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I am cleaning out my files. Here is one with references to Downing from GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England., p.227 Brabrook, or Braybrook, John, Watertown, by w. Eliz. had Eliz. b. 4 Nov. 1640; John, 12 Apr. 1642; and Thomas, 4 May 1643; first was at Hampton 1640, rem. to Newbury, where liv. his uncle, Henry Short, and d. 28 June 1662. Coffin has, perhaps, here made some confus. for I find the inv. of B. tak. Dec. 1654. Ann B. wh. d. at Roxbury 20 May 1648, may have been his mo. JOSEPH, perhaps of Malden, m. Sarah, d. of John Lewis, and may have liv. at Concord 1672. RICHARD, Ipswich, was b. it is said, in 1613. By w. Joanna wh. was his wid. liv. 1681, had Mehitable, wh. m. 2 Nov. 1669, John Downing. THOMAS, Concord, s. of John, m. 1669, Abigail Temple, and d. 1692. WILLIAM, Lynn, rem. says Lewis, 1637, to Sandwich. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England., p.235 Bradstreet, ‡*Dudley, Andover, third s. of Gov. Simon, freem. 1674, rep. 1677, 90 and 1, col. of the militia, nam. by James II. of the counc. to Gov. Joseph Dudley, yet patriot, and of the counc. of safety 1689, m. 12 Nov. 1673, Ann, wid. of Theodore Price, d. of …… Wood, had Margaret, b. 19 Feb. 1674; Dudley, 27 Apr. 1678, H. C. 1698, wh. m. 4 May 1704, Mary Wainwright, min. of Groton, ord. 17 Nov. 1706, dism. 1712, d. in Eng. 1714, of smallpox, after being ord. in Episc. form; and Ann, 5 Nov. 1681, d. soon. In the ferocious prosecut. 1692, for witchcraft, he was so lenieut, or judiciously incredul. of the crimes imput. to his neighb. as to be strongly suspect. of the same horrid or ludicrous offence. Abbot's Hist. 18, 19. *HUMPHREY, Ipswich, came in the Elizabeth from Ipswich, Eng. 1634, aged 40, with w. Bridget, 30; and ch. Hannah, 9; John, 3; Martha, 2; and Mary, 1; had b. here, Moses; Sarah, 1638; and Rebecca; freem. 6 May 1635, rep. 1635, d. 1655. His will, made 21 July, was pro. 25 Sept. foll. Hannah m. Daniel Rolfe, and next, 12 June 1658, Nicholas Holt, and d. 20 June 1665; Martha m. William Beale; and all the other ds. were m. one to Nicholas Wallis. HUMPHREY, Rowley, physician, s. of Moses, rem. to Newbury, there by w. Sarah had Dorothy, b. 19 Dec. 1692; Joshua, 24 Feb. 1695; Sarah, 14 Jan. 1697; Humphrey, 1700, d. young; Daniel, 13 Feb. 1702; Moses, 17 Feb. 1707; and Betty, 16 May 1713; and he d. 11 May 1717. His wid. m. 9 June 1719, Edward Sargent. JOHN, Rowley 1651, s. of Humphrey the first, brot. by his f. from Eng. was never m. it is thot. rem. 1657, to Marblehead, d. 1660. JOHN, Salem, youngest s. of Gov. Simon, m. 17 June 1679, as one report is, but by ano. 11 June 1677, Sarah, d. of Rev. William Perkins of Topsfield, had Simon, b. 14 Apr. 1682; John, 30 Jan. 1693; Margaret, 27 Nov. 1696; and Samuel, 4 Aug. 1699. Perhaps he had others, Mercy, and three other ds. for the removal from one town to ano. sometimes caus. omission in rec. of either. In 1681 he was of Salem, but prob. liv. most of his days at Topsfield, yet perhaps had some est. at Rowley, d. 11 Jan. 1719. MOSES, Ipswich, s. of the first Humphrey of the same, had four ch. of wh. we kn. with certainty only Humphrey, b. 6 Jan. 1670, bef. ment. *SAMUEL, Boston, eldest br. of the preced. freem. 1656, went to Eng. next yr. and spent four yrs. as his mo. tells, mak. verses on each event; there prob. stud. for a profession; was a physician, rep. for Andover [p.236] 1670, m. 1662, Mercy, youngest d. of capt. William Tyng, wh. d. 6 Sept. 1670, had Eliz. b. 29 Jan. 1664, d. young; Ann, 17 Nov. 1665, d. young; Mercy, 20 Nov. 1667; Simon, 15 Oct. 1669, d. soon; and Ann, 3 Sept. 1670; Merey, m. Dr. James Oliver of Cambridge, d. a wid. 29 Mar. 1710. By see. w. tak. in Jamaica, he had John, 1676; Simon, again, a. 1680; and Ann, again; and d. prob. at Jamaica, in Aug. 1682. §†‡SIMON, Cambridge, Ipswich, Boston, was a few yrs. at Andover, and spent his latest days at Salem, after Sept. 1695; b. in Mar. 1603, at Horbling, in Lincolnsh. s. of Simon, a min. it is said, bred at Emanuel, Cambr. Univ. enter. there 1617, and matricul. 9 July 1618, as a sizer, had his A. B. 1620, and A. M. 1624, came in the fleet with Winth. 1630, chos. an assist. 18 Mar. bef. and so cont. by ann. elect. 48 yrs.; secr. 23 Aug. 1630 to 1636; dep.-gov. 1673-8; gov. 1679 to 1686, and again after the rising against Sir E. Andros 1689-92; d. 27 Mar. 1697. By his first w. Ann, d. of Gov. Thomas Dudley (a lady of some celebr. for poetical talent, wh. d. 16 Sept. 1672, at Andover), m. as the fam. hist. in Geneal. Reg. IX. 113, says, a. 1628, wh. to me seems a yr. or two earlier than prob. tho. we kn. it was bef. the Apr. embark. in 1630, had Samuel, H. C. 1653, bef. ment.; Dorothy, wh. m. 14 June 1654, Rev. Seaborn Cotton; Sarah, wh. m. 1. Richard Hubbard of Ipswich, and 2. capt. Samuel Ward; Simon, b. 28 Sept. 1640, H. C. 1660; Hannah, wh. m. 3 June 1659, Andrew Wiggin of Exeter; Merey, b. 1647, wh. m. 31 Oct. 1672, maj. Nathaniel Wade; Dudley, 1648, bef. ment.; and John, 22 or 31 July 1652, bef. ment. His sec. w. Ann, wid. of capt. Joseph Gardner, d. of Emanuel Downing, younger by more than thirty yrs. wh. he m. 6 June 1676, d. 19 Apr. 1713, aged 79. SIMON, New London, sec. s. of the preced. ord. 5 Oct. 1670, d. 1683; m. 2 Oct. 1667, his first cous. Lucy, d. of Rev. John Woodbridge, and she next m. capt. Daniel Epps. He had Simon, b. 2 Aug. 1669, d. soon; Simon, again, 7, bapt. 12 Mar. 1671, H. C. 1693, min. of Charlestown, wh. was honor. in office, m. 7 May 1700, Mary Long, d. 31 Dec. 1741, leav. Simon, H. C. 1728, min. of Marblehead; Ann, b. 3 Dec. 1672, bapt. 5 Jan. foll.; John, 3, bapt. 5 Nov. 1676; and Lucy, 24, bapt. 31 Oct. 1680. Ten of this name had been gr. in 1834, at Harv. three others at Dart. and Yale. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England., p.290 Bulkley, Edward, Concord, eldest s. of Rev. Peter, b. in Eng. bapt. at Odell 17 June 1614, came to our country bef. his f. being adm. of Boston ch. 22 Mar. 1635, freem. 6 May foll. and adm. also in Plymouth jurisdict. 5 June 1644, was min. of Marshfield, ord. 1643, until 1658, and the next yr. succeed. his f.; preach, the elect. sermon, 1680; d. at Chelmsford 2 Jan. 1696, but was bur. at Concord. His w. is unkn. but he had ch. Sarah, b. 12 June 1640; Peter, at C. 3 Nov. 1641; Eliz. wh. m. 7 Dec. 1665, Rev. Joseph Emerson, next, capt. John Brown of Reading; and John, wh. d. young at M. beside Jane, wh. m. 20 Mar. 1684, Ephraim Flint. ELIEZER, Wethersfield, br. of the preced. liv. in 1659, when the will of his f. provides well for him, d. prob. in no long time after, as he is never ment. as freem. or otherwise. *GERSHOM, New London, br. of the preced. m. at Concord 24 or 26 Oct. 1659, Sarah, d. of Presid. Chauncy, wh. d. 3 June 1699, had Peter, b. 7 Nov. 1660; after some yrs. preach. at N. L. rem. to Wethersfield, there install. and preach. 1666-77, when he was dism. at his own req. for feeble health, was rep. 1679 for W. and practis. as a surgeon, hav. in such capac. serv. in sev. exped. dur. Philip's war; was a great politician in support of Andros, and d. 2 Dec. 1713; hav. made his will 26 May 1712. Beside ds. Catharine, wh. m. Richard Treat, and d. bef. her f.; and Dorothy, wh. m. Thomas Treat, he had Edward, b. 1672; John, 1679, H. C. 1699, first min. of Colchester; and Charles, wh. in fam. memo. is call. first b. JOHN, br. of the preced. b. in Eng. bapt. at Odell, 19 Oct. 1619, came in the ship with his f. freem. 18 May 1642, went to his nat. Id. and [p.291] had a living at Fordham, whence, being eject. 1662, he rem. to Wapping, near London, practis. physic with success, and d. a. 1689. Calamy's Acc. II. 311. He was of the first class of gr. at Harv. 1642, and ranks in the catal. next after Sir George Downing. JOHN, Fairfield 1669, s. of Thomas. JOSEPH, Fairfield, br. of the preced. m. Martha, d. of the elder James Beers, had Ids. 1672 from his mo. and four s. Thomas; Daniel; Joseph, b. 9 May 1682; and Peter, 21 May 1684; are ment. on rec. PETER, Concord, the first min. there, s. of Edward, D. D. of Odell, in the hundr. of Willey, Bedfordsh. b. 31 Jan. 1583, was bred at St. John's Coll. Cambridge, where he proceed. A. M. 1608, and was chos. a fellow; had a consider. est. from his f. a moderate non-conform. wh. he succeed. in his nat. parish, and serv. at that altar twenty yrs. thro. favor of Lord Keeper Williams, then Bp. of Lincoln, his diocesan. [Brooks' Lives of the Puritans, III. 318.] He came in the Susan and Ellen, 1635, his age at the custom ho. call. 50, and (for more perfect decept. of the governm. spies), his w. Grace, 33, appears to be emb. in ano. ship; and s. John, 15, some wks. earlier, beside Benjamin, 11, and Daniel, 9 (wh. two tho. not names of his s. yet may stand for them), all three in the same ship with hims. but set down at intervals in the rec. both of time and space; and, of course, his cleric. charact. did not appear, or he would have been stop. He was first of Cambridge, but next yr. went to Concord, and was install. 6 Apr. 1637, d. 9 Mar. 1659. His wid. rem. to New London, and bot. a ho. 1663, there d. 21 Apr. 1669. By first w. Jane, d. of Thomas Allen of Goldington, he had Edward, above ment.; Mary, bapt. 24 Aug. 1615, d. in few mos.; Thomas, b. 11, bapt. 18 Apr. 1617; Nathaniel, 29 Nov. 1618, d. at 9 yrs.; John, 17 Feb. 1620, H. C. 1642; Mary, again, 1 Nov. 1621, d. at 3 yrs.; George, 17 May 1623; Daniel, 28 Aug. 1625; Jabez, 20 Dec. 1626, d. under 3 yrs.; prob. Joseph; and perhaps one or two more; and by sec. w. Grace, d. of Sir Richard Chitwood, or as ancient. spell. Chetwode, had Gershom, b. 6 Dec. 1636, or 2 Jan. as fam. memo. has it, of course at Concord (not, as is strangely said in Geneal. Reg. VII. 269, on the voyage), H. C. 1655; Eliezer, prob. 1638; Dorothy, 2 Aug. 1640; and Peter, 12 June or more prob. 12 Aug. 1643. His will, giv. at large in Gen. Reg. X. 167, of 14 Apr. 1658, in his 76th yr. with codic. of 13 Jan. and 26 Feb. foll. was pro. 20 June next. It names seven ch. tak. notice that Thomas was d. yet rememb. his wid.; calls Mr. Samuel Haugh, cous.; and gives his folio bible to Oliver St. John, Ch. Just. of the Com. Pleas; and makes his w. extrix. ‡ * PETER, Concord, eldest s. of the Rev. Edward, m. 16 Apr. 1667, Rebecca, d. of Joseph Wheeler, had Edward, b. 18 Mar. 1669; Joseph, 7 Oct. 1670; John, 10 July 1673; and Rebecca, 1681; was capt. and maj. rep. 1673-6, in wh. last yr. he was speaker, [p.292] and sent to Eng. as agent to defend the col. against compl. of heirs of Gorges and Mason, faithful. and prudent. execut. the serv. and ret. Dec. 1679, Assist. 1677 for 8 yrs. d. 24 May 1688, at mid. age, “and,” says Danforth, in Hutch. Coll. 566, “verily his sun did set in a cloud.” His wid. Rebecca m. Jonathan Prescott; and d. Rebecca m. Jonathan Prescott, jr. PETER, Fairfield, youngest s. of the Rev. Peter, a physician, in his will of 25 Mar. 1691, in 49th yr. of his age, as he calls it, of course younger than his namesake neph. names two eldest ds. Grace and Margaret, and s. Peter, seven and a quarter yrs. old, but refers to other childr. without nam. Gershom, and Dorothy, for wh. we are compel. to turn to the will of his br. Gershom of Wethersfield, wh. was made excor. of this will, but declin. to act. His est. was small, and two neph. John and Joseph, wh. resid. at F. undertook admin. and soon gave it up. No small dexterity is need. to avoid confus. betw. the Peter of Edward, the Peter of Gershom, wh. I intentional. omit, and the Peter of Peter, wh. is entit. to a place here, as s. of one wh. came from Eng. THOMAS, Concord, s. of the first Peter, b. in Eng. freem. 13 Mar. 1639, m. Sarah d. of Rev. John Jones, had Sarah, b. 12 Aug. 1640, rem. with f.-in-law to Fairfield, there d. a. 1658. The wid. m. Anthony Wilson, and after his d. by her will of 26 Apr. 1677, gave lds. to two s. John and Joseph, beside books, and other prop. and to ds. Sarah, w. of Eleazer Brown, Rebecca, w. of Joseph Whelpley, and d. Hannah, perhaps unm. books and other prop. A Thomas B. was, it is said, of Rowley in 1643. THOMAS, Boston, by w. Esther had Elinor, b. 16 Sept. 1685; and Thomas, 1 Nov. 1686. Perhaps he rem. WILLIAM, Ipswich 1648, had William, wh. d. 1660; and he rem. to Salem; d. 2 June 1702, aged 80. His w. Sarah, wh. came 1643, was, in 1692, indict. for witcheraft, but acquit. Felt. Eleven of this name, oft. writ. Buckley, had been gr. at Yale in 1834, and only one at Harv. in the same yrs. yet four bef. the found. of Yale. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England., p.298 Bunce, Thomas, Hartford 1636, serv. next yr. in the Pequot war, had, prob. by a d. of capt. Thomas Bull, under wh. he had act. in that war, ch. Thomas; John; Sarah, wh. m. John White of Hatfield, and, next, Nicholas Worthington; Mary, b. 17 Sept. 1645, wh. m. Thomas Meakins of Hatfield, and, next, John Downing; and Eliz. wh. m. Jacob White of Hartford, br. of John bef. nam. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England., p.355 [p.356] Champney, Christopher, Cambridge, by w. Margaret had Deborah, b. 17 Jan. 1644. DANIEL, Cambridge, s. of Richard, m. 3 Jan. 1666, Dorcas, d. of Thomas Bridge, had Dorcas, b. 22 Aug. 1667; Daniel, 14 Dec. 1669; Thomas, 12 Sept. 1673; Noah, 27 Sept. 1677; Downing, 31 May 1680 ; and Abigail, 26 Apr. 1683. His w. d. 7 Feb. 1684, and he m. 4 June foll. Hepzibah, d. of famous sch.master Corlet, then wid. of James Minot, had Hepzibah, 28 June 1687; but bef. this he was of Billerica sev. yrs. freem. 1677; and d. 19 Nov. 1691. JOHN, Cambridge 1635, d. early, leav. wid. Joan, by wh. he had Mary, Sarah, John, and Joseph; but whether all, or wh. of them were b. in Eng. is unkn. His wid. m. Golden Moore. The s. John d. 20 Feb. 1665; and Mary m. 2 May 1654, Theophilus Richardson of Woburn. JOSEPH, Cambridge, freem. 1654, rem. to Billerica, and d. May 1656. His w. was Sarah. RICHARD, Cambridge, br. perhaps of John, came in the Defence 1635, prob. with w. Jane and ch. Esther, six yrs. old, in comp. with Rev. Thomas Shepard, as was in C. believ. but none of this name is that yr. found at the London custom ho. Perhaps he was forbid. to emb. as a subsidy man, yet unwill. to sw. false. and unable to obtain leave without. He bec. freem. 25 May 1636, was a rul. clder, own. est. at Billerica, then belong. to C. had, perhaps, Mary, for the rec. is bad, b. tw. with Samuel, Sept. 1635; Sarah, May 1638; Mary, again, Nov. 1639; John, 28 May 1641; Lydia; and Daniel, 9 Mar. 1645; and d. 26 Nov. 1669. His will of 30 June preced. names w. two s. and four ds. and gives 40 acres near the falls on Charles riv. to Harv. Coll. Esther m. 26 Mar. 1654, Josiah Converse of Woburn; Sarah m. 19 Aug. 1656, William Barrett, and d. 21 Aug. 1661; but John Poole of Reading, in his will of 14 Feb. 1667, calls W. B. his s.-in-law, and speaks of his d. Sarah, as dec. w. of B. wh. seems to me inexplica.; Lydia m. 20 May 1668, John Hastings, as sec. w. and d. 23 Jan. 1691; and Mary m. 26 Sept. 1665, Jacob French, and d. 1 Apr. 1681. *SAMUEL, Cambridge, eldest s. of the preced. m. at Billerica, 13 Oct. 1657, Sarah, d. of James Hubbard, had Samuel, b. 8 Dec. 1658, d. soon; Sarah, 17 Feb. 1660; Mary, 12 May 1662; Esther, 14 May 1664, d. under 3 yrs.; Samuel, again, 9 Mar. 1667; these all at B. but after rem. to C. had Joseph, 1 Sept. 1669; Richard, 20 Aug. 1674; and Daniel. He was rep. for C. 1686, the last yr. of the old chart. again in 1689 after overthrow of Andros, and in 1692 under new chart. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. 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Hello. Looking for any information or connection to Jane Downing, born in 1812 in Vermont. Jane married Earl Marshall Witherall in New York, Earl was born around 1805 in New Hampshire. Jane and Earl lived in Cattaraugus County, New York before moving to Ohio around the 1860's. Would anyone have any Downing's that have a strong connection to the surname CLEVELAND? Thank you.

See Mark's correction below. -----Original Message----- From: mark downen <[email protected]> Sent: Jan 2, 2005 6:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Fw: [DOWNING] Josiah Downing My apologies, it is a land grant from George. From a book entitled Index to Memorials and Land Titles 1674-1776 under royal grants Vol 15, page 292 where it is recorded that Josiah Downing received 150 acres in Granville County, SC on Parks Creek on 13 Feb 1768 from King George III. I will be more careful when speaking from the top of my head. >From: "lmr8h" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: "lmr8h" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]>,"mark downen" <[email protected]> >Subject: Fw: [DOWNING] Josiah Downing >Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 15:01:20 -0500 > >This is from the Downing list administrator. > >Lynda Roberts >----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl" <[email protected]> >To: "'lmr8h'" <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 12:36 PM >Subject: RE: [DOWNING] Josiah Downing > > >>King James of what? The king of England in 1765 was George III. The LAST >>King James of England died in 1671. So, a land grant from King James in >>1765 >>sounds like a bill of sale for the Brooklyn Bridge. >> >>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: lmr8h [mailto:[email protected]] >>Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 9:51 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: [DOWNING] Josiah Downing >> >>Can anyone on the DOWNING list help Mark with his question? >> >>Lynda Roberts >> >>From: "mark downen" <[email protected]> >>To: <[email protected]> >>Cc: <[email protected]> >>Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 11:04 PM >>Subject: Downing DNA Project >> >> >>>Hello, >>> >>>My name is Mark Downen. I am descended from Josiah Downing/Downen of >>>SC (1745-1803). Many of us have wondered whether a land grant from >>>King James, dated 1765, was correct in listing our ancestor as Josiah >>Downing. >>>His subsequent records and those of his descendents have used the name >>>Downen. >>> >>>We may originally be descended from Downing lines of Britain or >>>Downey/Downes lines of Ireland. Is your group interested in the >>>relationships of these name variants and this larger question? >>> >>>I look forward to learning more about your project. >>> >>>Sincerely, >>> >>>Mark Downen >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >>==== 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: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004 >> >> >>-- >>No virus found in this outgoing message. >>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004 >> >> >> > >

Can anyone on the DOWNING list help Mark with his question? Lynda Roberts From: "mark downen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]hlink.net> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 11:04 PM Subject: Downing DNA Project > Hello, > > My name is Mark Downen. I am descended from Josiah Downing/Downen of SC > (1745-1803). Many of us have wondered whether a land grant from King > James, dated 1765, was correct in listing our ancestor as Josiah Downing. > His subsequent records and those of his descendents have used the name > Downen. > > We may originally be descended from Downing lines of Britain or > Downey/Downes lines of Ireland. Is your group interested in the > relationships of these name variants and this larger question? > > I look forward to learning more about your project. > > Sincerely, > > Mark Downen > > >

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Thanks all. I got it. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 6:00 PM Subject: Re: [DOWNING] changing email address > unsubscribe under old email address and then subscribe under new email > address > > From: [email protected] > Date: 2004/12/13 Mon AM 07:35:33 PST > To: [email protected] > Subject: [DOWNING] changing email address > > Does any understand how to change your email address on downing-l or > anyother rootweb site? > > > ==== 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] > > > > ==== 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] > >

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if this pans out, you have tied up a lot of loose ends for the downing family of mason co,ky. do you work Reason Downing of Henry Co,KY into this in any way. not my line anymore, but interested, keep me advised, joe [email protected] Original Message -------- Subject: Downing-Stephens Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 13:50:51 -0500 From: <[email protected]> To: Linda Ready <[email protected]>, Bill Furr <[email protected]>, Wilene Smith <[email protected]>, Deborah Barker <[email protected]>, Ken Downing <[email protected]>, David Miller <[email protected]> CC: Pam Farnsworth <[email protected]>, Dixie Kennedy <[email protected]>, Connie L Beam <[email protected]>, Clyde Downing <[email protected]> Dear researchers, Last spring I received information on my Morrow branch in Lewis Co., Missouri and had no idea where it was going to lead me. I have pieced together something very interesting and just have to share it. Some of you don't know me and others I have had contact with in the past. My 3rd great grandparents were Elias Morrow and Charity DOWNING (b. abt 1823 in KY). When I started looking at all their adult children on the 1880 census, some listed mother born in Indiana. So I'm thinking, born in Kentucky and moved to Indiana as a young child! Then I couldn't find their daughter, Cynthia, on the1880 census. After many attempts I finally found her listed as Cynthia Morris living in KEOKUK CO., Iowa with the Reason DOWNING family. The word "niece" led to one of those moments where I slap the computer desk with excitement. I had collected info on Reason over the years because of the Downing surname and his location in Richland Twp, Keokuk Co., Iowa where I have alot of ancestry. This had me scurrying into my STEPHENS files where I had seen the DOWNING name before. A Jeremiah Downing married to Phoebe Stephens dau. of WILLIAM S. STEPHENS (my 6th grt.). William died in FOUNTAIN CO., Ind. in 1838 and is a focal point of what I have pieced together. I will refer to him often. Basically here is my theory- -Charity, Reason, and a James are children of Jeremiah Downing and Phoebe Stephens -Jeremiah and John (m.Susanna Wilkinson) are children of James Downing and Charity Furr Key locations are KEOKUK Co., Ia., LEWIS Co. Mo., FOUNTAIN Co., Ind., and JESSAMINE Co., Ky. Here are my pieces- CHARITY DOWNING - b. abt 1823 in Kentucky, could have moved to Indiana as a young child - m. Elias Morrow in Lewis Co., Mo. in 1847, Elias's sister Nancy is m. to a James Downing and lived in Lewis Co., Mo., also. - 2nd son is listed as Jere B. on 1850 census, later uses Benjamin as his name. - 1st dau. named Phoebe Jane. - son William E. Morrow m. Nancy Jane McConnell in Keokuk Co., Ia. in 1876. Nancy is a 2nd grt granddaughter of William S. Stephens. William and Nancy are my 2nd greats. - son Martin is living in Keokuk Co., Ia. in 1880 - daughter Cynthia is living in Keokuk Co., Ia. in 1880 with Reason Downing family and is listed as niece. Cynthia m. William H. Downing (son of Reason) in Lewis Co., Mo. in 1882. They would be 1st cousins. - d. 1902 in Lewis Co., Mo. REASON DOWNING - b. abt 1835 in Indiana - m. Drusilla McKinney, grt granddaughter of William S. Stephens, in 1856 in Keokuk Co., Ia. - lived in Keokuk Co., Ia. in 1860, 1870, 1880 - 1st dau. named Phoebe Ann - d. 1883, buried in Reed Cemetery, Richland Twp., Keokuk Co., Ia.. This cemetery has a few Fountain Co., Ind. people in it. - son William m. Cynthia dau. of Charity mentioned above JAMES DOWNING - b. abt 1819 in Kentucky - m. to Nancy Morrow, sister-in-law of Charity Downing above. - lived in Lewis Co., Mo. in 1850 and 1860. - 1st dau. named Phoebe J. - d. aft.1860 JEREMIAH DOWNING This is the Jeremiah Downing, son of James Downing and Charity Furr that I like for my theory. http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bfurr4&id=I168 - b. aft. 1793 - m. to Phoebe Stephens in Jessamine Co. Ky. between 1799-1820. Two other daughters of William S. Stephens married in this county in the same time frame. - 1822 land grant in Shelby Co., Ind. Says he is from Jessamine Co., Ky. This about the time Charity was born and a possible move to Indiana when she was very young. -1830 census, Addison Twp., Shelby Co., Ind. age 30-40. Also in this twp. is a Samuel Morgan, probably part of Margaret Stephens Morgan's family, dau. of William S. Stephens, and sister of Phoebe Stephens. -d. before June 1837, Administration of Estate in Fountain Co., Ind. http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wilkinsonwilene&id=I0320 PHOEBE STEPHENS -b. abt 1800 based on 1830 census, she is listed last in the will of William S. Stephens, 1838 Fountain Co., Ind. This to me indicates that she could be the youngest of his children. -1840 census, a Jane Downing, 30-40 is in Shawnee Twp., Fountain Co., Ind. I've seen alot of "Phoebe Jane"s and I think this could be her. Brother David Stephens is in the same twp. JOHN DOWNING - m. Susannah Wilkinson Jan. 1, 1832, in Fountain Co., Ind. - d. abt 1835? in Fountain Co., Ind. - widow and sons moved to Davis Co., Ia. Deborah and Wilene, do you think John and Jeremiah could be brothers? And sons of James Downing and Charity Furr? JAMES DOWNING and CHARITY FURR -They had a dau., Keziah Nancy who m. Joseph Higbee. Their children settled in Clark Co., Mo. which is next to the northern part of Lewis Co., Mo. where my Morrow-Downing group was. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lready&id=I0217 - William Furr, bro. of Charity, d. in Fountain Co., Ind. in 1856 and his descendants where numerous in that county. One Washington Furr m. Ann Stephens in 1855. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bfurr4&id=I161 - James Downing had a brother named Reason http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kdown&id=I4 -I like the name Charity. It was my 3rd great grandmother's name! OK folks, what do you think? Comments? Questions? Suggestions? Please forward this to anyone that it might interest. Sharon Mourer Gail Downing [email protected]

Yes, John, I know how to do it. <g> What you do is unsubscribe using your old address and subscribe at the new address. Did you know you can go to http://passwordcentral.rootsweb.com/ and get a list of everything you have in connection with Rootsweb, lists you are subscribed to, web pages, etc. so you know where you need to change your address. IF you have a web site or other password connected items it will also send you the password, user IDs, whatever. It can be a very useful site. Here is another site http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/addresses/index.html which lists place to jog your memory and has links to help you along. I just had to change all my email addresses so I am painfully familiar with the process. Cheryl Rothwell [email protected] Logan County ILGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~illogan Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas, et al --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.802 / Virus Database: 545 - Release Date: 11/26/2004

Does any understand how to change your email address on downing-l or anyother rootweb site?

I WILL GO THROUGH MY FILES TO SEE IF ONE OF MY DOWNINGS COULD BE RELATED.

Good morning: John Downing, wife Mary and family were to be found in sw Virginia on Reed Creek by 1749. Then by 1754 they were located in the County of Bedford and Parish of Russell where he died in 1777, possibly after being shot by Tories. Anyone have a John the right age etc. in VA, PA or MD who could be this John!! The known children were William, John, Andrew, James, Ezekiel, Martha, Margaret McFarland, and Mary Yoakum. Any assistance with primary or secondary documentation of this line greatly appreciated. Always happy to swap files. Walt

Passing this information along from the Uwchlan Township Historical Commission: The Uwchlan Township Historical Commission announces the publication of "Dear Sister", a collection of Civil War letters recently discovered, written by William and Joseph Downing to their sister Sarah, of Lionville, Pennsylvania. William and Joseph Downing are of the line of Thomas Downing, namesake of Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Publication release date is December 5, 2004. The book may be ordered for $20 by check or money order (no credit cards) from: Uwchlan Township Historical Commission, 715 N. Ship Road, Exton, PA 19341. I have read the letters and they are fascinating. Some genealogical data is included in the publication. Photos of both William and Joseph have been found and are included, as well as repreduction of several fascinating documents. Please feel free to contact me for further information; I have spent some time contributing to the publication (although I have no financial interest in it). -- Ray Downing, Las Vegas, NV

Hello. I've been trying to find out where my Vermont Downings originated for about 7 years now. I am no closer to connecting them to any place of origination or early Downing ancestry... Any suggestions on how I could proceed? Here is what I know on the Downing's. Luther C. Downing was born 1794, lived in Windsor County Vermont. Married a Sarah (Cary/Carey) in 1814-1816 in Vermont. Luther was in the War of 1812 and died in 1849. Around 1820 or so, the Downing's moved to Allegany/Wyoming County, NY. Luther C. Downing and Sarah had a son named Hardin Cleveland Downing, aka Cleveland Downing. Luther and Sarah lived in New York State, Luther died in 1849. Sarah eventually moved to Ohio with her son and daughter-in-law and in the 1870's they moved from Ohio to Tuscola County, Michigan (after a trip to Texas!). Downing names associated with this family are: Ann Jannet Downing, born 1825 Vermont, died 1897. Jane Downing, born 1812 Vermont, died 1903. Names that may be associated with this family are: Witherall/Witherell and Forbes. Any clues/insigts/advice/suggestions would be appreciated! :-) Thank you. Jill

My DOWNING interests are as follows: Starting at a Thomas DOWNING who married Kateryn COOPER on October 15 1568 in Diss, Norfolk, England, I can trace my ancestry down through my paternal grandmother Emma DOWNING, born in Usworth, County Durham, December 16 1879. The family mainly stayed in the area of Diss, and Roydon, a neighbouring village, until about 1845. There appeared to have been some who migrated before then into adjacent villages, including Suffolk and possibly Cambridgeshire. They seem to have been mostly agricultural labourers. (There were other DOWNING clusters in Norfolk, in the areas of Norwich, King's Lynn and Great Yarmouth, but I have found no connections between them as yet). However, in the mid 1800's, there was a major problem in agricultural employment in Norfolk due to the increasing population coinciding with mechanisation, and many people migrated from the area to other parts of England and overseas. My g.g.grandfather Jamed DOWNING, born August 31 1828, left Roydon in Norfolk with his older brother Timothy DOWNING. They both went to County Durham in North England, and became coal-miners. There are quite a few descendants still in that area. Meanwhile, the South Norfolk DOWNINGS largely went into the building trade, mostly as bricklayers. I have had contact with distant relatives in Australia and Canada whose ancestors incude DOWNINGs from the same family, who left Norfolk in the early to mid 1800's. My branch of the family seems to have been notable for longevity - if they first survived childhood! My father lived to 95, his mother to 83, and most of their two generation seem to have lived into their 80's and 90's. There were several who, despite being impoverished, lived into their late 80's in the late 1700's. I would be pleased to hear from anybody who thinks they might be connected. Adrian, in Southern Hampshire, England.

Probably not a match. Thanks,Clyde ----- Original Message ----- From: Russbrown<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 3:20 PM Subject: Re: [DOWNING] Re: [INTIPPEC] Re: Downing>1880 Census-Tippecanoe Co., Wabash T... Hartland is as far north and west as you can get in Devon. It borders Cornwall and the Bristol Channel. Buckland Brewer is just East of Hartland. Sounds like we're not a match. Happy Hunting. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clyde Downing" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [DOWNING] Re: [INTIPPEC] Re: Downing>1880 Census-Tippecanoe Co., Wabash T... > Where in Devon are Hartland and Buckland Brewer? Mine lived around Kingsbridge/Slapton. I do have info on a JAMES DOWNING who was b. 1852 in Cornwall & migrated to South Australia ca. 1870. He is not mine though. Clyde > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Russbrown<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 5:51 PM > Subject: Re: [DOWNING] Re: [INTIPPEC] Re: Downing>1880 Census-Tippecanoe Co., Wabash T... > > > Hi Clyde, > My DOWNINGs were also from Devonshire (Hartland, Buckland Brewer) by way > of Morwenstow, Cornwall. Ring any bells? > Russ Brown > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Clyde Downing" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>> > To: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>> > Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 6:58 PM > Subject: Re: [DOWNING] Re: [INTIPPEC] Re: Downing>1880 Census-Tippecanoe > Co., Wabash T... > > > > Do you know where in England. Mine were from Devonshire. Thanks,Clyde > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:M<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:M> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>> > > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> eb.com<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>> > > Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 7:55 AM > > Subject: Re: [DOWNING] Re: [INTIPPEC] Re: Downing>1880 Census-Tippecanoe > Co., Wabash T... > > > > > > ours came from England also. Sometime before 1870s. Thanks for your > reply, > > Mary > > > > > > ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe in list mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the > subject to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto>: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>> To > unsubscribe in digest mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto>: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>> > > > > > > > > ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe in list mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject > to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To unsubscribe in digest mode send a > message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > > > > > > > ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe in list mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To unsubscribe in digest mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > > > > ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe in list mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe in digest mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. > > ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe in list mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe in digest mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>.

At 12:29 PM 9/25/04 -0500, you wrote: >I will see what I can find> Did you find where she is buried. There is a >old book at Howard they don't tell any body about it. That is were I found >my information. >Thanks for getting back to me. There is Mary A >Downing Sept. 29, 1862 Feb. 4, 1920 buried Green Lawn Grenola, Elk Co. Ks. > >6 Jones buried Greenlawn, Grenola, Elk Co. Ks. >Amy A May 2, 1866 June 21, 1910 >Dearman Jun 25, 1855 Mar. 28, 1911 >Effie Opal 1891 1990 >Kenneth D. Dec. 31, 1931 Jan. 8, 1966 >Lee Donald 1911 1934 >Thomas Elmer 1882 1944 >Sarah E. 1860 1944 Mother >I know that you had trouble in Elk Co. Ks. >How was Chauauqua Co. >I was born Moline, Ks. 1939 they are not any better. I looked for a grave >at Moline for 3 mon. Cook d. 1900 There cem. records are terrible. >But she found it sent picture to Co. >Ann in Ks. > >==== 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] Yes - Martha Downing is buried in Hewins, Chautauqua Co, Kansas. I have seen her grave. The poor thing died as a result of childbirth in 1889. She had married Wm. Jones, a native of Ireland, and they had just the 2 children. As I told you, she was his widow when she m. my great grandfather, Daniel Beaver, in Howard Co in 1874. I have found no evidence that Wm. Jones had any other kin in this country. When Martha was a girl, her mother had died in LaPorte Co IN and her father, Joshua Downing migrated to Leavenworth, KS prior to the Civil War. I was thrilled to see his grave in the National Cemetery in Leavenworth on this trip, the only one of my 4 Civil War Soldiers whose graves I had not visited. Perhaps we will eventually be able to link our Downings! Marlene

Hartland is as far north and west as you can get in Devon. It borders Cornwall and the Bristol Channel. Buckland Brewer is just East of Hartland. Sounds like we're not a match. Happy Hunting. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clyde Downing" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [DOWNING] Re: [INTIPPEC] Re: Downing>1880 Census-Tippecanoe Co., Wabash T... > Where in Devon are Hartland and Buckland Brewer? Mine lived around Kingsbridge/Slapton. I do have info on a JAMES DOWNING who was b. 1852 in Cornwall & migrated to South Australia ca. 1870. He is not mine though. Clyde > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Russbrown<mailto:[email protected]> > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 5:51 PM > Subject: Re: [DOWNING] Re: [INTIPPEC] Re: Downing>1880 Census-Tippecanoe Co., Wabash T... > > > Hi Clyde, > My DOWNINGs were also from Devonshire (Hartland, Buckland Brewer) by way > of Morwenstow, Cornwall. Ring any bells? > Russ Brown > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Clyde Downing" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > To: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 6:58 PM > Subject: Re: [DOWNING] Re: [INTIPPEC] Re: Downing>1880 Census-Tippecanoe > Co., Wabash T... > > > > Do you know where in England. Mine were from Devonshire. Thanks,Clyde > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:M [email protected]>> > > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected] eb.com<mailto:[email protected]>> > > Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 7:55 AM > > Subject: Re: [DOWNING] Re: [INTIPPEC] Re: Downing>1880 Census-Tippecanoe > Co., Wabash T... > > > > > > ours came from England also. Sometime before 1870s. Thanks for your > reply, > > Mary > > > > > > ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe in list mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the > subject to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To > unsubscribe in digest mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > > > > > > > > ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe in list mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject > to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe in digest mode send a > message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. > > > > > > > ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe in list mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe in digest mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. > > > > ==== 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] > >

Sue, My Great Grandfather was Charles Wilson Downing, b. 1871, d. 1949, Brown County, Ohio. Gregg