I note quite a few new subscribers. Please tell us which Downing[s] you are seeking. Hopefully someone on the list can help you. I am researching two lines. One descends from Timothy Downing of Maryland and goes to Logan County, IL, in the early 1840s. The other descends from John Downing of PA [we assume] and goes to Logan County, IL, in the late 1820s. In the late 1850s these two lines intermarried. Here are some web resources for Downings: http://www.genforum.com/downing http://www.jps.net/egals/downing http://members.aol.com/RDown3657/index.html http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6325/Downing.htm 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