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 ==== > >