What Sherry wrote about our John Downing is true EXCEPT he was NOT a Revolutionary War vet. At one point someone convinced the DAR he was the John Downing who fought in Timothy Downing's Co. in PA but it has since been proved that he wasn't. THAT John Downing is well documented and he isn't ours. Cheryl Rothwell clrothwell@mindspring.com Logan County, ILGenWeb, coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~illogan/loindex.htm Logan County mailing list> LOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Downing mailing list> DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com