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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
Name: John Downing Note Born: 18 Oct 1720 at Concord Twp., , Chester County, PA Married: 5 Mar 1747 Died: 1796 [4] Father: Thomas Downing Mother: Thomazine Beer
WIFE
Name: Elizabeth Hunt Note Born: 1730 [6] Died: Father: Roger Hunt Mother: Esther Aston
CHILDREN
Name: John Downing Born: Died: Oct 1822
Name: Esther Downing Born: 22 Feb 1748 Died: at died young, , ,
Name: Mary Downing Born: 17 Jan 1750 Died: Husband: Israel Whelen
Name: Mary Downing Born: 17 Jan 1751 at Downingtown, , Chester Co., PA Died: 14 Mar 1831 at Downingtown, , Chester Co., PA Husband: Israel Whelen
Name: Thomas Downing Born: 4 Jan 1753 Died: Abt 1815 at East Caln, , Chester Co., PA Husband: Sarah Jacobs
Name: Esther Downing Born: 30 Jun 1755 Died: at Died Young, , , Or Unmarried
Name: Hunt Downing Born: 12 Jan 1757 Died: 15 Feb 1834 Wife: Deborah Miller
Name: Elizabeth Downing Born: Abt 1759 Died: Dec 1831 Husband: Richard Templin
Name: Samuel Downing Born: 1764 Died: 29 Mar 1821 at Chester Co., , , PA Wife: Elizabeth Templin
SOURCES
4). Ray Downing 6). Ray Downing
NOTES
1). 18401.ged Recorts of Helen F. Snow, genealogist John Downing became a tavern keeper about 1760 and after several years was succeeded by Richard Cheyney at the Sign of the Kin in Arms, where the Revolutionary county committee met in 1776. Pennypacker says Johnwas a taver keeper from 1761 to 1771. The King at Arms became the Washington Inn, which wa still owned by a Downing descendant, Clara Fox, when I visited her. In 1764 Richard was assessed in E. Caln with 190 acres, His tax was L6 3 3, being the largestin the township, and his brother John was next below him. From Chester County and Its People , by W. W. Thomson, 1898 John Downing continued to reside at Downingtown, where in 1764, he was assessed with two hundred and forty acres of land and buildings, tavern, etc., worth 100 pounds per annum sixty acres of uncultivated land, five horses, six cattle, thirteen sheep, and one servant. He was a tavernkeeper from 1761 to 1771, at the eatern tavern on the Lancaster Road, then or subsequently called the King in Arms, and later, the Washington Inn. Downing.ged Recorts of Helen F. Snow, genealogist John Downing became a tavern keeper about 1760 and after several years was succeeded by Richard Cheyney at the Sign of the King in Arms, where the Revolutionary county committee met in 1776. Pennypacker says John was a taver keeper from 1761 to 1771.The King at Arms became the Washington Inn, which wa still owned by a Downing descendant, Clara Fox, when I visited her. In 1764 Richard was assessed in E. Caln with 190 acres, His tax was L6 3 3, being the largest in the township, and his brother Johnwas next below him. From Chester County and Its People , by W. W. Thomson, 1898 John Downing continued to reside at Downingtown, where in 1764, he was assessed with two hundred and forty acres of land and buildings, tavern, etc., worth 100 pounds per annum sixty acres of uncultivated land, five horses, six cattle, thirteen sheep, and one servant. He was a tavernkeeper from 1761 to 1771, at the eatern tavern on the Lancaster Road, then or subsequently called the King in Arms, and later, the Washington Inn. An interesting newspaper article from The Pennsylvania Gazette , May 2,1765 Went away, on the 24th of April, from the house of JOHN DOWNING, Tavern keeper, in East Caln Township, Chester county, one John Smith, of swarthy complexion, marked with the smallpox, about five feet nine inches high had on when he went away, a Swanskinjacket, and a brown lincey one under it he stole a new broadcloth jacket, of a grey colour, a new pair of breeches, one pair of stockings, and a beaver hat, lined with white he is well known all over America. Whoever takes up and secures said Smith, shall have three pounds reward, and reasonable charges paid by Godfrey Richards. In another instance, John placed the following ad in the same paper, December 12, 1765 Came to the plantation of John Downing in East Caln Township, Chester county about the 18th day of November last, two stray creatures, a horse and a mare, the horse is of a black colour, a natural pacer, and has neither brand nor ear mark, about 12 yearsold the mare a dark bay, has a bald face, paces and trots neither brand nor ear mark, about 6 years old. The owner or owners are desired to come and prove their property, pay charges, and take them away.
2).  18401.ged  The Downings, Pennsylvania Quakers  shows mother  s name as Mary. Downing.ged  The Downings, Pennsylvania Quakers  shows mother  s name as Mary.  Data from Personal Ancestral File obtained on the LDS web site indicates marriage was performed by  T. Cummings, Esq. . Gregath book gives a birth year of 1725.

						

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