Dear Barbara Higdon, I'm sorry to say that your Downing names are not familiar to me, and I have researched Downings for a long time. I sent your request on to Joe Downing to see if he can be of any help. He and I descend from a Timothy Downing bc. 1744 probably Maryland. Information regarding this Timothy can be seen at http://www.jps.net/egals/downing/tddescts.html I hope you find your Downing family. Good Luck, Mary Lou Cole