Re: Downing, John Perry
DOWNING
Posted By: E Estler (email) In Response To: Downing, John Perry (Darla Knights)
Date: 4/5/2018 at 15:18:30
I have a John Perry Downing born around 1838 in Illinois. Died before 1900, married to Martha Jane Boring (born in Indiana on 5 Jun 1861 in Wright County, Iowa. They had a daughter Mary Ellis born around 1863 who married Joseph Eugene Claude.
John Perry remarried Sarah Anne Aster (or Atha or Atley or Athre) on 24 Sep 1865 in Hamilton County, Iowa. They had 7 children: Adeline "Addie", James Sanford, George Gilbert, Harriett Elizabeth "Elizabeth", Charles F., Eunice G., and William M.
John Perry Downing was the son of Josiah Downing (b. 1815) and Jemima Ellis Sutton (1819-1897), who had 8 children.
Josiah Downing was the son of John Downing (1788-1819) and Tabitha Johnson (1792 - ?). They had 3 children that I know of.
John Downing (husband of Tabitha Johnson) was the son of John Downing (born in Pennsylvania 1762 - 18 Dec 1838 Logan County Illinois) and Hannah
Frakes (or Fraikes (1766 - 20 Aug 1842)John Downing (the elder!) was the son of James Downing (b 1740 in Pennsylvania) and Nancy Gardner (b 1742 in Pennysylvania).
James Downing was the son of Timothy Downing (b 1717 in Maryland Census of 1733 shows him on tax list of Prince George County, Maryland). His brother Timothy (1742-1799). Timothy Downing (the son of Timothy the elder!) married Sarah Chenoweth, whose parents were Thomas (1720-1787) and Mary Prickett (b 1723)
The parents of Thomas Chenoweth were John Chenoweth born in 1682 in Cornwall, England and Mary Calvert (b 1687 in Pennsylvania). They were married in 1703.
Hope this helps!
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