i don't think you are going to find much of a connection among the early downing lines, some married into each other like mine in mason co, ky and pike co,oh. but it was not an uncommon name, with many variations, and you are talking about twor or three countries as a source. but good luck, joe [email protected] > [Original Message] > From: sacher1245 <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 03/10/2004 4:39:37 PM > Subject: Fw: [DOWNING] Downing Migrations > > > > > > > Hmmmm, > > > > A lot of us don't connect. (yet?) Mine were dropped from the mother ship > at > > Burke Co., NC in 1772, moved on to TN by the turn of the century, were in > MO > > by the mid 1830s and on to CA for the Gold rush. Busy little bunch! > > > > Paula > > > > James DOWNING b. 1772 m. Mary GARDNER (GARDINER) > > > > son, James DOWNING b. 1801 m#1 Lydia WILLIAMSON, #2 Mary CARLISLE BELL > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "jjsnick" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 9:12 AM > > Subject: [DOWNING] Downing Migrations > > > > > > > Hello. > > > > > > I have tried to find out how my Downings connect to other lines, but I > > have been unsuccessful. Maybe a connection could be made by their > > migrations? Once they were in the states, they were in Vermont for 30 > years > > (in the late 1700's and the early 1800's) and then migrated to Allegany > > County, New York. > > > > > > Any other Downings with the same migration? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Jill > > > > > > > > > ==== 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]