Searching for any information on the Downs family. Tilley Downs married Jane Robertson in 1823 and Thomas Downs married Sally Soper in Sumner County prior to their migration to Franklin County, IL. They appear on the 1830 federal census still in Sumner County, and Jane, Thomas, and Sally (then "Sarah") show up in IL in 1840. (Tilley had died before the census.) I believe that Tilley and Thomas were the sons of William Downs, Jr., and that William was the son of William, Sr., of NC, who died in Sumner County in the very early 1800s. Does anyone know the parents of Jane Robertson or Sally Soper? And can anyone confirm the parents of Tilley and Thomas? Any help at all would be greatly appreciated. It's been a long, hard search.... For a real genealogical thrill, try entering "Downs" at Google.... Cordially, Barbara Collin