isn't the benjamin downing cited in 2nd msg, the one who came out of maryland, where is the connection geographically with the james below?? joe >>I found this James Downing while searching in Mercer Co., KY. Can anyone >>identify him and family. >>JAMES DOWNING b. 1746-1753, Ireland. Married Jane Haulkern. Children: >>Mary or Polly, b. KY, m. John Baugh >>Peggy b. Mercer Co., KY, m. James Newell >>Ellen, b. Mercer Co., KY, m. John Mags >>Henrietta b. Mercer Co., KY >>William b. Mercer Co., KY(who is this William?) >>Betsy, b. Mercer Co., KY >>Sally, b. Mercer Co., KY >>Jane, b. Mercer Co., KY >>Ruth b. Mercer Co., KY >>Downey b. 1787-1790 Mercer Co., KY 1st m. Johnathan Ellington, 2nd >>Obedience Hooper, Glasgow, Barron Co., KY. >>Nancy b. Mercer Co., KY >>Esther b. Mercer Co., KY m. Asa Stevens Jr. b. 1768, RW vet. >>Ann Gregeath's acct of this family for what it is worth: >>JAMES DOWNING, b. around 1747, m. Jane Hulkern of Welch Descent, Lv. Barren >>Co., KY. had 12 children. Known children, Benjamin E 1772, m. Sarah Gray >>and George. >>On page 283 of her book, Gregeath has the above Esther married to Asa >>Stevens Jr. listed as the daughter of Daniel 11 b. 1739, Canterbury CT. d. >>Wilkes-Barre PA. and Hannah Adams. >>Ruby Waugh jakec@netins.net >> >> >>==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >> >> >For Ruby Waugh from Sherry: >A James Downing appears in Early Kentucky Wills by King, page 3: Barren >County KY 24 September 1812 inventory. > >In the 1970s Mrs. Murray O. Wheeler, 79 Willie Circle, Tolland, CT 06084 was >researching this family: James Downing born ca 1747, died Barren Co KY, >married Jane Hulkern; their son Benjamin Downing who d Green Co KY and M >Sarah Gray who died Barren Co KY; Sophia Downing dau of Benjamin and Sarah, >born 1793 ???Maryland, died 1866 Cole Co MO and married James Campbell 1813 >Barren Co KY, and their son James Campbell born Barren Co 1820. Mrs. >Wheeler thoughtJames and Jane had at least Benjamin, a daughter Mary "Polly" >who married John Baugh, and MAYBE a son George who went to Missouri. > > > >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >What Downing resources do you own? Tell us. > >