Dear Downing Family Members, my G's Grandfather (mothers side) is the Emanuel Downing referred to in your web site. I have attached below several of the paragraphs appearing there. I am planning to join your society (waiting until end of month to get a full year) and attempted to contact a Mr.. Jim Downing who I was told was very involved with the site's content, etc. I was later informed that he has faced several health challenges and will not be active at the site for a while longer. My question is, does anyone know of or have access to the name or description of the actual source material from which the statement(s) about Emanuel Downing below refers to? I am most interested in taking the line back as far as I can - and would appreciated any information you might have regarding the sources used in the site as to the Emanuel Downing lineage to Saire de Quincy, Earl of Winchester - and beyond. Thank you so much and I look forward to hearing from anyone with this information. Regards, Gary L Jordan 602.315.7753 QUOTE """"Emanuel Downing 1585-1676 Father of Sir George Downing Born 01 May 1585 in St. Lawrence, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, his lineage goes back to 1215, when King John, under pressure from the barons and churchmen, issued the Magna Carta. This document was the start of our present day right to trial by jury and no taxation without representation. His lineage has been traced back to Saire de Quincy, Earl of Winchester, who was one of the sureties of the Magna Carta."""" >From: "Lynda Roberts" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [DOWNING] Downing DnA Project >Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 18:59:57 -0400 > >This is just an update on the Downing DNA Project currently underway. The >DNA of five of our participants has been analyzed. We have learned that >none of the five are related, that four of them are of western European >origin, and that the fifth is descended from Vikings! With a project such >as this, it is important to enlarge the pool for best results. If any >Downing males are willing to join the project, please let me know. >Remember that you must be descended through the male line. > >Lynda Roberts >Group Administrator > > >==== 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] >

If you are interested, Sir George was one of seven graduates in the Harvard University Class of 1642. I can send that biography to you if interested. It doesn't help you go back any further, but it is interesting. Ted Bird -----Original Message----- From: GARY L JORDAN [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 1:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [DOWNING] RE: Downing Website Information Dear Downing Family Members, my G's Grandfather (mothers side) is the Emanuel Downing referred to in your web site. I have attached below several of the paragraphs appearing there. I am planning to join your society (waiting until end of month to get a full year) and attempted to contact a Mr.. Jim Downing who I was told was very involved with the site's content, etc. I was later informed that he has faced several health challenges and will not be active at the site for a while longer. My question is, does anyone know of or have access to the name or description of the actual source material from which the statement(s) about Emanuel Downing below refers to? I am most interested in taking the line back as far as I can - and would appreciated any information you might have regarding the sources used in the site as to the Emanuel Downing lineage to Saire de Quincy, Earl of Winchester - and beyond. Thank you so much and I look forward to hearing from anyone with this information. Regards, Gary L Jordan 602.315.7753 QUOTE """"Emanuel Downing 1585-1676 Father of Sir George Downing Born 01 May 1585 in St. Lawrence, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, his lineage goes back to 1215, when King John, under pressure from the barons and churchmen, issued the Magna Carta. This document was the start of our present day right to trial by jury and no taxation without representation. His lineage has been traced back to Saire de Quincy, Earl of Winchester, who was one of the sureties of the Magna Carta."""" >From: "Lynda Roberts" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [DOWNING] Downing DnA Project >Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 18:59:57 -0400 > >This is just an update on the Downing DNA Project currently underway. >The >DNA of five of our participants has been analyzed. We have learned that >none of the five are related, that four of them are of western European >origin, and that the fifth is descended from Vikings! With a project such >as this, it is important to enlarge the pool for best results. If any >Downing males are willing to join the project, please let me know. >Remember that you must be descended through the male line. > >Lynda Roberts >Group Administrator > > >==== 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]