Sorry for mis-using the list messages---I hate it when other people do and I apologize. My line and excerpts from the books I mentioned (The History Of Downingtown, Pa by J. Davidson and Chester County and its People- dated 1896) are pretty much IT. I don't know if copyrights are involved in transmitting whole CHAPTERS of books, but I don't want to be a hog about it, either. Questions pertinent to my "line" (and time frames and area) or people listed in the books covering those time frames I would be happy to look up. I don't have an index of names, but I don't have a wealth of material either. I'll repeat my "line" for anyone who missed it (I also have the whole families listed on sheets of MY kin) John Downynge b. ca1597 Bradninch, Devonshire, Eng. -Edward Downynge b. ca1625 same --Thomas Downinge b.ca1655 same ---Thomas Downing b. 14dec1691 same ----William Downing b.24 mar 1722 Concord TWP. PA -----William Downing b.1762 Bart, Lancaster, PA ------John Downing b.1783 Bart Twp., Lancaster, PA -------William Downing b.21 Oct 1811 Berkeley, Va (W. Va) --------William Downing b.21 Oct 1811 Berkeley, Va. (W.VA) ----------Alvin Reader Downing b. 24 Apr 1846 Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa -----------Warren Powell Downing b. 28 May 1876 Nelson, Nuckolls, NEB -------------Carr LaVert Downing b. 26 Feb 1912 Note: I will be out of town Fri-Mon Nite and away from computer. Thanks for the patience. Dianna Nading dnading@aol.com