My dad is a Downing but came from outside of the us. I look at marriag cerrifrte he nane is Andeus Thomas Downing. From Shauna Downing The History of Specai Ed Women Teachers of the Deaf __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

There are hundreds of Downing lines in the US. You need to get a start point and go back through the census records. Was your dad a Downing? If so start with him. My Downing's were mainly in Ohio since the 19th century. Good luck.

There are 100s, maybe thousands, of different Downing families in the US. There is no way one can tell you "about Downings family in the us." To find out about your specific Downing family you need to know at least some basic information. Cheryl Rothwell [email protected] Logan County ILGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~illogan Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas, et al -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.9.1/51 - Release Date: 7/18/2005

Further to my message about Rebecca Downing of Botesdale's mother: - In the 1871 Census, Frederick Downing, who was Rebecca's uncle in the 1861 Census, is still living in Mellis, but with another niece, Ellen Downing, age 12. This is obviously Rebecca's sister who was living with Sarah in 1861, when I had read the name as Ella, but closer inspection shows it is Ellen. You can therefore take it that Sarah Downing was the unmarried mother of Rebecca, and the only likely way of finding the father is to find a baptismal record, which might refer to a father, or possibly a bastardy bond. The mention of a father in her marriage certificate could be her idea of who it was, or quite possibly an invented person to make it look that she wasn't illegitimate. I have one ancestor whose marriage certificate named her father as a man who died three years before she was born. Adrian

This is difficult to read, thanks to Ancestry's system. Joe, checking on DOWNING, ELLIS DOWNING, DORCAS 2 FEB 1792 s/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing - no name listed for parents of Dorcas? Or is Ken being selective and only posting Mason County Downings? Cheryl Rothwell [email protected] Logan County ILGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~illogan Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas, et al -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 8:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [DOWNING] Downing Marriages Mason Co Kentucky This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AUT.2ACEB/1243 Message Board Post: Downing Marriages in Mason County, Kentucky DOWNING, ABEL WORTHINGTON, JANE 24 JAN 1839 s/o Joseph & Sarah Peddicord Downing DOWNING, ANN BARCLAY, STEPHEN 4 SEP 1821 d/o Timothy & Nancy Ellis Downing DOWNING, CATHERINE WHERRY, JAMES 29 OCT 1804 d/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, CHARLES C. DOWNING, SUSAN 11 SEP 1827 s/o Timothy & Nancy Ellis Downing DOWNING, CORNELIA MORAN, BENJAMIN 3 MAR 1835 d/o Robert & Jane Downing DOWNING, DELIAH SLACK, JACOB 6 OCT 1800 d/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, DORCAS DOWNING, ELLIS 2 FEB 1792 d/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, ELIZA JANE POST, DAVID A. 18 MAR 1846 d/o Reason & Elizabeth Ellis Downing DOWNING, ELIZABETH CAMPBELL, JOHN 25 MAY 1797 d/o Timothy & Nancy Ellis Downing DOWNING, ELIZABETH THOMPSON, ROBERT 25 DEC 1815 d/o Robert & Jane Downing DOWNING, ELIZABETH FRANCES SENNETT, MARTIN P. 19 NOV 1849 d/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, ELIZABETH W. WOOD, JUDSON J. 9 DEC 1846 d/o Joseph & Francis Laughlin Downing DOWNING, ELLIS DOWNING, DORCAS 2 FEB 1792 s/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, ELLIS HATHWAY, LOUISA 29 DEC 1824 s/o Timothy & Nancy Downing DOWNING, JAMES FURR, CHARITY 31 AUG 1793 s/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, JAMES CARPENTER, NANCY 7 OCT 1848 DOWNING, JAMES DOWNING, SUSAN 19 NOV 1849 s/o Reason & Elizabeth Ellis Downing DOWNING, JANE WEIR, JAMES W. 22 NOV 1820 d/o Robert & Jane Downing DOWNING, JOHN APPLEGATE, REBECCA 10 FEB 1834 s/o Joseph & Sarah Peddicord Downing DOWNING, JOSEPH PEDDICORD, SARAY 11 MAR 1799 s/o Joseph & Sarah Peddicord Downing DOWNING, JOSEPH SLACK, FANNIE (WIDOW) 15 NOV 1819 s/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, JULIA ANN E. SCOTT, JOSEPH 3 MAR 1834 d/o Thomas & Sally Mayhall Downing DOWNING, LYDIA HOOTEN, GEORGE 13 AUG 1808 d/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, MARIA STEVENS, LEWIS 4 FEB 1846 d/o Robert & Jane Downing DOWNING, MATILDA NEWMAN, ELIJAH 26 JUL 1826 d/o James & Lucretia Tucker Downing DOWNING, NANCY CONREY, JONATHAN 6 OCT 1789 d/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, NANCY MORAN, ELASHA 28 MAR 1844 d/o Robert & Jane Downing DOWNING, NANCY L. SLACK, JACOB 18 DEC 1845 d/o Reason & Elizabeth Ellis Downing DOWNING, POLLY McCONNELL, THOMAS 26 MAR 1797 d/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, PRISCILLA LANE, THOMAS 5 MAR 1817 d/o Robert & Jane Downing DOWNING, RACHEL MULLEN, THOMAS 7 FEB 1809 d/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, REASON THOMPSON, AMANDA 6 SEP 1843 s/o Joseph & Sarah Peddicord Downing DOWNING, REBECCA KIRK, THOMAS 5 MAY 1819 d/o Robert & Jane Downing DOWNING, REBECCA BALDWIN, GEORGE 17 MAR 1824 d/o Robert & Jane Downing DOWNING, SARAH McConnell, JAMES 6 JUL 1798 d/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, SARAH TUCKER, JOHN 15 OCT 1814 d/o Robert & Jane Downing DOWNING, SARAH BARCLAY, STEPHEN 17 SEP 1836 d/o Timothy & Nancy Ellis Downing DOWNING, SARAH PINCHARD, GRANDISON 31 OCT 1836 d/o Joseph & Sarah Peddicord Downing DOWNING, SUSAN DOWNING, CHARLES C. 11 SEP 1827 d/o Joseph & Sarah Peddicord Downing DOWNING, SUSAN DOWNING, JAMES 19 NOV 1849 d/o Ellis & Louisa Hathway Downing DOWNING, SUSANNAH CANNY, WILLIAM 7 AUG 1804 d/o Robert & Jane Downing DOWNING, TABITHA Mc Atee, THOMAS 22 JUN 1824 d/o Joseph & Sarah Peddicord Downing DOWNING, THOMAS MAYHALL, SALLY 24 NOV 1804 s/o Timothy & Nancy Ellis Downing DOWNING, TIMOTHY CARTY, HANNAH 29 MAR 1826 s/o Thomas & Sally Mayhall Downing D/o = Daughter of S/o = Son of Compiled from the records of W.J. Downing ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe in list mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject to [email protected] To unsubscribe in digest mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject to [email protected] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.9.1/51 - Release Date: 7/18/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.9.1/51 - Release Date: 7/18/2005

I don't know muh about the history on family in the us. I know family camefrom Enland.. Would somome tell me about Downings family in the us. Shauna From Shauna Downing The History of Specai Ed Women Teachers of the Deaf --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Downing Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AUT.2ACEB/1237.1.1 Message Board Post: This Lewis was born in Lexington, MA, his father was Samuel and he married Lucy Wheelock before going to New Hampshire to make the coaches. I have not found anything further yet as to his leaving the area or that his wife had died.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AUT.2ACEB/1243 Message Board Post: Downing Marriages in Mason County, Kentucky DOWNING, ABEL WORTHINGTON, JANE 24 JAN 1839 s/o Joseph & Sarah Peddicord Downing DOWNING, ANN BARCLAY, STEPHEN 4 SEP 1821 d/o Timothy & Nancy Ellis Downing DOWNING, CATHERINE WHERRY, JAMES 29 OCT 1804 d/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, CHARLES C. DOWNING, SUSAN 11 SEP 1827 s/o Timothy & Nancy Ellis Downing DOWNING, CORNELIA MORAN, BENJAMIN 3 MAR 1835 d/o Robert & Jane Downing DOWNING, DELIAH SLACK, JACOB 6 OCT 1800 d/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, DORCAS DOWNING, ELLIS 2 FEB 1792 d/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, ELIZA JANE POST, DAVID A. 18 MAR 1846 d/o Reason & Elizabeth Ellis Downing DOWNING, ELIZABETH CAMPBELL, JOHN 25 MAY 1797 d/o Timothy & Nancy Ellis Downing DOWNING, ELIZABETH THOMPSON, ROBERT 25 DEC 1815 d/o Robert & Jane Downing DOWNING, ELIZABETH FRANCES SENNETT, MARTIN P. 19 NOV 1849 d/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, ELIZABETH W. WOOD, JUDSON J. 9 DEC 1846 d/o Joseph & Francis Laughlin Downing DOWNING, ELLIS DOWNING, DORCAS 2 FEB 1792 s/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, ELLIS HATHWAY, LOUISA 29 DEC 1824 s/o Timothy & Nancy Downing DOWNING, JAMES FURR, CHARITY 31 AUG 1793 s/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, JAMES CARPENTER, NANCY 7 OCT 1848 DOWNING, JAMES DOWNING, SUSAN 19 NOV 1849 s/o Reason & Elizabeth Ellis Downing DOWNING, JANE WEIR, JAMES W. 22 NOV 1820 d/o Robert & Jane Downing DOWNING, JOHN APPLEGATE, REBECCA 10 FEB 1834 s/o Joseph & Sarah Peddicord Downing DOWNING, JOSEPH PEDDICORD, SARAY 11 MAR 1799 s/o Joseph & Sarah Peddicord Downing DOWNING, JOSEPH SLACK, FANNIE (WIDOW) 15 NOV 1819 s/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, JULIA ANN E. SCOTT, JOSEPH 3 MAR 1834 d/o Thomas & Sally Mayhall Downing DOWNING, LYDIA HOOTEN, GEORGE 13 AUG 1808 d/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, MARIA STEVENS, LEWIS 4 FEB 1846 d/o Robert & Jane Downing DOWNING, MATILDA NEWMAN, ELIJAH 26 JUL 1826 d/o James & Lucretia Tucker Downing DOWNING, NANCY CONREY, JONATHAN 6 OCT 1789 d/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, NANCY MORAN, ELASHA 28 MAR 1844 d/o Robert & Jane Downing DOWNING, NANCY L. SLACK, JACOB 18 DEC 1845 d/o Reason & Elizabeth Ellis Downing DOWNING, POLLY McCONNELL, THOMAS 26 MAR 1797 d/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, PRISCILLA LANE, THOMAS 5 MAR 1817 d/o Robert & Jane Downing DOWNING, RACHEL MULLEN, THOMAS 7 FEB 1809 d/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, REASON THOMPSON, AMANDA 6 SEP 1843 s/o Joseph & Sarah Peddicord Downing DOWNING, REBECCA KIRK, THOMAS 5 MAY 1819 d/o Robert & Jane Downing DOWNING, REBECCA BALDWIN, GEORGE 17 MAR 1824 d/o Robert & Jane Downing DOWNING, SARAH McConnell, JAMES 6 JUL 1798 d/o John & Susannah Ellis Downing DOWNING, SARAH TUCKER, JOHN 15 OCT 1814 d/o Robert & Jane Downing DOWNING, SARAH BARCLAY, STEPHEN 17 SEP 1836 d/o Timothy & Nancy Ellis Downing DOWNING, SARAH PINCHARD, GRANDISON 31 OCT 1836 d/o Joseph & Sarah Peddicord Downing DOWNING, SUSAN DOWNING, CHARLES C. 11 SEP 1827 d/o Joseph & Sarah Peddicord Downing DOWNING, SUSAN DOWNING, JAMES 19 NOV 1849 d/o Ellis & Louisa Hathway Downing DOWNING, SUSANNAH CANNY, WILLIAM 7 AUG 1804 d/o Robert & Jane Downing DOWNING, TABITHA Mc Atee, THOMAS 22 JUN 1824 d/o Joseph & Sarah Peddicord Downing DOWNING, THOMAS MAYHALL, SALLY 24 NOV 1804 s/o Timothy & Nancy Ellis Downing DOWNING, TIMOTHY CARTY, HANNAH 29 MAR 1826 s/o Thomas & Sally Mayhall Downing D/o = Daughter of S/o = Son of Compiled from the records of W.J. Downing

There was also a Thomas Gibson Downing who was a witness of some kind to a marriage in Lancashire, England 27 March 1744. The marriage was for William Stead and Mary Proctor. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shauna Downing" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 7:12 PM Subject: RE: [DOWNING] Downing Teaxas > My grandpa name was Thomas Gibson Downing. > > > > From > > Shauna Downing > > The History of Specai Ed > > Women Teachers of the Deaf > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe in list mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject > to [email protected] To unsubscribe in digest mode send a > message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject to [email protected] > >

Shauna, I found a Thomas G. Downing in Texas Divorce Index born abt 1945. He married Gladys E. Downing 19 Jan. 1974 and divorced 16 Dec. 1976. They lived in Bell County Texas. They had one child. In the 1930 census of Bell County Texas, there are alot of Downings in Bell County. Chester E. with a wife Molisa A. with children Chester E. Jr. born abt 1912, Carl born abt. 1914 and a third son born abt.1915. Cannot read his name. One of these boys could be the father of Thomas G. Downing. Hope this helps. Jayne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shauna Downing" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 7:12 PM Subject: RE: [DOWNING] Downing Teaxas > My grandpa name was Thomas Gibson Downing. > > > > From > > Shauna Downing > > The History of Specai Ed > > Women Teachers of the Deaf > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe in list mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject > to [email protected] To unsubscribe in digest mode send a > message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject to [email protected] > >

In a message dated 19/07/2005 18:37:16 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes: have come to a stop on the downing family i have a daughter Rebecca Downing Born in the district of Botesdoll suffolk england on the 17th july 1855 That should be Botesdale, Suffolk. It is about 6 miles southwest of Diss on the Diss to Bury St. Edmunds road. On the 1871 Census she is living as a farm servant at Mellis, born at Mellis, Suffolk, which is a couple of miles east from Botesdale. In the 1861 Census she was living in Mellis with her aunt and uncle Frederick and Maria Downing. Again she is listed as born Mellis. Frederick was an agricultural labourer, born in Redgrave, about a mile north of Botesdale. In the same Census there is a Sarah Downing, born in Mellis, age 25, unmarried, with a daughter Ella Downing age 2. She is a visitor with a Frederick Barham, "married" but no wife listed, who also had two sons Thomas and Frederick aged 4 and 1. The place is Wortham about two miles north of Mellis. It seems highly likely that this Sarah is the mother of Rebecca. Mellis is about 4 miles southeast of Diss, which is in Norfolk just over the boundary with Suffolk. It is very likely that Sarah is related to my Downing families of Diss and Roydon, who go back to the 1500's, but I can't make a connection at the moment. One problem with the Downings was their propensity to having illegitimate children, and it looks as though Rebecca was such a child - the lack of a father on her birth details strongly suggests that. Assuming that Frederick Downing was the brother of your Sarah, a search of church records around Mellis/Botesdale might show you who their parents were. There isn't a register for Botesdale - it was Redgrave cum Botesdale Parish, and I suggest you search that first. Adrian.

My grandpa name was Thomas Gibson Downing. From Shauna Downing The History of Specai Ed Women Teachers of the Deaf __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Shauna, I am guessing they were recently in Brownville, Texas, and you don't know where they came from before that. Do you have some names and dates? Cheryl Rothwell [email protected] Logan County ILGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~illogan Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas, et al -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.9.1/51 - Release Date: 7/18/2005

All my Downing's are mainly from Ohio, migrating from Maryland. I found no one in Texas. Good luck.

In a message dated 7/19/05 8:52:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > I am Shauna Downing. I am looking for the Downing family in Brownvilly > Teaxas. > I don't know much about my Downing line. > > Shauna, none of my Downing line show up in Brownsville or anywhere in Texas. They were all from Pennsylvania. There are many family lines with the surname of Downing, and they are not necessarily connected. However, the name originated in England and Ireland back in the 1400's. That's the best I can help you with, but good luck! -- Ray

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Downing`s Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AUT.2ACEB/1242 Message Board Post: I wounder if there is anyone out there that can help me! I have come to a stop on the downing family i have a daughter Rebecca Downing Born in the district of Botesdoll suffolk england on the 17th july 1855,Married a John Goss in poplar london on the 24th December 1876 and died on the 6th may 1926 i know her mum was a Sarah downing and thats it on rebecca`s marriage certificate it has the name off joseph downing on her marriage certificate but on her birth certificate there is no father`s name.I have no birth, death or marriage years for Sarah and joseph who i think might be her brother please help me. If you have any information please e-mail at [email protected]

I am Shauna Downing. I am looking for the Downing family in Brownvilly Teaxas. I don't know much about my Downing line. Shauna From Shauna Downing The History of Specai Ed Women Teachers of the Deaf __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AUT.2ACEB/1233.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for the reply. I checked out the website. It was interesting. It didn't help me make any connections, but I'm glad to have it. Thanks for your help.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AUT.2ACEB/1237.1 Message Board Post: Is your Lewis Downing the same one who lived in Ok and helped the Cherokee Indians settle in after the Trail of Tears? He eventually became an Indian Chief although he was not Indian. He may have been married 3 times, but don't know who his children were. He is connected to Martha Downing, but there is a conflect on how he is connected. Thanks, Allie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AUT.2ACEB/149.158.159.160.162.163.386.1 Message Board Post: Don't you think it's kind of a stretch to think your great-Grandfather Downing, an Irish immigrant in upstate NY was from South Carolina? This is probably your family (from FamilySearch.org) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1880 Census- Onondaga, Onondaga, New York Page 160D Name Relation Marital Status Sex Race Age Born Occupation Father Born Mother born Samuel DOWNING Self M M W 34 IRE Gardening IRE IRE Anna DOWNING Wife M F W 29 NY Keeping House NY NY Anna DOWNING Dau S F W 9 NY IRE NY Maggie DOWNING Dau S F W 7 NY IRE NY Enma DOWNING Dau S F W 5 NY IRE NY Florance DOWNING Dau S F W 2 NY IRE NY baby DOWNING Dau S F W 8M NY IRE NY James CALAHAN Other S M W 26 NY Laborer IRE IRE Some of my Samuel Downing (1761-1867) descendents lived in the area but that line of Downings arrived in the1600's. Good luck in your searches. Anne