please see my comments in caps after the appropriate line. One of the best sources for material on this family is "Ellis Ancestors" by Boles. they did have a web site and you could order excerpts from the book which is a money saver. joe >-----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? I HAVE SEEN NO SOURCE TO CONNECT TIMOTHY AND JAMES BELOW. > 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 HAVE SEEN NOTHING TO VERIFY HER SURNAME OR DEATH DATE! >... 3 Timothy DOWNING b: Abt. 1750 in Pennsylvania d: 1816 in Mason >County, Kentucky TIMOTHY WAS BORN IN MARYLAND. >... *2nd Wife of Timothy Downing: >....... +Ann "Nancy" ELLIS b: Abt. 1758 in Fredrick Co., MD m: 1782 in >Catfish Camp ?, Westmoreland WASHINGTON COUNTY 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 DIED ADAMS CO,OH >............ +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 M.JANE BURBAGE 5SEP1850 IN ADAMS CO.,OH > >Contact me at james.a.downing@gte.net and we can swap info. > >Happy Hunting! > >Jim Downing >Sarasota, FL > > >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > > >