William DOWNING

1722 - 1788  (66 years)

• Name	William DOWNING
  Born	24 Mar 1722
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 May 1788	Bart Twp., Lancaster Co., PA   [1]
  Person ID	I11510	Primary
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Thomas DOWNING,   b. 14 Dec 1691, Bradninch, Devon, England ,   d. 15 Jan 1772, Downingtown, Chester Co., PA  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Thomazine BEER,   d. Bef 1756
  Family ID	F2872	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Ellen (Eleanor) JOHN,   b. 26 Apr 1718, Uwchlan, Chester Co., PA ,   d. 1765  (Age 46 years)
  Married	10 Dec 1741	Uwchlan Friends, Chester Co. PA   [2, 3]
  Children	1. John DOWNING,   b. 3 Jun 1744, Bart Twp., Lancaster Co., PA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Samuel DOWNING,   b. 2 Aug 1746, Bart Twp., Lancaster Co., PA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Sarah DOWNING,   b. 3 Jan 1749, Bart Twp., Lancaster Co., PA ,   d. 8 Feb 1774, PA  (Age 25 years)   4. Mary DOWNING,   b. 12 Jul 1751, Bart Twp., Lancaster Co., PA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Jane DOWNING,   b. 25 Feb 1753, Bart Twp., Lancaster Co., PA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Hannah DOWNING,   b. 24 Nov 1754, Bart Twp., Lancaster Co., PA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Ruth DOWNING,   b. 12 Nov 1756, Bart Twp., Lancaster Co., PA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Thomas DOWNING,   b. 25 Mar 1759, Bart Twp., Lancaster Co., PA + 9. William DOWNING,   b. 1762,   d. 04 Feb 1842  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2015
  Family ID	F2807	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret (widow of Samuel Miller) HALLIDAY,   b. 1709, County West Meath, Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1765	New Garden Friends, Chester Co., PA
  Family ID	F3696	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S197] PA Lancaster: Wills, 1786-1820, Wright, F. Edward, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications) (Reliability: 0). [S89] PA Chester Co.: Early Church Records, Vol 2, Meldrum, Charlotte & Martha Reamy, (Westminster: Family Lines Publications, 1997), p. 93, Goshen MM records (Reliability: 0). [S13] PYM Quaker Records, Goshen Meeting Records.