John
Downey
Born about in Virginia
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret (Wade) Downey
— married
6 Dec 1784 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Father of
Robert Downey
Died about
at about age 54
in Granville County, North Carolina, USA [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 4 Apr 2012
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Biography
John was born about 1760 and married Margaret Wade at age 24 in North Carolina.[1] They lived in Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina for the 1800 US Census[2] and again for the 1810 Census[3].
Note
- Note: *"Genealogies of Virginia Families", Vol V, Th-Y, pages 326-328
Sources
- ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8LV-69W : 14 February 2020), John Downey, 1784.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR7-BH3 : accessed 29 June 2023), John Downey, Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 509, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 31; FHL microfilm 337,907.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1810", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XHLM-12L : Mon Mar 13 17:31:04 UTC 2023), Entry for John Downey, 1810.
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