808, 10-25-1888, buried Adams Co., Ohio, m. Joseph Hoop >7-14-1825. >Ruby Waugh, Iowa > > >---------- >> From: Downing, Joe <jdown@nettally.com> >> To: DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [DOWNING-L] Letitia Downing >> Date: Saturday, January 09, 1999 9:26 AM >> >> any proof of her grandmother being Letitia Huff??? there were many Lewis >> families in that part of Ohio, joe >> >> >> > >> >I found it interesting that Letitia G. Downing m. to Dr. John T. Lewis >was >> >b. Lexington KY. 1806. >> >Another Letitia Downing was born Adams Co., Ohio in 1805. Her >grand-mother >> >was Letitia Huff of Hanover Co., Pa. and Madison Co., Ohio. Letitia, b. >> >1805 m. Jesse Moore from Preble Co., Ohio , Henry Co. Ind., Warren Co., >> >Ind. and Ill. >> >Could we POSSIBLY have a connection here. >> >Could Dr. John T. Lewis possibly be connected to Catherine Lewis that M. >> >Joseph Miller. They gave all their sons middle names of Lewis. >> >Ruby Waugh >> > >> > >> >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > > >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > > Hi - One of the things that needs to be corrected is this: there is NO Hanover Co., PA! I think Hanover must be the name of the township - correct? Marlene Marlene DiGiovanni MarleneDiGi@prodigy.net

I wouldn't hold my breath for Logan County... Cheryl Rothwell clrothwell@mindspring.com Logan County, ILGenWeb, coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~illogan/loindex.htm Logan County mailing list> LOGAN-L-request@rootsweb.com Downing mailing list> DOWNING-L-request@rootsweb.com Downing query board> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Downing Lucas query board> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Lucas

the county clerk for Leon co. has a web page: www.clerk.leon.fl.us which has marriage info and some deed info. i wish all county clerks would do this. it has a search capability. joe