according to info i have seen, this major john downing was a british army officer, has anyone checked the english army records for him? joe [email protected] > [Original Message] > From: Kathy Smith <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 03/10/2004 1:30:10 PM > Subject: Re: [DOWNING] Downing Migrations > > I'm looking for Major John Downing's predecessors (his father, grandfather etc.). Is this your line? > > >>> [email protected] 03/10/04 10:41AM >>> > I guess it comes under "Murphy's Law". I read about all these Downing > lines that are being researched with you folks coming up on brick walls and > UFOs....and I sigh for you and sympathize with your frustration. > The funny thing -- the Murphy's Law corrolary -- comes due to my line, > that of Thomas Downing, after whom Downingtown, PA, is named. Amazingly, this > line has been thoroughly documented in Futhey & Cope; "Genealogy of the > Palmer-Trimble Families", "Genealogy of the Smedley Family"; and even recently in > Jane Davidson's fine work, "History of Downingtown". The line can be traced > back to Bradninch, Devonshire, England, in 1530. > But no one else on this board is connected to the line. Sigh. I can't > share all the wonderful documentation I have. > Murphy's Law #2057: "If you know who your ancestors are, no one else is > related to you." > Ray Downing, Las Vegas, NV > > > ==== 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]