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Dennis Downing, GGG Grandfather |
| Birth |
25 Dec 1801, Montgomery Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
2 May 1837, Henry Co., Indiana |
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Henry Co., Indiana |
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James Downing Jr. (1770->1830) |
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| Marriage |
1821, Montgomery Co., Kentucky |
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James Franklin Downing, GGG Uncle |
| Birth |
21 Oct 1824, Montgomery Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
27 Aug 1891, Lafayette Co., Missouri |
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| 5 F |
Elizabeth Downing, GGG Aunt |
| Birth |
31 Jul 1829, Henry Co., Indiana |
| Death |
8 Apr 1913, Menifee Co., Kentucky |
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Susannah Downing, GG Grandmother |
| Birth |
19 Jun 1832, Henry Co., Indiana |
| Death |
29 Nov 1900, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
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Mary Downing, GGG Aunt |
| Birth |
abt 1835, Henry Co., Indiana |
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| Notes for Dennis Downing |
Jean Burchett writes in a letter of 3 Oct 1991 "Dennis Downing raised on farm in Montgomery Co., KY, received common school education. In 1821 married Miss Mary McCormick b. in 1802, dau. of Wm McCormick a native of Virginia, but of Irish descent. Dennis moved to Indiana when the children were quite small. Two younger children b. in Ind. Will probated Feb 10, 1838 in New Castle, Henry Co., Ind. His brother Francis & Richard Haynes administrator. His debts exceeded his property."
I went to New Castle, Ind. in Sep 1993 and found the above cited probate records. There was not actually a will. On page 131 of the Henry Co. Probate Administration Book 1835-1839 is recorded a bond filed 11 May 1837 naming Richard Haynes and Francis Downing as administrators of the estate of Denis Downing deceased, who died intestate. On page 192 of the same book is a petition filed 10 Feb 1838: "Richard Haynes & Francis Downing Adms vs Dennis Downings Heirs : Petition to sell real estate : The said administrators by counsel came and file their petition in this behalf, setting forth total personal estate of said deceased is wholly insufficient for the payment of his debts as in said petition described in these words here inset and it appearing by disinterested affidavit filed that Mary Downing widow of the said deceased, William, James, Eliza, John, Elizabeth, Susan, Nancy, Mary, & Synthia Ann Downing, heirs"... At this point the petition continues on the the next page, which I neglected to photocopy. But the list of heirs is complete.
Dates of birth for all children of this family other than Susan from chart compiled by Hal Phillips. |
| Census |
1830 Census of Henry Co., IN, lists on page 57, 4th line from bottom:
Dennis Downing, males 1 < 5, 2 5-9, 1 20-29; females 1 < 5, 1 20-29 The three boys fit for William 7, James 5, and John 2, but if the family group is right, I would expect to see Eliza 3 and Elisabeth 1. Considering that the 1840 census also has only 1 girl 10-14 (see notes for Mary McCormick), perhaps one of the girls did not live with the family?
1840 Census of Warren Co., IN (which is adjacent to Henry Co.) lists a Dennis Downing; from index only, I don't have details. Probably a nephew or maybe an uncle of this Dennis Downing. |
| Census Notes for Mary McCormick |
| 1840 Census of Montgomery Co., Ky, lists family headed by Mary Downing, males 1 10-14, 2 15-19, females 1 under 5, 3 5-9, 1 10-14, 1 30-39. (There seems to be one dau. missing. Eliza Jane should have been 13 and Elizabeth 11.) |
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