Mickael requested the lineage of the "Devonshire Downings", who produced Thomas Downing (1691-1772), the immigrant who sailed from England to Pennsylvania, and the founder of Downingtown, PA. I thought I'd share it with the whole list, as it may be of direct interest to some....and moderate interest to the rest, who can use it in the "process of elimination" of the other Downing lines. There are, of course, several lines of this surname, not all connected, originating both in England and in Ireland. Documents I've received indicate there are two Coats of Arms that have been assigned the Downing surname. They are extremely similar, indicating there may have been a connection between the various families in different areas. The Arms are described, in heraldic language, as; "Barry of ten argent and vert over all a griffin segreant or." For those who have not seen it, I have included the Coat of Arms at the head of my web page at <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/RDown3657/index.html"> Home Page of Ray Downing</A> . The two Coats of Arms differ only by the Barry, the colored lines of silver and green (argent and vert). One has ten lines; the other, eight. I do not know which belongs to which family line; if anyone has researched this area, I'd love to hear what your research has turned up. I'll start the lineage of "The Devonshire Downings" in the next e-mail; it may take me several separate e-mails as I don't like to make them too lengthy, as some e-mail servers are limited in space. Stay tuned! Ray in Las Vegas