-----Original Message----- From: Liz Smith <las2u@concentric.net> To: DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com <DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 9:54 AM Subject: [DOWNING-L] DOWNING of Iowa? >Hello all, > I have just joined and wanted to put down :> my DOWNING family info. >Liz <snip> >1. David T.1 Downing was born Unknown in ?, and died 1871 in ?. He married >Jane C. Burbage Sep 05, 1850 in ?. <snip> Hi Liz and welcome to the group, David T. is not my line, but I have a lot of info about him. His straight line of ancestors is: 1 Timothy DOWNING b: Abt. 1696 in Ireland? d: 1732 in Pr. George's, Maryland? 2 James DOWNING b: Abt. 1729 in Ireland or Pennsylvania d: 1762 in Cumberland Co. Penn. .... +Susannah REASON b: Abt. 1731 m: Abt. 1748 d: Abt. 1793 in Mason County, Kentucky ... 3 Timothy DOWNING b: Abt. 1750 in Pennsylvania d: 1816 in Mason County, Kentucky ... *2nd Wife of Timothy Downing: ....... +Ann "Nancy" ELLIS b: Abt. 1758 in Fredrick Co., MD m: 1782 in Catfish Camp ?, Westmoreland County, Pennsyvania d: August 1832 in Washington Mason County, Kentucky ...... 4 Thomas DOWNING b: 1785 in Pennsylvania d: 1849 in Mason County, Kentucky .......... +Sally MAYHALL m: 24 November 1804 in Mason County, Kentucky ........ 5 Timothy M. DOWNING b: Abt. 1806 in Mason County, Kentucky ............ +Hannah CARTY b: Abt. 1806 in Kentucky m: 05 April 1826 in Mason County, Kentucky ........... 6 David T. DOWNING b: 20 January 1829 in Mason County, Kentucky d: 27 January 1871 in Sullivan County, Missouri Contact me at james.a.downing@gte.net and we can swap info. Happy Hunting! Jim Downing Sarasota, FL