I would take the stuff in the Downings of Europe and America, particularly in the back, with a grain of salt. Some of it might be true. The first part, descendants of James Downing, which is her line [and mine] has plenty of errors, starting with John Downing's military service, the purpose of the book. The second part is just collected materials, no proof, including my second Downing line. Use it at your own risk and double verify everything. Cheryl Rothwell [email protected] Logan County ILGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~illogan Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas, et al -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.3/15 - Release Date: 6/14/2005

Where could I get a copy of this book?thanks Konnie Conrad Unit Leader Certified Beauty Advisor, President's Club Member,2004,2005 1-336-650-9870 or 817-1914 Avon The Company For Women Independent Sales Representative

Konnie - I wouldn't know if a copy of the Gregath book is floating around somewhere. I guess you might advertise for one on the Downing List, or have a used book store put out a hunt for you. Marlene

I saw a copy of the book in the New Hampshire State Library when we spent a couple days in NH researching our Downings (and George, Sargent, Martin, Cheney etc. families- all Colonial era settlers from Essex Co., Massachusetts ). I agree with Cheryl. Use it for clues but don't rely on it. The compiler did as well as she could at a monumental task, but she relied on family members to furnish the data, and the information is only as good as the sources who were sometimes relying on their memories and family lore, not official records and documents. Transcription errors (hard to read handwriting, typos, etc.) have also crept in. It was privately published. Anne Halford Adrian, MI From: "Marlene DiGiovanni" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 10:11 PM Subject: Re: [DOWNING] Re: James Downing- KY - 1850's > Konnie - I wouldn't know if a copy of the Gregath book is floating around > somewhere. I guess you might advertise for one on the Downing List, or > have a used book store put out a hunt for you. > > Marlene > > > ==== 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] > >