Born in Pennsylvania, United States
Daughter of John Matthews
and Sarah Unknown
Sister of
Mary (Matthews) Downing
Wife of
Samuel D Downing
— married
8 Jan 1818 in Pike County, Ohio
Descendants 
Mother of
George Downing, Sarah Ann Downing, Elizabeth Downing, Thomas Downing, Mary Jane Downing, Samuel Wesley Downing and Samuel Wesley Downing
Died
at age 38
in Pike, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Aug 2011
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Biography
Margaret was born in Pennsylvania October 8, 1797. She married Samuel Downing January 8, 1818, in Pike County, Ohio. She died January 23, 1836, in Pike County. She is buried at Wilday Cemetery, Seal Township, Pike, Ohio, United States. She had six children: George, Sarah Ann, Elizabeth, Thomas, Mary Jane and Samuel Wesley.
Sources
- Source: S138 Abbreviation: Ohio Marriages 1815-1857 Title: Ohio Marriages 1815-1857, Record Type: FHL 292748
- Source: S147 Abbreviation: Samuel Downing Bible Title: Samuel Downing's Bible, Family Info: Samuel Downing, Present Owner: Last Known: Eugene Downing, deceased, Location: unknown Publication: Executors of David Hay, Dublin, Ireland, 1781
- Source: S195 Abbreviation: Pike County Marriages Title: One Hundred Years of Pike County Ohio Marriages 1815-1915 Author: Compiler: Scott, Meg, and Meredith Mollenkamp Publication: 1990 Westfield Dr. N., Columbus, OH 43223
- Find A Grave 65072362 [1]
Notes
- BI2347"Margret was born October the 8th in the year of our Lord 1797." This appears on a page listing Matthews births and again on a page titled 'Ages and Marriages.'
- DI2347"Margret the wife of Samuel Downing Deceased January the 23d in the year of our lord 1836."
- NI2347Pike County marriage records spell it Mathews but the family's own Bible spells it Matthews.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Phyllis (Merryman) Cloyd 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T182272 [compare], FTDNA kit #539789
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Cynthia Cloyd :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RU6021870 [compare], Ancestry member ccloyd11
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T695503 [compare], FTDNA kit #489430
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch ML9694229 [compare]
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~1.56%
Cheryl Rothwell :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Shelley Cloyd :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #689153
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