I assume you all have read "Genealogies of Ky Families" which has an article on the Downing family of England, Maryland, & Fayette Co,KY which is the Francis Downing family. joe Sherry, > I believe it is true that a Francis Downing came over here about 1624. >His father is a John Downing, who died in 1623. Somewhere I saw a copy of >this man's will: it mentions a Francis, Richard, and an Abigail. I suspect >after his father died, and the estate was settled, then this Francis took off >for America, and then returned to England. My idea only, but I have nothing >better to offer; this Francis, of course, cannot be the one said to be born in >1736; unless there was a bad mixup in the dates, and surely someone would >have caught that and corrected it by now. But at the time I saw a copy of >the early Francis' father's will, I was new to this and didn't copy down the >source. Should you come across anything more on this subject, I sure wish >you'd let me know it, too. Suehodnett@aol.com > > >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >What Downing resources do you own? Tell us. > >