At 08:44 AM 10/15/98 -0700, you wrote: >To Mary Lou Cole from Sherry: >My husband is the Downing descendant, and we have not progressed beyond his >ancestor John, son of James Downing, in 40 years! Everything points to a >connection to Timothy Downing. Do you know the parents and siblings of >Timothy Downing, and the children of Timothy? This might be the turning point! > >Another unsolved mystery is the Timothy Downing who married Elizabeth Shoup >by 1816. Both were living in Pickaway Co OH in 1816 when land was being >partitioned. She was the daughter of Jacob Sr. and Elizabeth Shoup. I >believe Timothy and Elizabeth had at least four male children born between >1810 and 1820 according to the 1820 census of Walnut township, Pickaway Co OH. > > >> The following was copied from Orphans Court Docket, Bk 1 p313, Luzerne >>Co, PA: >> >>Partition of Real Estate of Daniel Downing >> The petition of Reuben Downing, Aaron Downing and Eli Downing of Wilkes >>Barre, Luzerne County, heirs of Daniel Downing, late of same place, decd., >>who died intestate, was read Representing That the said intestate left a >>widow, to wit, Hannah, and issue, to wit, Reuben, Aaron, and Eli, the >>petitioners, Daniel, John, Joel and Jesse, Mary, wife of Samuel Casson; >>Ester, wife of Asa Stevens; and Olive, wife of John Rosencrants in That the >>said Intestate died seized in his demesne as of fee of and in two certain >>tracts or parcels of land situate in the township of Wilkes Barre and county >>of Luzerne............ >>Writ issued 5th April 1814. >> >> I did not include the whole petition in the interest of space This >>should settle the question of the parentage of Esther Downing. I descend >>from Daniel's son Eli who moved with his family to Licking Co., Ohio in >>1815. I also descend from Timothy Downing bc. 1744 who's family settled >>Pike Co., Ohio. I have been working on the Downing families since 1970. >> >>Mary Lou Cole >> >> >> >> >> >>==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >> >> > > > >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >What Downing resources do you own? Tell us. > To Mary Lou Cole: Since Timothy Downing was b 1744, have you found that Joseph Downing,b 1748 was his brother - or cousin? Since Timothy's family setled Pike Co, OH, it makes sense to me that my Francis Downing/Elizabeth Howe Foster,who was the son of Joseph b 1748, and also went to that area of OH early, probably were related to Timothy's family - right? Also - I have heard talk of "Timothy, the Spy" - who was he - does anyone know? Thanks, Marlene Marlene DiGiovanni MarleneDiGi@prodigy.net