Downing Source Documents - Downing Research, Mercer County, Kentucky ------------------------------------------------- Submitted to the USGW Kentucky Archives by: Carmen Finley finleyc@sonoma.edu ------------------------------------------------- Books Forrest Calico. History of Garrard County, Kentucky, and Its Churches (New York: Hobson Book Press, 1947), 39 Lyman Chalkley. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia (Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800), 3 vols. (1912; reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980). Margery Heberling Harding, compiler. George Rogers Clark and His Men: Military Records. (Frankfort: Kentucky Historical Society, n.d.), 189. James Rood Robertson. Petitions of the Early Inhabitants of Kentucky to the General Assembly of Virginia, 1769-1792(Louisville: John P. Morton, 1914), 68. Lewis Preston Summers. Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1970). Dale Van Every. A Company of Heroes: The American Frontier, 1775-1783 (New York: William Morrow, 1962), 296. Census Records Kentucky, 1790 Adrew Downing Woodford 5/26/1790 John Downing Fayette 5/23/1789 John Downing Mason 8/21/1790 John Downing Woodford 5/26/1790 Patrick Downing Fayette 2/27/1790 Robert Downing Mason 8/21/1790 Timothy Downing, Jr. Mason 8/21/1790 Timothy Downing, Sr. Mason 8/21/1790 William Downing Mercer 5/25/1789 Kentucky, 1800 (partial listing) James Downing Barren 9/10/1800 James Downing Mason 1800 John Downing Fayette 8/19/1800 John Downing Fayette 8/19/1800 John Downing Garrard 1800 John Downing Mason 1800 Joseph Downing Mason 1800 Rachel Downing Garrard 1800 Robert Downing Mason 1800 Timothy Downing Mason 1800 Kentucky, 1810 (partial listing) James Downey Mercer p. 319 John Downey Mercer p. 319 Ezekiel Downing Grayson p. 241 James Downing Christian p. 68 James Downing Fayette p. 36 James Downing Bracken p. 143 John Downing Mason p. 273 John Downing Garrard p. 233 John Downing Fayette p. 12 John Downing Jessamine p. 41 William Downing Fayette p. 54 William Downing Fayette p. 33 Kentucky, 1820 (partial listing) John Downing Garrard p. 101 Augusta County, VA (formed from Orange in 1738-45) 5 February 1753 - James Downing grant, 175 acres on Smith's Creek, . . . corner to John Love ... John Davis's line; VA Land Patents Office, Patent No. 32, 1752-1756, reel 30, p. . Bedford County, VA (formed from Albemarle, Lunenburg in 1753) 13 September 1763 - Margaret Downing & James E. McFarland marriage bond; John Downing, surety. 14 November 1777 - John Downing will, Russell Parish, WB 1:266-267. 30 January 1778 - Ezekiel Downing & Rachael Brown marriage bond; Thomas Brown, surety. 23 March 1778 - John Downing & Rachael Dooling marriage bond; Stephen Dooley surety. 25 August 1783 - William & Rachel Downing to Edward Donahoe, 212.5 acres on Meadows Creek, DB 7:237. 27 August 1783 - William & Rachel Downing to John Otey, land on Little Otter, DB 7:240. Montgomery County, VA (formed in 1776 from Fincastle, Botetourt, Pulaski) 6 January 1778 - James Downing recommended for 2nd Lieutenant in Captain Stephens Company; Summers' Annals of Southwest Virginia, p. 685. 5 May 1778 - James Downing took oath of first Lieutenant in Militia of this County; Summers' Annals of Southwest Virginia, p. 694. 7 August 1780 - John Downing Warrant, 50 acres on Reed Creek, DB A:2. 6 May 1781 - John & Andrew Downing of Lincoln County to Nicholas Darter, 248 acres in Montgomery County, DB A:263, A:256-257. Virginia Grants 8 May 1781 - James Downey, 250 acres on Clear Creek, Lincoln County, DB 5:59. 10 May 1781 - John Downey, 300 acres on Middle Fork, Lincoln County, DB 2:73 (Jillson, p. 44). 7 April 1784 - James Downey, 1700 acres on Paint Lick, Lincoln County, DB 2:338 (Jillson, p. 44). Lincoln County, KY (formed from Kentucky County, VA in 1780) 4 July 1783 - James Downey grant, VSL Grants H, 1782-1783, reel 49, p. 312-314. 22 April 1784 - William Downing entry, 200 acres on Dix River, DB 2:92 (withdrawn). 15 February 1785 - David & Elizabeth Finley to William Downing, 300 acres on Dix River, DB A:79. 5 January 1786 - William Downey entry, 200 acres, DB 2:257. 22 May 1786 - James Downey grant, 1700 acres, VSL Grants Z, 1785-1786, reel 66, p. 582-583. August Court 1786 - James Downing recommended Captain; OB 3:5. November Court 1786 - James Downing appointed Captain; OB 3:19. 19 June 1790 - James Downing and wife, John Downing & wife, 106 acres on Clear Creek, DB B-2:160. February Court 1791 - James and Nancy Downing to Ezekial Downing; OB 3:545 30 November 1793 - James Downing to Matthias Mounce, 221 acres on Clear Creek, Dix River; DB B:310. March Court 1794 - James Downing to Matthias Mounce; witnesses: Thomas Copelin, Smith Mounce, Ezekiel Downing; OB 4:295. 9 November 1814 - Felix Richards to James Downey, 75 acres on Green River; DB H:40-42. Madison County, KY (formed from Lincoln in 1786) 6 September 1791 - James & Nancy Downing of Lincoln County to William Hunter of Fayette County, 100 acres on Paint Lick; DB B:189. 10 April 1817 - James Downing heirs to Daniel Ford, 850 acres on Paint Lick & Silver Creek, DB M:492. Case continued through 1841, DB Y:34-36; DB Z:66-68; DB 2:427-429. Mercer County, KY (formed from Lincoln in 1786) 29 August 1792 - Robert Sawyers to Andrew Downing of Lincoln County, 600 acres on Elkhorn; DB 1:416. 6 June 1795 - James & Nancy Downing to Andrew Rice, 100 acres on Dicks River; DB 2:265. 21 March 1796 - Rachel Downing of Mercer County to John Vories, property on fork of Dicks River and Kentucky River; DB 3:50. c:\docs\virginia\downing.bib aaa-0600 ============================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. 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