Received by Jim Downing, DIP Manager <g> Hi Jim, I am relatively new to this list, but would like to participate in your DIP project. The Daniel DOWNING who starts my list may have been born in England or he may be connected to the Long Island DOWNINGs. I stopped with the last DOWNING in my ancestry, my grandmother. 1. Daniel DOWNING (b. 1747 Eng? d. Columbia Co, NY) m.(1)Margaret or Betsy RIELL m.(2) Christine ________ 2. Elias DOWNING (b. 1782 Columbia Co, NY) m.(1) Polly CHASE or CHACE m.(2) Anna PARKS 3. Joseph Parks DOWNING (b. 1823 Austerlitz, Columbia Co, NY) m. Elizabeth A. MEAD 4. Elmer Eugene DOWNING (b. 1861, Austerlitz, Columbia Co, NY) m. Mary Delia SNYDER 5. Ethel May DOWNING (b. 1888, Hillsdale, Columbia Co, NY) m.(1) William Cady WHITE m.(2) August Peter TRAUDT Thanks, David Downing White fdwhite@erols.com Welcome to the group David ! Now, I know who all those Columbia Co., NY Downings belong too. I have often wondered about that when I scan the NY census looking for my line. I'll put your ancestors in our DIP <g> file and we'll see if anyone can connect with you or maybe even take you back another generation or two. :-) Jim Downing DIP Manager <g> james.a.downing@gte.net