Ancestral Glimpses » William John Downing (1722-1788)

Persoonlijke gegevens William John Downing 

• Hij is geboren op 24 mei 1722 in Concord Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, British America.

  Notes from Dianna Nading: William Downing was born in 1762 in Bart Township, PA, the youngest son of William and Ellen (John) Downing. He was raised in Bart Township, Lancaster county, PA, in a strict Quaker environment. In 1781 he was md. to Phoebe Beckett, dau. of Samuel and Mary Beckett, and the couple had eight children William, jointly with his brother Samuel, had inherited land and mills (grist and saw mills) when their father died in 1788. The will indicated that the brothers and their heirs and assigns were to 'share and share alike the land, Merchant, Grist, and Saw Mills'. At the time of his father's death, William was 26 years old and had been md. seven years, having four children. No record indicates whether the partnership was dissolved, but William move to Frederick county, Virginia, sometime after 1788 (probably 1791). On 7 Nov 1791, a certificate of membership for the family was granted at the Hopewell Friends Meeting (Quaker) indicating a transfer from the Sadsbury Friends congregation in Lancaster county, PA. Certificates were granted to William, his wife Phoebe, and his children: Ruth, Eleanor, Mary, John,Sarah, and Phoebe. The History of Hopewell Friends shows that William was indeed an active member of the congregation, serving on numerous committees, including one to visit friends who had been dismissed. Daus. Ruth and Eleanor were both md. at Hopewell, and William and Pheobe were listed as witnesses to many weddings of other members. William Downing Jr. was born in 1762 at Bart Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British America. He md. Phebe Beckett, dau. of Samuel Beckett and Mary (?), on 20 Dec 1781 at New Garden MM, Chester, Pennsylvania, British America. William Downing Jr. died on 4 Feb 1842 at Highland, Ohio, British America. He was bur. aft. 4 Feb 1842 at Hicksite Qkr Cem, Paint Twp., Pennsylvania, British America.

• Hij is overleden op 7 mei 1788 in Bart Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten, hij was toen 65 jaar oud.
• Hij is begraven in Bart Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten.
• Een kind van Thomas Downing en Thomazine Beer
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 7 april 2017.

Gezin van William John Downing

(1) Hij is getrouwd met Ellen John.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 10 oktober 1741 te Uwchlan Meeting, Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, British America, hij was toen 19 jaar oud.

Kind(eren):

1. John Downing  1744-1802
2. Samuel Downing  1746-???? 
3. Sarah Downing  1749-1774
4. Mary Downing  1751-????
5. Jane Downing  1753-> 1794 
6. Hannah Downing  1754-1848
7. Ruth Downing  1756-????
8. Thomas Downing  1759-1827
9. William Downing  ± 1761-????

(2) Hij had een relatie met Margaret Miller.

Notities over William John Downing

Marriage Records of Goshen MTG in Society of Friends, Records of Chester
County, PA, p. 130. Film 309402 in Salt Lake City Genealogical Library.
Family data of William Downing and Ellen John from Mary Harris, Chester
County Genealogical Society ((XXXXX@XXXX.XXX)). Her source is Meldum
& Reamy; Early Church Records of Chester County, PA., Vol. 2;
Westminister: Family Lines Publications.

Family group sheet supplied by Dianna Nading, Albany, OR, also shows a
second wife for William; Margaret Miller. Md.: 19 Dec 1765. Her bio
sheet for William:

"William downing was born the 5th child of Thomas and Thomazine Downing, Quakers, who had emigrated from England abt. 1718. Thomas was a successful farmer and businessman who established an industrial complex of water powered mills in East Caln township, PA. This area became first
known as Milltown, and later, became the city of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, named for the family.

William grew up in the Concord, Sadsbury, and East Caln Townships in a
strict Quaker environment.

At Uwchlan meeting, William md. Ellen John. She died prior to 1765,
and William again was md. 19 Dec 1765, at New Garden meeting, to
Margaret Miller, widow of Samuel. William had 8 children by Ellen, none
by Margaret.

The will of his father, Thomas, states: "And whereas I have already
conveyed unto my son, William Downing, the Dwelling House where he now
liveth with the water, corn, and grist mill and One Hundred and Fifty
acres of Land in the townbship of Bart in the county of Lancaster and took
Bond of Fifty Pounds from him which Bond I order my Executor to deliver to
my said son William without money."

Source: http://www.geocities.com/heartland/cottage/8004/d0001/f0000075.html#1952
Accessed: 20 Jun 2003, by David Lee Powell

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