May I ask who was the first Downing mentioned. Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marlene DiGiovanni" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 9:18 AM Subject: Re: [DOWNING] Re: James Downing- KY - 1850's > Hi - I looked in my copy of THE DOWNINGS OF EUROPE AND AMERICA and the > Hiatt/Hite family you mention is not listed there, but of course, only a > fraction of the Downings are in it. I have only the 1st volume, and there > may very well be a 2nd volume. You may get a copy on interlibrary loan. > The author is Anne Gregath and it was published in 1976. > > 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]

THE DOWNINGS OF EUROPE AND AMERICA contain lines of various Downing men going back to the 1500s into 1800. Some of the Vanns are listed in the portion devoted to Major John Downing b 1638 who m. Hannah Fawling, a full blooded Cherokee. But of course, not all the descendents are gathered up in this compilation. Marlene