At 06:36 PM 9/16/98 -0700, you wrote: >>Anyone tracing a Capt. William Downing of Northumberland Co Va 1600-1700? >> >> >>==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >>Do you know of Downing web pages? Post the URL here. >> >Re: Captain William Downing of Northumberland Co VA: >Try The Downings of Fairfields, Northumberland, VA by Mrs. O.A. Keach of >Wichita, Kansas; William and Mary College Quarterly Vol 25 p 41, also vols >9, 17 & 24; >Genealogies of Virginia Families vol 1 and 4; Northumberland Co VA deeds, 1668. > >It appears that these are the children of Capt. William Downing, but I am >not clear which are from which marriage: William Jr. who married Mary >Nichols, John B. who died 1698, Thomas, George/ not married; Charles/ not >married, Mary who married Jonathan Royston, and Patience Downing. > > >The Downing Family Historical organization in 1991 noted: "Captain William >Downing, son of Sir George Downing and Frances Howard, came to America in >1651 and settled in Northumberland Co., VA. He, with two wives named >Margaret, had children:..." William Jr., John born England d 1868, Thomas, >Mary, Ptience, George and Charles..."This John Downing is the one who was >the progenitor of all the Downings of America of this line. His children >included..."Samuel, Sarah, Ann and John..." This from Terry Alan Downing, >3700 E. Alameda, Suite 310, Denver CO 80209. > >1784 Northumberland Co VA: >Downing,John 5 > Sarah 6 > Charles 2 > Thomas 9 > John 6. >1782 Northumberland Co VA: >Downing,John 3-8 > Charles 2-6 > Eliza.. 1-9 > Betty 1-2 > William 5-40 > John 8-20 > Thomas 8-53. > >Early Virginia Immigrants 1623-1666 by George Cabell Greer, Gen Pub Co. 1978: >William Downing 1651 brought over by William Vincent, Northumberland Co. Va >and six other Downings. > >For Downing descendants of Sir George Downing, contact Ross William Downing, >2400 Pleasant Grove, Lansing, Michigan 48910 for his 1989 book. > > > >Happy hunting! Sherry > > > > >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >What Downing resources do you own? Tell us. > Thanks - I will keep this info in case it turns out I can link my Joseph Downing b 1748 to this early VA line. Marlene Marlene DiGiovanni MarleneDiGi@prodigy.net