I'm interested in the descendants I copy from below. "[? of Timothy and Sarah Chenoweth Downing.] Sarah Downing was born ca 1775, died Waverly, Pike Co OH, buried Evergreen Union Cemetery there." I live less than 50 miles from the DOWNING Cemetery near Council Grove Morris County, KS. I have a list of all that are buried there. Timothy and Sarah Chenoweth Downing son John b 21 Jun 1789 KY d 28 Dec 1859 Morris county, KS m 17 Jun 1813 OH Mary BOILER. Don > >More sources from Sherry: >Federal Land Series, Vol 4, Part 1, Grants in the Virginia Military District >of Ohio by Clifford Neal Smith, American Library Association, Chicago, 1982: >S-2680 955a B:21 X-0340 [Darby Creek] MADI:JEFF >mentions, among others, Francis Downing and S. Downing. > >Robert Fetters' line: Francis Woodward Downing, War of 1812, Ohio; b 1783 >prob Monongalia County, VA; d 1855 Jordan, Jasper County, IN; widow >Elizabeth Foster 1783-1870. National Archives Veteran's records. > >>From files of Adams Co OH Gen Society, July 1996 by Robert Fetters: >notes on the Joseph and Jemima [Woodward] Downing family of Maryland and >Madison County, OH. Joseph Downing b 1748; m Jemima Woodward ca 1771 and >they had children: >1 William who m Susannah and died in Adams Co OH >2 Letitia b 177e Rock Creek, Prince George Co MD >3 Mescheck b 1774 homestead near Bruceton Mills, W.VA, m Sarah Downing 1799 > Ross Co OH >4 Winifred b Monongalia Co VA, d 1841 Pike Co OH, m George Downing, his 2nd >wife, > 1805 >5 John b 1780 VA m Nancy Daugherty 1811 >6 Joseph b Monongalia Co VA 1782, d ca 1842 Madison Co OH, m Mary "POlly" Bell > 1811 >7 Francis Woodward b 1783 Monongalia Co VA, d 1855 Jasper Co IN, m Elizabeth >Howe > Foster in Ross Co OH >8 Jemima b 1789 m Henderson Crabbe 1809 Ross Co OH, he a minister Amity >Methodist > Church >9 Martha b 1792 m John Lawrence 1812 Ross Co OH >10 Simeon or Simon d 1836 Madison Co OH, m1 Rachel Highland 1816 OH, m2 Rachel > Foster 1825 OH >11 Timothy b 1798 , d 1836 Madison Co OH, m Elizabeth Hayden who m2 __ Rathbun. > >This family is well documented by Robert Fetters from Joseph Downing >forward. Joseph and Jemima Downing are among those counted for the 1776 >census of Prince George co MD. > >This Downing family was in the Madison and Ross Counties OH concurrently >with other Downings whose relationship is complicated. Mescheck Downing's >wife, Sarah Downing, was the daughter[? of Timothy and Sarah Chenoweth >Downing.] Sarah Downing was born ca 1775, died Waverly, Pike Co OH, buried >Evergreen Union Cemetery there. Winifred Downing was the 2nd wife of George >Downing Sr., he the son of Timothy Downing and ________? Francis Woodward >Downing was called Frank and his name comes from the Woodward side of the >house. >==== DOWNING Mailing List ====