John Downing and Margaret Feris

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Husband John Downing

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           Born: 7 Dec 1776
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 May 1870 1
         Buried:  - Hill Cem., New Madison, Darke Co., Ohio

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         Father: John Downing (1744-1802) 2
         Mother: Mary Pagan (Abt 1746-1832) 2

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Margaret Feris

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           Born: 4 Aug 1783
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Feb 1864 3
         Buried:  - Hill Cem., New Madison, Darke Co., Ohio

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - John Downing

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CENSUS:

<pre>1810 Chester Co., South Carolina; pg 517
John Downing 10010 -- 21010; 1 slave
male female
1 <10 2
10-15 1
16-25
1 26-44 1
>45 </pre>

His mother Mary Downing lives 3 entries away.

OBITUARY:

At Find-a-Grave Memorial #112001107 from an unknown newspaper:

In Memorium.
John Downing, sen., was born in Chester county, South Carolina, December 7th, 1776, died May 11th, 1870, at the advanced age of 93 years, 5 months and 4 days.
He was one of the earliest pioneer settlers of the country, having emigrated from South Carolina in the spring of 1813, to Bourbon county, Kentucky. After remaining there till the spring of 1815, himself and family struck out again northward and came to Preble county, Ohio, where he stopped temporarily at the then small settlement of New Paris. In a short time afterward he came to Darke county, and settled permanently three miles west of New Madison, entering a section of wild, or Congress land, on a part of which he lived till his death.

1 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 112001107.

2 Brent H. Holcomb and Elmer O. Paker, Early Records of Fishing Creek Presbyterian Church, Chester County, South Carolina, 1799-1859, 1980, pg 158. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

3 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 104365056.