The John Downing family of Pike Co,OH (he son of Timothy Downing & Sarah) went to Morris Co, KS. and there is a Downing cemetery in the area which is his family. John was born in Mason Co,KY and married Mary Boiler. joe >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 ==== > > > >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >Space for this list is provided by Rootsweb.com, working to keep online genealogy free for everyone. > >