>At 01:44 PM 9/16/98 EDT, 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. >> >> I'm interested in this Wm. Downing. Can you give a little more info >about him, such as his ch? > >Marlene > >Marlene DiGiovanni >MarleneDiGi@prodigy.net > > >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >What Downing resources do you own? Tell us. > Francis Downing: DAR #64696 under the name of his great granddaughter Estelle Purciple: died 20 April 1777, Rev War under Capt Levin Jones, 9th Virginia Regiment...Rolls of 1776. My notes say this is on page 397 Gregath. John Gwathmey's Virginians in the Rev War: Arthur Downing Accomac - Northampton 1777, recommended capt 1783 Francis Downing 9th Continental Line Francis Downing awarded bounty land Henry Downing ensign, in a state regiment, 1781-1782 James Downing 1st Lt. Montgomery Co militia, took oath 1778 Capt James Downing commanded a company of Lincoln Co militia, Clark's Reg in Ill. James Downing paid as a spy December 19 1778 John Downing 14th Continental Line John Downing Jr. 2nd Lt Northumberland Co militia 1781 Robert Downing served at Fort Pitt Thomas Downing capt Northumberland Co militia 1777 Timothy Downing served at Fort Pitt William Downing captain 1776 MSS; Northumberland Co oath 1777 William Downing ensign Northumberland Co. Ohio Co VA Oaths, Taxables, Military Lists and Fines 1771-1779, now part of Washington Co PA: James Downing oath 1777-1778 John Downing Timothy Downing all three above on Military List age 16-50, District #1. Unknown Source: Grace Ball Downing, daughter of Francis, born 26 September 1756, St Stephen's Parish, Northumberland Co VA. "Sir George Downing, Ambassador and Master Spy, Nine Young Men of Hope, Harvard: 1642, and Family Descendants" by Ross Downing 1989 2400 Pleasant Grove, Lansing MI 48910: p 181: This Downing line is from Major John Downing and his wife Hannah Fawley, submitted by Debbie Johnson Ferguson [P.O Box 850701 Yukon OK 73085-1701] and her father who came from Grand Rapids Michigan; Capt William Downing, son of???, born 1616 Northumberland Co VA; had a son John B born 1638 and John B had son John born 1667 who had a son Major John Downing b 1692; Major John Downing married Hannah Fawley and their children were George , John, William, Charles, Elizabeth, Hannah, Edward, Sarah and Nannie. Nannie married1 Mr. Pettit, m2 McSwan, m3 Crittenden. Sherry's Downing Notebooks