In a message dated 12/30/98 9:48:35 AM PST, jdown@nettally.com writes: << he Ruth Downing who married Rees Branson was dau of William Downing who came out of Downingtown, PA, was a Quaker and wound up around Cincinnatti, OH, joe >> Right you are Joe. Ruth was b. 1784 in Bart Twp., Lancaster Co, PA, and married Rees on 10 Mar 1802. You wouldn't happen to have a death dat on Ruth or Rees, would you? Ray