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